1999/454/EC: Commission Decision of 22 June 1999 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards fire stopping, fire sealing and fire protective products (notified under document number C(1999) 1481) (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 guidelines for European technical approval.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 June 1999.

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

Fire stopping and fire sealing products(1):

Fire protective products (including coatings)(2)(3):

- for fire compartmentation and/or fire protection or fire performance

(1) Excluding gypsum products (e.g. board, blocks, plaster), mineral wool products, blocks and prefabricated reinforced components of AAC and LAC, masonry mortar, rendering/plastering mortar, calcium silicate products and cellular glass products.

(2) Excluding gypsum products (e.g. board, blocks, plaster), mineral wool products, blocks and prefabricated reinforced components of AAC and LAC, masonry mortar, rendering/plastering mortar, calcium silicate products and cellular glass products.

(3) Also excluding panels for the fire protection of walls or ceilings and suspended ceiling kits (as included in Commission Decision 98/437/EC on internal and external wall and ceiling finishes (OJ L 194, 10.7.1998, p. 39)).

ANNEX II

ATTESTATION OF CONFORMITY

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

FIRE STOPPING, FIRE SEALING AND FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS (1/2)

Systems of attestation of conformity

For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, EOTA is requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant guideline for European technical approvals:

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Systeme 1: See directive 89/106/EEC, Annex III(2)(i), without audit testing of samples.

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 a 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 charecteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does not wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.

PRODUCT FAMILY

FIRE STOPPING, FIRE SEALING AND FIRE PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS (2/2)

Systems of attestation of conformity

For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, EOTA is requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant guideline for European technical approvals:

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System 1: See CPD Annex III(2)(i), without audit testing of samples.

System 3: See CPD Annex III(2)(ii), second possibility.

System 4: See CPD Annex III(2)(ii), third possibility.

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 a 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.