Eurocode Implementation – The European Context

This paper describes the European context for the development and implementations of the Eurocodes. Key requirements, procedures and guidance that have shaped Eurocode developments are outlined from the European Commission, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the CEN Technical Committee charged with the preparation of the Eurocodes (CEN/TC 250). Consequences of these requirements and of decisions taken early in the development of the Eurocodes on their style and implementation are discussed.