The Construction Products Directive
The CE marking of construction products was introduced in the Construction ProductsDirective (CPD) in 1988. The CPD is a European Directive which seeks to removetechnical barriers to trade within the European Economic Area (EEA) as part of a moveto complete the European single market. The Directive applies to all construction
products permanently incorporated in to ‘construction works’. This includes
structuralsteel products and components. The obligations of the CPD are imposed in the UKthrough the Construction Products Regulations (CPR).