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[May 2006]
BBA Launches CE Marking Guides for Specifiers & Purchasers
CE marking of construction products was heralded by the publication of the European Commission's Construction Products Directive in 1988. Nearly 20 years later, says the British Board of Agrement (BBA), CE marking has not reached what could be considered as a critical mass in the UK construction industry, but some CE marked products are beginning to appear here. Some of these are for UK produced products, but far more are from overseas, where CE marking may well be a mandatory requirement, unlike the situation in the UK.
Although the UK has signed up to CE marking, many specifiers and others - including purchasers and building control personnel - are unsure of the link between CE marking, particularly for products from overseas, and the requirements of UK regulations, codes and building practice.
To overcome this problem, the BBA has launched a new series of documents entitled 'CE Marking Application Guides' (CEMAGs).
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