Euralarm has launched a guidance document for the Construction Products Regulation EU 305/2011. The document provides guidance on the requirements and implications of the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation. The information is provided for the benefit of Euralarm members and for those who are involved in the manufacturing, supply and installation of fire detection and fire alarm equipment.
Euralarm has launched a guidance document for the Construction Products Regulation EU 305/2011. The document provides guidance on the requirements and implications of the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation. The information is provided for the benefit of Euralarm members and for those who are involved in the manufacturing, supply and installation of fire detection and fire alarm equipment.
As part of the EU's Better Regulation initiative, the CPR provides more clarification of the concepts and the use of CE marking; introduces simplified procedures, which will reduce the costs incurred by enterprises, in particular SMEs.
The Construction Products Regulation EU 305/2011 replaces the Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC as per July 1, 2013 and lays down harmonized conditions for the marketing of construction products.
Compliance with the CPR includes a Declaration of Performance (DoP) as a basis for CE marking for all products placed on the market as of 1st July 2013. By affixing the CE marking to a product, manufacturers indicate that they take responsibility for the conformity of that product based on its declared performance.
The DoP is issued by the manufacturer and needs to contain the complete list of all essential characteristics as defined in the applicable harmonised product standard. DoP need to be available, per product, product family or any other grouping of products decided by the manufacturer.
CE Certificates of Conformity, issued under the former CPD are still valid. There is no need to have certificates of constancy of performance available for products tested and certified before July 1st, 2013.
In addition to a DoP generated under the CPR, CE Declaration of Conformity may still be required according to applicable EU Directives like EMC, LVD, R&TTE, ATEX, and others.
There is no technical impact on any products due to the CPR. However CE marking and accompanying documents need to be checked according Article 9, CPR. Declaring at least one essential characteristic only is allowed; the use of this declaration need to be monitored carefully by the user due to the fact that a “reduced functionality” declared as NPD does not make sense in many cases.