The AENOR N mark allows manufacturers to demonstrate compliance of their precast concrete products with the Code on Structural Concrete, EHE-08, and the Technical Building Code, TBC
The AENOR N mark for precast concrete products allows manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with UNE or European standards and with the current regulations, such as the Technical Building Code (TBC).
The objective of the AENOR N mark for precast concrete products is to ensure conformity with the requirements of UNE or European standards as well as with the Code on Structural Concrete (EHE-08).
AENOR, a conformity assessment entity, is a leader in the certification of products. With more than 100,000 certified references, the AENOR N Mark can be found in over 40 countries and is among the top 5 most prolific quality labels worldwide.
The AENOR N Mark is a voluntary marking that allows a company to demonstrate that its product complies with specific provisions compiled in a UNE, EN or ISO standard or in a technical specification. This demonstration of compliance during the manufacturing and testing of the final products, based on a rigorous control performed by AENOR, will allow licensees of the Mark to put their products on the market with a high standard of quality, instilling confidence in the users of these certified products.
This way, the AENOR N Mark can provide the following advantages:
The manufacturer
Business providers and monitoring agents
Public Administrations
The end user
APPLICATION
The AENOR Mark is voluntary. Companies that want AENOR to certify their product must submit their application in accordance with the formats established by AENOR. This application must include information about the company and the characteristics of the products for which certification is sought.
Conformity assessment activities will commence once AENOR experts have analysed the documents to check that the products comply with the applicable standards:
AUDIT/INSPECTION
A visit is made to the production centre to carry out the following procedures:
TESTING
The laboratory performs the tests established by the standard and sends its report to AENOR.
GRANTING
Using all the information on the activities performed, the Technical Certification Committee (independent body comprising all the interested parties: manufacturers, the Administration, users, monitoring entities and AENOR) will either propose to AENOR that the Mark be granted, or request that one of the activities be repeated due to non-compliance.
Once the Certificate has been granted, the process will continue as the monitoring activities required to keep it must be performed. Samples will be taken, and audits, inspections and tests will be performed on an annual basis. The result is evaluated by the Technical Certification Committee who decides whether the AENOR certification is retained.
Once an organisation passes the certification process, it obtains:
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GlobalEPD Declarations
Environmental product declarations (EPD)
AENOR manages the GlobalEPD Programme of verification, in accordance with Standards ISO 14025 and EN 15804
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European Passport
The CE MARK is a passport for building products
The CE mark provides access to the European Economic Area for construction products