How is the list of building materials ÖA updated?

The Building Materials List ÖA is updated at certain intervals, whereby the amendments are issued as a complete new version of the Building Materials List or as an amendment to the current Building Materials List. In the case of an amendment, only the sections of the Building Materials List ÖA that have been amended/added in the course of the update are newly issued and apply together with the parts of the ordinance that have not been amended. The enactment of the ordinance follows defined procedural steps: After a draft has been prepared, fed by input from experts, among others, it is discussed and decided on by the expert advisory board set up for this purpose within the OIB and then submitted to the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber for consultation. For its part, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber involves the relevant expert groups and committees in the consultation. The draft is then subjected to a notification procedure at European level. This means that the draft is submitted to all member states and the European Commission in order to announce future legislation for Austria. Finally, the draft is adopted by the provincial governments and published by the OIB in accordance with the applicable provincial regulations.

Date: 23.07.2019