UEAtc CEN and EOTA

Technical standardisation and regulatory harmonisation are recognised as the ultimate market introduction for new products and systems.

The members of UEAtc therefore:

- contribute to CEN and EOTA (www.eota.be) work in order to promote European technical harmonisation, mandated by the EC or otherwise, and foster rapid implementation of preliminary or not yet complete results of codification in practice through their approvals,

- offer their services to manufacturers and users of new products and systems not yet covered by harmonisation, in the early stages of development

- assure continuity of approval services during the transition period of the setting up and implementation of CPD schemes, and minimise transition problems.

- try to ensure during that period that the harmonised and voluntary standardised specifications are complementary wherever this may be necessary,

After accomplishment of the transition to standards, UEAtc members continue to deliver complementary services for :

- products and product performances either outside or incompletely covered by the harmonised specifications,

- the approval of products used to manufacture finished construction products and kits,

- approval of systems for innovative use, design and installation of harmonised products, where those aspects are not or not yet covered.