Industry Meeting 2003

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Industry Meeting 2003 The development of
harmonized technical specifications Brussels 22
January 2003
Georg Hongler CEN
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Contents

• CEN Construction Sector Network Recommendations
• 2 Development of harmonized technical
  specifications by CEN

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Priorities

• The CEN Construction Sector Network Workshop of
  September 2002 recommended to complete the first
  and second generation harmonised product
  standards as short and midterm priorities.
• The major subjects for the revision of the
  harmonised standards were identified as
• Durability
• Regulated substances
• And environmental issues

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Fast track procedure

• New Fast Track Procedure
• CSN asks CEN/BT to develop a more effective fast
  track procedure to enable amendments of European
  Standards to be published quicker than via the
  Unique Acceptance Procedure (UAP).

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Task Group for durability
The CEN Construction Sector Network Workshop
recommended the establishment of a task group to
address the issue of durability in harmonised
product standards.
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Environmental aspects

• The CEN Construction Sector Network Workshop
  stresses the need for a workshop on environmental
  aspects in co-operation between construction and
  environment CEN/TC's

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Informative documents

• The CEN Construction Sector Network Workshop asks
  that CEN Technical Committees to develop short
  informative documents for designers and
  contractors to explain the content and choices
  for the use of each product in a harmonised
  European Standard.
• In order to ensure a consistent approach a
  template should be developed by the CSN Core
  Group with the help of FIEC.

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Candidate Harmonized Product Standards

• Total having reached CMC 166
• Approved 115
• Made available (published) 91
• Cited in OJEC 71
• Undergoing Formal Vote/UAP 15
• In CMC for Formal Vote/UAP 30
• Under appeal 6

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Harmonized Standards

• cited in OJEC 71
• Products covered
• Cement, geotextiles, fixed firefighting systems,
  structural bearings, waste water engineering,
  precast concrete, thermal insulation, gypsum,
  building hardware, admixtures for concrete,
  paving units, elastomeric seals, lighting
  columns, aggregates, adhesives for tiles

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Mandatory CE marking

• Cement 01-04-2002
• Geotextiles 01-10-2002
• Structural bearings 01-10-2002
• Waste water engineering 01-10-2002
• Precast concrete elements
• for fences 01-03-2003
• Thermal insulation products 01-03-2003
• Gypsum blocks and adhesives 01-04-2003
• Building hardware 01-04-2003
• Admixtures for concrete 01-05-2003
• Paving units 01-10-2003
• Elastomeric seals 01-12-2003

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CE Marked products

• Cement
• Geotextiles
• Structural bearings
• Thermal insulation products

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Importance of standards finalized
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Importance of standards finalized
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Importance of standards finalized
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Importance of standards finalized
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Importance of standards finalized
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Availability of candidate harmonized standards
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KEYMARK vs. CE Marking

• CE marking
• Mandatory
• Conformity with essential requirements
• Notified bodies (if required)

• KEYMARK
• Voluntary
• Conformity with the European Standard
• Empowered certification bodies