Document ID: 32000D0553

Commission Decision
of 6 September 2000
implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the external fire performance of roof coverings
(notified under document number C(2000) 2266)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/553/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 Articles 13 and 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Directive 89/106/EEC Member States are responsible for ensuring that building and civil engineering works on their territory are designed and executed in a way that does not endanger the safety of persons, domestic animals and property, while respecting other essential requirements in the interests of general well-being.
(2) Provisions relating to the design and execution of roof assemblies consequently fall within the responsibility of the Member States.
(3) The Communication of the Commission with regard to the interpretative documents of Directive 89/106/EEC(3) lists, in paragraph 2.2 of the interpretative document No 2, a number of interrelated measures for the satisfaction of the Essential Requirement "Safety in case of fire" that together contribute to defining the fire safety strategy that can be developed in different ways in Member States.
(4) Paragraph 4.3.1.2.2 of interpretative document No 2 identifies the requirements for construction products for roofs exposed to an external fire.
(5) Commission Decisions 98/436/EC(4), 98/599/EC(5), 98/600/EC(6), 1999/90/EC(7), 2000/245/EC(8) and 2000/553/EC on the attestation of conformity of construction products for roof coverings that may be exposed to an external fire source provide that certain products/materials can be "deemed to satisfy" the requirements for the characteristic "external fire performance" without the need for testing.
(6) The external fire performance of many roof covering products/materials is well established and sufficiently well known to fire regulators in the Member States that they do not require testing for this particular performance characteristic.
(7) 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 Annex sets out those roof covering products and/or materials which can be considered to fulfil all of the requirements for the performance characteristic "external fire performance" without the need for testing, subject to compliance with any national provisions on the design and execution of works.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 September 2000.

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