{"id":3185,"date":"2017-06-20T10:41:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T10:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:38:29","slug":"countdown-to-the-compulsory-cpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/countdown-to-the-compulsory-cpr\/","title":{"rendered":"COUNTDOWN TO THE COMPULSORY CPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There are a few days remaining before 1<sup>st<\/sup> July 2017, the deadline for the implementation of the new European Union CPR (Construction Products Regulation). This regulation aims to obtain a better regulation of behavior against fire and dangerous substances in the materials used in construction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-1111.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-1111.jpg\" alt=\"CPR\" class=\"wp-image-3055 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-1111.jpg\" alt=\"CPR\" class=\"wp-image-3055 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-1111.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-1111-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-1111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-1111-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As indicated in the new regulation,&nbsp;from&nbsp;this date&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>all cables&nbsp;for fixed&nbsp;installation&nbsp;in buildings&nbsp;must comply with the CPR.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><h3>TOP CABLE, A\u00a0&#8220;CPR COMPLIANT&#8221;\u00a0MANUFACTURER<\/h3><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The adaptation to the CPR Regulation has meant a remarkable effort for Top Cable to increase our usual requirements in terms of safety, marking and traceability. We have had to develop an extensive program of material reformulation, factory production control, and a comprehensive cable test plan prior to the introduction of Top Cable cables in the market. As a result, we are proud to say that <strong>Top Cable is the first European manufacturer to have the main ranges of halogen-free cables certified according to CPR<\/strong> and, at the same time, is the first manufacturer to make them available to its distributors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/\">We already have a complete range of CPR cables that you can look at here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-23.jpg\" alt=\"Top Cable - CPR compliant\" class=\"wp-image-3050 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-23.jpg\" alt=\"Top Cable - CPR compliant\" class=\"wp-image-3050 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-23.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-23-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-23-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-23-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CPR also requires each cable to have a corresponding <strong>Declaration of Performance (DoP)<\/strong>, a legal document that includes all relevant information: manufacturer, cable identification, evaluation system used, applicable standard, certification body and CPR features of the product. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/\">You can download the different DoPs of the Top Cable cables here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-2.jpg\" alt=\"Declaration of Performance \" class=\"wp-image-3031 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-2.jpg\" alt=\"Declaration of Performance \" class=\"wp-image-3031 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CPR-2-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to note that <strong>our cables are correctly identified, both on the cover and on their packaging<\/strong> (coils, rolls or boxes), with all the information regarding the <strong>CPR features<\/strong> of the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you choose Top Cable products, you are guaranteed to purchase cables that already fully comply with the requirements established in the new CPR regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pvc_box_CPR.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pvc_box_CPR.jpg\" alt=\"Cables CPR compliant - Top Cable\" class=\"wp-image-2921 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pvc_box_CPR.jpg\" alt=\"Cables CPR compliant - Top Cable\" class=\"wp-image-2921 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pvc_box_CPR.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pvc_box_CPR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pvc_box_CPR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pvc_box_CPR-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><h3>CPR\u00a0INFORMATION SUMMARY<\/h3><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to know more about CPR? <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ZuIVpjp-54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We have summarised it in 4 minutes in this explanatory video.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ZuIVpjp-54\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also invite you to read the various articles on CPR that we have been developing in our blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/en\/download-the-information-dossier-on-the-cpr-construction-product-regulation\/\"><em>Download the information dossier on the CPR (Construction Product Regulation<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/en\/how-to-identify-whether-cables-comply-or-not-with-the-cpr\/\"><em>How to identify whether cables comply (or not) with the new CPR<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/en\/summary-of-cpr-classification-classes-b2-c-d-and-e\/\"><em>Summary of CPR classification: classes B2, C, D and E<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/en\/countdown-to-the-compulsory-cpr\/\"><em>New CPR cables in stock for immediate purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact <strong><a href=\"mailto:marketing@topcable.com?subject=CONSULTA%20SOBRE%20LA%20CPR\">our marketing department<\/a> <\/strong>or your usual Top Cable sales representative with any questions regarding the upcoming compulsory CPR regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few days remaining before 1st July 2017, the deadline for the implementation of the new European Union CPR (Construction Products Regulation). This regulation aims to obtain a better regulation of behavior against fire and dangerous substances in the materials used in construction. As indicated in the new regulation,&nbsp;from&nbsp;this date&nbsp;on&nbsp;all cables&nbsp;for fixed&nbsp;installation&nbsp;in buildings&nbsp;must [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[588],"tags":[690,664,752,705,760,52],"class_list":["post-3185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-cable-en","tag-cpr","tag-cpr-compliant","tag-cpr-european-regulation","tag-cpr-topcable","tag-first-european-manufacturer","tag-top-cable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3185"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29255,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions\/29255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}