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Natural Cement Conclusion (contin)
Distribution Ltd • Natural Cement Distribution Ltd products undergo extensive perpetual testing
products undergo across a broad range of specific performance criteria.
extensive perpetual • Test results for all products are freely available to examine or download from their
testing across a broad website.
range of specific
performance criteria. • There is an extensive range of data sheets that provide technical information for
the range of products that are freely available to examine or download from their
website.
In the case of natural • Natural Cement Distributions Ltd’s products have no requirement to routinely supply
cements there proof of CE marking for Building Control approval.
are no European • In the case of natural cements there are no European harmonised Standards
harmonised or European Technical Assessments in place at the current time.
Standards or
European Technical Following this in-depth research it is our understanding that undertaking the CE
Assessments in place Marking process for natural cements based products could only become necessary if:
at the current time. • There were changes to the current requirements of the Construction Products
Regulation that would produce a change in the current Harmonised standards
to include natural cement based products. There is no evidence that this is likely
The manufacturer is in the foreseeable future.
not obliged to request • The manufacturers believed that it was in their interests to fund a European
a European Technical Technical Review to enable a standard to be created. This could make public
Assessment in this commercially sensitive information to competitors so would not be recommended.
case. He can also sell
the product without Finally
Declaration of This extract is taken from the Frequently Asked Questions section on the Construction
Performance (DoP) Products Regulation (CPR) on the European Commission Enterprise and Industry
and CE marking. website.
Frequently Asked Question 7:
For a product which is not covered by a harmonised standard, is the manufacturer
Furthermore, the after 01/07/2013 obliged to request a European Technical Assessment in order to sell
manufacturer can the product in the EU?
expect that the
product will not be Answer:
refused in other 1. The manufacturer is not obliged to request a European Technical
EU Member States. Assessment in this case. He can also sell the product without Declaration
of Performance (DoP) and CE marking.
2. Furthermore, the manufacturer can expect that the product will not be
refused in other EU Member States.
3. In this context it is important to remember Regulation (EU) 764/2008 laying
down procedures relating to the application of national technical rules to products
lawfully marketed in another Member State, thus operationalizing the mutual
recognition principle
Link to above extract is:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/construction/faq/index_en.htm#Q1-7
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