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Public Consultation on the Draft European Union (Construction Products) Regulations 2013, the Draft Building Regulations (Part D Amendment) Regulations 2013 and Draft Technical Guidance Document D – Materials and Workmanship (2013).

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, T.D., has published the draft European Union (Construction Products) Regulations 2013, the draft Building Regulations (Part D Amendment) Regulations 2013 and the associated draft Technical Guidance Document D – Materials and Workmanship (2013) for public consultation.

The consultation documents may be accessed at the links set out below: -

The primary purpose for which the draft European Union (Construction Products) Regulations 2013 are made is to provide for the market surveillance of construction products in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (known as the Construction Products Regulation).

Part D of the Building Regulations is also being reviewed in order to clarify that “proper materials” may include construction products which carry a CE mark in accordance with the Construction Products Regulation or which comply with a harmonised standard / European Technical Assessment under the Construction Products Regulation.  The draft Technical Guidance Document also avails of the opportunity to provide new guidance in relation to glazing as well as to provide an update in relation to the latest standards on quality management and workmanship.

In advance of finalising the draft regulations / technical guidance, comments are invited from stakeholders, members of the public and other interested parties.  Submissions and comments on either or both of the draft regulations and on the draft Technical Guidance Document should be forwarded, in writing or by email, to the address indicated below: -

Paula Doyle,
Architecture / Building Standards,
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government,
Custom House,
Dublin 1,
Tel: +353 (0)1 888 2805
E-mail: buildingstandards@environ.ie

The closing date for the receipt of submissions and comments is no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 17 May 2013.

In order to assist the Department in the compilation of submissions and comments, respondents to this consultation are kindly requested to use the comment forms provided at the link below: -

Please note that all submissions and comments submitted to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.

 

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