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Fire test standards and the Construction Products Regulation in relation to fire resisting ventilation and smoke control ductwork.

Following the implementation of the construction products regulations (CPR) in July 2013, it is a legal requirement to comply with any harmonised European product standard and provide tested products covered by that standard. With regards to fire resisting ventilation and smoke control duct sections not all the required standards are published and consequently this limits what can be supplied. The purpose of this Guidance document is to provide an understanding of what these limitations are, when they will change and what can individual stakeholders do in the intervening period.