97/740/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards masonry and related products (Text with EEA relevance)
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The products and families of products set out in Annex I shall have their conformity attested by a procedure whereby the manufacturer has under its sole responsibility a factory production control system ensuring that the product is in conformity with the relevant technical specifications.
The products set out in Annex II 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 III shall be indicated in mandates for harmonized standards.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 October 1997. For the Commission Martin BANGEMANN Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 12. (2) OJ L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1.
Masonry and related products - Masonry units of category II to be used in walls, columns and partitions, - special masonry units of category II with incorporated thermal insulating materials to be used in walls and partitions and not included in Annex II, - factory-made prescribed masonry mortars to be used in walls, columns and partitions, - factory-made rendering/plastering mortars to be used in wall, column, partition and ceiling finishes, and - ties, tension straps, joist hangers, brackets, support angles, bed joint reinforcement and lintels to be incorporated in masonry walls, columns and partitions. ANNEX II Masonry and related products - Masonry units of category I to be used in walls, columns and partitions, - special masonry units of category I or II with incorporated thermal insulating materials classified under one of the Euroclasses A, B or C for which the reaction to fire performance either is susceptible to change during the production process (in general, those made with combustible raw materials) or is altered by means of incorporation of certain agents, like fire retardants, to be used in walls and partitions subject to reaction to fire regulations, but only where this material is susceptible to be exposed to fire in its end situation, and - factory-made designed masonry mortars to be used in walls, columns and partitions. ANNEX III PRODUCT FAMILY MASONRY AND RELATED PRODUCTS (1/3) Systems of attestation of conformity For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, CEN/Cenelec are requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonized standard(s): >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 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. PRODUCT FAMILY MASONRY AND RELATED PRODUCTS (2/3) Systems of attestation of conformity For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, CEN/Cenelec are requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonized standard(s): >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 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. PRODUCT FAMILY MASONRY AND RELATED PRODUCTS (3/3) Systems of attestation of conformity For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, CEN/Cenelec are requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonized standard(s) >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 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.
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