1) Construction Materials

Scope of the Legislation (briefly describe):

Regulation:

1) Construction Materials Regulation (Adapted from European Commission’s Construction Products Regulation (305/2011/EU) )

Official Newspaper No: 28703 Date: 10.07.2013

Scope: This Regulation covers the rules to be applied to construction materials in terms of basic requirements for construction works, performance declaration, CE marking, obligations of economic enterprises, rules on harmonized technical specifications, evaluation, designation and surveillance of notified bodies and technical assessment bodies, notification authority, procedures and principles regarding market surveillance and inspection.

2) Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials

Official Newspaper No: 27270 Date: 26.06.2009

Scope: This Regulation covers the rules and regulations required to demonstrate the suitability of the products placed on the market for permanent use in construction works involving buildings and other civil engineering works, and the rules and regulations regarding the conditions of placing on the market for products not coverded by the Construction Materials Regulation.

Communique

1) Communique on Principles and Procedures for Market Surveillance and Inspection of Construction Materials Official Newspaper 

Official Newspaper No: 25501 Date: 23.06.2004

Scope: This Communiqué covers the procedures and principles regarding the conduct of market surveillance and inspection activities of construction materials, the measures to be taken, the duties, powers and obligations of the assigned inspection staff and the obligations of manufacturers and distributors.

2) Communique on the Publication of Technical Specifications to be Implemented under the Construction Products Regulation

Official Newspaper No: 30389 Date: 12.04.2018

Scope: This Communiqué covers the technical specifications for construction materials to be CE marked under the Construction Products Regulation and the reference list of European Assessment Principles.

3) Communique on the Systems for Evaluating and Verifying the Invariance of the Performance to be Subject to Construction Materials within the Scope of the Construction Materials Regulation and within the Scope of the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials

Official Newspaper No: 30057 Date: 05.05.2017

Scope: This Communique covers the construction materials within the scope of the Construction Products Regulation and the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials and included in the product families determined by the European Commission Decisions.

4) Communique on Fire Resistance Classes of Building Materials, Fire Resistance of Building Elements, External Fire Performance of Roofs and Roof Coverings within the Scope of Construction Products Regulation

Official Newspaper No: 30057 Date: 05.05.2017

Scope: EU Commission Decisions on the fulfillment of the essential requirement of Council Regulation 305/2011/EU on Safety in Case of Fire are announced in this Communication.

5) Communique on the Implementation of Conformity Verification Systems According to the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials

Official Newspaper No: 27485 Date: 06.02.2010

Scope: This Communique covers the rules and regulations regarding the conformity assessment of construction materials produced in accordance with national standards and materials that do not have a harmonized or national standard or deviate from them, and products and prototype materials that are team materials by being placed on the market together, even if they are proven to be safe on their own, within the framework of a national technical approval.

6) Communique on National Standards Decided by the Conformity Verification System YAMTEK within the Scope of the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subject to Building Materials

Official Newspaper No: 27792 Date: 21.12.2010

Scope: This Communique covers the national standards within the scope of the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials and whose Conformity Verification systems have been decided by YAMTEK.

7) Communique on the Transition Period to be Applied to the National Technical Specifications within the Scope of the Regulation on the Criteria to which Construction Materials will be Subjected

Official Newspaper No: 29103 Date: 29.08.2014

Scope: This Communique covers the technical specifications for building materials to be marked with the "G" mark within the scope of the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials.

Basic Security Requirements (briefly describe):

All construction works must meet the basic requirements listed below:

1) Mechanical strength and stability.

2) Safety in case of fire.

3) Hygiene, health and environment.

4) Accessibility and safety in use.

5) Protection against noise.

6) Energy savings and heat preservation.

7) Sustainable use of natural resources.

In order to determine these 7 basic requirements, the product characteristics that must be declared are specified in harmonized technical specifications (for CE marking) and national technical specifications (for G marking).

 

Conformity Mark Required by the Legislation:

1) CE marking under the Construction Materials Regulation.

2) G marking under the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials.

