This article can be a game changer for many people. Harmonised standards are so often referred to as documents with requirements to be fulfilled. Then, a CE marking indicates conformity with the standard. Is this true or not? It is – but not for construction products. Construction products are different because EU countries differ in approach construction. …
We are finding ourselves right in the boiling pot of EU harmonisation. There have been heavy discussions on how far this should go. One would say, in the light of the current events, that the field of construction products is solved already – we have harmonised standards so the EU acts uniformly here. However, this is far from …
As explained in this article, there is a great difference between the duties of distributors and manufacturers. In a nutshell, the manufacturer is responsible for all the product aspects whereas the distributor only transfers the product without any change including the product name. Regulation 305/2011 (CPR): An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes …
One would say, without deeper knowledge, that a CE-marked product is free to go anywhere in the EU. This is true but only partially. The devil is in the detail and sometimes, a market surveillance authority is possessed by the devil. We should not forget some aspects which are still in the game although CE …
For the purpose of distinguishing roles and obligations, the following economic operators are recognized by Construction Product Regulation 305/2011 (CPR): Manufacturer legal definition: “manufacturer” means any natural or legal person who manufactures a construction product or who has such a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under his name or trademark practical meaning and …
This article is to bring light into processes where terms such as “certification”, “assessment”, “verification”, “evaluation”, “type-testing”, “control testing” or “audit” are used. Understanding these words is a precondition to understand the legal procedures and documents. When a product falls under the scope of Construction Product Regulation 305/2011 (CPR), a procedure called “Assessment and Verification of Constancy …
The following three terms are defined in Construction Product Regulation 305/2011 (CPR) and belong together. EOTA – European Organisation for Technical Assessment is a non-profit organisation in the area of construction products, based in Brussels. It associates „TABs“ (Technical Assessment Bodies) which are institutes authorised to issue ETAs and prepare EADs. The internal dialogues and commenting rounds …
Harmonised standards in general Harmonised standards (hENs) are crucial elements of the common approach to products across EU. Whereas legislation (directives, regulations etc.) set out the principles, harmonised standards deal with issues specific for the particular product family. hENs provide with common technical language, define requirements, essential characteristics and the methods of their assessment. In principle, they are …
The procedures leading to a Declaration of Performance (DoP) and a CE-marking are described in Construction Product Regulation 305/2011 (CPR). The first precondition for starting the procedure is that the construction product in question falls under the scope of CPR. Read this article to find out whether this is the case. When there is a harmonised standard relevant …
It obvious to most people that a CE-marked construction product has been somehow assessed according to Construction Product Regulation 305/2011 (CPR). And that is right – but what does this actually mean? First, let’s make clear what it does NOT mean: the product is safe the product has fulfilled a list of requirements the product has …
