98/436/EC: Commission Decision of 22 June 1998 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards roof coverings, rooflights, roof windows and ancillary products (notified under document number C(1998) 1598) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1

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.

Article 2

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.

Article 3

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

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 June 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.

ANNEX I

Flat and profiled sheets:
Roofing tiles, slates, stones and shingles:
Factory-bonded composite or sandwich panels:
Rooflights:
Roof windows:
Fascias and soffit boards:
For all uses, excluding those subject to reaction to fire regulations for products made of materials falling into classes (A, B, C) (1*).
Mastic asphalt roofing:
Roof pavings:
Roof access systems, walkways and footholds:
Roof safety hooks and anchorages:
Mechanical fixings for roof coverings:
Accessories for roof coverings:
For all uses.
(1*) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change during production (in general, those subject to chemical modification, e.g. fire retardants, or where changes of composition may lead to changes in reaction to fire performance).
ANNEX II
Flat and profiled sheets:
Roofing tiles, slates, stones and shingles:
Factory-bonded composite or sandwich panels:
Rooflights:
Roof windows:
Fascias and soffit boards:
For uses subject to reaction to fire regulations for products made of materials falling into classes (A, B, C) (1*).
(1*) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change during production (in general, those subject to chemical modification, e.g. fire retardants, or where changes of composition may lead to changes in reaction to fire performance).
ANNEX III
Note: for products having more than one of the intended uses specified in the following families, the tasks for the approved body, derived from the relevant systems of attestation of conformity, are cumulative.
PRODUCT FAMILY
ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (1/6)
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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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
ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (2/6)
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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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
ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (3/6)
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>
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
ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (4/6)
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>
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
ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (5/6)
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>
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
ROOF COVERINGS, ROOFLIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (6/6)
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>
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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