98/598/EC: Commission Decision of 9 October 1998 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards aggregates (notified under document number C(1998) 2923) (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, 9 October 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.
AGGREGATES FOR USES WITHOUT HIGH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Aggregates For concrete, mortar, grout, bituminous mixtures, surface treatments, unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures used for roads and other civil engineering works. Armourstones For uses in hydraulic structures and other civil engineering works. Railway ballast For uses in railway works. Fillers For concrete, mortar, grout, bituminous mixtures and surface treatments used for roads and other civil engineering works. ANNEX II AGGREGATES FOR USES WITH HIGH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Aggregates For concrete, mortar, grout, bituminous mixtures, surface treatments, unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures used for roads and other civil engineering works. Armourstones For uses in hydraulic structures and other civil engineering works. Railway ballast For uses in railway works. Fillers For concrete, mortar, grout, bituminous mixtures and surface treatments used for roads and other civil engineering works. ANNEX III PRODUCT FAMILY AGGREGATES FOR USES WITHOUT HIGH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (1/2) 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> 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 AGGREGATES FOR USES WITH HIGH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (2/2) 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> 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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