Eurofins | Newsflash - February 2019 | Construction Products, Machinery and PPE
Europe - Construction Products
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(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
(**) 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 Withdrawal (*) |
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Chimneys - Accessories - Part 3: Draught regulators, standstill opening devices and combined secondary air devices - Requirements and test methods. |
2018-12-19 |
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Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Analysis of inorganic substances in digests and eluates - Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). |
2018-12-19 |
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Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Analysis of inorganic substances in digests and eluates - Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). |
2018-12-19 |
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Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Content of inorganic substances - Methods for analysis of aqua regia digests. |
2018-12-19 |
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Finland – Construction Products
Draft texts notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
The following draft documents have been recently notified to World Trade Organization (WTO) by the European Commission:
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on essential technical requirements for the mechanical connectors of copper pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/639/FIN (4 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type-approval of the mechanical connectors of copper pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/640/FIN (7 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on essential technical requirements for brass and copper pipe fittings intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/641/FIN (4 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type-approval of brass and copper pipe fittings intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/642/FIN (6 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the essential technical requirements for water seals intended for waste water equipment of buildings, 2018/612/FIN (4 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on type approval of water seals intended for the waste water equipment of buildings, 2018/613/FIN (6 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on essential technical requirements for the connectors of PEX pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/643/FIN (3 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type-approval of the connectors of PEX pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/644/FIN (8 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the essential technical requirements for shut-off valves for water installations of buildings, 2018/645/FIN (4 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type approval of shut-off valves for water installations of buildings, 2018/646/FIN (9 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the essential technical requirements for check valves for water installations of buildings, 2018/647/FIN (3 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type approval of check valves for water installations of buildings, 2018/648/FIN (8 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on essential technical requirements for copper pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/575/FIN (4 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on type approval of copper pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings, 2018/576/FIN (6 page(s), in Finnish). |
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11/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the essential technical requirements for water fittings for water installations of buildings, 2018/649/FIN (5 page(s), in Finnish). |
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14/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type approval of water fittings for water installations of buildings, 2018/650/FIN (10 page(s), in Finnish). |
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21/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the essential technical requirements for floor drains intended for waste water installations of buildings, 2018/651/FIN (5 page(s), in Finnish). |
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14/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type approval of floor drains intended for waste water installations of buildings, 2018/652/FIN (8 page(s), in Finnish). |
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14/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the essential technical requirements for polypropylene drainage pipes and pipe fittings intended for waste water installations of buildings, 2018/657/FIN (6 page(s), in Finnish). |
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14/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type approval of polypropylene drainage pipes and pipe fittings intended for wastewater installations of buildings, 2018/658/FIN (9 page(s), in Finnish). |
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14/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the essential technical requirements for multilayer pipes and couplings intended for water supply installations of buildings, 2018/659/FIN (5 page(s), in Finnish). |
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14/01/2019 |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the type approval of multilayer pipes and couplings intended for water supply installations of buildings, 2018/660/FIN (11 page(s), in Finnish). |
Europe - Machinery
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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Date of Withdrawal (*) |
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Mining - Mobile machines working underground - Machine safety (ISO 19296:2018). |
2020-12-31 |
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Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 4: Straight grinders - Amendment 1: Cupped wire brushes (ISO 28927-4:2010/Amd 1:2017). |
2019-06-30 |
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Europe – Personal Protective Equipment
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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Personal Protective Equipment |
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Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Protective gloves against mechanical risks. |
2019-06-30 |
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Respiratory protective devices - Threads for facepieces - Part 1: Standard thread connection. |
2019-06-30 |
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