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DIN: Warning note on MVV TB published

As announced by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) at the beginning of June 2025 The German Institute for Standardisation e.V., DIN, published a warning note on 29 April 2025 on DIN EN 1993-4-2:2017-09, which is referred to in No. A 1.2.4.1 of the MVV TB.

11. June 2025

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EOTA: Publication of new EAD documents in May 2025

On 7 May 2025, 14 new European Assessment Documents (EADs) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union, including seven new EADs that describe a test in accordance with EN 16516.

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(German only) DIBt: Veröffentlichung der MVV TB 2025/1

Wie Mitte Mai 2025 das Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) auf seiner Webseite bekannt gab, hat zum 13. Mai 2025 das Einvernehmen der Länder zur Veröffentlichung der nachfolgenden Fassung 2025/1 der Muster-Verwaltungsvorschrift Technische Baubestimmungen (MVV TB) eingeholt.

26. May 2025

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EU Commission: Statement on the ‘new’ ETA procedure

In a summary dated 14 November 2024 (updated on 18 December 2024), the German Institute for Structural Engineering (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik - DIBt) presents the changes to the ‘Voluntary CE marking (EOTA route)’ by the EU Commission.

3. January 2025

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EU: Amended Construction Products Regulation (CPR) published

On 18 December 2024, the amendment to the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) was published in the EU Official Journal as Regulation (EU) 2024/3110.

2. January 2025

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DIN: Warning note on MVV TB published

As the German Institute for Structural Engineering (Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik - DIBt) announced in mid November 2024, German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. - DIN) published a warning note in mid November 2024 on the standard DIN EN 1993-4-1:2017-09.

30. December 2024

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EOTA: Publication of new EAD documents in November 2024

On 19 November 2024, 26 new or updated European Assessment Documents (EADs) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union, including four EADs that describe a test according to EN 16516:

27. December 2024

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Proposition 65: Vinyl acetate listed as a carcinogen

At the end of December 2024, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added vinyl acetate to the Proposition 65 list as a carcinogen, effective 3 January 2025.

23. December 2024

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DIBt: Introduction of VAT on ETAs not until 1 January 2027

The introduction of VAT on European Technical Assessments (ETA) by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) has been postponed again, as announced by the DIBt in a message on its website on 9 December 2024. The new deadline is 1 January 2027.

20. December 2024

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GEV-EMICODE: Publication of new criteria and method

In November 2024, Association for Control of Emissions in Products for Floor Installation, Adhesives and Building Materials (GEV) published new GEV classification criteria and an updated GEV testing method.

12. December 2024

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