G/TBT/N/EU/501  
 
25 August 2017  
(17-4544) 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 u nder 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 pa ges and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Delegated Decision on the applicable system to assess and verify constancy of 
performance of anchor devices used for construction works and intended to prevent 
persons from falling from a heigh t or to arrest falls from a height pursuant to Regulation 
(EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6 pages + Annex 
2 pages, in English).   
6. Description of content:  This draft delegated act under the Construction Products 
Regulation  (EU) No 305/2011 establishes the system to be applied for assessing and 
verifying constancy of performance of anchor devices used for construction works and 
intended to prevent persons from falling from a height or to arrest falls from a height, in 
relation to their essential characteristics . 
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety; Assessment and verification of constancy of 
performance of construction products in relation  to their essential characteristics is to be 
carried out in accordance with one of the systems set out in Annex V to the Construction 
Products Regulation.   This draft delegated act identifies the applicable AVCP system, from 
among those set out in Annex V,  for anchor devices used for construction works and 
intended to prevent persons from falling from a height or to arrest falls from a height . G/TBT/N/EU/501  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 9 March 2011 l aying 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.  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:088:0005:0043:EN:PDF   
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1st quarter 2018  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notificat ion 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_3780_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/cr nattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_3780_01_e.pdf