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Presentation for your
InformationCE-Marking of Construction
Products
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Which construction products must bear the
CE-marking ?
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Construction products, which already need the
CE-marking (1)

• Admixtures for concrete, mortar grout system
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• Aggregates system 2 or 4
• Building hardware system 1
• Building lime system 2
• Cements system 1
• Chimneys system 2 or 4
• Curtain walling system 1 or 3
• External thermal insulation composite
  systems/kits with rendering (ETICS) system 1 or
  2
• Fire detection and fire alarm systems system 1
  (from 1st of July 2005 on)
• Fixed firefighting systems system 1

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Construction products, which already need the
CE-marking (2)

• Geotextiles system 2 or 4
• Industrial and garage doors system 1 or 3
• Lighting columns system 1
• Masonry mortar system 2 or 4
• Masonry units system 2 or 4 (from 1st of April
  2006 on)
• Metal anchors for use in concrete or masonry
  system 1 or 2
• Roof waterproofing membranes system 1, 2, 3 or
  4
• Screed material and floor screeds system 1, 3
  or 4
• Structural bearings system 1 or 3
• Suspended ceilings system 1, 3 or 4
• Thermal insulating products system 1, 3 or 4
• Wood-based panels system 1, 2, 3 or 4

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Which tasks manufacturers and Notified bodies
have ?
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The 11 Methods for Control of Conformity of
Construction Products according to annex III of
the CPD
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The 4 preferred Systems for Attestation of
Conformity for construction products according
to annex III of the CPD
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Factory Production Control (1)

• means the permanent internal control of
  production exercised by the manufacturer.
  All
  elements, requirements and provisions adopted by
  the manufacturer shall be documented in a
  systematic manner in the form of written policies
  and procedures
• (CPD - Annex III.1)

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Factory Production Control (2)
Manufacturers tasks for each system

• Organization
• Procedures for ensuring conformity
• Target-processes according to the hEN or ETA
• Procedures for detection of non-conformities
• Correction procedures
• Documentation for Traceability and Identification
• Documented actual-processes
• Recordings of products, batches and results
• Correction measures taken
• Processes
• Description of the quality of the raw
  materials/components to be used
• Checking and testing
• Final proof

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Contents of a EC-declaration of conformityby
the manufacturer
Name and address of the manufacturer (or his
authorised representative in the EEA) Description
of the product ( e.g. type of product, intended
use ) Provisions to which the product conforms (
hEN or ETA ) Particular conditions applicable to
the use of the product (e.g. restrictions) Name
and address of the notified body (not for system
4)
Name and position of the signatory Signature Dat
e
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What are Notified Bodies ?

• they are bodies notified by Member States to the
  European Commission and to the other Member
  States
• only these bodies are authorized for carrying
  out conformity assessment procedures with respect
  to one or more New-Approach-Directive(s) relating
  to
• certification,
• inspections and/or
• testing

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Which tasks do Notified Bodies have ?

• only notified bodies are to be involved in
  the conformity assessment procedures
  under New-Approach-Directives
• they undertake specific tasks within the
  framework of the systems 1, 2 or 3 of the CPD
  (e.g. initial type testing, inspections,
  certification)
• the manufacturer is free to choose any notified
  body in a Member State of the EU

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Certificates for systems 1 and 1
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Certificates for systems 2 and 2
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What is the purpose of the CE-Marking ?
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The CE-Marking

• means compliance of a product with the essential
  requirements of one or more EU-Directives
• is addressed to the governmental market
  surveillance authorities only
• indicates the declaration of the manufacturer
  that the legal provisions of all EU-Directives
  relevant for the product have been observed
• is therefore affixed to the product or its
  packaging by the manufacturer or supplier on his
  own responsibility
• is the precondition for placing a product on the
  European market (EEA)

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The CE-Marking of construction products
indicates

• that a construction product (also) fulfills the
  requirements of the Construction Products
  Directive, i.e.

• the compliance with the relevant reference
  document, either
• a harmonized European Standard (hEN) or
• a European Technical Approval (ETA)
• and the application of the relevant system of
  conformity attestation specified in the hEN or in
  the Guideline for the ETA (according to the
  respective decision of the Commission)

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The CE-Marking

• is not a quality mark
• is not a mark showing conformity with standards
• is not a certification mark, therefore it cannot
  be licensed or withdrawn
• has a single meaning, i.e. the compliance with
  legal provisions
• stands for different contents, depending on the
  topic of the respective EU-Directive

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What forms the basis for the CE-Marking of
construction products ?
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The basis is the Construction Products
Directive

• Council Directive of 21 December 1988 on
  the approximation of laws, regulations and
  administrative provisions of the Member States
  relating to construction products
• Number 89/106 EEC
• Notified 27 December 1988
• Publication 11 February 1989, in the Official
  Journal of the European Communities L 40
• Implementation by till 30 months after
  notificationthe Member States (27 June
  1991)

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The Construction Products Directive (CPD)

• enables - in spite of the aim in the title - the
  continuation of existing different levels of
  protection in the Member States
• states Essential Requirements (ERs) for the
  construction works
• relates to matters subject to national
  regulations only
• refers to Technical Specifications,
  construction products must comply with, i.e.
  -harmonized
  European Standards (hENs) or
  - European Technical
  Approvals (ETAs)
• provides the CE-Marking of construction products

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Changes due to the New Approach

• EU-Directives contain, instead of detailed
  requirements, protective targets in form of
  Essential Requirements (ERs) only
• harmonized European Standards (hENs)
  lay down the detailed requirements on
  products(ordered by a mandate of the
  Commission)
• introduction of the CE-Marking the manufacturer
  indi- cates therewith that both the Essential
  Requirements as well as the procedures for the
  Attestation of Con-formity of all relevant
  EU-Directives have been kept

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The CPD is a unique New Approach-Directivebecau
se

• the 6 Essential Requirements of the CPD do not
  apply to construction products but to
  construction works
  therefore
  direct Attestation of Conformity against the
  Directive and subsequent CE-marking without a hEN
  or ETA is not possible !
• the 4 systems for Attestation of Conformity of
  the CPD do not follow the moduls of the Global
  Approach, as this approach has been resolved
  after the publication of the CPD.

