2005/823/EC: Commission Decision of 22 November 2005 amending Decision 2001/671/EC implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the external fire performance of roofs and roof coverings (notified under document number C(2005) 4437) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Decision 2001/671/EC
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2001/671/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2001/671/EC is amended as follows.

1.

the section entitled PREAMBLE is amended as follows:

(a)

the first paragraph is replaced by ‘ENV 1187:2002 and subsequently upgraded versions shall be applied. The upgraded version shall include, inter alia , new revisions/amendments of the ENV or the EN version of this standard’;

(b)

in the second paragraph ‘CR 1187:2001’ is replaced by ‘ENV 1187:2002’ and in the second line, ‘three’ is replaced by ‘four’;

2.

the section entitled ‘SYMBOLS’ is amended as follows:

(a)

in the first line, the word ‘three’ is replaced by ‘four’;

(b)

all references to ‘CR 1187:2001’ shall be replaced by ‘ENV 1187:2002’;

(c)

‘— ENV 1187:2002 test 4: X ROOF (t4) where t4 = burning brand + wind + supplementary radiant heat’ is inserted after the line for CR 1187:2001 test 3;

3.

in the table the following rows are added:

Test method

Class

Classification criteria

‘ENV 1187:2002 test 4

B ROOF (t4)

All of the following conditions must be satisfied:

—

No penetration of roof system within 1 hour

—

In the preliminary test, after withdrawal of test flame, specimens burn for < 5 minutes

—

In the preliminary test, flame spread < 0.38 m across the region of burning

C ROOF (t4)

All of the following conditions must be satisfied:

—

No penetration of roof system within 30 minutes

—

In the preliminary test, after withdrawal of test flame, specimens burn for < 5 minutes

—

In the preliminary test, flame spread < 0.38 m across the region of burning

D ROOF (t4)

All of the following conditions must be satisfied:

—

Roof system is penetrated within 30 minutes but is not penetrated in the preliminary flame test

—

In the preliminary test, after withdrawal of test flame, specimens burn for < 5 minutes

—

In the preliminary test, flame spread < 0.38 m across the region of burning

E ROOF (t4)

All of the following conditions must be satisfied:

—

Roof system is penetrated within 30 minutes but is not penetrated in the preliminary flame test

—

Flame spread is not controlled

F ROOF (t4)

No performance determined

*

Attention shall be drawn to dripping from the underside of the specimen, any mechanical failure and any development of holes by adding a suffix “x” to the designation to denote that one or more of these took place during the test. In addition, depending upon inclination of the product during the test, the letters EXT.F will be added to indicate “flat or horizontal” and EXT.S will be added to indicate “inclined”.’