98/437/EC: Commission Decision of 30 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 internal and external wall and ceiling finishes (notified under document number C(1998) 1611) (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 harmonised standards.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 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.
Panels intended to be used as internal or external finishes, as complete elements, for fire protection of walls or ceilings. Suspended ceilings (kits) intended to be used as internal or external finishes for fire protection of ceilings. Panels intended to be used as internal or external stiffening elements in walls and ceilings. Tiles and panels, of brittle materials, intended to be used as internal or external finishes in walls or ceilings subject to requirements against accidental injuries from cutting objects. Suspended ceilings (kits) intended to be used as internal or external finishes in ceilings subject to safety in use requirements. Tiles and panels intended to be used in internal or external suspended ceilings subject to safety in use requirements. Featured profiles and suspending frames intended to support internal or external wall or ceiling finishes and suspended ceilings subject to safety in use requirements. Wall coverings in roll form and ceiling linings, of material of classes A (1), B (2), C (3), A (without testing), D, E and F, intended to be used as internal finishes in walls and ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Shingles and cladding slabs, of materials of classes A (4), B (5), C (6), A (without testing), D, E and F, intended to be used as external finishes in walls and ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Suspended ceilings (kits), using components of materials of classes A (7), B (8), C (9), A (without testing), D, E and F, intended to be used as internal or external finishes in ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Tiles, sidings and panels, of materials of classes A (10), B (11), C (12), A (without testing), D, E and F intended to be used as internal and external finishes in walls and ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Featured profiles and suspending frames of materials of classes A (13), B (14), C (15), A (without testing), D, E and F intended to be used to support internal or external wall or ceiling finishes, or suspended ceilings, subject to reaction to fire regulations. Suspended ceilings (kits), intended to be used as internal or external finishes in ceilings subject to regulations on dangerous substances (16). Tiles, shingles, sidings, cladding slabs and panels intended to be used as internal or external finishes in walls or ceilings, as relevant, subject to regulations on dangerous substances (17). Suspending ceilings (kits) intended to be used as internal or external finishes in walls and ceilings for other uses mentioned in the mandate (18). Wall coverings in roll form, ceiling linings, tiles, shingles, sidings, cladding slabs and panels intended to be used as internal or external finishes in walls or ceilings for other uses mentioned in the mandate (19). Featured profiles and suspending frames intended to be used to support internal or external wall or ceiling finishes, or suspended ceilings, for other uses mentioned in the mandate (20). (1) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is not susceptible to change during the production process. (2) In particular, those dangerous substances defined in Council Directive 76/769/EEC, as amended. (3) Other intended uses covered by the mandate are: for vapour control, for water penetration control, for acoustic control, and for thermal control. ANNEX II Wall coverings in roll form, ceiling linings, tiles, of materials of classes A (1), B (2) and C (3), intended to be used as internal finishes in walls or ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Shingles and cladding slabs, of materials of classes A (4), B (5) and C (6) intended to be used as external finishes in walls or ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Suspended ceilings (kits), using components of materials of classes A (7), B (8) and C (9), intended to be used as internal or external finishes in ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Tiles, sidings and panels, of materials of classes A (10), B (11) and C (12), intended to be used as internal and external finishes in walls or ceilings subject to reaction to fire regulations. Featured profiles and suspending frames of materials of classes A (13), B (14) and C (15), intended to be used to support internal or external wall or ceiling finishes, or suspended ceilings, subject to reaction to fire regulations. (1) Materials for which the reaction to fire performance is susceptible to change during the production process. 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 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES (1/5) 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 Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, point 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 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES (2/5) 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 Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, point 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 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES (3/5) 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 Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, point 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 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES (4/5) 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 Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, point 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 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES (5/5) 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 Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, point 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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