97/556/EC: Commission Decision of 14 July 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards external thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering (ETICS) (Text with EEA relevance)
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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.
The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex II shall be indicated in mandates for guidelines for European technical approval.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 July 1997. 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.
External thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering using products classified with regard to reaction to fire as A (1), B (2) or C (3) and A (without testing), D, E or F intended to be applied on external walls subject to fire regulations and external thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering intended to be applied on external walls not subject to fire regulations. External thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering using products classified with regard to reaction to fire as A (4), B (5) or C (6) intended to be applied on external walls subject to fire regulations. (1) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is not susceptible to change during the production process. (2) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change during the production process. ANNEX II PRODUCT FAMILY EXTERNAL THERMAL INSULATION COMPOSITE SYSTEMS/KITS WITH RENDERING (1/1) Systems of attestation of conformity For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, EOTA is requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant Guideline for European technical approvals: >TABLE> 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 the CPD 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.
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