Activities of Claude GRUFFAT related to 2020/2028(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (the Construction Products Regulation)
Amendments (34)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
- having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to The European Green Deal (COM/2019/640 final);
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas half of the Earth’s raw materials are used for construction, that 40% of the final energy consumption is used during the service life of buildings, that the embodied carbon of construction products represents 10–20% of total embodied carbon in buildings in the EU1a; __________________ 1aAs in "Circular Economy in the Construction Sector" adopted by the Council (Competitiveness) at its meeting held on 28 November 2019: https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-14653-2019-INIT/en/pdf
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the purpose of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is to remove technical barriers to trade in construction products in order to enhance their free movement in the internal market; while ensuring that products meet safety standards, no matter where they are manufactured in the EU;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas safe products are one key to reducing the accident rates, which are particularly high in the construction sector;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the slow adoption and non- citation of harmonised standards is problematic, as the adoption process is not keeping pace with developments in the sector, creating uncertainty for businesses and is harmful to consumers;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the current gaps in the content of harmonised standards are an obstacle to Member States in meeting their responsibilities with regard to structural safety, health and other construction-related matters;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas safety aspects for products used by workers and consumers should be considered as a priority in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Da. whereas Article 114 TFEU provides a legal basis to define essential product requirements, which includes safety aspects for products used by workers at work;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the specificlimited nature of the CPR, which today differs from the general principles of the new legislative framework (NLF), chiefly because it does not directly harmonise any specific requirements or minimum safety levels for construction products, but instead defines only a common technical language for measuring the performance of construction products over their essential characteristicby means of harmonised European Standards over their essential characteristics laid down in Member States’ requirements;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that the common technical language must be the same for all construction products;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the current CPR ensures the free circulation of construction products within the Union, while Member States retain control of the rules on construction works; points out that building regulations set at Member State level are generally influenced by the performance of the construction products, which are integrated in the workle a lack of EU- level product performance and information requirements weakens the Single Market for construction products;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that unlike other NLF legislation, the use of harmonised standards under the current CPR is mandatory, which requires an effective system of adoption tohas appeared to be ineffective in addressing the needs of industry, including keeping up with technological developments (e.g. low- carbon innovations) and ensureing legal clarity; ompliance with Member States’ requirements;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned that a significant number of standards do not fully cover all product requirements necessary for their use in construction works; stresses the urgent need to review standards which are incomplete in a way that all construction products can be used without further precautionary measures;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that owing to the current mandatory nature of standards and the fact that they are considered part of Union legislation, the texts of issued harmonised standards should be available in all Union languages; highlights the need to ensure open-access, high-quality translation and involve national standardisation bodies in the translation process; calls on the Commission to further support and simplify the financial arrangements for the translation of harmonised standards;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that harmonised standards required as part of EU law for compliance with the CPR are currently only accessible if purchased1a; __________________ 1aExample cement standard recipe: https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail? pid=000000000030391002
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Underlines that a common technical language is key to promote a circular economy as it allows manufacturers to display their products’ performance in a common manner; further, considers that a greater focus should be put on standards that can help promoting a circular economy in Europe;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including include within the CPR minimumessential product requirements aimed at ensuring health and safety andof workers during construction, maintenance and demolition of construction works, with minimum product requirements in the CPR supported by implementing technical requirements protecting the environment, consumers and other public interests, thereby following the approach of NLF legislation, which has proven to be effective in the case of the Ecodesign Directive and associated implementing acts;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Asks for the strict control of hazardous substances within construction products, and where presence of hazardous substances are within regulatory thresholds, that they are clearly indicated and that risks from exposure are well explained, prior to a relevant product being placed on the market;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of fully harnessing digital technologies, which could allow for clear, transparent and reliable information to be provided to economic operators and end-users and enable market surveillance authorities to carry out their activities more effectively; calls on the Commission to evaluate the use of such technologies, building on the existing experiences such as the EPREL database and the ongoing SCiP database and developing solutions towards a smart integration of existing data that can be scattered in different information systems;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that digital solutions such as a ‘Smart DoP’Product Passport’1a could be used to allow economic operators to quickly assess and compare requirements for construction works with the information provided in the DoP; __________________ 1aDoP relies upon continued use of the current system, product passport is more general and could be used under a different regulatory framework.