As a compliance assessor, AENOR is a leading product certification entity. With over 100,000 certifications, the AENOR N Mark is present in over 40 countries and is in the top five most widely used product quality marks in the world.
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 display of conformity is based on rigorous monitoring of manufacturing processes and testing of end products carried out by AENOR, and enables holders of the N Mark to place their high-quality certified products on the market and to instil confidence in customers.
Royal Decree 314/2006, of 17 March, approving the Technical Building Code (CTE), is the regulatory framework that establishes the requirements that must be met by buildings in terms of basic safety and habitability aspects, established in Act 38/1999 of 5 November, on Building Standards (LOE).
The AENOR N Mark is recognised by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport as a CTE quality symbol. This recognition means that the Administration is sufficiently confident in the products certified under the AENOR N Mark considering that the use of these products in buildings contributes to compliance with the basic requirements set forth in legislation. For this reason, use of AENOR N Mark products benefits all agents involved in constructing a building.
This way, the AENOR N Mark can provide the following advantages:
The manufacturer
- Better understanding of a product due to the exhaustive control the AENOR Mark establishes with respect to the same
- Products that do not comply with relevant standards or regulations can be detected before they enter the market
- Decreases production costs as a result of greater control during the manufacturing process
- There are commercial grounds to introduce the product into new markets and facilitate access to works
Business providers and monitoring agents
- Fewer or no checks upon delivery are required for goods provided for by the CTE
- Ensures that products used in works comply with applicable regulatory requirements
- Guarantee that the product has previously been verified in order to determine compliance with the minimum requirements of basic CTE documents
The end user
- Properties are built using materials of proven quality
- Product certified by a renowned entity that is a global leader in the certification of construction products