ETAETAs - (European Technical Approvals)
Warrington Certification is the only body within Europe that specialises exclusively in the development of European Technical Approvals (ETAs) for fire protection products.
An ETA is required when no harmonised European product standard (HEN) exists for a product against which conformity and hence CE marking can be based
An ETA for a construction product is a favourable technical assessment of its fitness for an intended use, based on contribution made by this product to the fulfillment of the six Essential Requirements, as stated in the Construction Products Directive (CPD) for the construction works in which the product is installed.
An ETA can be granted when any of the following conditions apply:
- No relevant Harmonised Standards for the product exist
- No mandate for such a Standard has been given by the European Commission
- The European Commission considers that a Standard cannot be developed (yet)
- A product deviates significantly from the relevant Harmonised Standards
In conjunction with an Attestation of Conformity (which is intended to ensure that the product specification set out in a ETA is maintained by the manufacturer), ETA's allow manufacturers to place a CE mark on their products.
WCL has been instrumental in development of ETA's in the following areas with new applications to follow:
- Penetration Sealing Systems
- Board Systems
- Structural Protection
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