1999/453/EC: Commission Decision of 18 June 1999 amending Decisions 96/579/EC and 97/808/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards circulation fixtures and floorings respectively (notified under document number C(1999) 1484) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, floor coverings, product quality, product safety, production control, quality label

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 June 1999

amending Decisions 96/579/EC and 97/808/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of
construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards circula-
tion fixtures and floorings respectively

(notified under document number C(1999) 1484)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/453/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

‘— Drop-on materials (glass beads, anti-skid aggregates and

combinations of the two),’

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
the Member States relating to
administrative provisions of
by Directive
as
construction
93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,

products (1),

amended

(1) Whereas the Commission has already adopted a series of
Decisions on attesting the conformity of construction
to Article 20(2) of Directive
products pursuant
89/106/EEC; whereas the need may arise to adapt those
decisions to technical progress; whereas that is the case
of Decision 96/579/EC (3) and Decision 97/808/EC (4);

(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
the Standing

in accordance with the opinion of
Committee on Construction,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(2) In Annex III

the following indent

is inserted in the
‘Product(s)’ column of the table for product family ‘CIRCU-
LATION FIXTURES (1/2)’ after the heading ‘Road marking
products:’:

‘— Drop-on materials (glass beads, anti-skid aggregates and

combinations of the two),’.

Article 2

Decision 97/808/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Annex I, the following paragraph is added:

‘Floor screed materials for external uses.

FL

FL

, B

or C

Floor screed materials for internal uses, of reaction to fire
classes A
for which the reaction to fire
performance is not susceptible to change during production,
of reaction to fire classes DFL, EFL or FFL and also of class AFL
that according to Decision 96/603/EC do not require to be
tested for reaction to fire.’

FL

Article 1

2. In Annex II, the following paragraph is added:

Decision 96/579/EC is hereby amended as follows:

(1) In Annex II,

the following indent
heading ‘Road marking products:’:

is inserted after the

(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 254, 8.10.1996, p. 52.
(4) OJ L 331, 3.12.1997, p. 18.

FL, BFL or CFL

‘Floor screed materials for internal uses, of reaction to fire
classes A
for which the reaction to fire
performance is susceptible to change during production, in
fire
general
retardants, or where changes of composition may lead to
changes in reaction to fire performance.’

to chemical modification, e.g.

those subject

3. In Annex III, in the table for product family ‘FLOORINGS

(2/2)’ the following row is added:

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‘Floor screed materials

For internal uses

For external uses

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 June 1999.

AFL – BFL – CFL

(1)

AFL – BFL – CFL

(3)

A

FL

(5) – D

FL

– E

FL

– F

FL

1(2)

3 (4)

3 (4)

4 (6)’

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission