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• Dr. Peter Brändlein, Thomas Gahm

peter.braendlein@lga.de, thomas.gahm@lga.de

SUBJEcT: THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE IN THE PRACTICE

THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE (COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 89/106/CE)

Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products.

GENERAL Purpose: Taking down technical trade impendings in the European Union without a loss of the former protection level Aim: Construction products to be sold, have to be suitable. Essential requirements to construction products: 1.Mechanical resistance and stability

• 2. Safety in case of fire
• 3. Hygiene, health and the environment
• 4. Safety in use
• 5. Protection against noise
• 6. Energy economy and heat retention

APPLICATION RANGE

Raw materials

Aggregates for concrete, mortar, asphalt and road construction Aggregates for railway ballast, armourstone Natural stone Cement and building lime Gypsum blocks

Building materials

Masonry units Concrete and cement pipes and fittings Concrete and clay pavers Terrazzo and ceramic tiles Thermal insulation products Wood-based panels Geotextiles and geotextile-related products

Building elements

Elastomeric seals Prefabricated chimneys Radiators and convectors Lighting columns WC, Kitchen sinks

Building equipment

Fire detection and fire alarm systems Building hardware (doors, locks) Fixed firefighting systems Smoke and heat control systems Wastewater lifting plants Fixed ladders for manholes

At the moment there are about 157 harmonized standards

STANDARDS Technical Specifications: (Requirements of the Construction Product Directive)

• standards EN
• harmonized standards with a mandated EN + Annex ZA

The Annex ZA prescribe the tests and the documentations for the realisation of conformity

• National standards / directions

(as national documents of application) In this case it is forbidden to sell the construction product without testing and attestation of the conformity (CE – Mark)

DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF CONFORMITY (AoC)

X X Certificate of F.P.C X X EG- Certificate of Conformity Certification body X X X Continuous surveillance and approval of F.P.C X X X X Initial inspection of factory and

• f F.P.C

Inspection body X Audit testing of samples X X X Initial type testing Testing laboratory X X X Initial type testing X X X X Continuous testing of samples according to a fixed testplan X X X X X X F.P.C Factory production control (documentation) Producer

4 3 2 2+ 1 1+

Attestation of conformity AoC Declaration of conformity of the producer Certification

• f products

Kind of document

BODIES INVOLVED IN THE ATTESTATION OF CONFORMITY

Certification body

• impartial body, governmental or non-governmental, having competence and integrity

Inspection body

• impartial body having the organization, staff, competence and integrity

Testing laboratory

• with calibrated laboratory equipment
• i.e. accredited laboratory
• In case of System 1+/1 everything may be performed by one and the same body or by

different bodies

• In case of System 2+/2 the inspection body and /or the testing laboratory involved in the

attestation of conformity carries out acts on behalf of the certification body. The certification and inspection bodies and the test laboratories of a certification body have to be accredited by a national government institution and notified by the EU. Every “notified body” gets its own identification number.

DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF CONFORMITY (AoC)

X X Certificate of F.P.C X X EG- Certificate of Conformity Certification body X X X Continuous surveillance and approval of F.P.C X X X X Initial inspection of factory and

• f F.P.C

Inspection body X Audit testing of samples X X X Initial type testing Testing laboratory X X X Initial type testing X X X X Continuous testing of samples according to a fix testplan X X X X X X F.P.C Factory production control (documentation) Producer

4 3 2 2+ 1 1+

Attestation of conformity AoC Declaration of conformity of the producer Certification

• f products

Kind of document

FACTORY PRODUCTION CONTROL (F.P.C)

Documentation (Manual)

1. General introduction

• 2. Organization

Responsibility and authority Management review

• 3. Control procedures

Document and data control Sub-contract services Knowledge of the raw material 4. Management of production 5. Inspection and testing Equipment and Calibration Frequency and location of inspection, Sampling and testing 6. Records / documentation of the test results 7. Control of non-conforming products 8. Handling, storage and conditioning in production areas 9. Transport and packaging

• 10. Training of staff

DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF CONFORMITY (AoC)

X X Certificate of F.P.C X X EG- Certificate of Conformity Certification body X X X Continuous surveillance and approval of F.P.C X X X X Initial inspection of factory and

• f F.P.C

Inspection body X Audit testing of samples X X X Initial type testing Testing laboratory X X X Initial type testing X X X X Continuous testing of samples according to a fix testplan X X X X X X F.P.C Factory production control (documentation) Producer

4 3 2 2+ 1 1+

Attestation of conformity AoC Declaration of conformity of the producer Certification

• f products

Kind of document

CONTINUOUS TESTING

Example: Aggregates for concrete EN 12620, Sys. 2+ (for every aggregate size)

• Grading

1 per week

• Shape of coarse aggregate

1 per month

• Fines content

1 per week

• Particle density and water absorption

1 per year

• Freezing and thawing

1 per 2 year

• Alkali-silica reactivity

when required

• Petrographic description

1 per 3 years

• Dangerous substances

when required

• => external and internal laboratory

DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF CONFORMITY (AoC)

X X Certificate of F.P.C X X EG- Certificate of Conformity Certification body X X X Continuous surveillance and approval of F.P.C X X X X Initial inspection of factory and

