Document ID: 32003D0424

Commission Decision
of 6 June 2003
amending Decision 96/603/EC establishing the list of products belonging to Classes A "No contribution to fire" provided for in Decision 94/611/EC implementing Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products
(notified under document number C(2003) 1673)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/424/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),
Having regard to Commission Decision 2000/147/EC of 8 February 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction to fire performance of construction products(3), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 96/603/EC(4), as amended by Decision 2000/605/EC(5), established a list of products belonging to Classes A "No contribution to fire" provided for in Tables 1 and 2 of the Annex to Commission Decision 94/611/EC(6), which described the European classification system for expressing the reaction to fire performance of construction products.
(2) Decision 94/611/EC has been replaced by Decision 2000/147/EC.
(3) The notes for "Mortar with inorganic binding agents" in the table set out in the Annex to Decision 96/603/EC should be adapted to technical progress.
(4) Decision 96/603/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) 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
In the table set out in the Annex to Decision 96/603/EC, for "Mortar with inorganic binding agents" the notes "Rendering/plastering mortars and mortars for floor screeds based on one or more inorganic binding agent(s), e.g. cement, lime, masonry cement and gypsum" are replaced by "Rendering/plastering mortars, mortars for floor screeds and masonry mortars based on one or more inorganic binding agent(s), e.g. cement, lime, masonry cement and gypsum".
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 June 2003.

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