Hazardous substances in construction products - identification soon to be easier | Umweltbundesamt

From July 2013 a new regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products is effective in the EU. The objectives of the regulation are the same as already in Council Directive 89/106/EEC which it replaces: to promote free trade and use of construction products in the common market – without endangering levels of protection. read more

For the first time both the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have set up a framework with which to establish a threshold level of protection against construction products throughout Europe. The regulation is based upon the new EU Regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products, which will enter into force in 2013. After July 2013 CE marking must be affixed to construction products making a declaration about substances of very high concern that they contain.  The new regulation will apply to all construction products marketed on the European market, e.g. carpeting, wall covering, or concrete components. read more