96/577/EC: Commission Decision of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards fixed fire-fighting systems (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Directive 89/106/EEC
• Articles: 4

Article 1

The products set out in Annex I 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 2

The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex II shall be indicated in mandates for harmonized standards.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 June 1996.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 12.

(2) OJ No L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

FIRE ALARM/DETECTION, FIXED FIRE-FIGHTING, FIRE AND SMOKE CONTROL AND EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION PRODUCTS

- Fire detection and fire alarm systems-kits: combined fire detection and alarm systems-kits, fire detection systems-kits, fire alarm systems-kits, fire call systems-kits.

- Fire detection and fire alarm system components: smoke, heat and flame detectors, control and indicating devices, alarm transmission routing devices, short circuit isolators, alarm devices, power supplies, input/output devices, manual call points.

- Self-contained smoke detectors/alarms.

- Fire suppression and extinguishing systems-kits: first aid hose systems, dry and wet fire-fighting hydrant systems, sprinkler and water spray systems-kits, foam extinguishing systems-kits, dry powder extinguishing systems-kits, gaseous extinguishing systems (including CO2 extinguishing systems)-kits.

- Fire suppression and extinguishing system components: fire hydrants, water flow detectors/switches, pressure detectors/switches, landing valves, inlet breeching, fire-fighting pumps and pump sets, nozzles/sprinklers/outlets.

- Explosion suppression systems-kits.

- Explosion suppression system components: detectors, suppressors, explosion sensors, explosion relief products.

- Fire and smoke control installations-kits: smoke and heat exhaust ventilation systems-kits, pressure differential system-kits.

- Fire and smoke control installation components: smoke curtains, dampers, ducts, powered ventilators, natural ventilators, control panels, emergency control panels, power supplies.

ANNEX II

PRODUCT FAMILY

FIRE ALARM/DETECTION, FIXED FIRE-FIGHTING, FIRE AND SMOKE CONTROL AND EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION PRODUCTS (1/1)

Systems of attestation of conformity

For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, European Committee for Standardization/European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CEN/Cenelec) are requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonized standard(s):

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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.