4. STANDARDS: WHY?
Harmonised Assessments and You:
Their Role in our Everyday Lives
nEnhance health, safety and quality of life
nFacilitate global trade and market access
nSupport product reliability and quality
nReduce costs, improve supplier relations
nGuide business communications and marketing
nAdvance innovation and new technologies
nSupport regulatory goals and compliance
nTransfer technology to the marketplace
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5. CPR: WHY? AIM
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The CPR aims to ensure that reliable performance-related data is made available, by means of
Declara<ons of Performance, in rela<on to construc<on products being placed on the European
market.
The primary purpose of the CPR is to break down technical barriers to trade in order to ensure the
free movement of construction products across Member States within the European Union. It does
this by harmonising those elements which previously led to barriers by providing for:
✓ a system of harmonised technical specifications (over 450 harmonised standards for
construction products (hENs) are currently in force),
✓ reduction of the financial burden on manufacturers, in particular small and medium sized
enterprises.
✓ improved transparency and effectiveness of the existing measures.
✓ an agreed system of attestation of conformity and verification of constancy for eachproduct
family (as set out in the harmonised technical specifications),
✓ a framework of notified bodies, and
✓ the mandatory CE marking of construction products as a passport to the internal market.
It is important to note that the CPR does not aim to harmonise national building codes.
7. ✓ The CPR simplifies and modernizes the regulatory environment for construc?on products while
guaranteeing the credibility of the CE mark, as well as its predominance over other na?onal
cer?fica?ons.
✓ The primary requirement of the CPR is that, from 1 July 2013, manufacturers, when placing a
construc?on product on the market must make a Declara?on of Performance (DoP) for the
product and affix the CE Mark.
✓ The objec?ve of the CPR is not to define the safety of construc?on products, but to ensure that
reliable informa?on is presented in rela?on to their performance - and all this in a harmonized
manner across Europe. This is achieved by providing a “common technical language”, offering
uniform assessment methods for the performance of construc?on products.
✓ The CE Marking for construc?on products is a tool to communicate informa?on, like for example
a passport; it is not a mark of quality. The CE Marking indicates that the manufacturer is taking
responsibility for the conformity of the construc?on product with the declared performance (in
the DoP) and for compliance with the CPR and other relevant Union harmonisa?on providing
for affixing CE Marking. The CPR does not set any requirements for the performance of
construc?on products.
✓ The CPR recognizes the possibility of using electronic means and websites for the provision of
Declara?on of Performance.
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CPR: What?
13. Declara?on of
Performance CPR BRCW ID
Mandate to CEN
Request for ETA
hEN
EAD
ETA
Nota: ETAG Published before 1st July 2013 may be used as EAD
CPR: Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 - BRCW: Basic Requirements for Construction Works - ID: Interpretative documents
CEN: Comité Européen de Normalisation - hEN: European harmonized Standard - EAD: European Assessment Document - ETA: European Technical Assessment – TAB: Technical
Assessment Body
The European Assessment Document (EAD):
➢ developed and adopted by the organization of TABs: EOTA legal document,
➢ support the assessment of product(s), and
➢ serves the issuing of European Technical Assessment (ETA).
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16. • Standard
• Individual
• Material
• Potpourri
• Legal
• Erratic
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COMMON CONSTRUCTION APPROACH
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CPD CPR
EOTA MOTTO
www.eota.eu
• Safety HE
• Innovative
M • Market
• Performance
• Logic
• Effective
Performance paradigm
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18. EOTAStatus
(11 June 2013)
EOTA
Internal Regulation
EOTA Guidance on
ETA Application Form
EOTA Guidance on
ServiceAgreement
TAB
ETA Application form
TAB
General conditions
TAB
Specific conditions
EOTA Guidance on
ETA
EC Implementing Act on
ETAformat
EOTA Guidance on
EAD
EOTA
Step-by-step procedure
EOTA Guidance on
Work programme for EAD
EOTA
Quality
Approach
Consistency
of ETA
EOTA
Service
Processes
&
Procedures
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EC Delegated Act on
Annex V
Role TAB vs. NB
19. ➢ Preliminary exchange phase between the manufacturer and the TAB:
▪ Preparing the request
▪ Answering the manufacturer’s request
▪ Understanding and agreeing on the request
➢ Contract agreement for the request
➢ Introduc?on of the Technical Dossier for the ETA
➢ Preliminary instruc?on phase and Registra?on of the Technical
Dossier for the ETA
➢ Development of a relevant EAD, where necessary
➢ Assessing the product and Gran?ng the ETA on the basis of
the EAD
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