Now on that you are right on both points.
Without lots of multiquoting I guess my comment re us not getting special treatment is thinking a lot about electronic products and how, being of the 230-240V 50Hz grid we are more compatible (plug aside which is a simple swap) with European market than US or Canada using 110-120V and 60Hz. Models are often produced for that EU market and the plugs/supplied cable swapped to suit the country. I can't see us getting different innards for a white good or similar unless our regs and more onerous and prevent them from selling the EU variant. Where the EU regs govern we'll just get what they get with a UK plug. Think Bosch fridges. They're not going to suddenly use a different refrigerant or more powerful motor for us because we say they can. They'll just make for the EU, swap the plug and ship it over here.