G/TBT/N/EU/429  
 
7 December 2016  
(16-6689) 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  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s ) of the notified document : Draft Commission 
Delegated Regulation on the conditions for classification, without testing, of external renders 
and internal plasters based on organic binders covere d by the harmonised standard 
EN 15824 and rendering and plaste ring mortars covere d by the harmonised standard 
EN 998-1 with regard to their reaction to fire (5 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : This draft delegated act under the Construction Products 
Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 lays down the conditions under which external renders and 
internal plasters based on organic binders  covered by EN 15824 and rendering and 
plastering mortars covered by EN 998 -1 can be classified with regard to their reaction to 
fire performance without further test ing being required.  
7. Objective and rationale , 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 of 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 ad ministrative 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 p roducts 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  G/TBT/N/EU/429  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : February/March 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 is available on the Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/   
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