Plans to incorporate new EU fire test standards into the England and Wales Building Regulations are set to open up the European market for construction products made in the UK.

The European supplement to Approved Document B will amend current guidance and set out how the results of the new EU fire test standards can be assessed to meet the Building Regulations 2000.

Proposals to amend Approved Document B follow the implementation of the Construction Products Directive, which seeks to harmonise the methods of testing. In this case it relates to both fire resistance and reaction to fire.