1998D0436 — EN — 02.08.2001 — 001.001

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Official Journal No page date ►M1 Commission Decision of 8 January 2001 L 209 33 2.8.2001

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 June 1998

on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards roof coverings, rooflights, roof windows and ancillary products

(notified under document number C(1998) 1598)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/436/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 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 procedure consistent with safety’; whereas this means that it is necessary to decide whether, for a given product or family of products, the existence of a factory-production control system under the responsibility of the manufacturer 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 approved certification 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 technical specifications; 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 or family 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) of section 2 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 has under its sole responsibility a factory-production control system ensuring that the 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 system operated by the manufacturer, an approved certification body is involved in assessment and surveillance of the production control or of the 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.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III

Note:

for products having more than one of the intended uses specified in the following families, the tasks for the approved body, derived from the relevant systems of attestation of conformity, are cumulative.

PRODUCT FAMILY

ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (1/6)

Systems of attestation of conformity







Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) (fire resistance) Attestation of conformity system(s) Flat and profiled sheets For uses subject to resistance to fire regulations (e.g. fire compartmentation) Any 3 Roofing tiles, slates, stones and shingles Factory-bonded composite or sandwich panels Rooflights Roof windows System 3: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), second 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

ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (2/6)

Systems of attestation of conformity







Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) (reaction to fire) Attestation of conformity system(s) Flat and profiled sheets For uses subject to reaction to fire regulations ►M1 A1 (1), A2 (1), B (1), C (1) ◄ 1 Roofing tiles, slates, stones and shingles ►M1 A1 (2), A2 (2), B (2), C (2), D, E ◄ 3 Factory-bonded composite or sandwich panels ►M1 (A1 to E) (3), F ◄ 4 Rooflights Roof windows Fascias and soffit boards (*) ►M1 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 organic material). ◄ (**) ►M1 Products/materials not covered by footnote (*). ◄ (***) ►M1 Products/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). ◄ System 1: see CPD Annex III(2)(i), without audit-testing of samples. System 3: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), second possibility. System 4: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), 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

ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (3/6)

Systems of attestation of conformity







Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) (reaction to fire) Attestation of conformity system(s) Flat and profiled sheets For uses subject to external fire performance regulations Products requiring testing 3 Roofing tiles, slates, stones and shingles Factory-bonded composite or sandwich panels Mastic asphalt roofing Products ‘deemed to satisfy’ without testing (1) 4 Roof pavings Rooflights Roof windows Roof access systems, walkways and footholds Accessories for roof coverings (*) To be confirmed in discussions with the Fire Regulators Group. System 3: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), second possibility. System 4: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), 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

ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (4/6)

Systems of attestation of conformity







Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) Attestation of conformity system(s) Flat and profiled sheets For uses contributing to stiffening the roof structure 3 Factory-bonded composite or sandwich panels Rooflights Roof windows System 3: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), second 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

ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (5/6)

Systems of attestation of conformity







Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) Attestation of conformity system(s) All roof coverings, rooflights, roof windows and ancillary products For uses subject to regulations on dangerous substances (1) — 3 (*) In particular, those dangerous substances defined in Council Directive 76/769/EEC, as amended. System 3: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), second 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

ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (6/6)

Systems of attestation of conformity







Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) Attestation of conformity system(s) Flat and profiled sheets For uses other than those specified in families (1/6), (2/6), (3/6), (4/6), (5/6) — 4 Roofing tiles, slates, stones and shingles Factory-bonded composite or sandwich panels Roof pavings Fascias and soffit boards Mechanical fixings for roof coverings Accessories for roof coverings Roof access systems, walkways and footholds For uses other than those specified in families (1/6), (2/6), (3/6), (4/6), (5/6) — 3 Roof safety hooks and anchorages Mastic asphalt roofing Roof windows Rooflights System 3: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), second possibility. System 4: see CPD Annex III(2)(ii), 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.

( 1 ) OJ L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 12.

( 2 ) OJ L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1.