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The future of the CPR,is CE marking changing?

26/10/2018

Starting at the very beginning

European Union 1989

Construction ProductsDirectiveCE marking for construction conceptFit for purpose

Construction ProductsRegulationEvolution and not revolution

European Union 2011

Common technical languageSingle market for construction productsProduct performance declaration

European Union 2018

Construction Products Regulation

CPR core - subsidiarity

Is CPR implemented?

Citation rejection

Citation rejection

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

350hEN cited

95revisions published

but not cited

38new hEN published

but not cited

Joint position paper with FIEC

Common agreements on the need to improve standardisationHighlighted topics:→ Keep compulsory & voluntary

characteristics approach→ Improve coordination with MS→ Consolidation of mandates→ Facilitate the creation of

classesJoint position with FIEC

CPR implementation report

[…] For this reason, the Commission does not consider it appropriate to propose amendments to the CPR at this stage.

CPR Implementation report

Court cases

Bauregellisten (C-100/13)

James Elliott (C-613/14)

Global Gardens (T-474/15)

Germany vs. EC (T-229/17)

Clean Energy Package

[…] As the internal market for construction products is still fragmented, a consultation process with stakeholders is ongoing, possibly leading to a revision of the Construction Products Regulation within the mandate of this Commission.

Clean energy package – Annex 1

EC initiatives

REFIT platformsCPR technical platformsCPR inceptionConsultationCross border trade studyImpact assessment…CPR Implementation report

Potential revision of the CPR

Goals

Solve implementation issuesSolve and prevent discussions with Member StatesImprove technical specifications developmentKeep legal consistencyReduced CE marking?

Actions

Joint position with FIEC & EBC on the future of the CPRActive participation: consultations and other EC actionsPreparation of the discussion:→ European Commission→ European Parliament→ Member States

Actions

Position papers publishedAdditional inputs to the EC about studies recently published→ Cross-border trade→ Impact assessment

Position on the future of the CPR

Legislative procedure

Guide ordinary legislative procedure

2020

Short term actions

Standardisation blockage

HAS consultantsProcedures and templatesJoint Initiative on StandardisationRevision of mandates as Standardisation Requests (windows and doors, insulation materials and gypsum)

Estimated time from the starting of the process to the citation of the harmonised standard

3 - ? years

Standardisation requests

Consolidation of mandatesInitial discussion with the industry and CEN/TCCharacteristics included in Annex ZAImplementation of BRCW7

LCA in CE marking

EC initiative linked to the development of standardisation requestsUncertainty about implementationSummary of issues to be solved under discussion

LCA in CE marking

Issues to be solved:→ Reduced CE marking→ Modules declaration→ Core indicators→ Product specific rules→ AVCP system→ NPD option

LCA in CE marking

Issues to be solved:→ SMEs difficulties→ Information validity

Alternative approach→ “tick box”→ Link to the existing EPD

Smart CE marking

Smart CE marking

Published and availableReady to be implemented by product CEN/TCIt is not BIM but can be the “gate” to BIM for construction products’ information

Document available online

CEN Workshop Agreement

hENCEN

WorkshopAgreement

Smart CEmarkingformat

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Essentialcharacteristics

CEN/TC development based on their expertise XML translation

hEN specific

Manufacturer

Declaration of performanceinformation

Smart CEmarkingformat

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Manufacturer

Smart CEmarking

document

XML DoPavailable online

XML DoPhEN specific

Manufacturer DoPis online in XML and CE markingin the product includes a linkto the file

DoP recipientscan download

the DoP in XMLand work with

the informationusing their IT devices

Challenges and opportunities

Oscar Nieto

Technical Director

Construction Products Europe AISBLBlv du Souverain 68, 1170 Brussels - Belgium

t +32 (0)2 463 49 57EU Transparency Register 48010783162-91

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