GEN – 817.00. On a monthly basis, the Eurovent Team compiles a global overview of the latest developments concerning new standardisation activities and technical regulations of relevance for the HVACR industry. Our Notifications allow members to be prepare for developments that can have an impact on them and their products.
Standardisation
The application of the 2015/1535/EU (previously Directive 98/34/EC Directive) has also been extended to new standardisation work undertaken by National Standard Bodies (AENOR, AFNOR, DIN, UNI, …) at national level. These notifications are registered centrally by the CEN Management Centre. A ‘Monthly Notifications Register’ is circulated in English to CEN Members and the European Commission. The National Standard Body generally provides the relevant associations with a copy of these updates.
The July 2017 ‘Monthly Notifications Register’ included the following issues of relevance:
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 206015
Title: Heat transfer fluids for solar thermal power plants with parabolic trough collector technology. Requirements and tests
Scope: This standard defines the test methods for determining the physicochemical properties of organic synthetic fluids used as heat transfer fluid (HTF) in solar thermal electric plants with parabolic trough collector technology, both new and having been in service, and the measurement techniques suitable for the determination of its characteristic parameters. This standard is applicable to solar thermal electric plants of any size that use concentration systems with parabolic trough collector technology, with the Sun being the main source of energy. Such plants may optionally have non-solar energy sources, such as natural gas or other renewable energies, and a thermal storage system.
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 206016
Title: Reflector panels for concentrating solar technologies
Scope: This UNE standard provides definitions of performance parameters, their minimum requirements and the testing methods for reflectors (reflector panels, mirrors and/or mirror panels) to be used in concentrating solar systems for solar thermal electric (STE) plants (also concentrating solar power, CSP) and other types of concentrating solar technologies. This standard includes the testing methods for reflectors and the supporting elements and shall be applicable to silvered glass reflectors and also to any other reflector material such as polymeric and metallic mirrors, including films, composite and laminated products.
Country: United Kingdom
National Ref: BS 6400-2
Title: Specification for installation, exchange, relocation, maintenance and removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m 3/h – Medium pressure (2nd family gases)
Country: Latvia
National Ref: prLVS 1052
Title: Building Information Modelling (BIM) terminology
Scope: This standard contains terminology related to Building Information Modelling (BIM) and is created to promote common understanding in all processes related to BIM. Target audience for this standard is state and municipality authorities, businesses and individuals who develop laws, tenders, contracts and other documents, and also during everyday communication in the building and real estate field.
Country: Netherlands
National Ref: NEN 2768:2016/A1 Concept
Title: Service entry points and their associated structural provisions in dwellings
Scope: NEN 2768/A1 contains amendments and adjustments of text and figures of NEN 2768:2016.
Country: United Kingdom
National Ref: BS 6079
Title: Guide to project management – Principles and guidelines for the management of projects
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 216701
Title: Classification of energy services providers
Scope: This standard establishes the requirements for the classification of an Energy Service Provider (PSE) in one or more of the categories that are established, so that the different PSEs can be accurately compared and described.
Country: United Kingdom
National Ref: BS 5410-1
Title: Code of practice for oil firing. Part 1: Installations for space heating and hot water supply purposes for domestic buildings
Country: Germany
National Ref: 08201372
Title: Seamless steel tubes for oil- and water-hydraulic systems – Calculation rules for pipes and elbows for dynamic loads
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 60719 Title : Fittings for hand operated metallic valves for installations using gaseous fuels.
Scope: This standard establishes the dimensions of those fittings needed for the connection of metallic valves and other elements of the gas receiving installations.
Relatedness: REV/AMD UNE 60719:2011, UNE 60719:2011/1M:2013
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 60718
Title: Hand operated metallic ball valves, with or without flow and/or temperature limiter, for installations using gaseous fuels with a maximum operation pressure (MOP) up to 0,5 MPa (5 bar). Dimensions and locking systems
Scope: This standard establishes the dimensions and the characteristics of the blocking systems of hand operated metallic ball valves up to DN 100, with or without flow and/or temperature limiter, which are used in gas receiving installations.
Relatedness: REV/AMD UNE 60718:2011
Country: Latvia
National Ref: LVS 445-1/prA2
Title: Operation and maintenance of natural gas distribution and consumer supply systems with maximum operation pressure 1,6 MPa (16 bar). Part 1: General requirements.
Scope: This standard establishes general requirements for legal and physical persons performing adjustment, technical maintenance and repair of natural gas distribution system, installation pipework and gas appliances with working pressure up to 1,6 Mpa.