 

Conformity Assessment Procedure Required by the Legislation (briefly describe):

1) Under the Construction Materials Regulation:

Conformity assessment procedures of construction materials subject to European Union harmonized technical specifications are carried out by the manufacturer and, where necessary, by the notified body according to the systems of assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) systems which are given in Annex 5 of the Regulation. Within the scope of this Regulation, manufacturers are required to obtain a Certificate of Constancy of Performance or a Certificate of Conformity of the Factory Production Control or a Performance Evaluation Report issued by a notified body, depending on the AVCP system specified in the Regulation, before placing their products on the market. Based on these certificates and reports, manufacturers shall make a declaration of performance in accordance with the format in Annex 3 of the Regulation and affix CE marking to their products accordingly. Under System 4, manufacturers can affix CE marking to their products by making a declaration of performance without a certificate issued by a notified body.

2) Under the Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials:

The conformity assessment procedures of construction materials subject to national technical specifications shall be carried out according to the "conformity control methods" specified in Annex-1 (D) within the scope of the "conformity confirmation systems" specified in Annex-1 (E) of the Regulation and stipulated within the framework of the EU Commission Decisions. by the manufacturers and, where necessary, by the conformity assessment bodies (CAB) designated by the Ministry.  Complementary conformity assessment procedures for CAB’s and manufacturers are determined by the Ministry.

According to this regulation manufacturers shall get a "G" Certificate of Conformity (Annex-1 (B) of the Regulation)  issued by a CAB and / or issue a "G" Declaration of Conformity (Annex-1 (C) of the Regulation) and then affix the G mark accordingly, before placing on the market of their products.

Manufacturers which have an valid TSE Certificate (a voluntary certificate which atessts conformity with the standart by performing tests and surveillances issued by the National Standardization Body-TSE) may affix the G mark based on assessment reports obtained during this certification.

For products legally placed on the market in an eu member state, the provisions of the mutual recognition regulation shall apply in the unregulated area, which has been prepared taking into account the regulation (eu) no 2019/515 (dated 19.03.2019) of the european parliament and of the council.

Imported products brought directly from a third country may be placed on the market after their conformity is confirmed by the organizations specified in this Regulation.

Date of Entry Into Force:

1) Construction Materials Regulation.

Date: 10.07.2013

2) Regulation on the Criteria to be Subjected to Construction Materials.

26.06.2009

 

2) Solid Fuel Product

Scope of the Legislation (briefly describe):

Regulation on Control of Air Pollution Caused by Heating

This Regulation; It covers the characteristics and operating principles of combustion plants to be used for heating, the quality criteria of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels to be used in combustion plants and the emission limits to be complied with.

Basic Security Requirements (briefly describe):

In order to reduce the negative effects of pollutants emitted into the outside air in the form of soot, smoke, dust, gas, steam and aerosols from combustion facilities used for heating purposes, it is the basic safety requirements for products to comply with the specifications specified in the Regulation.

Conformity Mark Required by the Legislation:

There is no specific mark of conformity required by legislation. However, it is obligatory to have the labels in Annex-6, Annex-7, Annex-8 and Annex-9 of the Regulation on the bags of the products put on the market in bags.

However, the product supply chain is provided by some documents given by our General Directorate. “Import Conformity Certificate" is given at the stage of solid fuel import. If the solid fuel is produced within the country, a “Conformity Permit” is issued. In addition, a “Sales Permit” is given to the solid fuel importer or manufacturer so that they can sell solid fuels. A “Distributor Registration Certificate” is given to carriers for the purpose of transporting solid fuel after import or production. Those who will sell the products are given a “Solid Fuel Seller Certificate”. During the issuance of all these documents, the product quality is controlled. The receipt of these documents does not constitute an obstacle to market surveillance.

Conformity Assessment Procedure Required by the Legislation (briefly describe):

Solid fuels to be inspected are primarily subject to document control during their import, production, storage, bagging, distribution or sale. Afterwards, a sample is taken from the product and sent to the accredited laboratory and inspected for compliance.

Date of Entry Into Force:

The regulation entered into force on 01 April 2005.