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is concerned by the fact that market surveillance for construction products is seen as insufficient and ineffective by the industry; emphasises that such a situation undermines the level playing field for economic operators who comply with the legislation, to the benefit of rogue traders, who do not; points out that weak and inconsistent market surveillance could lead to an increase of products that do not meet their declared performance, putting end- users at risk; notes in this regard that a product currently can have a correct Declaration of Performance while still posing risks to end-users;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to strengthen the market surveillance of products covered by Union harmonisation legislation, including the CPR and to provide the necessary financial, human and technical resources to allow market surveillance authorities to perform their duties efficiently;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt implementing acts under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in order to determine the uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the determination of the frequency of checks and the amount of samples to be checked in relation to certain products or categories of products, and to lay down benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including construction products, taking inspiration from the verification procedure as legally defined in ecodesign implementing measures, and the Ecodesign ADCO group collaboration among MSs to optimise surveillance activities and dedication of resources;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it necessary for national market surveillance authorities responsible for construction products to cooperate closely with national building control authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in assessing the conformity of construction products used in construction works with the declared performance or intended use, as well as ensure their compliance with building regulations, thereby guaranteeing the safety and security of workers during the construction, maintenance, selective deconstruction, and the demolition of works where applicable, as well as end- users;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points to the increase in online sales in the construction sector; highlights the need to ensure the effective market surveillance of construction products sold online, especially those purchased from non-EU economic operators, that might not comply with the EU legislation and therefore could influence the quality and safety of constructions;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need to move towards more environmentally sustainable materials that are more respectful of the planet, workers and consumers, which the revision of the CPR must reflect through legal requirements and implementing measures;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to assess how the CPR could support the placing on the market of certain used or used and remanufactured construction products in order to promote circularity of construction products;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22a. Stresses the need to move towards renewable, local and naturally available materials (e.g. bio-based products and local construction & demolition waste) in the construction sector and encourages facilitated development of harmonised technical requirements to validate performance of these products;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to explore the relevance of incorporating certainintroduce requirements such as environmental sustainability criteria into the harmonised standards under the CPREU-level requirements under the CPR including as part of European Standards, so as to provide manufacturers with one single framework for the testing of products; recalls that environmental requirements in the CPR such as basic requirement No. 3 "Hygiene, health and environmental protection" has existed since 1989 and is still not implemented although it's preparatory work is quite extensive; recalls that basic requirement No. 7 "Sustainable use of natural resources" of the CPR since 2011 is not even mandated; stresses the importance of a proper assessment of the product categories to which such sustainability requirements would be relevant; highlights that such incorporation should not lead to an increase in the pricewill help create market conditions and scales of economy to control the costs of construction products;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that environmental requirements must take into account products’ characteristics and clear environmental priorities; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders when determining such requirements in order to align them with sectors’ needs and EU’s environmental goals;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to clarify the relationship of the CPR to related internal market legislation, such as the Ecodesign Directive16 , the Energy Labelling Regulation17 , the Waste Framework Directive18 and the Drinking Water Directive19 , and, where necessary, to streamline the relevant provisions in order to ensure legal clarity for businesses; as well as to ensure mutual reinforcement of the different instruments; __________________ 16 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10. 17 OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1. 18 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3. 19 OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is concerned that any revision of the CPR and, in particular, the review of the CPR aAcquis will take significant time, while manufacturers, building companies, builder-owners, awarding authorities, planners, member states users and end- users need immediate solutions to overcome the legal uncertainty resulting from the lack of updated harmonised standards and, among others, regulatory gaps; calls on the Commission to address this issue as a matter of priority, including a targeted short-term legal amendment to cope with the urgent legal and technical challenges and at the same time to forcefully advance a fundamental revision of the CPR; calls on the Commission to address this issue prior to any revision of the CPR and in the review of the CPR aAcquis;.