SLG guideline - Initial practical experience

Implementation of the Construction Products Regulation –

On 1 July 2013, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) entered into full force and effect and superseded the Construction Products Directive without transitional period. A Declaration of Performance (DoP) must be prepared for construction products to be marketed in the European Economic Area in accordance with the Construction Products Regulation, and such products must be CE-marked. To prepare the members of the SLG (Betonverband Straße, Landschaft, Garten; German Association for Concrete in Road Construction, Landscaping and Gardening) for the required changes, the association published...

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