G/TBT/N/EU/414  
 
20 October 2016  
(16-5710) 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 a ddress (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 . 
Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and simila r articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, 
chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, p laster or 
other mineral binders  (HS: 6808)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft Comm ission 
Delegated Regulation on the classification of horizontal settlement and short term water 
absorption performance for in -situ formed loose fill cellulose (LFCI) thermal insulation 
products under EN 15101 -1 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of th e 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 (the CPR) contains the establishment of classification 
systems f or in-situ formed loose fill cellulose (LFCI) thermal insulation products under the 
European product standard EN 15101 -1. 
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : This draft act intends to determine the classif ication systems to be used in the 
harmonised st andard EN 15101 -1 under the CPR  
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 
construc tion 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/LexUri Serv.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:088:0005:0043:EN:PDF  G/TBT/N/EU/414  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : 1st Quarter 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : 2nd Quarter 2017   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
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 i s available on the Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/   
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