UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreement
Documents relating to the UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA).
Summary of the agreement
The UK-USA MRA contains the conditions under which each country will accept conformity assessment results from the other. It maintains the effects of the operational aspects of the EU-USA agreement in a bilateral context.
Sectors covered by the UK-USA MRA
罢丑别听MRA聽covers multiple sectors and links directly to relevant UK regulations:
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telecommunication equipment:
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electromagnetic compatibility (EMC):
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good manufacturing practice (GMP) of pharmaceuticals: ) and
UK goods covered under these sectors can be tested in the UK against聽USA聽regulations. The goods can then be sold in the聽USA聽without additional testing there.
Likewise, goods from the聽USA聽can be tested in the聽USA聽against UK regulations. The goods can then be sold in the UK without additional testing here.
The UK and USA also have a separate MRA which covers marine equipment.
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Treaty text
The treaty establishes mutual recognition of conformity assessment between the UK and the USA.