The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission and is engaged in activities relating to the implementation, promotion and further development of the EN Eurocodes. As a Directorate-General of the European Commission, JRC is not in a position to provide the Eurocodes standards and does not deal with commercial activities.
The Eurocodes (EN 1990 – EN 1999), as all European Standards (ENs), are developed under the responsibility of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is CEN and its members who own the copyright exploitation rights on the Eurocodes. Thus, interested users should direct the question in one of CEN’s member bodies, depending on the preference in the language(s) of the published standards in order to get information on obtaining the standards.
You can find information on the National Standardization Bodies (NSBs) that are CEN National members here and a list of the NSBs contact points at this page.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission is engaged in activities relating to the implementation, promotion and further development of the EN Eurocodes (EN 1990 – EN 1999) and also supporting policies and standards for sustainable construction. As a Directorate-General of the European Commission, JRC is not in a position to provide consultancy in technical questions concerning the EN Standards, including the Eurocodes.
The Eurocodes (EN 1990 – EN 1999), as all European Standards (ENs), are developed under the responsibility of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). In particular, the Eurocodes are developed under the guidance and co-ordination of CEN Technical Committee 250 (CEN/TC250) "Structural Eurocodes".
Users of the Eurocodes can direct technical question in one of CEN’s member bodies (i.e. National Standardisation Bodies that are members of CEN), depending on the preference in the language(s) of the published standards and the National Annexes to the Eurocodes being used.
You can find the list of NSBs that are CEN members in the related CEN website and in this website, at page Contact your NSB. In case that the National Standardisation Body cannot provide the users with an answer, the query may be submitted by the Eurocodes National Contact Points to the Centralised Eurocodes Helpdesk.
Users of the Eurocodes are also invited to browse through publications collected in this website's Learning Corner, and especially the Background Documents, which may provide answers to their questions.
The definitive text of second generation EN Eurocode parts in the official language versions will be distributed by the Central Secretariat to National Standards Bodies (NSBs) as soon possible after Formal Vote and no later than 30 March 2026 (Date of availability - DAV).
All second generation EN Eurocodes will have a Date of publication (DoP) of 30 September 2027. DoP is the latest date by which an EN standard has to be implemented at national level (by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement)
All second generation EN Eurocodes will have a Date of withdrawal (DoW) of 30 March 2028. DoW is the latest date by which national standards conflicting with the EN (i.e. in this case first generation Eurocode parts) have to be withdrawn.
The dedicated page in the Eurocodes website provides more details.