Amendment for the CPD 89/106/EEC

Revision of the Construction Products Directive (CPD) 89/106/EEC

Companies work in a regulatory framework which is a core factor to grow, competitiveness and employment. Assuring the simplicity of the regulatory environment, consequently high quality is, therefore, an indispensable goal of the enterprise policy of the European Union.
Thus, the improvement of legislation became essential in the new Lisbon strategy launched in spring 2005; in its recent communication on industrial policy (COM 2005/474), the Commission has put the stress one more time on the importance of its influence on the productivity and competitiveness of the industry.

According to this idea, last October, the Commission communicated a simplification of the regulatory framework (COM 2005/535), where the construction industry was pointed out as a priority matter, needing an evaluation of the impact and of the overall effectiveness of the legislative framework applicable to the sector. This fact implies a simplification program which includes concrete actions simplifying the Construction Products Directive (Directive 89/106/EEC).
In the Commission’s opinion, this directive doesn’t eliminate all barriers to trade and does not give the best conditions permitting the free circulation and use of construction products within the Community.

Against this background, rather than preparing a legislative proposal to simplify the directive, the Commission is now putting in practice a broad consultation of interested stakeholders on the most important issues of the directive.

Finally, there is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonized conditions for the marketing of construction products - COM(2008) 311 final.

Amendment for the CPD 89/106/EEC

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