Eurofins | Newsflash - January 2019 | Construction products, Industrial and PPE
Europe - Construction products
Draft texts about Construction Products by European Commission
The following draft documents have been recently notified to World Trade Organization (WTO) by the European Commission.
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18/12/2018 |
Draft Commission Delegated Decision supplementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the applicable systems to assess and verify constancy of performance of balustrade kits and railing kits intended to be used in construction works solely to prevent falls and not submitted to vertical loads from the structure. |
Finland - Construction products
Draft texts notified to the European Commission
The following draft documents have been recently notified to European Commission by the European Commission:
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Date |
Title |
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23/11/2018 |
“Ministry of the Environment Decree on essential technical requirements for copper pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings”. Essential technical requirements in Finland for copper pipes in a water supply system which are intended for the supply of drinking water and hot water and which are located in buildings and properties. |
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23/11/2018 |
“Ministry of the Environment Decree on type approval of copper pipes intended for the water supply systems of buildings”. This Decree concerns requirements for the type approval of copper pipes intended for the supply of drinking water and hot water and which are located in buildings and properties. |
Europe - Construction products and related
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(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.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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Construction products and related |
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Date of Withdrawal (*) |
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Ceramic tiles - Part 2: Determination of dimensions and surface quality (ISO 10545-2:2018). |
2019-04-30 |
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Sanitary appliances - Specification for whirlpool baths. |
2020-07-31 |
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Wall-hung urinals - Functional requirements and test methods. |
2020-07-31 |
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Windows and doors - Product standard, performance characteristics - Part 2: Internal pedestrian doorsets. |
2021-08-31 |
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Shower enclosures - Functional requirements and test methods. |
2020-07-31 |
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Baths for domestic purposes. |
2020-08-31 |
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Shower trays for domestic purposes. |
2020-08-31 |
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Bidets - Functional requirements and test methods. |
2020-07-31 |
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Laminate floor coverings - Underlays - Specification, requirements and test methods. |
2019-04-30 |
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Structural timber - Determination of characteristic values of mechanical properties and density. |
2019-05-31 |
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Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of dynamic viscosity of bitumen and bituminous binders by the cone and plate method. |
2019-04-30 |
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Timber structures - Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section - Part 2: Machine grading; additional requirements for type testing. |
2019-04-30 |
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Timber structures - Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section - Part 3: Machine grading; additional requirements for factory production control. |
2019-04-30 |
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Availability (**) |
Supersedes |
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Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of activity concentrations of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry. |
2018-10-17 |
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Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of emissions into indoor air of ammonia from cellulose insulation at 90 % RH. |
2018-11-14 |
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Update of references of Harmonised standards
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Harmonized standards under Directive 2014/68/EU |
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Reference |
Title |
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6/11/2019 |
Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment |
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Europe - Pressure equipment, Lifts and 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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Pressure Equipment |
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Pressure relief devices and their associated piping - Methods for calculation. |
2019-05-31 |
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Unfired pressure vessels - Part 3: Design. |
2019-05-31 |
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Unfired pressure vessels - Part 6: Requirements for the design and fabrication of pressure vessels and pressure parts constructed from spheroidal graphite cast iron. |
2019-05-31 |
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Lifts and Machinery |
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Safety rules for the construction and installations of lifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 77: Lifts subject to seismic conditions. |
2020-11-30 |
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Cranes - General design - Part 3-4: Limit states and proof of competence of machinery - Bearings. |
2019-06-30 |
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Hand-held non-electric power tools - Safety requirements - Part 13: Fastener driving tools (ISO 11148-13:2017). |
2019-11-30 |
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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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Reference |
Title |
Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height - Belts and lanyards for work positioning or restraint. |
2019-05-31 |
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Personal protective equipment - Eye and face protection - Vocabulary (ISO 4007:2018). |
2019-06-30 |
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Acoustics - Hearing protectors - Part 1: Subjective method for the measurement of sound attenuation (ISO 4869-1:2018). |
2019-05-31 |
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Acoustics - Hearing protectors - Part 2: Estimation of effective A-weighted sound pressure levels when hearing protectors are worn (ISO 4869-2:2018). |
2019-05-31 |
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Footwear protecting against chemicals - Part 2: Requirements for limited contact with chemicals. |
2019-05-31 |
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Footwear protecting against chemicals - Part 3: Requirements for prolonged contact with chemicals. |
2019-05-31 |
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