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035 _a(Sirsi) u115317
245 _aFirms behind in take-up of EU standards
260 _c2001
490 _aConstruction News
_v(6739) 25 October 2001, 16(1)
520 _aResearch body BRE warns that construction product makers risk losing business because they are unprepared for European standardisation. UK manufacturers lag behinds their European counterparts because they are slow to organise CE marking, which indicates the product has passed minimum performance requirements. Currently, CE marking is voluntary in the UK, but compulsory in most of Europe.
590 _aWB
650 _aCE MARKINGS
650 _aBRE
650 _aPERFORMANCE STANDARDS
650 _aEUROPE
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS
650 _aMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
650 _aSTANDARDISATION
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS
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