CEN/TR 15855:2009

SIST-TP CEN/TR 15855
SLOVENSKI
STANDARD
november 2009
Gradbeni proizvodi – Ocenjevanje sproščanja nevarnih snovi – Ovire pri
trgovanju
Construction products – Assessment of release of dangerous substances –
Barriers to trade
Produits de construction – Evaluation de l'émission de substances dangereuses –
Barrières aux échanges
Bewertung der Freisetzung von gefährlichen Substanzen aus Bauprodukten –
Handelsbarrieren
Referenčna oznaka
ICS 91.100.01 SIST-TP CEN/TR 15855:2009 ((sl)en)

Nadaljevanje na straneh II in od 1 do 25

© 2009-11. Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST-TP CEN/TR 15855 : 2009
NACIONALNI UVOD
Tehnično poročilo SIST-TP CEN/TR 15855 ((sl)en), Gradbeni proizvodi – Ocenjevanje sproščanja
nevarnih snovi – Ovire pri trgovanju, 2009, ima status slovenskega tehničnega poročila in je z metodo
ponatisa z nacionalnim dodatkom privzeto evropsko tehnično poročilo CEN/TR 15855:2009.
NACIONALNI PREDGOVOR
Evropsko tehnično poročilo CEN/TR 15855:2009 je pripravil tehnični odbor Evropskega komiteja za
standardizacijo CEN/TC 351 Gradbeni proizvodi – Ocenjevanje sproščanja nevarnih snovi.
Pripravo tega dokumenta sta Evropska komisija in Evropsko združenje za prosto trgovino poverila
CEN. Ta evropski dokument ustreza bistvenim zahtevam direktiv EU.
Slovensko tehnično poročilo SIST-TP CEN/TR 15855:2009 je dne 1. oktobra 2009 po pooblastilu
Strokovnega sveta SIST za splošno področje sprejel tehnični odbor SIST/TC NES Nevarne snovi.
NACIONALNI DODATEK
Proizvajalci gradbenih proizvodov lahko uporabljajo samo surovine, ki ne vsebujejo prepovedanih
snovi, za omejene snovi pa morajo upoštevati omejitve iz Priloge XVII k Uredbi (ES) št. 1907/2006
Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o registraciji, evalvaciji, avtorizaciji in omejevanju kemikalij (REACH).
Člen 67 Uredbe (ES) št. 1907/2006 določa, da se snovi, zmesi ali izdelki ne smejo proizvajati, dajati v
promet ali uporabljati, če ne izpolnjujejo pogojev iz kakršne koli omejitve zanje iz Priloge XVII. Ta
uredba je v celoti zavezujoča in se neposredno uporablja v vseh državah članicah EU.
Proizvajalci gradbenih proizvodov morajo spremljati spremembe in dopolnitve Uredbe (ES)
št. 1907/2006 Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o registraciji, evalvaciji, avtorizaciji in omejevanju
kemikalij (REACH). Prva sprememba Priloge XVII k Uredbi (ES) št. 1907/2006 je 1. junija 2009
razveljavila in nadomestila Direktivo 76/769/EGS o približevanju zakonov in drugih predpisov držav
članic v zvezi z omejitvami pri trženju in uporabi nekaterih nevarnih snovi in pripravkov.
Za zaščito gradbenih proizvodov se lahko uporabljajo le priglašeni oziroma avtorizirani ali registrirani
biocidni proizvodi na podlagi Zakona o biocidnih proizvodih (ZBioP) (Uradni list RS, št. 61/06).
Več informacij dobite na spletni strani Urada Republike Slovenije za kemikalije: http://www.uk.gov.si/.
OPOMBI
– Povsod, kjer se v besedilu uporablja izraz “evropsko tehnično poročilo”, v SIST-TP CEN/TR
15855:2009 to pomeni “slovensko tehnično poročilo”.
– Nacionalni uvod in nacionalni predgovor nista sestavni del evropskega tehničnega poročila.

II
TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 15855
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
March 2009
ICS 91.100.01
English Version
Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous
substances - Barriers to trade
Produits de construction - Evaluation de l'émission de Bewertung der Freisetzung von gefährlichen Substanzen
substances dangereuses - Barrières aux échanges aus Bauprodukten - Handelsbarrieren
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 3 February 2009. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 351.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Introduction and Background to the Technical Report .4
2 Implementation of this Work Item .5
2.1 Administrative Procedures and Objectives .5
2.1.1 Concepts and Scope of Barriers to Trade .5
2.1.2 Barriers to Trade or Barriers to Use .6
2.2 Questions to Consultees .7
3 Industry Groups .7
4 Status of the Industry Consultations and Interviews .8
5 Results of Surveys.8
5.1 Perceptions of Barriers to Trade .8
5.2 Barriers to Trade or Use . 10
5.2.1 General . 10
5.2.2 Current Regulations – two or more Member States . 11
5.2.3 Current Regulations – single Member State . 11
5.2.4 Barriers to Use . 11
5.2.5 Summary and Definitions of Barriers . 12
5.3 Examples of Barriers . 12
5.3.1 General comments. 12
5.3.2 Specific product Group Issues . 14
6 How Standardisation can remove barriers to trade . 19
7 Conclusions . 20
7.1 Barriers to Trade . 20
7.2 Barriers to Use . 20
7.3 Limitations . 20
8 Recommendations . 20
Annex A (informative) Lists of Associations, contact details and product specifications . 22

Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 15855:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 351 “Construction
Products Assessment of release of dangerous substances”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
This Technical Report is prepared by CEN/TC 351 "Construction products – Assessment of release of
dangerous substances" and indicates the barriers to trade as identified by CEN product Technical Committees
in relation with emission of regulated dangerous substances into indoor air, surface water, groundwater or soil.
CEN was asked in Mandate M/366 to describe if and how these barriers to trade can be resolved or prevented
by the set of standards included in the work programme.
This report looks first at existing technical barriers, but also examines whether potential technical barriers exist
and provides examples of these barriers.
However the market sometimes makes little or no distinction between a technical barrier to trade (or even a
potential barrier to trade) and the existence of barriers to the use of products that are legally placed on the
market having already met the technical standard requirements. Manufacturers are disturbed that they can
comply with the requirements of the CPD and any harmonised standards, but still encounter difficulties in
having their products specified and used, or even where they have to complete additional hurdles beyond
those required in the harmonised technical specification. As the subject came up many times, this report
contains numerous references to such “barriers to use”, but this subject will be dealt with separately in greater
detail in another report since it is not within the scope of CEN Standardisation to remove barriers to use.
Similarly, there is no attempt in this report to examine the question of trade barriers resulting from any other
market mechanisms introduced at either EU level or national level, which results in or from fiscal penalties,
quotas or international trade agreements since these are beyond the scope of technical harmonisation.
This Technical Report is expected to be used by the Commission to address the issue of barriers to trade with
Member States and to discuss with regulators their requirements to prevent harmful effects as stated in
Essential Requirement 3 of the CPD as described in the main body of the mandate M/366.
1 Introduction and Background to the Technical Report
Mandate M/366 of the European Commission to CEN, titled: “DEVELOPMENT OF HORIZONTAL
STANDARDISED ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR HARMONISED APPROACHES RELATING TO
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE (CPD), emission to
indoor air, soil, surface water and ground water”, which created CEN/TC 351, required a number of technical
reports (TRs) to assist in the process of standardisation. The first of these TRs was to establish the extent of
or presence of technical barriers to trade resulting from requirements under Essential Requirement 3 (ER3),
as perceived or experienced by manufacturers of construction products, demanded by EU Member States.
Since the CPD (Council Directive 89/106/EEC of December 21, 1988 concerning construction products) is
aiming to lift barriers to trade, there would be no point, in theory, in developing standards in CEN/TC 351 for
the purpose of ER3 if no technical barriers to trade exist.
However, the “Grounds” for this Mandate, given by the Commission, state:
‘… this standardisation mandate refers to products for which the two following conditions are fulfilled:
a) the products are or risk to be subject to technical barriers to trade arising from regulated dangerous
substances;
b) the characteristics of the products regarding regulated dangerous substances influence the satisfaction by
the construction works, in which they are to be incorporated in a permanent manner, of the essential
requirements as laid down in article 3 of the CPD and set out in terms of objectives with regard to hygiene,
health and the environment, in Annex 1 of the CPD. These works are subject to legislative, regulatory or
administrative regulations of Member States covering such essential requirements specifically in the field
of dangerous substances'.
Further, in Clause 7 of the “Execution of the Mandate” referring to the work programme of CEN, it states:
‘It [the work programme] shall identify and cover all products or product families for which the three following
conditions are fulfilled:
 European or national regulations are limiting or banning the emission or content (see IV.8) of dangerous
substances;
 Existing or potential barriers to trade have been identified;
 Measurement/test methods for these specified regulated dangerous substances have already been
developed and are used on a national or EU level.
Considering point (a) in the “Grounds” for the Mandate it is stated that products “at risk” from technical barriers
to trade are equally important to existing barriers to trade, and also in the above Clause 7, Execution of the
Mandate, the second dash refers to “potential barriers” as well as established barriers. This makes the scope
of the work wider than simply identifying existing technical barriers.
The Mandate also specifically refers to ‘technical’ barriers to trade, and CEN is especially asked to consider in
the Work Package the following TR:
“Work Package 1: technical reports: procedures for testing and testing schemes
1. Technical Report on examples of existing and potential barriers to trade in relation with emission of
regulated dangerous substances into indoor air, surface water, ground water or soil.

Any other type of barrier to trade falls within Articles 30/36 of the Treaty and must be directly eliminated by the
Member States.
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