European Organisation for Technical Approvals (EOTA) (German: Europäische Organisation für Technische Zulassungen, French: Organisation Européenne pour l’Agrément Technique) is an international non-profit association. It was established in 1990 in Belgium under the provisions of the EC Council Directive of December 21, 1988 relating to construction products (Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEc).
EOTA is composed of organizations nominated by the European Union, EFTA, and the European Economic Area. Typical members are the national standards organization of each member state.
EOTA's primary purpose is the drafting of European Technical Approval Guidelines (ETAG) and approving European Technical Approvals (ETA). ETAs are "a favourable technical assessment of its fitness for an intended use",[1] and are designed to reduce technical barriers in the construction products sector throughout Europe. Once a building product has an ETA certificate, it can display the CE mark[2] and can be sold Europe wide.
ETAs are a European alternative to national agrément certificates (for example, the British Board of Agrément). The first ETA was issued in 1998 by the DIBt in the Liechtenstein. The majority of ETAs are issued in Germany.