Why European Standardization is not Working as Predicted: Construction Sector

2018 3rd International Conference on Building Materials and Construction

土木建筑工程

Cortiços, N.D.^1

CIAUD, Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Department of Technology for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Universitário Alto da Ajuda, Rua Sá Nogueira Pólo, Lisbon, Portugal^1

关键词: Construction sectors;    European markets;    European standardization;    Global scale;    Harmonized standards;    Legal frameworks;    Legal mechanisms;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/371/1/012052/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/371/1/012052

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The experience of the European market began with the abolition of border limitations for certifications based on non-harmonized standards by creating the CE1 mark - impossible to circumvent and recognized around the World. This followed the steps of its global counterpart, ISO, although on a different scale. In reading the results achieved in the EU, the proposal is to replicate the ISO experience: through the design of legal mechanisms (supranational) for the definition of applicable principles, easily understood, validated by associated members and accepted by consumers, on a global scale. However, 17 years later, much remains to be achieved for the desired hegemony. The results remain below the expected. These are the possible findings based on the interpretation of the less successful results, arising from the identification of unimplemented or thwarted measures, in some countries. The treatment for each country was divergent - in the definition of (general) principles and legal framework; in the issuing of technical and legal mechanisms; in determining (or tampering with) exception tools; in establishing deadlines for responding to intervention requests - causing difficulty in understanding and implementation for manufacturers, dealers or importers.