Regulation UE 305/2011: Developments and activities related to CPR

regulation and Pecso’s involvement.

Regulation UE 305/2011

C.P.R. = Construction Product Regulation

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C.P.R. regulation concerns any power and telecommunications cable, both in copper and optical fiber, to install in building works (fixed installations), included both buildings and civil engineering works, subject to the performance requirements regarding the reaction to fire.

C.P.R. seeks to ensure reliable information on construction products with regard to their performances and to ensure greater safety.

C.P.R. provides a common technical language and evaluation methods and uniform Euroclasses related to the performances of the cables.

Entry into force: The Construction Product Regulation has been in force for all EU member states since 1st July 2013. The applicability to electrical cables has become effective since 10th June 2016 with the publication of the Regulation EN 50575. Since 10th June 2016 a coexistence process has begun (during which it is possible to put indifferently cables on the market that meet or not the C.P.R. regulation) and it will end on 1st July 2017.

Definitions

Regulation: it is binding in all its dispositions, it is directly applicable in all the Member States, without transpositions into national law. CPR Regulation is in every respect a state’s law.

Construction Product: “Construction product”, any product or manufactured kit which is placed on the market for incorporation in a permanent manner in construction works and the performance of which has an effect on the basic requirements of the works. (art. 2 comma 1 of CPR)

Civil engineering work: civil engineering works are construction, maintenance, repair, demolition, conservation, redevelopment, restoration or equipment works, the transformation, renovation or dismantling of fixed, permanent or temporary masonry, reinforced concrete, metal, wood or other materials works, including the structural parts of the electrical lines and the structural parts of the electrical installations, road, railway, hydraulic, maritime, hydroelectric works and, only for the part that involves building or civil engineering works, land reclamation, forestry arrangement and excavation works. Moreover, building construction or civil engineering works are diggings, and the assembly and disassembly of prefabricated elements used for the realization of building or civil engineering works. Civil engineering works mainly include: homes; industrial and commercial buildings, offices, hospitals, schools, recreation centers and agricultural buildings; bridges, roads and highways, railways, pipeline networks, stadiums, swimming pools, piers, wharves, docks, locks, canals, dams, towers, tanks, tunnels, etc.

Placing on the market: a product is placed on the market when it is made available for the first time on the EU market by the manufacturer or importer.

Making available on the market: a product is made available on the market when it is supplied for distribution, consumption or use on the EU market in the course of a commercial activity, whether for reward or free of charge.

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Relevant legislation:

Planning stage

Electrical system projects may or not contain technical specifications referring to cables that meet the fire reaction characteristics specified by the EN 50575 standard

Electrical system projects must contain technical specifications referring to cables that meet the fire reaction charcteristics specified by the EN 50575 standard

1st July 2017

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Regulation UE 305/2011

EN 50575:2014: it specifies performance requirements to the reaction to fire: tests and conformity evaluation methods.

EN 50399: test methods for cables under fire conditions – heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test.

EN 60332-1-2: test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable.

Features of C.P.R. cables

Euroclasses of reaction to fireEuroclass Classification

standardSupplementary criteria

A EN ISO 1716Gross heat of combustion

Smoke production(s1a, s1b, s2, s3)Acidity(a1, a2, a3)Dropping(d0, d1, d2)

B1 EN 50399EN 60332-1-2B2

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D

E EN 60332-1-2

F

In total 7 euroclasses of reaction to fire have been defined.

s = smoke opacity. It varies from s1 to s3

d = dropping of incandescent particles which could spread a fire.It varies from d0 to d2.

a = acidity that defines the dangerousness of smoke for the people and the Corrosiveness for the things. It varies from a1 to a3

Note: the smaller the number next to the letter, the better the performance.

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The reference standards provide for two essential specifications:

• Reaction to fire:response of a material under specific test conditions, to take part, through its decomposition, in a fire to which it is exposed.

The reaction to fire is defined by the euroclass to which they belong.

• Release of dangerous substances: response of a material to avoid the emission of dangerous substances into the surrounding environment.

The release of dangerous substances is defined by supplementary criteria.

Pecso produces and commercializes the following products involved by C.P.R. and classified in Eca

Current initials Class of reaction to fire

Cable’s new initials

H07RN-F Eca No change

H05RN-F Eca No change

H07V-K Eca No change

H05VV-F Eca No change

H05Z1Z1-F Eca No change

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No change

No change

ca

ca

ca

E

E

H03VV-F

H05V2V2-F

E certificate for cable family H1Z2Z2-K will be available soon (expected in week 17).

class.

ca

Class EcaExisting marking + wording Eca at the end of the mark.

Declaration of Performance (DoP)

Labelling

Class CcaNew cables, and therefore new marking.

N.B. IMQ marking is voluntary.

PECSO FG16OR16 0,6/1kV n°x sez mm² CEI UNEL 35318 Cca – s3, d1, a3 - CE

PECSO MN IEMMEQU <HAR> H05VV-F CE Eca

Sez.Size mm2 MT.

CAVO FLESSIBILE ISOLATO IN PVC SOTTO GUAINA MEDIA IN PVC Cavi per applicazioni generali nei lavori di costruzione soggetti a prescrizioni di resistenza all'incendio / ROUND, PVC INSULATED

AND ORDINARY PVC SHEATHED FLEXIBLE CORDS Cables for general applications in construction works subject to reaction to fire requirements

H05VV-F NERO / BLACK

CEI 20-20/5 (HD 21.5 ), ROHS 2011/65/UE, CAVO CERTIFICATO IEMMEQU <HAR> EN50575:2014 + A1

3G2,5

IH5V03025NEM - M100 - H05VV-F 3G2,5 NERO

410571 18.756.240

100,00

Made in Italy

PECSO CAVI SRL - via San Fermo 2/B Gazoldo degli Ippoliti - 46040 (MN) ITALIA - www.pecso.it

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CPR Ente: 2479 - DoP 00003 - Classe: E

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Rev. 5 Aprile 2017

New label with the modifications requested by the CPR regulation.

For low voltage electrical cables and for communication cables, CE marking guarantees observance of the following European Law/Regulations: 1. CPR Regulation (for the fire’s performances)2. LVD Directive (electrical and mechanical features).

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Following validation tests, the cable/family is declared belonging to a class of reaction to fire/performance.

Drawing up a DoP, the manufacturer assumes responsibility for the product’s conformity with the declared performance.

CE marking shall not be affixed in the absence of a DoP.

DoP will be downloadable from the website WWW.PECSO.IT at the CPR link in the User guide and regulations menu or on the specific page of the selected Family of cables.

cable marking

cable marking

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