G/TBT/N/EU/634  
 
18 December 2018  
(18-7996) 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/  
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 Delega ted Decision supplementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the applicable systems to assess 
and verify constancy of performance of balustrade kits and railing kits intended to be used 
in construction  works solely to prevent falls and not submitted to vertical loads from the 
structure (5 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: This draft delegated decision under the Construction Products 
Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 establishes t he systems to be applied for assessing and 
verifying constancy of performance of balustrade kits and railing kits intended to be used 
in construction works solely to prevent falls and not submitted to vertical loads from the 
structure , in relation to their  essential characteristics . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Assessment and verification of constancy of performance of construction 
products in relation to their essential characteristics is to be carr ied out in accordance 
with one of the systems set out in Annex V to the Construction Products Regulation.  This 
draft delegated decision identifies the applicable AVCP systems, from among those set 
out in Annex V, for balustrade kits and railing kits intend ed to be used in construction works 
solely to prevent falls and not submitted to vertical loads from the structure . G/TBT/N/EU/634  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Par liament and of the Council of 
9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of 
construction products and repealing Council Directi ve 89/106/EEC. 
Official  Journal  of the EU No L 88 of 4.4.2011, page 5. http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:088:0005:0043:EN:PD
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  1st quarter 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2nd quarter 2019  
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/   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6476_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6476_01_e.pdf