EAD on plastic anchors cited in OJEU

CFE welcomes the citation of EAD 330284-00-0604 “Plastic anchors for redundant non-structural systems in concrete and masonry”. This EAD will superseed ETAG 020.

With this step, the conversion of ETAGs, which were developed under the previous Construction Products Directive, into EADs are finalised for the products area of construction fixings. CFE experts played an active role in the conversion process as members of the relevant EOTA WG.

Please find a listing of all EADs for constrcution fixings under Technical Specifications.

CFE supports open letter on the importance of the ETA route to CE marking for innovative products

The ETA route to CE marking offers many construction product  manufacturers a valuable alternative to CEN standardisation when no harmonised standard is available. This concerns mostly unique, innovative and complex products and systems placed on the market by SMEs. Over the past years, the ETA route to CE marking has been successful in stimulating the internal market for construction products, reducing technical barriers to trade, relieving administrative burdens and providing a common technical language to construction professionals across Europe. More than 4200 ETAs of more than 1300 different manufacturers are currently valid. A repeal of the ETA route would definitely result in increased costs which might lead to serious sales drops for concerned manufacturers, a significant
number of them being SMEs.

CFE, together with other European associations like the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC), Construction Products Europe (CPE), Small Business Standards (SBS), Construction SMEs Europe (EBS), Engineered Construction Systems (ECS) and European Organisation for Technical Assessment (EOTA), has signed an open letter to the SCC, the European Commission and members of the European Parliament which expresses the importance of the EOTA route in the context of the upcoming CPR revision.

CFE/ECS Position Paper “Strengthening the ETA route”

In March 2017, CFE together with the European Engineered Construction Systems Association (ECS) has published a common Position Paper. This paper addresses the current situation regarding the issue of ETAs based on ETAGs and EADs. It aims to eliminate uncertainties and formal obstacles for the manufacturers in order to give them the opportunity to use ETAs as a way to CE marking for innovative products, as intended by the CPR.

Click here for download: CFE_ECS_Strengthening_the_ETA_route

The separate issues refer to

  • Procedural aspects
  • Involved institutions and
  • Legal requirements.

The main issues are:

  1. Change from ETAGs to EADs
  2. Transition between EAD versions
  3. Availability of all EADs which are the basis for a valid ETA
  4. Availability of Notified Bodies for new or updated EADs
  5. Industry friendly amendment of the rules for DoPs for products covered by an ETA
  6. Modularity of EADs

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