Construction Products

The Construction Products (Amendment) Regulations came into force on 1 January 1995. The Regulations lay down requirements that construction products must satisfy to be legally placed on the UK market, and the conditions that must be met before products can bear the CE mark.

Products covered by the Regulations

• The Regulations apply to products that are "produced for incorporation in a permanent manner in works".
• "Works" include buildings, roads, bridges and other civil engineering works. The Regulations do not apply to construction products:
  • that have no implications for health, safety or energy efficiency of construction works,
  • where the construction works are not subject to regulation, or
  • where the product was legally supplied in the UK before 27 December 1991 (ie when the Regulations came into force).
• Products covered by the Regulations can be legally placed on the market if they can be demonstrated to have the characteristics (eg tensile strength, resistance to water penetration) necessary to allow the construction works to meet the requirements of regulations (eg the Building Regulations). Where products bear the CE marking, it will be presumed that they meet the requirements of European technical specifications.

Further guidance on construction products can be found at www.safety.odpm.gov.uk/bregs/cpd/index.htm.

Please Note

This leaflet is not an authoritative interpretation of the law and is intended only for guidance. For further information please contact your local Consumer Protection or Trading Standards office.

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