G/TBT/N/EU/685  
15 October 2019  
(19-6654) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Construction products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council by establishing classes of performance in relation 
to luminance, luminance ratio and ingress protection for variable message traf fic signs 
(6 pages + Annex 3 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft delegated act under the Construction Products 
Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (the CPR) contains the establishment of classification 
systems for variable message traffic signs under EN 12966.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urg ent problems where 
applicable:  This draft act intends to determine a new classification of performance in 
relation to luminance, luminance ratio and ingress protection for variable message traffic 
signs, in order to better serve the needs of the market and  to introduce maximum 
luminance intensity levels corresponding to the real use of these intensities. This new 
classification will be included in the revised version of standard EN 12966.; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of 
construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC. Official Journal 
of the EU, No L 88 of 4.4.2011, page 5  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  1st quarter 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2nd quarter 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website:  
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
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