EUROCODE Conference 2023 at DIBt: Great interest in the 'second generation' of the Eurocodes

It is not every day that more than 1,500 structural design engineers, architects, specifiers, experts and regulators from 66 countries around the world come together for a hybrid conference. The ...

Provisions for implementing the market surveillance programme for harmonised construction products in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 for 2023 (3 pages)

Last updated: 30 March 2023

Register now for the Second Generation Eurocode Conference 2023

Registration for the conference

SAVE THE DATE – Eurocode Conference on 24 May 2023 – at DIBt and online

The Eurocodes are the common basis for a high level of structural safety all across Europe. According to estimates, some 500.000 engineers within the EU and beyond use the Eurocodes for their daily work.

DIBt Organisational Chart (1 page)

Version: March 2023

DIBt Act, Agreement and Statutes (27 pages)

Last amended: 5 August 2022; translation intended as a convenience to the non-German-speaking public

Form for requesting a European Technical Assessment (ETA) (2 pages)

Last updated: 16 June 2022

EAD 080009-00-0301 Geosynthetic cementitious composite mats and barriers (22 pages)

Version: January 2018; Decision (EU) 2022/1517; Geosynthetische Zementverbundmatten und -barrieren; EOTA

FAQs on the German regulatory system for construction products and construction techniques (11 pages)

Last updated: 4 April 2022

FAQs on the European Technical Assessment (ETA) (12 pages)

A guide for applicants; Last updated: October 2021

Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 (consolidated text) – Accreditation Regulation (17 pages)

des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rats vom 9. Juli 2008 über die Vorschriften für die Akkreditierung und zur Aufhebung der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 339/93; Version applicable since 16 July 2021; as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/2010 of 20 July 2019

EAD 130320-00-0304 Glued laminated timber made of solid hardwood (30 pages)

Version: June 2018; Decision (EU) 2021/1183; EOTA

"ETAs stand for safety, agility and productivity in fastening technology"

To discuss the role of the ETA route to CE marking in the context of the anchor and fixing industry, we interviewed the Technical Director of Construction Fixings Europe (CFE) Thomas Holland-Letz.

EOTA's new Technical Board Chair talks about current priorities and the future of the ETA route

During its last meeting on 22 April 2021, the EOTA General Assembly appointed Matthias Springborn (DIBt, Germany) as the new chair of the Technical Board. In the following interview, Mr Springborn talks about goals for his term as TB chair and the future of the ETA route to CE marking.

EOTA General Assembly with international presence

On 22 April 2021, the EOTA members got together virtually for their 18th General Assembly.