VOC emissions regulation for construction products and floor coverings The Royal Decree establishing threshold levels for the emissions to the indoor environment from construction products was published on Aug 18, 2014. The regulation became mandatorily effective from Jan 1, 2015, for products to be traded on the Belgian market for...

Minimal environmental criteria for the procurement of planning and services for new buildings, refurbishments and maintenance of buildings and the management of public administration construction sites Since 2017 in Italy the requirement to use emission-tested products for the construction and renovation of public buildings is in force. The Minimal...

European marking of floor coverings The placing of construction products on the European market is regulated by the European Construction Regulation (CPR). Construction products complying with the requirements stipulated in the technical specifications are entitled to be identified with the CE marking and to be traded. This regulation applies...

Emissions testing in the context of the EU Taxonomy Regulation The EU Taxonomy Regulation came into force in 2022. It is a set of rules for defining whether companies operate and act ecologically (and also socially) and thus make comparisons possible within the framework of sustainable investments – “greenwashing”...

VOC regulation for construction and furnishing products Since Jan 1st, 2012, construction products, decoration and furnishing products to be traded in France for the first time are to be labelled with an emissions classification on the basis of VOC emissions tests. This is stated in the “Décret n° 2011-321”...

California Information Disclosure Act requires companies to provide a clear and adequate warning before knowingly and intentionally exposing consumers in California (USA) to certain chemicals known to be carcinogenic or toxic to reproduction. Companies exporting their products to California should therefore be aware of the composition and potential exposure...

Mark of conformity in the context of In Germany, as a member state of the EU, the general technical approval (abZ) and the Ü mark may only be used for products that do not bear a CE mark. The European Construction Products Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 describes basic requirements...

Marking of products on the market of the United Kingdom UPDATE September 2024: Construction products with CE marking still accepted in the UK On 2 September 2024, the British Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government issued a ministerial statement announcing that the CE marking for construction products will...