2010/83/: Commission Decision of 9 February 2010 establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards air drying jointing compounds (notified under document C(2010) 399) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements of the performance characteristic ‘reaction-to-fire’ without need for further testing are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

The specific classes to be applied to different construction products and/or materials, within the reaction-to-fire classification adopted in Decision 2000/147/EC, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 3

Products shall be considered in relation to their end-use application, where relevant.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The table set out in this Annex lists construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements for the performance characteristic ‘reaction-to-fire’ without need for testing.

Table

Classes of reaction to fire performance for air drying jointing compounds

Product  ( 1 )

Product details for the jointing system

Maximum organic content

(% in weight)

Class  ( 2 )

Air drying jointing compounds for gypsum plasterboards used together with paper jointing tape. Paste ready to use or powder to be mixed with water, on any substrate of at least class A2-s1,d0 with thickness at least 6 mm and with density at least 700 kg/m 3 (excluding floorings).

Air drying jointing compounds of types 1A, 2A and 3A and paper jointing tape  ( 3 ) according to EN 13963

7,0

A2-s1,d0

( 1 )   Wet density of the jointing compound at least 1,1 kg/litre (1 100 kg/m 3 ).

( 2 )   Class as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Decision 2000/147/EC.

( 3 )   Maximum width of the paper jointing tape: 55 mm; maximum mass of the paper jointing tape per unit area: 135 g/m 2 .