This report presents the findings and the conclusions emerging from the data collection and their analysis in relation to the Impact Assessment of the CPR. Since the study aims to provide an assessment of the policy options in preparation of a possible Commission proposal, this report follows th...
The Guide to the implementation of directives based on the New Approach and the Global Approach (the “Blue Guide”) was published in 2000. Since then, it has become one of the main reference documents explaining how to implement the legislation based on the New Approach, now covered by the New Le...
The Ecodesign Framework Directive 2009/125/EC establishes a framework for laying down ecodesign requirements for energy-related products. It is a key instrument of EU policy for improving energy efficiency and other environmental performance-related aspects of products in the internal market. Ar...
The Construction Products Regulation (EU No 305/2011; hereafter the CPR) entered into full force on the 1 July 2013 and, in so doing, replaced the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC; hereafter the CPD). The main objective of the CPR - compared with the CPD - was to facilitate the consol...
This Final Report presents the findings and the conclusions in relation to the evaluation of Construction Products Regulation (the CPR), which is the basis for the other part of the study, the Impact Assessment. The report is structured as follows: - Chapter 2 sets the scene for the evaluation b...
The new Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulations, (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR) bring EU legislation into line with technical advances, changes in medical science, and progress in law making. The new Regulations create a robust, transparent, a...
The scope of the project covers the evaluation of three requests for new exemptions. An overview of the exemption requests is given in Figure E. 1 in the Executive Summary. In the course of the project, a stakeholder consultation was conducted. In agreement with the European Commission, the cons...
The overall objective of the evaluation is to “provide an informed retrospective analysis of the performance of the CPR and the extent to which it has met its original objectives.’’ The evaluation is part of a study that will also provide a prospective analysis (impact assessment) examining whet...
