Practical Difficulties when Implementing European Directives

The Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC CPD) should have facilitated putting construction products on any national market within the European Economic Area. Two decades later, its practical impact is still relatively weak. By going beyond the scope of most studies on the implementation of EU legislation at the level of the practical end-users (architects, civil engineers, construction companies), this study highlights the fact that the acceptance of this professional group not only plays a major role in the practical implementation of this directive, but could also change, strengthen or neutralise the intentions of policy makers and administrators at the EU and national level.

Practical Difficulties when Implementing European Directives

Vorwort
Practical Difficulties when Implementing European Directives

Autorentext

Dr. Manfred Fuchs is working in the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) in the field of construction.

Klappentext

The Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC - CPD) should have facilitated putting construction products on any national market within the European Economic Area. Two decades later, its practical impact is still relatively weak. By going beyond the scope of most studies on the implementation of EU legislation at the level of the practical end-users (architects, civil engineers, construction companies), this study highlights the fact that the acceptance of this professional group not only plays a major role in the practical implementation of this directive, but could also change, strengthen or neutralise the intentions of policy makers and administrators at the EU and national level.

Inhalt
The "Insiders" View - Interaction, Problem Solving Concepts and European Actors - The Implementation of EU legislation by National Actors - The "New Approach" and "Comitology Committees" 3 - The Construction Sector - The Construction Products Directive "CPD" - Research Design - The EU Level - The National Level - The "Construction Site" Level - The Practical Implementation of the CPD: Lessons to Be Learned?