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The CPD only applies to construction
products which

• are placed on the EEA-(European Economic Area)
  market
• are intended to be incorporated permanently in
  buildings and civil engineering works, covering
  e.g. cement, heating equipment up to
  prefabricated houses
• are intended for use in construction works which
  are subject to regulations in one or more Member
  States
• contribute to satisfaction of at least one
  Essential Requirement for the construction
  works.

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The 6 Essential Requirements (ERs) for
construction works

• according to Annex 1 of the CPD
• are to be satisfied, subject to normal
  maintenance, for an economically reasonable
  working life (durability!)
• ER 1 Mechanical resistance and stability
• ER 2 Safety in case of fire
• ER 3 Hygiene, health and the environment
• ER 4 Safety in use
• ER 5 Protection against noise
• ER 6 Energy economy and heat retention

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• The Construction Products Directive
  (CPD)contains6 Essential Requirements (ERs)for
  construction works
• which are transformed by the 6 Interpretative
  Documents (IDs) into the relevant properties of
  the products concerned
• serving as a basis for the
• Mandates (orders)of the Commission to

CENfor the preparation of harmonizedEuropean
Standards (hENs)
EOTAfor the preparationof guidelines
forEuropean Technical Approvals (ETAs)
or to
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The publication of the 1st
harmonized European Standard under the CPD
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Which preconditions for the CE-Marking have to
be fulfilled ?
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Applicability of the CPD
Construction product
EN
YES
NO
ETA without Guideline
harmonized
Guideline for an ETA
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
The CPD is not applicable
The CPD is applicable or has to be applied
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No
Does a harmonized EN or a ETA for the product
already exist ?
Yes
Does your product fully meet all relevant
requirements of the harmonized EN or of the
European Technical Approval (ETA) ?
No
Yes
Can you demonstrate compliance with these
technical requirements by the conformity
assessment procedure (systems 1 to 4)
set out in the hEN or ETA ?
No
Yes
Do you run the required product related factory
production control (FPC) for your product
according the hEN or ETA?
No
Yes
Do you need a Notified Body according to the hEN
or ETA for Initial type-testing (ITT) in
system 3 for certification of the FPC in
the systems 2 and 2 for product certification
in the systems 1 and 1 ?
You may neither claim compliance with a hEN or a
ETA nor affix the CE-marking to your product
under the CPD !
Yes
Have you obtained the required test report or
certificate, respectively, from a Notified Body ?
No
Yes
You may write a declaration of conformity and
affix the CE-marking to your product
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CE-Marking of Construc-tion Products - FAQs (1)

• 1) What I have to mark ?Each construction
  product, for which a harmonized EN or a
  guideline for a European Technical Approval (ETA)
  exists and the transitional period for the
  CE-marking has already expired.
• From what date on I am allowed or I have to mark
  ?Possible as soon as a hEN or a guideline for a
  ETA is valid, i.e. as soon as the transitional
  period for the CE-marking has started.
• Mandatory as soon as the transitional period
  has been expired, i.e. in case of a hEN as soon
  as the national standard has to be withdrawn (DOW
  Date of withdrawal).
• 3) What I must not mark ?Products not covered by
  the CPD or for which (still) neither a hEN nor
  a guideline for a ETA exists.

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CE-Marking of Construc-tion Products FAQs (2)
4) May I already use the CE-mark ?Only if
already a harmonized EN or a ETA (with or
without guideline) for your product exists and
the transitional period for the CE-marking has
started. 5) What are the preconditions for me
to mark ?I must already run a factory production
control (FPC) for the product in question and
this product has already passed the necessary
procedure of attestation of conformity. 6) What
happens if I dont mark ?I may not put the
product on the European market (EEA European
Economic Area).
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Examples for the CE-Marking of construction
products
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Example 1
CE-marking with minimal accompanying
information For this example it is assumed that
the reference to hEN 1234 for the intended use
identified by (II) contains all the information
required for this product. The
producer has applied the no per-formance
determined (NPD)-option for the
characteristic thermal resistance.
Any Co Ltd, P.O. Box 21, A-1050 05
EN 1234 (II) Thermal resistance - NPD
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Example 2
CE-marking of a
thermal insulation product For this example it is
assumed that the information on other
characteristics is sufficiently identified by the
reference to the hEN, e.g. through generic
values, or else is not relevant for this
intended use. The number of the notified body
involved (e.g. 0988 for ON) is given with respect
to the surveillance in the systems 2, 1 and 1,
and therefore not in the systems 3 and 2.
0988
Any Co Ltd, P.O. Box 21, A-1050 05 0988-CPD-001
EN 123480 mm Mineral wool for use in
buildingsReaction to fire Class BThermal
conductivity 0.04 W/mK,Flexural tensile
strength NPD
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Example 3
CE-marking of a gypsum
plasterboard product For this example it is
assumed that characteristics such as thermal
conductivity and direct airborne sound insulation
are covered in form of tabulated generic
values, and that other characteristics listed in
hEN 1234 are not relevant for the intended use
(internal use type 2).
0988
Any Co Ltd, P.O. Box 21, A-1050 05 0988-CPD-0001
EN 1234 (Internal use Type 2)Reaction to fire
Class BFlexural tensile strength 10 kN/m2