G/TBT/N/EU/482  
 
28 April 2017  
(17-2348) 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 unde r 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 Regulation on the conditions for classification, without testing, of cross 
laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351 and laminated 
veneer lumber products c overed by the harmonised standard EN 14374 with regard to 
their reaction to fire (5 pages + Annex 3 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content:  This draft delegated act under the Construction Products 
Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 lays down the condition s under which cross laminated timber 
products covered by EN 16351 and laminated veneer lumber products covered by EN 
14374 can be classified with regard to their reaction to fire performance, without further 
testing being required.  
7. Objective and ration ale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The manufacturers of the construction products concerned are allowed, under the conditions 
laid down in the draft Commission Delegated Regulation, to classify the reaction to fire 
performance o f their products without further testing being required, since the performance 
of the products concerned has already been sufficiently demonstrated by stable test 
results.  This simplified procedure aims to serve the objective of avoiding unnecessary 
admini strative burdens and costs.  
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 89/10 6/EEC. Official Journal of the 
EU No L 88 of 4.4.2011, page 5.  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 4th quarter 2017   
Proposed date of entry into force: 1st quarter 2018   
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 is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_2104_01_e.pdf