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EB 03/049B
European Commission
Enterprise Directorate General
CEPMC
Budapest 2003-10-30
Tasks of Manufacturers of
Construction Products
in future EU Member States
Mr Nicke Blomquist
Construction Unit
Construction Unit in the Enterprise DG
• Administrating the Construction Products
Directive (CPD)
• Contacts with the European Construction
and Construction Products Industry
• Contacts with Candidate and Third
Countries on Construction related issues
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Candidate Countries
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Turkey
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PECA / CP Countries
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Turkey
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CPD Implementation
• CPD transposition
– National legislation / regulation / standards
• Full national CPD implementation
– Infrastructure to be set up
– Tasks to be distributed between parties
– Procedures to be established
• Participation in European Co-operation
– Nominations / appointments of experts
– Market actors linked to European organization
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Methods and tools
• Regular visits to Candidate Countries
– Exchange of information
– Questionnaire
• Gatherings in Brussels - joint problems
– Workshops / Expert consultations
• Conferences / Seminars
• Continuous dialogue
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Market actors
• Manufacturers
• Consulting Design Engineers and
Architects
• Contractors
• Notified Bodies
• Other actors
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The Construction Products Directive
• CPD
– Technical specifications and Mandates
– Notified bodies
– CE marking
• Who is concerned?
– Roles of Parties involved
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The Construction Products Directive
Why the CPD?
Objectives
• the establishment and functioning of the
Internal Market in construction products, by
means of technical harmonization
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The Construction Products Directive
Objectives of harmonization
• facilitate the free circulation of goods in the
Internal Market, without reducing the existing and
justified safety levels in the Member States and
other Countries concerned
• contribute to the improvement of the
competitiveness of enterprises in Europe
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The Construction Products Directive
A complex New Approach Directive
• Harmonizing test methods and product declarations
- NOT harmonizing regulation as such
• Essential Requirements a frame work for national
regulation on construction works - NOT on products
• Harmonised Technical Specifications on products
mandatory - no alternative to reach CE marking
• Regulation on design and execution of works
- national competence, different safety levels
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The Construction Products Directive
Essential Requirements
• Mechanical Resistance and Stability
• Safety in Case of Fire
• Hygiene, Health and the Environment
• Safety in Use
• Protection against Noise
• Energy Economy and Heat Retention
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Technical Specifications I
Technical Specifications under the CPD are:
• Harmonized Standards (hEN)
• European Technical Approvals (ETA)
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Mandates
Commission Mandates are given,
after consultations with MSs, to:
• CEN for hENs
• EOTA for ETAGs > ETAs
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Technical Specifications II
• CE marking mandatory against 38 hENs
• CE marking possible against 49 hENs
• another 400 hENs are expected
• CE marking possible against 15 ETAGs
• 155 ETAs given so far
• more to come
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Attestation of conformity
Procedures for the Attestation of Conformity
are agreed by Member States and included
in the harmonized technical specifications
Tasks to be carried out by
• Manufacturer or his representative
• Notified Bodies
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Attestation of Conformity
1+ 1
2+
NB NB M
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M
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NB M
Factory Production
Control
Sample Testing
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Certification of Factory
Production Control
Surveillance of Factory
production Control
Audit testing
NB NB NB NB
Initial Type Testing
NB
M
M
NB NB NB
NB
Notified Body
Manufacturer or his representative in EU
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Notified / Approved Bodies
MSs notify to the Commission bodies
within their territory to carry out
• Certification
• Testing
• Inspection
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CE Marking
The goal - CE marking
• Signifies that the product satisfies all the
provisions of the CPD (and other applicable CE
marking directives)
• i.e. the product complies with a European
technical specification and has been subject to the
appropriate conformity assessment procedures
• The product is fit for the intended use
• CE marking is done by the manufacturer or his
representative
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CE Marking
CE marking - good for business
• Common European test methods and
procedures
• One single assessment valid throughout
Europe
• Automatic presumption of conformity if
technical specification are complied with
• Permits voluntary « added value » marks
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CE Marking
Additional quality markings
• A product may bear additional markings, provided that
they:
– fulfil a different function from the CE marking
– are not liable to cause confusion with it, and
– do not reduce its legibility and visibility
• Such marks cannot be made obligatory in the
regulations of the Member States - they are voluntary
and market driven
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CE Marking and Declaration
• Product declaration
of values for those
characteristics
listed in the
technical
specification
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CE-Marking Example
0123
AnyCo Ltd P.O. Box 21, B - 1050
99
0123-CPD-0001
EN 1234
80 mm Mineral wool for use in buildings
Reaction to fire - Class B-S2,d0
Thermal conductivity - 0.04W/mK
Flexural tensile strength - NPD
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SCC and WGs
• Standing Committee Construction
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Preparatory Group
Fire Regulators Group
Regulators Group CP for Drinking Water
Eurocodes National Correspondents
Regulated Substances experts
• Group of Notified Bodies
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The Construction Products Directive
Current work in SCC + WGs
• Promoting production of Technical
Specifications: hENs and ETAs (ETAGs)
• Establishing transitional arrangements
• Creating right conditions for CE-marking
• Solving practical problems
• Guiding market actors
• Integrating Candidate Countries
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The Construction Products Directive
- Who is concerned?
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EU Member States
EEA Countries
PECA Countries
Candidate Countries
MRA Countries
• Commission
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Legislative Authorities
Standardizers
Manufacturers
Consulting Arch & Eng
Contractors
Notified bodies
Approval bodies
Surveillance Authorities
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Management of the CPD
Shared responsibilities I
Public Sector:
EC
Proposals:
Safeguarding
Privat sektor:
Policy, Regulation
Mandate
Decision
Mandate CEN/
EOTA
SCC
National
Representatives
Technical specifications
Attestation of conformity
CE-Marking
NB
Attestation of
Conformity
h EN
ETA
Manufacturer
CE-Marking
Nominates
MS
Market Surveillance
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Tasks I
• MSs to provide legislation, making CE Marking
mandatory when possible and providing a relevant
infrastructure
• National Standards Body and Approval Body to provide
harmonized Technical Specifications based on
European documents
• Notified Bodies to carry out Assessment for Attestation
of Conformity, engaged by Manufacturer
• Manufacturer / importer / provider to take the
responsibility for his product and the CE marking
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Management of the CPD
Shared responsibilities II
Building Authority
Building code
Safety levels
Manufacturer
Design Arch / Engineer
Contractor
CE marked Products
Prescribing
Selecting
Purchasing
Mounting
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Tasks II
• MSs to lay down safety requirements in the
Building Code
• Architects and design engineers to prescribe
products giving characteristics
• Contractors to select those products
complying with regulatory, design and other
contract requirements and giving best value
for money
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Further information
EC - Enterprise DG - Construction Unit:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/construction
/internal/intmar.htm
CEN Standards on Construction Products
http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/index.htm
EOTA specifications
http://www.eota.be/
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