[F1Article 18AU.K. Standardisation mandate
1.A recognised standardisation body may submit a proposal to develop a standard for the purposes of this Regulation to the Secretary of State.
2.The Secretary of State may issue a standardisation mandate to a recognised standardisation body which is, or is not, based on a proposal submitted under paragraph 1.
3.Where the standardisation mandate is based on a proposal submitted under paragraph 1, the mandate must be issued to the body who submitted the proposal.
4.When developing a standard in response to a standardisation mandate, a recognised standardisation body must consult with such persons as it considers appropriate on the content of the standard.
5.A standard must:
(a)provide the methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of the construction products in relation to their essential characteristics;
(b)when provided for in the relevant standardisation mandate, refer to an intended use of products to be covered by it;
(c)where appropriate and without endangering the accuracy, reliability or stability of the results, provide methods less onerous than testing for assessing the performance of the construction products in relation to their essential characteristics;
(d)determine the applicable factory production control, which must take into account the specific conditions of the manufacturing process of the construction product concerned;
(e)include technical details necessary for the implementation of the system of assessment and verification of constancy of performance.]
Textual Amendments
F1Arts. 18A-18C inserted (31.12.2020) by The Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19 (with Sch. 1 para. 70) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1359, reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 17); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)