… products. Knowledge on the release behaviour of the own product gained through in-house research helps to reduce future costs of testing. With the release data it … Öko-Institut explores these questions in a study commissioned by UBA. The study focuses on plasters and mortars for indoor use and on road construction products. All construction product producers can profit …

… in Council Directive 89/106/EEC which it replaces: to promote free trade and use of construction products in the common market – without endangering levels of … other construction works and the addition of a new basic requirement ”sustainable use of natural resources” are derived from the suggestions in the ” Zagreb Statement … ” of the EPA Network. Also other EPA Network proposals, like better informing users of construction products on dangerous substances in the CE marking of the …

… assessment documents. Precondition for CE marking and for the free marketing and use connected with it is that the manufacturer declares the performance of the … they consider necessary, to protect the environment and health as well as workers using construction products intact. The European Commission offers an informative … cover the required characteristics, an additional technical documentation may be used to bridge the gap and ensure that the existing levels of protection are …

… for construction products provide important information about products and their use. They help to choose materials for building and provide a basis for the documentation of the building materials used in a construction work (e.g. by means of the building certificate). They can be …

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