European Technical Approval
According to approved document B of the building regulations, Fire Safety, a European Technical Approval is:
| A favourable technical assessment of the fitness for use of a construction product for an intended use, issued for the purposes of the Construction Products Directive by a body authorised by a Member State to issue European Technical Approvals for those purposes and notified by that Member State to the European Commission. |
Where a European Technical Approvals issuing body is:
| A body notified under Article 10 of the Construction Products Directive. The details of these institutions are published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. |
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