Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 9/2008 of 1 February 2008 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-02-01
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: building materials, building safety, building slab, fire protection, floor coverings, plaster, safety standard, wood product

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 9/2008

of 1 February 2008

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 84/2006 of 7 July
2006 (1).

Commission Decision 2003/43/EC of 17 January 2003 establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire per-
formance for certain construction products (2), as corrected by OJ L 33, 8.2.2003, p. 44, is to be incor-
porated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2003/593/EC of 7 August 2003 amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing the
classes of reaction-to-fire performance of certain construction products (3) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 2006/190/EC of 1 March 2006 amending Decision 97/808/EC on the proce-
dure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Direc-
tive 89/106/EEC as regards floorings (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2006/213/EC of 6 March 2006 establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire per-
formance for certain construction products as regards wood flooring and solid wood panelling and clad-
ding (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2006/600/EC of 4 September 2006 establishing the classes of external fire per-
formance for certain construction products as regards double-skin metal-faced sandwich panels for
roofs (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2006/673/EC of 5 October 2006 amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing
the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards gypsum plas-
terboards (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2006/751/EC of 27 October 2006 amending Decision 2000/147/EC implement-
ing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of
construction products (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/348/EC of 15 May 2007 amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing the
classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards wood-based pan-
els (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

(1) OJ L 289, 19.10.2006, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 35.
(3) OJ L 201, 8.8.2003, p. 25.
(4) OJ L 66, 8.3.2006, p. 47.
(5) OJ L 79, 16.3.2006, p. 27.
(6) OJ L 244, 7.9.2006, p. 24.
(7) OJ L 276, 7.10.2006, p. 77.
(8) OJ L 305, 4.11.2006, p. 8.
(9) OJ L 131, 23.5.2007, p. 21.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Chapter XXI of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1)

the following shall be added in the 23rd indent (Commission Decision 97/808/EC) of point 1 (Council
Directive 89/106/EEC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32006 D 0190: Commission Decision 2006/190/EC of 1 March 2006 (OJ L 66, 8.3.2006, p. 47).’;

2)

the following indent shall be added in the 66th indent (Commission Decision 2000/147/EC) of point 1
(Council Directive 89/106/EEC):

‘— 32006 D 0751: Commission Decision 2006/751/EC of 27 October 2006 (OJ L 305, 4.11.2006,

p. 8).’;

3)

the following points shall be inserted after point 2d (Commission Decision 2005/610/EC):

‘2e. 32003 D 0043: Commission Decision 2003/43/EC of 17 January 2003 establishing the classes of
reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products (OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 35), as cor-
rected by OJ L 33, 8.2.2003, p. 44, as amended by:

— 32003 D 0593: Commission Decision 2003/593/EC of 7 August 2003 (OJ L 201, 8.8.2003,

p. 25),

— 32006 D 0673: Commission Decision 2006/673/EC of 5 October 2006 (OJ L 276, 7.10.2006,

p. 77),

— 32007 D 0348: Commission Decision 2007/348/EC of 15 May 2007 (OJ L 131, 23.5.2007,

p. 21).

2f. 32006 D 0213: Commission Decision 2006/213/EC of 6 March 2006 establishing the classes of
reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards wood flooring and solid
wood panelling and cladding (OJ L 79, 16.3.2006, p. 27).

2g. 32006 D 0600: Commission Decision 2006/600/EC of 4 September 2006 establishing the classes
of external fire performance for certain construction products as regards double-skin metal-faced
sandwich panels for roofs (OJ L 244, 7.9.2006, p. 24).’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2003/43/EC, as corrected by OJ L 33, 8.2.2003, p. 44, 2003/593/EC, 2006/190/EC,
2006/213/EC, 2006/600/EC, 2006/673/EC, 2006/751/EC and 2007/348/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be
authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 2 February 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Alan SEATTER