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Corporate
March 2014
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With effect from 1
st
July 2013, or as soon as
an applicable product standard is available,
construction products must be CE marked
in accordance with the Construction
Products Regulation (CPR). Up until now,
there has been no available product
standard for cables, but work is now in
progress by CENELEC (European Committee
for Electro Technical Standardisation) on
producing such a standard.
CENELEC TC20 has issued the following
timetable for planned publication of CE
marking documents:
prhEN 50575: This product standard for
power, control and communication cables is
planned for publication during the second
quarter of 2014. CE marking of cables can
start when this document is published.
EN 13501-6: This classification standard
is planned for publication during the first
quarter of 2014, and will enable cables to
be classified. An EN 13501-6 report will
provide the basis for CE marking of cables
in accordance with prhEN 50575.
prCLC/TS 50576: EXAP, which was
planned for publication at the end of
2013. Application of this document will
minimise the number of tests.
SP Technical Research Institute of
Sweden already has accreditation for all
the test standards mentioned in prhEN
50575, which means it can perform these
tests now. Manufacturers can therefore
already obtain information on how their
products will relate to the requirements
in the new classification system for
cables under CPR.
SP can also help to minimise the number
of fire tests that must be performed, by
grouping cables in product families in
accordance with the EXAP document
(EXAP = Extended Application).
SP Technical Research Institute –
Sweden
Website
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CE-marking of cables will soon be mandatory
By Johan Post
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The SP Technical Research Institute in Sweden can now perform the tests
