EOTA Technical Reports are developed as supporting reference documents to European Technical Approval Guidelines (ETAG) and can also be applicable in cases where the assessment of the products is adopted by the Approval Bodies acting jointly in EOTA (Article 9.2 of the CPD) or to an EOTA Comprehension Document or an European Technical Approval, as far as reference is made therein.
EOTA Technical Reports go into detail in some aspects and express the common understanding of existing knowledge and experience of the Approval Bodies at a particular point in time.
Where knowledge and experience is developing, especially through approval work, such reports can be amended and supplemented. When this happens, the effect of the changes upon the ETAGs will be laid down in the relevant Comprehension Documents, unless the ETAG is revised.
Last updated: July 2011