96/603/EC: Commission Decision of 4 October 1996 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 (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Decision 94/611/EC
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The materials, and products made from them, that are listed in the Annex to this Decision, shall, on account of their low level of combustibility and subject to the conditions also set out in the Annex, be classified in Classes A ('No contribution to fire`) as provided for in Tables 1 and 2 of the Annex to Decision 94/611/EC.

For the purpose of this classification, no reaction-to-fire testing of those materials and products made from them shall be required.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 October 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.

(3) OJ No L 241, 16. 9. 1994, p. 25.

(4) OJ No C 62, 28. 2. 1994, p. 1.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

Materials to be considered as reaction to fire Classes A provided for in Decision 94/611/EC without the need for testing

General notes

Products should be made only from one or more of the following materials if they are to be considered as Classes A without testing. Products made by gluing one or more of the following materials together will be considered Classes A without testing provided that the glue does not exceed 0,1 % by weight or volume (whichever is the lower).

Panel products (e.g. of insulating material) with one or more organic layers, or products containing organic material which is not homogeneously distributed (with the exception of glue) are excluded from the list.

Products made by coating one of the following materials with an inorganic layer (e.g. coated metal products) may also be considered as Classes A without testing.

None of the materials in the table is allowed to contain more than 1,0 % by weight or volume (whichever is the lower) of homogeneously distributed organic material.

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