Technical approvals
Technical approvals are a favourable technical assessment of a construction product’s fitness for an intended use, based on the contribution made by the product to the fulfilment of the essential requirements for the construction works in which the product is to be installed. The technical approvals are issued as technical specifications of construction products not covered by the product standards. They are valid for the 5-year period with a possibility of extension up to a further 5-year period. The technical approval contains in addition to the product description, intended use in works and information on product characteristics, also roles of the manufacturer and the approved body in procedures of attestation of conformity and an example of conformity mark labelling. The technical approval may be either a national or a European one (ETA). The latter is normaly drafted in accordance with a European Technical Approval Guideline (ETAG) valid for a corresponding construction product. (Endorsed ETAGs are available at www.eota.be)
It is up on the manufacturer to apply either for the national approval or the ETA. However if there is a specific ETAG available for the product, the Institute as the Approval body applies the ETAG also for drafting the national approval. (Application forms)
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The Head of the Approval Body: prof. Ing. Zuzana Sternová, PhD. Phone: +421 2 49228 100 Fax: +421 2 44453 617 E-mail: sternova@tsus.sk |
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The Deputy for the national approvals: Ing. Iveta Lisicanová Phone: +421 2 49228 160 E-mail: lisicanova@tsus.sk |
The Deputy for the European approvals: Ing. Dana Bellušová Phone: +421 2 49228 260 E-mail: bellusova@tsus.sk |