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Glossary

Glossary of Terms

Abbreviations
CPD Construction Products Directive
PPD Public Procurement Directives
SCC Standing Committee on Construction
ID Interpretative Documents
ENV European pre-standard
ENV Eurocode Version of Eurocode published by CEN as a pre-standard ENV (for subsequent conversion into EN)
NAD National Application Document for the use of ENV Eurocodes at the National level
EN European standard
EN Eurocode Version of Eurocode approved by CEN as a European standard
hEN Harmonised European standard for a construction product (to enable CE Marking)
NDP Nationally Determined Parameter
DAV Date of availability of the EN standard
DoW Date of withdrawal of a conflicting national standards
CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Standardisation Organisation)
CEN/MC CEN Management Centre
NA National Annex (containing countries decisiond on NDPs: see below)
NSB National Standards Body (CEN Member)
EOTA European Organisation for Technical Approval (article 9.2 of the CPD)
ETA European Technical Approval
ETAG European Technical Approval Guideline
EEA European Economic Area
EC European Commission services
OJ/OJEU Official Journal of the European Union
FV Formal vote
UAP Unique Approval Procedure
 

Definitions

Approval Body Body authorised to issue European Technical Approvals (Article 10 of the CPD), Member of EOTA).
 
European Technical Approval (ETA) Favourable technical assessment of the fitness for use of a product for an intended use, based on the fulfilment of the Essential Requirements for building works for which the product is used (article 8, 9 and 4.2 of the CPD). An ETA can be issued on the basis of a Guideline (article 9.1 of the CPD) or without guideline (article 9.2 of the CPD).
 
European Technical Approval Guideline (ETAG) Document used as the basis for preparing ETAs, which contains specific requirements for the products within the meaning of the Essential Requirements, the test procedures, the methods of assessing and judging the results of the tests, the inspection and conformity procedures, written by EOTA on the base of a mandate received from the Commission (article 9.1 and 11 of the CPD).
 
National Annex (to an EN Eurocode Part) Annex to an EN Eurocode Part containing the Nationally Determined Parameters (NDPs) to be used for the structural design of buildings and civil engineering works in a Member State.
 
National Application Document (NAD) The NADs, which were used at the ENV stage, expressed national choices, in particular wherever "Boxed Values" were given in the ENV Eurocodes.
 
National Provisions National laws, regulations and administrative provisions, imposed by all levels of public authorities, or private bodies acting as a public undertaking or as a public body on the basis of a monopoly position.
 
Nationally Determined Parameter (NDP) A National choice left open in a EN Eurocode about values (where symbols are given in the EN Eurocodes), classes or alternative procedures permitted within the 5 EN Eurocodes.
 
Technical Specifications Harmonised European Standards (hENs) and European Technical Approval (ETAs) for construction products (article 4.1 of the CPD)
 
Structure Load-bearing construction, i.e. organised assembly of connected parts designed to provide mechanical resistance and stability to the works (ID 1, clause 2.1.1).
 
Structural Relating to a structure
 
Structural material Material or constituent product with properties which enter into structural calculations or otherwise relate to the mechanical resistance and stability of works and parts thereof, and/or to their fire resistance, including aspects of durability and serviceability.
 
Structural component Components to be used as load-bearing part of works designed to provide mechanical resistance and stability to the works and/or fire resistance, including aspects of durability and serviceability, (ID 1, clause 2.1.1).
 
Structural kit Kit consisting of structural components to be assembled and installed on site. The assembled system made from the structural kit is a "structure".
 
Material hEN or ETA The hEN or ETA for a material or constituent product, with properties which enter into structural calculations of works or otherwise relate to their mechanical resistance and stability and/or fire resistance, including aspects of durability and serviceability, such as concrete, reinforcing steel for concrete, certain structural steel products, fire protection materials.
 
Component hEN or ETA hEN or ETA for a prefabricated structural component or a kit consisting of structural components, such as prefabricated concrete components, prefabricated stairs or timber frame building kits, with properties determined by calculation applying methods which are used also for structural design of works.