The European Commission refers to European standards that are produced under a mandate given by the European Commission and/or the European Free Trade Association, and that are adopted by the European Standards Organizations as 'harmonized standards' (hEN). These standards support the essential requirements of a New Approach Directive.
The products manufactured in accordance with harmonized standards benefit from a 'presumption of conformity' to the essential requirements of a specific directive.
Part of the work programme of CEN Technical Committees consists of standards developed in compliance with the Construction Products Directive (CPD) 89/106/EEC following specific mandates. These European standards are then cited in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
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Reference of the harmonized European standards in the OJEU.
The European Commission has recently made available its proposal for a Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and CEN is currently assessing the impact of this regulation on the European standardization system.
For more information on European initiatives linked to the construction sector, please visit the EC website.