• f F.P.C

Inspection body X Audit testing of samples X X X Initial type testing Testing laboratory X X X Initial type testing X X X X Continuous testing of samples according to a fix testplan X X X X X X F.P.C Factory production control (documentation) Producer

4 3 2 2+ 1 1+

Attestation of conformity AoC Declaration of conformity of the producer Certification

• f products

Kind of document

INITIAL TYPE TESTING

Example: Aggregates for concrete EN 12620 , Sys. 2+

• for every aggregate size and for general properties
• Grading
• Shape of coarse aggregate
• Fines content
• Particle density and water absorption
• Freezing and thawing
• Alkali-silica reactivity (when required)
• Petrographic description
• Dangerous substances (when required)
• Shell content
• Humus content
• Chloride and sulfur content
• Lightweight organic contamination

DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF CONFORMITY (AoC)

X X Certificate of F.P.C X X EG- Certificate of Conformity Certification body X X X Continuous surveillance and approval of F.P.C X X X X Initial inspection of factory and

• f F.P.C

Inspection body X Audit testing of samples X X X Initial type testing Testing laboratory X X X Initial type testing X X X X Continuous testing of samples according to a fix testplan X X X X X X F.P.C Factory production control (documentation) Producer

4 3 2 2+ 1 1+

Attestation of conformity AoC Declaration of conformity of the producer Certification

• f products

Kind of document

OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRODUCER Certificate of F.P.C Factory production control by the „notified body“ EU-Declaration of conformity under the responsibility of the producer CE – marking of the product under the responsibility of the producer

EU- DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EXAMPLE)

OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRODUCER Certificate of F.P.C Factory production control (by the „notified body“) EU-Declaration of conformity under the responibility of the producer CE – marking of the product under the responsibility of the producer

CE-MARKING: EXAMPLE

Trade and CE

Legal issues:

• Products for which a mandated and harmonized norm is valid

are allowed to be brought into traffic only with the CE-Mark (law)

• If you are dealing with such products, you have to be aware that
• your products have to be withdrawn from the market by the

national market authority such as the customs

• in case you are bidding for a tender you are not eligible
• in case of a event of a damage you may loose your cover of

insurance

Structure of LGA-Group

LGA-Holding Public Law Corporation Structural Analysis and Administration LGA Beteiligungs GmbH

LGA Investment Company

LGA Bautechnik GmbH

Building & Construction Testing & Consulting

LGA InterCert GmbH

Certification, Managementsystems

LGA QualiTest GmbH

Product Testing

LGA Hongkong Ltd. LGA TrainConsult GmbH

Training & Consulting

LGA Fachschulen gGmbH

LGA Schools

... in Germany and worldwide ...

LGA in Nürnberg,

• Tillystr. 2, 90431 Nuremberg

Dresden

Aschaffenburg Schweinfurt Hof Coburg Bayreuth Würzburg Nürnberg Regensburg Ingolstadt Augsburg Neu-Ulm München Kempten-Allgäu Traunstein Landshut

Hongkong

Weiden Amberg Deggendorf

Shanghai Tokio Herford Weimar

Distribution of 66,3 Mio€ turnover

(Data from January 2003)

19,2 13,4 16,9 8,7 4,2 0,5 3,4

Structural Analysis Construction Technology Product Testing Training & Consultancy Certification Complaintmanagement Administration, Reengineering

Fields of Business

Structural Analysis Geotechnical Engineering Material Testing Environmental Protection Product Testing Information Innovation

Stress analysis in nearly all Building sectors Buildings and Civil Engineering Industrial Constructions Power Stations Bridges Roads Earthwork Engineering Foundation Engineering Engineering geology Soil and Rock Testing Building Materials Fire Protection Insulation Road Construction Materials Solid Buildings and Constructions Metallic Materials Welding Sanitary Facilities and Fittings Environmental Geology and contaminated Materials Ecological Product Testing Noise Protection Technical Acoustics Emission Protection Environmental Consultancy Furniture Testing Leisure, Garden and Household Appliances Toy Testing Electromagnetic Compatability Biotechnology Chemical Analysis Electrical Engineering Test marks Technical Information Patents Technical Standards EC-consultancy Technology Transfer and Innovation

LGA

Projects in Greece

• Megalorema Bridge
• LGA tested modular space, Stegi
• Surveillance of production of sand for sand blast maschines
• Testing of special concrete and steel products

SE-Europe

• CE –Marking for over 100 companies in Germany, Tschech

Republic, Slovakia, Italy

• Civil engineering projects in Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina „Stari

Most“

• Branch office in Romania

LIST OF CERTIFICATIONS (LGA)

Aggregates for uses with high safety requirements (2+) Chimneys, flues and specific products (2+) Circulation fixtures Geotextiles (2+) Wood-based panels (1 und 2+) Waste water engineering products inside buildings (3) Cements and other hydraulic binders (1+) and building limes (2+) External thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering (1 und 2) Fasteners for structural timber products Masonry and related products (2+ and 3) Floorings (1) Internal partition kits (1) Internal and external wall and ceiling finishes (1 and 3) Timber frame and log prefabricated building kits (1) Products related to concrete, mortar and grout (2) Thermal insulating products (1) Light composite wood-based beams and columns (1) Precast normal/lightweight/autoclaved aerated concrete products (2+) Natural stone (3)

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