The considerable interest in implementation and adoption of the Eurocodes in the Balkan region is based on the opportunity to have an advanced common standardization environment, which is adaptable to the particular requirements of each country with regard to the geographical, geological or climatic conditions and also allows selecting the level of safety. Moreover, adoption and implementation of Eurocodes will help the Candidate Countries to fully implement EU acquis at the time of accession and support Potential Candidate Countries to progressively align themselves with the EU acquis.
5 (morning) and 6 December: Hotel Rosa Grand, Piazza Fontana, 3, 20122 Milan, Italy
5 December (afternoon): ELSA and IPR room 03, JRC, European Commission, Ispra (VA), Italy
Programme
- 5 Dec 2013,
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM CETWelcome address and introduction - 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM CETEnlargement and Integration Action
F. Taucer – JRC European Commission
(on behalf of Mr. L. Zanier, DG, JRC, Interinstitutional and Stakeholder Relations Unit (A05))
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CETEU policies and legislation for the construction sector
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CETCEN strategies and plans for a global acceptance of the Eurocodes
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CETJRC support to the implementation of the Eurocodes
- 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM CETExperience in preparing the National Annexes in EU MS
- 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM CETExisting instruments for funding and technical assistance (TAIEX)
- 6 Dec 2013,
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM CETCountry report – Albania - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CETCountry report – Croatia
V. Gacesa-Moric – Croatian Standard Institute & V. Rajcic – University of Zagreb, Croatia
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CETCountry report – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM CETCountry report – Montenegro
- 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM CETCountry report – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM CETSummary of the Questionnaires
Practical information
- Organized by EU?
- This event is organized by EU
- Where
- JRC Ispra, ItalyItaly
- When
- Europe/Rome- Europe/RomeCentral Europe/Rome-
- Languages
- English
- Organiser
- Joint Research Centre
Eurocodes
Training Materials
Report
This report addresses the activities carried out for the adoption and implementation of the Eurocodes in the non-EU countries in the Balkan region within the context of the Enlargement and Integration Action of the JRC.
The considerable interest in the implementation and adoption of the Eurocodes in the Balkan region is based on the opportunity to have an advanced common standardization environment, which is adaptable to the particular requirements of each country with regard to the geographical, geological or climatic conditions and also allows selecting the level of safety. Moreover, adoption and implementation of Eurocodes will help the Candidate Countries to fully implement EU acquis at the time of accession and support Potential Candidate Countries to progressively align themselves with the EU acquis.
The main objective of the activities presented herein was to focus on progress and specific needs for adoption and implementation of the Eurocodes and related EN standards in the Balkan region. Generally, it may be concluded that most of the non-EU countries in the Balkan region are going to use the Eurocodes as primary standards. These countries are aware about needs for harmonization of national legislation and standardization framework for construction with EU legislation. However, in most of the countries there is a lack of relevant institutional support for adoption and implementation of the Eurocodes.