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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 November 1997
on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20 (2) of
Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards floorings
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/808/EC)
(OJ L 331, 3.12.1997, p. 18)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Commission Decision 1999/453/EC of 18 June 1999 L 178 50 14.7.1999
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 November 1997
on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction prod-
ucts pursuant to Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as
regards floorings
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/808/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988
on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provi-sions of the Member States relating to construction products (
1), as
amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 (4)
thereof,
Whereas the Commission is required to select, as between the two
procedures under Article 13 (3) of Directive 89/106/EEC for attestingthe conformity of a product, the ‘least onerous possible procedureconsistent with safety';whereas this means that it is necessary to decidewhether, for a given product or family of products, the existence of afactory production control system under the responsibility of the manu-facturer is a necessary and sufficient condition for an attestation ofconformity, or whether, for reasons related to compliance with thecriteria mentioned in Article 13 (4), the intervention of an approvedcertification body is required;
Whereas Article 13 (4) requires that the procedure thus determined must
be indicated in the mandates and in the technical specifications;whereas, therefore, it is desirable to define the concept of ‘products orfamily of products'as used in the mandates and in the technical specifi-cations;
Whereas the two procedures provided for in Article 13 (3) are described
in detail in Annex III toDirective 89/106/EEC; whereas it is necessarytherefore to specify clearly the methods by which the two proceduresmust be implemented, by reference to Annex III, for each product orfamily of products, since Annex III gives preference to certain systems;
Whereas the procedure referred to in point (a) of Article 13 (3) corre-
sponds to the systems set out in the first possibility, without continuoussurveillance, and the second and third possibilities of point (ii) ofSection 2 of Annex III, and the procedure referred to in point (b) ofArticle 13 (3) corresponds to the systems set out in point (i) of Section2 of Annex III, and in the first possibility, with continuous surveillance,of point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The products and families of products set out in Annex I shall have
their conformity attested by a procedure whereby the manufacturer hasunder its sole responsibility a factory production control systemensuring that the product is in conformity with the relevant technicalspecifications.
(1) OJ L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1.
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Article 2
The products set out in Annex II shall have their conformity attested by
a procedure whereby, in addition to a factory production control systemoperated by the manufacturer, an approved certification body isinvolved in assessment and surveillance of the production control or ofthe product itself.
Article 3
The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex III shall be
indicated in mandates for harmonized standards.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX I
Floorings
Rigid floorings products for external uses and road finishes (paving units
including pavers, flags, kerbs, blocks, pavement lights; self finished decking ofmetal sheet; rigid floor tiles; slate; tiles; mosaics; quarry tiles; terrazzotiles;expanded metal or grid floor decking; floor gratings).
Rigid flooring products for internal uses including enclosed public transport
premises in the form of components (paving units, tiles, mosaics, parquet,decking of mesh or sheet, floor gratings, rigid laminated floorings, wood basedproducts) and in the form of load bearing systems put on the market as kits(raised access floors; cavity floors), of reaction to fire classes A
FL,BFLorCFLfor
which the reaction to fire performance is not susceptible to change during theproduction, of reaction to fire classes D
FL,EFLorFFL; and alsoo f class AFLthat
according to Commission Decision 96/603/EC (1) dono t require tobe tested fo r
reaction to fire.
Resilient and textile floorings for internal uses in the form of homogeneous and
heterogeneous resilient floor coverings supplied either in tile, sheet or roll form(textile floor covering including tiles; plastic and rubber sheets (aminoplasticthermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laidtiles; resilient laminateed floorings), of reaction to fire classes to fire classes A
FL,
BFLorCFLfor which the reaction to fire performance is not susceptible to change
during the production process, of reaction to fire classes DFL,EFLorFFL; and also
of class AFLthat according to Decision 96/603/EC do not require to be tested for
reaction to fire.
Resilient and textile floorings for external uses in the form of homogeneous and
heterogeneous resilient floor coverings supplied either in tile, sheet or roll form(textile floor covering including tiles; plastic and rubber sheets (aminoplasticthermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laidtiles; resilient laminated floorings).
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Floor screed materials for external uses.
Floor screed materials for internal uses, of reaction to fire classes AFL,BFLorCFLfor which the reaction to fire performance is not susceptible to change during
production, of reaction to fire classes DFL,EFLorFFLand alsoo f class AFLthat
according to Decision 96/603/EC do not require to be tested for reaction to fire.
(1) OJ L 267, 19. 10. 1996, p. 23.
