Regulation UE 305/2011:

Developments and activities related to CPR

regulation and Pecso’s involvement.
Regulation UE 305/2011

C.P.R.= Construction Product Regulation

C.P.R. regulation concerns any power and telecommunications cable, both in copper
and optical fiber, to install in building works (fixed installations), included both
buildings and civil engineering works, subject to the performance requirements
regarding the reaction to fire.

C.P.R. seeks to ensure reliable information on construction products with regard to

their performances and to ensure greater safety.

C.P.R. provides a common technical language and evaluation methods and uniform
Euroclasses related to the performances of the cables.

Entry into force: The Construction Product Regulation has been in force for all EU
member states since 1st July 2013. The applicability to electrical cables has become
effective since 10th June 2016 with the publication of the Regulation EN 50575. Since
10th June 2016 a coexistence process has begun (during which it is possible to put
indifferently cables on the market that meet or not the C.P.R. regulation) and it will
end on 1st July 2017.

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Definitions

Regulation: it is binding in all its dispositions, it is directly applicable in all the

Member States, without transpositions into national law. CPR Regulation is in every
respect a state’s law.

Construction Product: “Construction product”, any product or manufactured kit which

is placed on the market for incorporation in a permanent manner in construction works
and the performance of which has an effect on the basic requirements of the works.
(art. 2 comma 1 of CPR)

Civil engineering work: civil engineering works are construction, maintenance,

repair, demolition, conservation, redevelopment, restoration or equipment works, the
transformation, renovation or dismantling of fixed, permanent or temporary masonry,
reinforced concrete, metal, wood or other materials works, including the structural
parts of the electrical lines and the structural parts of the electrical installations, road,
railway, hydraulic, maritime, hydroelectric works and, only for the part that involves
building or civil engineering works, land reclamation, forestry arrangement and
excavation works. Moreover, building construction or civil engineering works are
diggings, and the assembly and disassembly of prefabricated elements used for the
realization of building or civil engineering works.
Civil engineering works mainly include: homes; industrial and commercial buildings,
offices, hospitals, schools, recreation centers and agricultural buildings; bridges, roads
and highways, railways, pipeline networks, stadiums, swimming pools, piers, wharves,
docks, locks, canals, dams, towers, tanks, tunnels, etc.

Placing on the market: a product is placed on the market when it is made available
for the first time on the EU market by the manufacturer or importer.

Making available on the market: a product is made available on the market when it
is supplied for distribution, consumption or use on the EU market in the course of a
commercial activity, whether for reward or free of charge.

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Planning stage

Electrical system projects may or Electrical system projects must

not contain technical
specifications referring to cables
that meet the fire reaction
characteristics specified by the
EN 50575 standard
contain technical specifications
referring to cables that meet the
fire reaction charcteristics
specified by the EN 50575
standard

1st July 2017

Relevant legislation:

Regulation UE 305/2011

EN 50575:2014: it specifies performance requirements to the reaction to fire:

tests and conformity evaluation methods.

EN 50399: test methods for cables under fire conditions – heat release and
smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test.

EN 60332-1-2: test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or
cable.

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Features of C.P.R. cables
The reference standards provide for two essential specifications:

•
Reaction to fire:response of a material under specific test conditions, to take part,
through its decomposition, in a fire to which it is exposed.

The reaction to fire is defined by the euroclass to which they belong.

•
Release of dangerous substances: response of a material to avoid the emission of
dangerous substances into the surrounding environment.

The release of dangerous substances is defined by supplementary criteria.

Euroclasses of reaction to fire

Euroclass Classification Supplementary criteria
standard

A EN ISO 1716
Gross heat of combustion

B1 EN 50399 Smoke production

(s1a, s1b, s2, s3)
B2 EN 60332-1-2
Acidity
(a1, a2, a3)
C
Dropping
D (d0, d1, d2)

E EN 60332-1-2

In total 7 euroclasses of reaction to fire have been defined.

s = smoke opacity. It varies from s1 to s3

d = dropping of incandescent particles which could spread a fire.

It varies from d0 to d2.

a = acidity that defines the dangerousness of smoke for the people and the
Corrosiveness for the things. It varies from a1 to a3

Note: the smaller the number next to the letter, the better the performance.

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Pecso produces and commercializes the following products involved by C.P.R. and classified in
Eca class.

Current initials Class of reaction to Cable’s new initials

fire

H07RN-F Eca No change

H05RN-F Eca No change

H07V-K Eca No change

H05VV-F Eca No change

H05Z1Z1-F Eca No change

H03VV-F Eca No change
H05V2V2-F Eca No change

E ca certificate for cable family H1Z2Z2-K will be available soon (expected in week 17).

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Class E ca cable marking
Existing marking + wording E ca at the end of the mark.

PECSO MN IEMMEQU <HAR> H05VV-F CE Eca

Class C ca cable marking

New cables, and therefore new marking.

PECSO FG16OR16 0,6/1kV n°x sez mm² CEI UNEL 35318 Cca – s3, d1, a3 - CE

N.B. IMQ marking is voluntary.

Declaration of Performance (DoP)

Following validation tests, the cable/family is declared belonging to a class of
reaction to fire/performance.

Drawing up a DoP, the manufacturer assumes responsibility for the product’s

conformity with the declared performance.

CE marking shall not be affixed in the absence of a DoP.

DoP will be downloadable from the website WWW.PECSO.IT at the CPR link in the
User guide and regulations menu or on the specific page of the selected Family of
cables.

Labelling
Made in
Italy
New label with the PECSO CAVI SRL - via San Fermo 2/B Gazoldo degli Ippoliti - 46040 (MN) ITALIA - www.pecso.it
modifications requested by the
CPR regulation.
H05VV-F NERO / BLACK
CAVO FLESSIBILE ISOLATO IN PVC SOTTO GUAINA MEDIA IN PVC Cavi per applicazioni generali
nei lavori di costruzione soggetti a prescrizioni di resistenza all'incendio / ROUND, PVC INSULATED
AND ORDINARY PVC SHEATHED FLEXIBLE CORDS Cables for general applications in construction
For low voltage electrical cables works subject to reaction to fire requirements
and for communication cables,
CE marking guarantees
Sez.
Size 3G2,5 mm 2 MT. 100,00
observance of the following

©|xANDNLFy71 06 z
CEI 20-20/5 (HD 21.5 ),
ROHS 2011/65/UE, CAVO
European Law/Regulations: CERTIFICATO IEMMEQU
<HAR> EN50575:2014 + A1
1. CPR Regulation (for the fire’s
MO180-01

performances)
2. LVD Directive (electrical and
410571 18.756.240
mechanical features). CPR Ente: 2479 - DoP 00003 - Classe: Eca
IH5V03025NEM - M100 - H05VV-F 3G2,5
NERO

Rev. 5 Aprile 2017

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