No. It is likely that EU and UK standards will diverge at some point in the future. We’re anticipating that the UK will still be involved with CEN, feeding into the development of standards to the EU. But it is likely, particularly with building safety changes, that we will see some divergence.
Building Regulations and guidance have been amended across the UK several times during 2022, mainly covering fire safety, energy economy and ventilation.
BBA Certificates are to be updated to allow for these new requirements, but users should be aware that this will take some time and that, in the meantime, the Regulations quoted and the associated comments may not be valid. This does not affect the performance characteristics quoted in Certificates and potential users should ensure that these parameters enable a product to satisfy the requirements of the current Regulations.
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