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Response to Review of the Construction Products Regulation

29 Jul 2020

Harmonised standards (hENs) are powerful tools to ensure a uniform internal market within the European Union. The existence of national marks and certification requirements has historically been a financial and administrative burden on the industry and their removal (and prevention of proliferation) was welcome. The most significant example for wallcoverings is the introduction of the European reaction to fire tests removing the complexity of many different national requirements. The introduction of the CPR has not been without problems. The current wallcovering industry hEN was drafted for the CPD (Construction Products Directive). Responding to the revised mandate for the CPR has taken 6 years to be published by CEN and has been refused citation in the OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union). Currently the applicable standard has an Annex ZA appropriate for the CPD not the CPR. IGI has developed a guidance document for its members to comply with CE marking under the CPR. It is clear that some form of revision of the CPR is required. CEN/TCs (Technical Committees) have been receiving confusing and changing advice on compliance requirements resulting in delays. 1. IGI does not believe that the CPR should be repealed. 2. IGI believes that the EC and CEN should work more closely to provide stable guidance for drafting hENs. 3. IGI believes that market surveillance should be robust. ‘Free loaders’ are marketing non CE marked products mainly, it is believed, through ignorance. The increased availability of relatively low cost digital printing has boosted this trend coupled with the perception that customers do not search for CE marked wallcoverings. 4. IGI urges the EC to speed up the process of standards citation in the OJEU.
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