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ANNEX II
Floorings
Rigid flooring products for internal uses including enclosed public transport
premises in the form of components (paving units, tiles, mosaics, parquet,decking of mesh or sheet, floor gratings, rigid laminated floorings, wood basedproducts) and in the form of load bearing systems put on the market as kits(raised access floors; cavity floors) of reaction to fire classes A
FL,BFLorCFLfor
which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change during theproduction, in general those subject to chemical modification, e.g. fire retardants,or where changes of composition may lead to changes in reaction to fireperformance.
Resilient and textile floorings for internal uses in the form of homogeneous and
hetergeneous resilient floor coverings supplied either in tile, sheet or roll form(textile floor covering including tiles; plastic and rubber sheets (amminoplasticthermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laidtiles; resilient laminated floorings), of reaction to fire classes A
FL,BFLorCFLfor
which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change during theproduction, in general those subject to chemical modification, e.g. fire retardants,or where changes of composition may lead to changes in reaction to fireperformance.
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Floor screed materials for internal uses, of reaction to fire classes AFL,BFLorCFLfor which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change duringproduction, in general those subject to chemical modification, e.g. fire retardants,or where changes of composition may lead to changes in reaction to fireperformance.
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Products Intended uses Levels or classesAttestation of confor-
mity systems
Products Intended uses Levels or classes Reaction to fireAttestation of
conformity
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ANNEX III
PRODUCT FAMILY
FLOORINGS (1/2)
Systems of attestation of conformity
For the products and intended uses listed below, CEN/Cenelec are requested to
specify the following systems of attestation of conformity in the relevantharmonized standards:
Rigid floorings prod-
ucts for external uses
Paving units (with flat or
tactile surface) includingpavers; flags; kerbs;blocks; pavement lights;self finished decking ofmetal sheet; rigid floortiles; slate; tiles;mosaics; quarry tiles;terrazzotiles; expandedmetal or grid floordecking; floor gratings.For external uses androad finishes, to coverexternal pedestrian andvehicular circulationareas4(1)
(1) System 4: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii) of Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.
The specification for the system should be such that it can be implemented even
where performance does not need to be determined for a certain characteristic,because at least one Member State has no legal requirement at all for suchcharacteristic [see Article 2 (1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable,clause 1.2.3 of the Interpretative Documents]. In those cases the verification ofsuch a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does notwish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.
PRODUCT FAMILY
FLOORINGS (2/2)
Systems of attestation of conformity
For the products and intended uses listed below, CEN/Cenelec are requested to
specify the following systems of attestation of conformity in the relevantharmonized standards:
Rigid flooring products
(A) Components:
Paving units, tiles,
mosaics, parquet, deckingof mesh or sheet, floor
For internaluses includingenclosed publictransport prem-isesAFL—BFL—CFL(1) 1(2)
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Products Intended uses Levels or classes Reaction to fireAttestation of
conformity
systems
gratings, rigid laminated
floorings, wood basedproducts
(B) Load bearing systems putAFL—BFL—CFL(3) 3(4)
on the market as kits
Raised access floors,
cavity floorsAFL(5)—DFL—EFL—FFL 4(6)
Resilient and textile floorings
Homogeneous and heteroge-
neous resilient floor coveringssupplied either in tile, sheet orroll form (textile floor coveringFor internaluses AFL—BFL—CFL(1) 1(2)
including tiles; plastic and
rubber sheets (aminoplasticthermosetting floorings); lino-leum and cork; anti-staticsheet; floor loose laid tiles;resilient laminated floorings)AFL—BFL—CFL(3)
AFL(5)—DFL—EFL—FFL3(4)
Resilient and textile flooringsHomogeneous and heteroge-
neous resilient floor coveringssupplied either in tile, sheet orroll form (textile floor coveringincluding tiles; plastic andrubber sheets (aminoplasticthermosetting floorings); lino-leum and cork; anti-staticsheet; floor loose laid tiles;resilient laminated floorings)For externaluses — 4(6)
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Floor screed materials For internaluses AFL–BFL–CFL(1) 1(2)
AFL–BFL–CFL(3) 3(4)
AFL(5)–DFL–EFL–FFL 3(4)
For external
uses4(6)
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(1) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change during production (in general, those
subject to chemical modification, e.g. fire retardants, or where changes of composition may lead to changes inreaction to fire performance.)
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2) System 1: See Annex III, Section 2, point (i), of Directive 89/106/EEC without audit-testing of samples.
(3) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is not susceptible to change during the production process.
(4) System 3: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.
(5) Materials of class AFLthat, according to the Decision 96/603/EC, do not require to be tested for reaction to fire.
(6) System 4: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.
The specification for the system should be such that it can be implemented even
where performance does not need to be determined for a certain characteristic,because at least one Member State has no legal requirement at all for suchcharacteristic [see Article 2 (1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable,clause 1.2.3 of the Interpretative Documents]. In those cases the verification ofsuch a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does notwish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.