98/214/EC: Commission Decision of 9 March 1998 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards structural metallic products and ancillaries (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 harmonised standards.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 March 1998.

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.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

Structural metallic sections/profiles

Hot rolled, cold formed or otherwise produced sections/profiles with various shapes (T, L, H, U, Z, I, channels, angle, hollow, tubes), flat products (plate, sheet, strip), bars, castings, forgings made of various metallic materials, unprotected or protected against corrosion by coating.

Structural metallic construction members

Finished metallic products such as metal framing for suspended ceilings (heavy duty), trusses, girders, columns, stairs, ground piles, bearing piles and sheet piling, cut to size sections designed for certain applications, and rails and sleepers.

They can be unprotected or protected against corrosion by coating, welded or not.

Welding materials

Structural connectors

Metallic rivets, bolts (nuts and washers) and H. R. bolts (high strength friction grip bolts), studs, screws, railway fasteners.

ANNEX II

PRODUCT FAMILY

STRUCTURAL METALLIC PRODUCTS AND ANCILLARIES (1/4)

1. 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 harmonised standard(s):

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2. Conditions to be applied by CEN on the specifications of the attestation of conformity system

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.

PRODUCT FAMILY

STRUCTURAL METALLIC PRODUCTS AND ANCILLARIES (2/4)

1. 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 harmonised standard(s):

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2. Conditions to be applied by CEN on the specifications of the attestation of conformity system

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.

PRODUCT FAMILY

STRUCTURAL METALLIC PRODUCTS AND ANCILLARIES (3/4)

1. 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 harmonised standard(s):

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2. Conditions to be applied by CEN on the specifications of the attestation of conformity system

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.

PRODUCT FAMILY

STRUCTURAL METALLIC PRODUCTS AND ANCILLARIES (4/4)

1. 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 harmonised standard(s):

>TABLE>

2. Conditions to be applied by CEN on the specifications of the attestation of conformity system

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.