The European Commission’s proposed text targets sustainability and safety, but neglects battery fire safety. The proposed new EU Batteries Regulation is open to public consultation to 1st March 2021, and will then be debated by the European Parliament and Council...
Input is invited to 10th February for the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan for air, water and soil, to be adopted in 2021. The Commission’s ‘Roadmap’ outlines as key orientations to: strengthen implementation and enforcement, improve the regulatory “acquis” on health and...
Benefits of chemicals’ functions in consumer products should be considered, and LCA, product durability and recycling. pinfa’s input to the EU public consultation noted the need to take into account the functions delivered by chemicals in finished products and...
pinfa supports reinforcing the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) as central to ensuring building fire safety. The pinfa response to the public consultation is aligned with the arguments of CPE (Construction Products Europe) and emphasises that the CPR currently...
UK Government proposes greater accountability and responsibility for fire & structural safety for architects, throughout buildings lifecycles, including design phase. This follows the conclusions of the independent (Hackitt) review (see pinfa Newsletter n°92)...