CPR, the European regulation for the construction materials


What is cpr: construction product regulation?

Construction Product Regulation (CPR)is a regulation issued by the European Union with the purpose of regulating the limits of fire resistance and dangerous substances in the materials used in construction.

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This regulationapplies to all products intended to be incorporated, permanently, in construction.It includes not only buildings but also civil engineering works. As far as cables are concerned, the legislation applies to power, telecommunications, data and control cables.

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purpose of CPR is to ensure that all cables used in permanent installations throughout the European Union are assessed, classified and approved under a single criterion.

  • 六個新類:A, B, C, D, E和F

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CPR includes six new classes, designated from A to F, where A implies that the product is non-combustible and F where the fire performance characteristics can not be determined. In this new classificationB, C, D and Eclasses will be mainly used for cables.

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Furthermore, there are additional criteria that establish requirements on the amount of smoke produced, the fall of droplets and flamed particles during combustion, and acid content or toxicity of smoke produced.

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C= class | Ca= cables | s= smoke | d= droplets | a= acidity

  • CPR APPLICATION

The official application of CPR comes into force on 1st July 2016. There is a transitional period of one year, during which the entire supply chain must adapt its stock to the new regulations.As of1st July 2017, all newly installed cables must comply with CPR regulation.

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For this reason,重要的是,你很快就適應你的供應as possible to cables already designed and tested under CPR criteria.To do this, you must check that the cables are correctly identified, both on the cover and on the identification label, and that the supplier has the corresponding DoP (Declaration of Performance) of the cable.

The DOP (Declaration of Performance)is a document issued by the manufacturer in which all relevant information is recorded: the manufacturer, cable identification, evaluation system used, applicable standard, CPR certification body and performance of the product. This standardized DoP can easily compare products with each other, choosing the right cable for each type of installation.

Declaration of Performance

The CE marking on the product declares that all applicable directives are met.

When you chooseTop Cable products, you areguaranteed that you are acquiring cables which fully comply with the requirements established in the new CPR regulations.

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Each country can legislate on basic works requirements and the applicable classification, form and different level.

For more informationabout CPR application criteria in each country, please ask at theTop Cable commercial team.

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5 thoughts on “CPR, the European regulation for the construction materials

  1. Rudy van Geersdaele

    Question: which performance level classes need to be used, in which country. This is different for each country. For the Netherlands the NEN 8012 provide guides to selected the correct performance level class, but what about for:
     Germany
     Belgium
     Spain
     France
     etc
    Is there a list available which regular or standard should be used per Country to obtain the correct performance level class?

    Best Regards,
    Rudy

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  2. Lothar Berger

    Good afternoon,

    Does NEN 8012 apply to the internal wiring of lighting fixtures?

    Many thanks in advance…

    Reply

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