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the Acceptance Testing Inspector of the building process, the Supervisor of the works must be in the possession of nearly the same technical competence as the Designer and an even better ability to dialogue with the company and the client. In this new con- text, the Acceptance Testing Inspector must also possess nearly the same technical com- petence as the Designer but will usually not be suited to the provisions of the Regulation, and for such reason must probably be as- sisted by complementary figures, such as the Work in Progress Inspector.
Conclusions
The impact of European Regulation 305/11 on the system of planning and control over the entire construction process, and therefore also for wood flooring and parquet, is certainly strong and destined to become stronger and stronger. In my opinion, in light of what the DoP demands and the effects it will have on the producers of parquet laying elements, par- quet itself, and all the other products and structures used in the construction industry and by builders in general, it will be necessary to invest continuously in training and updated documentation while availing of specialized technologies to be adopted by both manu- facturers and, designers, and the supervisors of works for the design, monitoring and final acceptance testing of specific sections of the construction project. Today, in fact, all these must comply with EU Regulation 305/2011, which has been mandatory throughout the European Union (and therefore also for Italy) ever since July 1, 2013. I
1 specifies the work's construction methods
on the basis of the types of performance en- visioned, and therefore he must:
• consider the performance objectives spec-
ified in the Directive/Regulation;
• be aware of the standards for the products in the sector and the latest versions of the
legislative provisions in regard;
• be in possession of the framework of stan-
dards for the sector in question;
• express his knowledge in simple but de- tailed instructions with explicit reference
to pertinent standards/legislation;
2 specifies the requisites required of the products to be used on the basis of the types of performance envisioned, and therefore, he must:
• consider the performance objectives spec- ified in the Directive;
• be aware of the standards for the products in the sector and the latest versions of the legislative provisions in regard;
• be in possession of the framework of stan- dards for the sector in question.
• express his knowledge in simple but de- tailed instructions with explicit reference to pertinent standards/legislation;
3 specifies the frequency and methods to adopt for the execution of control opera- tions, and therefore, he must:
• be aware of the standards for the products
in the sector and the latest versions of the
legislative provisions in regard;
• express his knowledge in simple but de- tailed instructions with explicit reference
to pertinent standards/legislation.
As regards the Supervisor of the works and
Article 6 - Content of the declaration of performance
1. The declaration of performance shall express the performance of construction products in relation to the essential characteristics of those products in accordance with the relevant harmonised technical specifications.
2. The declaration of performance shall contain, in particular, the following information:
a) the reference of the product-type for which the declaration of performance has been drawn up;
b) the system or systems of assessment and verification of constancy of performance of the construction product, as set out in Annex V;
c) the reference number and date of issue of the harmonised standard or the European Technical Assessment which has been used for the assessment
of each essential characteristic;
d) where applicable, the reference number of the Specific Technical Documentation used and the requirements with which the manufacturer claims
the product complies.
3. The declaration of performance shall in addition contain:
a) the intended use or uses for the construction product, in accordance with the applicable harmonised technical specification;
b) the list of essential characteristics, as determined in the harmonised technical specification for the declared intended use or uses;
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c) the performance of at least one of the essential characteristics of the construction product, relevant for the declared intended use or uses;
d) where applicable, the performance of the construction product, by levels or classes, or in a description, if necessary based on a calculation in relation
to its essential characteristics determined in accordance with Article 3(3);
e) the performance of those essential characteristics of the construction product which are related to the intended use or uses, taking into consideration
the provisions in relation to the intended use or uses where the manufacturer intends the product to be made available on the market;
f) forthelistedessentialcharacteristicsforwhichnoperformanceisdeclared,theletters‘NPD’(NoPerformanceDetermined);
g) when a European Technical Assessment has been issued for that product, the performance, by levels or classes, or in a description, of the construction
product in relation to all essential characteristics contained in the corresponding European Technical Assessment.
4. The declaration of performance shall be drawn up using the model set out in Annex III.
5. The information referred to in Article 31 or, as the case may be, in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, shall be provided together
with the declaration of performance.