Eurofins | July 2019 regulatory Newsflash compilation | Construction Products & Pressure Equipment
Europe – Construction products
Recent publications by European Commission
Below you will find a regulation recently published in the Official Journal of the European Union related to Construction Products and to Paints Directive.
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25.6.2019 |
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011. |
Below a summary table with some recent standards updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of availability: date when the definitive text in the official language versions of an approved CEN/CENELEC publication is distributed by the Central Secretariat.
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Date of Availability (*) |
Supersedes |
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Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Content of organic substances - Methods for extraction and analysis. |
2019-05-08 |
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Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Analysis of organic substances in eluates. |
2019-05-08 |
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New testing method for formaldehyde emission in wood-based materials
The Germany authorities included DIN EN 16516 in German Chemical Prohibition ACT (ChemVerbostV) for determining formaldehyde emission in wood-based materials.
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Sample |
Sample preparation |
Test method |
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Liquid / watery |
Extraction process |
Photometry / HPLC BVL K 84.00-7 (EC): 1991-09 HPLC (DNPH method). |
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Coated and uncoated wood materials |
From 1 January 2020 the following testing methods will be applied: |
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Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of emissions into indoor air.
Note: Emission measurement in the test chamber; Mean of a double determination from the 28th day as Steady state concentration; Air change 0.5 / h, load 1.8 m2 / m3 ; partial narrow-area sealing: circumference / area = 1.5 m-1 |
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Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method.
Note: Emission measurement in the test chamber; Compensation concentration should be multiplied by a factor of 2. |
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z. B. EN ISO 12460-3 |
Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 3: Gas analysis method.
Note: Derived methods are only suitable for production control. For this purpose, a product-related manufacturer correlation is to be determined. |
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Until 31st December 2019 the following testing methods are valid |
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt 34, 10 (1991), pages 488-499. |
Test method for wood-based materials and products manufactured from wood-based materials. |
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Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method. |
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Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 3: Gas analysis method. |
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Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 5: Extraction method (called the perforator method). |
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Click here for getting the amendment published in Federal Gazette (in Germany).
Standards Updates
Below a summary table with some recent standards updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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LPG equipment and accessories - Pressure relief valves for LPG pressure vessels - Ancillary equipment. |
2019-11-30 |
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