The British Standards Institution published the CEN European product standard BS EN 1344 Clay Pavers – Requirements and Test Methods in the summer of 2002.
The document will coexist with the British Standard BS 6677: Part 1: 1986 until it is withdrawn at the end of 2003. Until that happens, specifiers of clay pavers have the option of using either the existing standard or the European one.

It is expected that CE-marked clay paver products to BS EN 1344 will be launched during 2003. CE marking will not be obligatory in the UK and Ireland because they have only adopted the system on a voluntary basis. New European standards for masonry are expected to be published by late summer 2003 in the UK. Again, a period of coexistence with the national standards will follow. At present, the specification of brick masonry units should continue in accordance with BS 3921, BS 187, BS 6649 and BS 4729.