Source: European Parliament
1. National building codes define the performance of buildings and civil engineering works and are a national responsibility for setting performance levels and enforcing these regulations. The Eurocodes set no performance requirements but are technical European standards providing a framework for calculating structural design. They are the means to support modernisation and harmonisation in structural design for buildings and infrastructure. Their use is voluntary for Member States and countries outside the EU.
In 2014-2015, the Commission performed an enquiry on the implementation of the Eurocodes in the Member States and Norway. The analysis[1] concluded that in 83% of the analysed countries the Eurocodes are implemented; At the same time, faster progress in adoption of national annexes[2] was expected from Malta.
2. In the 2014-2015 enquiry, the National Standards Body of Malta reported that all Eurocodes parts were published as national standards in Malta, their use was voluntary and national annexes to the Eurocodes were not yet published. However, the national annexes on the most important Eurocodes parts were available for public comment.
3. The Commission has long experience in supporting the implementation and practical use of the Eurocodes at the technical level, including through training and capacity building for national authorities, national standards bodies, academia and practitioners. A wealth of information and open-access background documents is available at the Eurocodes website[3]. The Commission will continue to support the implementation and use of the upcoming second-generation Eurocodes[4], expected to be published in 2027, and remains available to discuss specific needs for support.