CPD i iCPD i iCPD revisionCPD revision
EDINBURGH EDINBURGH –– 2323--24/10/200824/10/2008
European Commission, Directorate-General Enterprise and IndustryUnit I5: Construction pressure equipment and metrologyUnit I5: Construction, pressure equipment and metrology
Revised Lisbon StrategyRevised Lisbon Strategygygy
Industrial Policy Better Regulation
Construction
INNOVATIONINTERNAL MARKET
Better RegulationBetter Regulationgg
• Regulating for a reason • Consultation• Impact AssessmentImpact Assessment• Internal Market for construction products• Through common technical language
Use of construction productsUse of construction productsUse of construction productsUse of construction products
• Intermediate productsIntermediate products• Responsibility for actors:
– architects, ingenieurs, constructors …• Focus on performance of productsp p
Common technical languageCommon technical languageCommon technical languageCommon technical language
• Means for assessing performance– in relation to essential characteristics
• Harmonised technical specifications– standards (hEN)– more individualised solutions
What is wrong with CPD ?What is wrong with CPD ?What is wrong with CPD ?What is wrong with CPD ?
Large-scale open consultation 2006:– confusion on basics – CE marking– ETAs…– complex & time-consuming proceduresp g p– effects on SMEs ?– credibility of the system ?credibility of the system ?
Objectives for the revisionObjectives for the revisionObjectives for the revisionObjectives for the revision
Clarification : definitions, concepts, obligations …
Simplification : testing, micro-enterprises, procedures,
C dibilit
individual products
ti ht h d lCredibility : tighter schedules,stricter requirements for administrative b dibodies
NA/NLF…: Or not ?NA/NLF…: Or not ?NA/NLF…: Or not ?NA/NLF…: Or not ?
• New Legislative Framework “adopted“ Feb 2008• New Legislative Framework “adopted“ Feb 2008
• Sector specificities – Products for works – Different uses, no product harmonisation– Specific meaning of CE markingp g g– Experience under CPD
• Notified bodies & Market surveillance from NLF
Why Regulation ?Why Regulation ?
• Effectiveness of CPDEffectiveness of CPD– Internal Market objectives– Confusion on basics
• Direct applicability• Direct applicability• Challenges forg
– Subsidiarity– Proportionality– ClarityClarity
MS & EU competencesMS & EU competences
EUMember States EU
Rules on constructionk
Internal Market for construction
works products
National regulations Harmonised technical specificationsspecifications
Role of standardsRole of standards
• Main harmonisation tool• Main harmonisation tool– Harmonising assessment methods (not
d )products)
Al S h l i ( )• Also MS to use when regulating (BWRs)– From BWRs to Mandates to hENsFrom BWRs to– Use of classes & levels
Mandates to hENs
• Clear rules on complaints
EAD & ETAEAD & ETA
• Instead of ETAGs / CUAPs, EADsInstead of ETAGs / CUAPs, EADs– Function comparable to standards
Drafted through collaboration of TABs– Drafted through collaboration of TABs– Always based on the manufacturer’s initiative
• On the base of EAD, European Technical Assessment (ETA)– Function adjusted from CPD-European j p
technical approvals– Applicable also when hEN existspp
Declaration of performanceDeclaration of performance
• In accordance with hENs / EADS– product-type– essential characteristics & levels/classes for them
E i th f t l &• Expressing the performance accurately & reliablyy– when done correctly, MSs to presume this
• Supplied with each productll b l i– eventually by electronic means
Manufacturer’s choiceManufacturer’s choice
Between "floor" & "ceiling" : according to needsBetween floor & ceiling : according to needsMinimum = obligation
When hEN/ETA and requirements in placeFor the required characteristics
Maximum = opportunityWhen hEN/ETA and requirements in placeWhen hEN/ETA and requirements in placeFor all available characteristics
Dictated mainly (?) by the market
CE markingCE marking
Clarifications on use:Clarifications on use:When declaration of performance, always
But also only thenEvery manufacturer & importer will knowEvery manufacturer & importer will know
Responsibility for the declaration
Sole marking for this purposeMS " i d "MS to respect: not "to impede"
Link to NLF general principlesLink to NLF general principles
Simplification practicesSimplification practices
• WT / WFT• WT / WFT• Sharing TT / TC• Cascading TT / TC
All th h STD• All through STD• STD = Specific Technical Documentationp
– Part of the declaration + documentsD t ti th t th diti f th– Demonstrating that the conditions for these procedures exist
• Causing no risks to safety
Other uses of STDOther uses of STD
• Micro-enterprisesMicro enterprises– Demonstrating the compliance with
irequirements– Safety clause also hereSa e y c ause a so e e
• Individually manufactured productsIndividually manufactured products– Demonstrating the compliance with
irequirements– Safety clause also herey
Notified bodiesNotified bodies
• 3rd party tasks in assessment systems• 3rd party tasks in assessment systems– Certification bodies– Inspection bodies
T ti l b t i– Testing laboratories
• Requirements from NLF• Requirements from NLF– However, "systems" instead of "modules", y
• Thrust for increased credibilityy
Market surveillanceMarket surveillance
• In general accordance with NLF
– For all construction products
• Safeguard procedure availableSafeguard procedure available
• Instances of non-compliance listed clearly
ComitologyComitology
A it ti C D• Areas necessitating ComDecs– Regulatory procedure with scrutinyegu a o y p ocedu e w sc u y
S di C i b f d• Standing Committee to be formed– For consultative (non-regulatory) issues, noFor consultative (non regulatory) issues, no
reason to regulateC i b f th l li bilit– Commencing before the general applicability
For more informationFor more information
• e-mail: [email protected]
• http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/construction/index en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/construction/index_en.htm
• http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/construction/cpdrevision/cpd_revision_intro_en.htm