Regarding the issue of a 'fitness for purpose' requirement in the Eurocodes, which I discussed in my blog on 28th November (see this) ... Clare Price of BSI informs me that a corrigendum labelled:
EN 1990:2002/A1:2005/AC:2008(E)
was published by CEN in December 2008 and changed the text of EN 1990 (1)P 2nd dash from:
"remain fit for the use for which it is required"
to:
"meet the specified serviceability requirements for a structure or structural element"
This corrigendum has not yet been published by BSI (and I am waiting to hear when BSI plans to publish).
Note that this addresses the issue within the Eurocodes, but not within the Construction Products Directive (which would be a matter for the European Parliament).
