Euralarm supports the objectives of the European Single Market with removal of trade barriers for products and services. Since 1970, our association has worked hard to represent the interests of the electronic fire safety industry in the areas of standardisation development and legislation. From the perspective of Euralarm, it is of grave concern that developments stemming from the strict implementation of the Construction Products Regulation are threatening the ability of our members to provide reliable active fire safety solutions to the European market. Although the impact has not been felt by the market yet, the path outlined at this time will inevitably lead to negative consequences. This briefing describes the impact of the Construction Products Regulation on standardisation in the active fire safety industry

Time has come to rethink our future in light of the impact of COVID-19 on how we conduct our lives, the environment and the economy. Euralarm has full confidence in the European political institutions to take the right decisions which will strengthen the cohesion of the European Union and revive our economy while ensuring for all citizens a sustainable future, be it in terms of environment, energy, use of natural resources as well as safety and security.

Euralarm answered, on July 18th 2017, to a European Commission consultation on the review of the Construction Products Regulation. The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) was adopted in 2011 and applies in full since mid-2013. The main objective of the CPR is to make the single market work properly and ensure the free movement of construction products in the EU.

Electronic Fire Safety and Security System includes fire detection & extinguishing systems, voice evacuation and mass notification systems, hold-up & intruder alarm systems, access control, video surveillance systems, danger management systems, alarm monitoring and remote maintenance systems.

With the increasing scope of activities performed in Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centres (MARCs), these centres become integrated Customer Service, Monitoring and Object Management Centres based on highly developed technology and remote system access. 

The RED is a new European Directive that applies to radio products sold in the European Union. It is a replacement for the current Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive, which is to be withdrawn.

Ensuring a quality well-functioning internal European market is Euralarm’s highest priority and the essential condition to allow the European security industry to fulfil its potential to contribute to European economic growth, employment and safety together with its ability to compete successfully in our home and global markets.

The document, downloadable here, represents the Electronic Fire Safety and Security Industry's formal answer to an  ‘European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment on the Proposal for an EU Initiative Establishing a Harmonised Certification Scheme for Alarm System Components’.  

The current situation

The tourism industry is very important for Europe, contributing substantially to member states’ economies. EU citizens and tourists coming from abroad have a right to expect a high and consistent level of protection in their accommodation when travelling within the European Union.