1. CE Marking as Related to CPR Regulation (EU) No 305/2011
Tatyana Chervenkova
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
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23-24 February 2015
Baku, Azerbaijan
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2. TAIEX Workshop on Construction Products Regulation & CE Marking
Agenda
Construction Product Regulation
CE Marking under hEN and ETA
General Principles and Use of CE Marking
Product Contact Point for Construction
hEN Problems – “Irrelevant” Clauses
Rules and Conditions for the Affixing of CE Marking
CE Marking Example
Manufacturer Obligations - Declaration of Performance
Manufacturer Obligations - DoP and CE Marking
Importer Obligations
Distributor Obligations
СЕ Marking History
13.CE Marking - Use of Harmonised Standards
14.Top 5 Things to Know about CE Marking
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3. Construction Product Regulation
Construction works – basic requirements for construction works for an economically reasonable working life
Construction products – essential characteristics, defined in harmonised technical specifications
Declaration of performance – expresses the performance of construction products, expressed by level or class, or in a description in relation to the essential characteristics
Harmonised Technical Specifications:
Harmonised Standards (hEN)
European Technical Assessment (ETA)
Mandates
Basic Requirements
for Construction Works
Essential Characteristics
of Construction Products
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4. CE Marking under hEN and ETA
Mandatory CE Marking
Optional CE Marking
EOTA
European Assessment Document
Official Journal of the EU
Harmonised Standard
Technical Assessment Body
European Technical
Assessment
Manufacturers shall draw up a declaration of performance
and affix the CE marking – article 11 from CPR
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5. General Principles and Use of CE Marking (article 8 from CPR )
The CE marking shall be affixed to those construction products for which the manufacturer has drawn up a declaration of performance
By affixing or having affixed the CE marking, manufacturers indicate that they take responsibility for the conformity of the construction product with the declared performance as well as the compliance with all applicable requirements laid down in CPR and in other relevant Union harmonisation legislation providing for its affixing
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6. General Principles and Use of CE Marking (article 8 from CPR )
For any construction product, covered by a harmonised standard, or for which a European Technical Assessment has been issued, the CE marking shall be the only marking which attests conformity of the construction product with the declared performance in relation to the essential characteristics, covered by that harmonised standard or by the European Technical Assessment
Member States shall not introduce any references or shall withdraw any references in national measures to a marking attesting conformity with the declared performance in relation to the essential characteristics covered by a harmonised standard other than the CE marking
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7. General Principles and Use of CE Marking (article 8 from CPR )
A Member State shall ensure that the use of construction products bearing the CE marking shall not be impeded by rules or conditions imposed by public bodies or private bodies acting as a public undertaking, or acting as a public body on the basis of a monopoly position or under a public mandate, when the declared performances correspond to the requirements for such use in that Member State
The methods used by the Member States in their requirements for construction works, as well as other national rules in relation to the essential characteristics of construction products, shall be in accordance with harmonised standards
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8. General Principles and Use of CE Marking (article 8 from CPR )
A Member State shall not prohibit or impede, within its territory or under its responsibility, the making available on the market or the use of construction products bearing the CE marking, when the declared performances correspond to the requirements for such use in that Member State – Product Contact Point for Construction
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9. Product Contact Point for Construction
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hEN Problems – “Irrelevant” Clauses (EN :2006 Bituminous mixtures)
BDS EN /NA
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Rules and Conditions for the Affixing of CE Marking (article 9 from CPR)
name and the registered address of the
manufacturer, or the identifying mark allowing
identification of the name and address of the
manufacturer easily and without any ambiguity
the reference number of the DoP
the two last digits of the year in which it was
first affixed
the level or class of the declared performance
the reference to the harmonised technical
specification
the identification number of the notified body,
if applicable
the intended use as laid down in the harmonised
technical specification applied
website where declaration of performance can be found
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Rules and Conditions for the Affixing of CE Marking (article 9 from CPR )
The CE marking shall be affixed to the construction product or to a label attached to it. Where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the product, it shall be affixed to the packaging or to the accompanying documents
The CE marking shall be affixed before the construction product is placed on the market. It may be followed by a pictogram or any other mark notably indicating a special risk or use
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CE Marking Example (EN 13950:2014 Gypsum board thermal/acoustic insulation composite panels – Definitions, requirements and test methods )
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CE Marking Example (EN :2008 Plastics - Unplasticised poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) profiles for building applications - Part 2: PVC-U profiles and PVC-UE profiles for internal and external wall and ceiling finishes)
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CE Marking Example (EN Thermal insulation products for buildings – Factory made products of polyethylene foam (PEF) - Specification )
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16. CE Marking Example (pr EN 13285 Unbound mixtures – Specifications)
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CE Marking Example (ETAG 026 Guideline for ETA of Fire Stopping and Fire Sealing Products)
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18. CE Marking Example Old vs. Updated Version (EN 13249:2014)
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19. CE Marking Example Old vs. Updated Version (prEN 13108-1)
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20. Manufacturer Obligations Declaration of Performance
When a construction product is covered by a harmonised standard or conforms to a European Technical Assessment which has been issued for it, the manufacturer shall draw up a declaration of performance when such a product is placed on the market - article 6 of CPR
Derogations from drawing up a declaration of performance (the product is individually manufactured or custom-made for a given use, manufactured on the construction site where it is going to be installed or where the manufacturing of the product has to maintain traditional processes to guarantee the conservation of officially protected works (heritage/historical works etc.)) - article 5 from CPR
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21. Manufacturer Obligations Declaration of Performance - contents
The performance of at least one of the essential characteristics of the construction product, relevant for the declared intended use or uses - article 6 of CPR
Information in any form about construction product performance in relation to the essential characteristics, as defined in the applicable harmonised standard, may be provided only if included and specified in the declaration of performance - article 4 of CPR
The performance of those essential characteristics of the construction product which are related to the intended use or uses, taking into consideration the provisions in relation to the intended use or uses where the manufacturer intends the product to be made available on the market - article 6 of CPR
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22. Manufacturer Obligations DoP and CE Marking (EN 13924-2)
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23. Manufacturer Obligations DoP and CE Marking (EN 13830)
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24. Importer Obligations (article 13 from CPR)
Before placing a construction product on the market, importers shall ensure that the assessment and the verification of constancy of performance have been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall also ensure that the product, where required, bears the CE marking, that the product is accompanied by the required documents and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in article 11(4) and (5) of CPR
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25. Distributor Obligations (article 14 from CPR)
Before making a construction product available on the market distributors shall ensure that the product, where required, bears the CE marking and is accompanied by the documents required under this Regulation and by instructions and safety information in a language determined by the Member State concerned which can be easily understood by users. Distributors shall also ensure that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in article 11(4) and (5) and article 13(3) of CPR
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26. CE Marking - Use of Harmonised StandardsEN EN
EN 13108
EN 1423
EN 1317
BDS 1517
EN 14388 EN
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27. Top 5 Things to Know about CE Marking
From 1 July 2013, the CPR is fully into force and is mandatory for products covered by hENs to have CE marking
CE marking for products not covered or not fully covered by hENs are voluntary and available via the European Technical Assessment (ETA) route
Requirements relating to CE marking can be found in the hEN’s Annex ZA or the ETA
Information on the content of hazardous substances should accompany the CE marking in accordance with Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) .
CE marking is only a consistent way of expressing a product’s properties. It is effectively a passport allowing a product to be placed on the market in any Member State
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СЕ Marking History
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СЕ Marking History
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Q&A
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