Consequences of the Production Products Regulation

Water-endangering substances and small wastewater treatment plants –

On 24 April 2011, the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) came into force and, on 1 July 2013, replaced the previously valid Construction Products Directive in its entirety. The requirements made on building structures and construction products are likewise determined in the new CPR in order to ensure the suitability (fitness) as well as the health and safety of the people involved. Essential requirements on these structures are, among others, “mechanical strength and structural stability” and “fire protection.” Beyond that, no harmful influences resulting from the “release of dangerous...

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