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Industrial | Monthly bulletin | March 2020

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Heavy Industries

 

Regulatory news


 

Europe – Construction products

 

Regulation proposals

 

The below table summarises the most recent regulation proposals made to the European Commission (Non-exhaustive):

 

Notification number

Countries

Title

2020/23/S

Sweden

Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning regulations amending the Board’s building regulations (2011:6) – regulations and general advice, BBR

The amendments to Section 5 on fire protection have been made in order to provide up-to-date references for standards and to maintain the safety level of sprinkler systems

The aim of the amendments to Section 9 is to tighten up the requirements for energy performance of buildings and to better reflect sustainability in heating. The aim is also to implement Directive 2010/31 on the energy performance of buildings, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/844 and to adapt the regulations on energy conservation to a proposed amendment in the Planning and Building Ordinance (2011:338)

 

Publications about Construction Products by European Commission

 

Below you will find a table summarising some recent publications in the Official Journal of the European Union relating to construction products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.

 

Drafts supplementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011

Date

Reference

Title

12-08-2019

C/2019/2031

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1342 of 14 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing classes of performance in relation to air permeability for rooflights of plastics and glass and roof hatches

 

Europe/International – Machinery

 

Standards updates

 

The below table summarises the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):

 

(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC/CEN) have to be withdrawn.

 

CENELEC/CEN

Reference

Title

Date of Withdrawal (*)

Supersedes

EN ISO 28927-1:2019

Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 1: Angle and vertical grinders (ISO 28927-1:2019)

2020-06-30

EN ISO 28927-1:2009/A1:2017
EN ISO 28927-1:2009