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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
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 1999/453/EC of 18 June 1999 L 178 50 14.7.1999
►M2Commission Decision 2001/596/EC of 8 January 2001 L 209 33 2.8.2001
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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)
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
provisions 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 attesting
the 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 themanufacturer is a necessary and sufficient condition for an attestation
of conformity, or whether, for reasons related to compliance with the
criteria 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 or
family of products’ as used in the mandates and in the technicalspecifications;
Whereas the two procedures provided for in Article 13 (3) are described
in detail in Annex III to Directive 89/106/EEC; whereas it is necessary
therefore to specify clearly the methods by which the two procedures
must 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)
corresponds to the systems set out in the first possibility, without
continuous surveillance, and the second and third possibilities of point(ii) of Section 2 of Annex III, and the procedure referred to in point (b)of Article 13 (3) corresponds to the systems set out in point (i) ofSection 2 of Annex III, and in the first possibility, with continuoussurveillance, 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 has underits sole responsibility a factory production control system ensuring thatthe product is in conformity with the relevant technical specifications.
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 system1997D0808 — EN — 02.08.2001 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1.
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operated by the manufacturer, an approved certification body is involved
in assessment and surveillance of the production control or of theproduct 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.1997D0808 — EN — 02.08.2001 — 002.001 — 3
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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 of
metal 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 based
products) and in the form of load bearing systems put on the market as kits (raised
access floors; cavity floors), ►M2other than those specified in Annex II ◄.
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 (aminoplastic
thermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laid
tiles; resilient laminateed floorings), ►M2other than those specified in Annex
II◄.
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 (aminoplastic
thermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laid
tiles; resilient laminated floorings).
Floor screed materials for external uses.
Floor screed materials for internal uses, ►M2other than those specified in
Annex II ◄.1997D0808 — EN — 02.08.2001 — 002.001 — 4
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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 based
products) and in the form of load bearing systems put on the market as kits (raised
access floors; cavity floors) of reaction to fire ►M2classes A1FL(1), A2FL(1),
BFL(1), CFL(1).◄
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 (amminoplastic
thermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laid
tiles; resilient laminated floorings), of reaction to fire ►M2classes A1FL(1),
A2FL(1), BFL(1), CFL(1).◄
Floor screed materials for internal uses, of reaction to fire ►M2classes A1FL(1),
A2FL(1), BFL(1), CFL(1).◄1997D0808 — EN — 02.08.2001 — 002.001 — 5
(1) Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results
in an improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants
or a limiting of organicmaterial).▼M1
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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 relevant harmonized standards:
Products Intended uses Levels or classesAttestation of
conformity
systems
Rigid floorings products for
external uses
Paving units (with flat or
tactile surface) including
pavers; flags; kerbs; blocks;
pavement lights; self finished
decking of metal sheet; rigid
floor tiles; slate; tiles;
mosaics; quarry tiles; terraz-
zotiles; expanded metal or
grid floor decking; floor grat-
ings.For external uses and road
finishes, to cover external
pedestrian and vehicular
circulation areas4(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 such characteristic [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 of such a
characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does not wish 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 relevant harmonized standards:
Products Intended usesLevels or classes Reac-
tion to fireAttestation of
conformity
systems
Rigid flooring products
(A) Components:
Paving units, tiles,
mosaics, parquet,
decking of mesh or
sheet, floor gratings,
rigid laminated floor-
ings, wood based
products
(B) Load bearing systems
put on the market as kits
Raised access floors,
cavity floorsFor internal uses including
enclosed public transport
premises►M2
A1FL(1), A2FL(1),
BFL(1), CFL(1)
◄1(2)
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A1FL(3), A2FL(3),
BFL(3), CFL(3), DFL,
EFL◄3(4)
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(A1FLto EFL)(5), FFL◄4(6)1997D0808 — EN — 02.08.2001 — 002.001 — 6
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Products Intended usesLevels or classes Reac-
tion to fireAttestation of
conformity
systems
Resilient and textile floor-
ings
Homogeneous and heteroge-
neous resilient floor
coverings supplied either in
tile, sheet or roll form (textile
floor covering including tiles;
plasticand rubber sheets
(aminoplasticthermosetting
floorings); linoleum and
cork; anti-static sheet; floor
loose laid tiles; resilient lami-
nated floorings)For internal uses ►M2
A1FL(1), A2FL(1),
BFL(1), CFL(1)
◄1(2)
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A1FL(3), A2FL(3),
BFL(3), CFL(3), DFL,
EFL◄
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(A1FLto EFL)(5), FFL◄3(4)
Resilient and textile floor-
ings
Homogeneous and heteroge-
neous resilient floor
coverings supplied either in
tile, sheet or roll form (textile
floor covering including tiles;
plasticand rubber sheets
(aminoplasticthermosetting
floorings); linoleum and
cork; anti-static sheet; floor
loose laid tiles; resilient lami-
nated floorings)For external uses — 4 (6)
Floor screed materials For internal uses ►M2
A1FL(1), A2FL(1),
BFL(1), CFL(1)
◄1(2)
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A1FL(3), A2FL(3),
BFL(3), CFL(3), DFL,
EFL◄3(4)
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(A1FLto EFL)(5), FFL◄3(4)
For external uses 4 (6)
(1)►M2Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an
improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic
material) ◄
(2) System 1: See Annex III, Section 2, point (i), of Directive 89/106/EEC without audit-testing of samples.
(3)►M2Products/materials not covered by footnote 1. ◄
(4) System 3: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.
(5)►M2Products/materials that do not require to be tested for reaction to fire (e.g. Products/materials of Classes A1
according to Commission Decision 96/603/EC). ◄
(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 such characteristic [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 of such a
characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does not wish to declare the performance
of the product in that respect.1997D0808 — EN — 02.08.2001 — 002.001 — 7
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