Planning, building and the environment

The European Commission's proposed Construction Products Regulation: Consultation on the proposals and development of a UK negotiating line

Published	18 August 2008
Closing date	10 November 2008
Type(s)	Consultation documents
Site	Planning, building and the environment
Product code	08BD05424
ISBN	9781409802976
Price	Free

Summary

This consultation seeks views on the EU Commission's proposed Construction Products Regulation in order to establish a UK line for negotiations during 2008 and 2009. The consultation closed on the 10 November 2008.

The draft Regulation lays out the conditions for CE marking for construction products: a 'passport' which demonstrates that a product has been assessed against a harmonised European standard, and should therefore be accepted onto the market anywhere in the European Economic Area (EEA).

The proposed Regulation will replace the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC, as amended by Directive 1993/68/EEC - the CPD). The aim of the revision is to address some perceived problems with the text of the current Directive and the ways in which it has been implemented, rather than to completely revise the practical processes for CE marking of products, which are already established in all Member States.

The main implication for the UK in the proposals is that it will become mandatory for construction products which fall under the scope of the Regulation to make a declaration of their performance, and to carry the CE marking to demonstrate this, before they can be put on the market in the UK. Currently the UK is one of four Member States that has voluntary CE marking.

Alongside the consultation paper the Department has published a draft impact assessment paper: The European Commission's proposed Construction Products Regulation: Impact Assessment (see link on right). We would also welcome any views you may have on this impact assessment by 10 November 2008.

The Department has also commissioned a report: Review of the operation and impact of the Construction Products Directive in the UK through the Construction Products Regulations 1991 (see link on right) on the impacts of mandatory CE marking in the UK, which has been published alongside these documents.

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