|  AOC System | Attestation of Conformity system for attesting the conformity of construction products to harmonised technical specifications. |
| Approval Body | Body authorised to issue European Technical Approvals (Article 10 of the CPD), Member of EOTA. |
| Essential requirement | The essential requirements constitute both the general and specific criteria with which construction works must comply; whereas such requirements are to be understood as requiring that the said works conform withan appropriate degree of reliability withone, some or all of these requirements when and where this is laid down in regulations. |
| 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). |
| Harmonised standards | Harmonised standards shall be the technical specifications adopted by CEN, Cenelec or both, on mandates given by the Commission. |
| Harmonised technical specifications | Harmonised European Standards (hENs) and European Technical Approval (ETAs) for construction products (article 4.1 of the CPD) developed by either CEN/CENELEC/ETSI or EOTA on mandates given by the European Commission. |
| Notified body | Certification, inspection or testing body designated by the Notifying authority of a EU Member State to perform the Attestation of Conformity of products within the scope of a New Approach Directive. With regard to the CPD, the minimum requirements for the bodies to be notified are laid down in Annex IV of the CPD. Member States may add requirements for the bodies they notify. Additional requirements can be accreditation, participation in European co-operation, restrictions on subcontracting etc. (Additional information can be found in Guidance Paper A and Guidance Paper K). |
| Position Papers - AG Documents | Position paper produced by the Advisory Group of Notified Bodies of the CPD on issues of relevance to several or all product families. Notified Bodies are expected to work in accordance with the GNB position papers. These papers have neither been drafted by the European Commission nor been submitted to the CPD Standing Committee for consultation. They are not legal interpretations of the Directive and are not legally binding. |
| Position Papers - Guidance Paper | Following Article 20 of the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EC), a series of Guidance Papers dealing with specific matters related to the implementation, practical implementation and application of the Directive have been issued by the competent services of the European Commission, assuming the chair and secretariat of the Standing Committee, in order to ensure as far as possible a common understanding between the Commission and the Member States as well as among the Member States themselves as to how the Directive will operate. These papers are not legal interpretations of the Directive. They are not judicially binding and they do not modify or amend the Directive in any way. Where procedures are dealt with, this does not in principle exclude other procedures that may equally satisfy the Directive. They will be primarily of interest and use to those involved in giving effect to the Directive, from a legal, technical and administrative standpoint. They may be further elaborated, amended or withdrawn by the same procedure leading to their issu. |
| Position Papers - SG Documents | Position paper produced by the Sector Groups of the Group of Notified Bodies of the CPD on issues of relevance to a certain product family. The SG position papers are also approved by the Advisory Group. Notified Bodies are expected to work in accordance with the GNB position papers. These papers have neither been drafted by the European Commission nor been submitted to the CPD Standing Committee for consultation. They are not legal interpretations of the Directive and are not legally binding. |
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