Country: Latvia
National Ref: LVS 445-2/prA2
Title: Operation and maintenance of natural gas distribution and consumer supply systems with max. operation pressure 1,6 MPa (16 bar). Part 2: Maintenance terms, work description and executive documentation
Scope: This standard establishes requirements for technical documentation, terms, work procedures and work content of adjusting, maintaining and repairing natural gas distribution pipeline, service line and installation pipework and equipment.
Relatedness: REV/AMD LVS 445-1
Country: Germany
National Ref: 06234808
Title: Gas analysis – Definitions
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 81587
Title: Workplace exposure. Determination of metals and metalloids in airborne particles. Atomic Spectrometry method.
Scope: This standard describes the procedure and equipment for the determination of metals and metalloids in the airborne particles at the workplace through the sampling on an appropriate collection substrate and their analysis by atomic spectrometry (AAS/F, ICP/OES or ICP/MS). The standard allows the determination of the health related fractions defined in UNE-EN 481 when the appropriate aerosol samplers were used. The procedure of measurement described can be used to carry out measurements to determine the occupational exposure concentration, measurements for comparison with limit values (occupational) to evaluate the exposition via inhalation and periodic measurements. It may also be used to carry out screening measurements of time weighted average concentration (see UNE-EN 482, 4.2) and screening measurements of variation of concentration in time and/or space (see UNE-EN 482, 4.3).
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 178104
Title: Smart Cities. Requirements of interoperability for a Smart City Platform
Scope: The purpose of this Standard is: 1) Identify the capabilities that a city platform should have. 2) Structure these functionalities/capabilities in a congruent Layer Model. 3) Identify the components and modules needed to provide the required functionality to the city and place them in the Layer Model. 4) Define the requirements that these components must cover, at interoperability level, security, performance, availability, etc. 5) Obtain an indicator of quality of integral city platform through several metrics obtained in the transversal Platform. It is not the purpose of this document to define the specific communication protocols, the types of databases, the specific technical solutions of the components of the platform, nor the semantics associated with the exchange of Information, although there are some indications to allow the compatibility of applications and allow the operation and development of citizen services by entities other than developers of the platforms.
Relatedness: REV/AMD UNE 178104:2015
Country: Spain
National Ref: PNE 178108
Title: Smart cities. Requirements for the application of UNE 178104 to smart buildings.
Scope: This standard specifies the requirements for the integration of the information of an intelligent building, as IoT node, with the city platform, according to the requirements of standard UNE 178104.
Technical Regulations
The 2015/1535/EU Directive compels the Member States to notify to the Commission and to each other all the draft technical regulations concerning products. The aim of this procedure is to avoid creation of unjustified barriers between Member States. These regulations may be found under: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tris/en/
Member States have three months to introduce comments or detailed opinions. Detailed opinions extend the status quo period by three months and oblige the issuing member state to argue on their legislation.
By 31 July 2017 the following notifications were published:
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Austria |
Draft Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy amending the Ordinance on calibration offices |
2017-08-10 |
2017-11-13 |
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France |
Order approving the accreditation reference system for certification bodies and the certification reference system for hosting personal health data |
2017-08-10 |
2017-11-13 |
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France |
Ministerial Order on pressure equipment and simple pressure vessels |
2017-08-09 |
2017-11-10 |
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Finland |
Ministry of the Environment Decree on the moisture performance of buildings |
2017-07-24 |
2017-10-25 |
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United Kingdom |
Great Britain Smart Metering Implementation Programme: Notification of smart metering technical specifications for Data Communications Company (DCC) System Release 2 |
2017-07-26 |
2017-10-27 |
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United Kingdom |
Amendment to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 |
2017-08-18 |
2017-11-20 |
WTO TBT notifications
The notifications worldwide under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can be consulted on:
- http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm
- https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Browse/FE_B_S006.aspx
They are can also be consulted via the European Commission website:
Experience shows that not all WTO notifications appear on the EU website. By 25 August 2017 the following new, updated or corrected notifications were made available:
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Energy Conservation – Energy Labelling and Minimum Performance Standards for Registrable Goods)
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SI 32 part 1.1: Plugs and socket outlets for household and similar purposes
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Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps) Determination 2017 (58 pages)
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SI 61009 part 1: Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBOs)
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SI 60898 part 2: Electrical accessories – Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations
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Recommended Actions
Manufacturers producing these products or active in these countries are recommended to check the contents of these proposals.
If necessary, the Eurovent Association can react or file a WTO complaint.
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- GEN – 808.00 – Notifications: Standardisation – June-July 2017
