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Position 02/2017

In cooperation with the below-mentioned German associations, BFT International is publishing in this section the position adopted by these organizations on a current issue related to the German or European precast industry.

On the harmonization of structural precast concrete

In accordance with the ECJ judgement in case C-100/13, it is prohibited to impose additional requirements on harmonized construction products as well as national marks of conformity (so-called “Ü mark”) in addition to the CE mark. As a consequence, Germany shows a declining acceptance of the CE mark on construction products....

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