Background, interpretation, implications
The ECJ judgment -
A judgment delivered by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) entails a profound change for Germany in the approval of construction products bearing the CE marking:
In an ECJ judgment against Germany dated October 14, 2014 (case C-100/13), individual rules contained in Part B Part 1 of the List of Construction Rules are considered to constitute an infringement of the European Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC.
The decision is based on three specific construction products in accordance with the – meanwhile outdated - Construction Products Directive mentioned above. Nevertheless, it is to...
