Integration of the European experience of assessing the quality of natural stone in Ukraine

Abstract

On February 9, 1993, Directive 89/106/EEC, which regulates the import, trade and use of construction materials, was presented in the official bulletin of the European Union. In oder to be suitable, the material must: a) meet the characteristics that allow determining its purpose in the construction process; b) have EU marking. Manufacturers must provide certification of their products, making sure that they meet EU standards. National standards GOST 23668-79, DSTU B V.2.7-59-97 and DSTU B V.2.7-37-95 from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010 are recognized as valid on the territory of Ukraine in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction of Ukraine . Also, in order to improve standards in construction, according to the order of the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction No. 148 dated 04/02/2008 and based on the decision of the Council of the Ministry of Regional Construction dated 08/22/2007, new regulations came into force starting from October 1, 2008. Thus, Ukraine is gradually moving away from Soviet standards to European ones. Since there are no size groups and quality classes in DSTU B EN 1467:2007, these parameters are determined by enterprises that extract natural stone blocks. The publication considers the formation of own requirements for the quality of blocks, on the basis of which the price is formed, using the example of Leznykivskyi Quarry LLC.

Keywords

• quality
• state standards
• european standards
• natural facing stone