Significance of the CE marking for precast elements

Declaration of Performance versus Verification of Applicability

According to the Construction Product Regulation, construction products manufactured by the building materials industry in accordance with the so-called harmonized European Standards will be provided with a declaration of performance as of July 1, 2013. This declaration is in general complemented by the CE marking. In this way, the manufacturer attends the European single market of construction products and verifies that his construction products have demonstrated their marketability being agreed, on a harmonized basis, throughout Europe. On the other hand, there is a building contractor...

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