Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2015/1959 of 1 July 2015 on the applicable systems to assess and verify constancy of performance of wastewater engineering products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

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• Articles: 6

Article 1

This Decision applies to the wastewater engineering products set out in Annex I.

Article 2

The wastewater engineering products referred to in Article 1 shall be assessed and verified for constancy of performance in relation to their essential characteristics in accordance with the systems specified in Annex II.

Article 3

Decision 97/464/EC is repealed.

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

PRODUCTS COVERED

This Decision applies to:

1.

back-flow devices: air admittance valve ventilating pipework;

2.

kits for wastewater pumping station and effluent lifting plants;

3.

kits and elements for wastewater treatment plants and on-site treatment equipment;

4.

septic tanks;

5.

prefabricated drainage channels;

6.

manholes and inspection chambers;

7.

step irons, ladders and handrails for manholes and inspection chambers;

8.

separators;

9.

manhole covers and gully tops.

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

SYSTEMS OF ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION OF CONSTANCY OF PERFORMANCE

For the products covered by this Decision, taking into account their essential characteristics, the systems for assessment and verification of constancy of performance apply as follows:

Table 1

For all essential characteristics except reaction to fire

Products

Essential Characteristics

Applicable systems for assessment and verification of constancy of performance as set out in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011

Back-flow devices: air admittance valve ventilating pipework

For all essential characteristics except reaction to fire

4

Kits for wastewater pumping station and effluent lifting plants

3

Kits and elements for wastewater treatment plants and on-site treatment equipment

3

Septic tanks

3

Prefabricated drainage channels

3

Manholes and inspection chambers

4

Step irons, ladders and handrails for manholes and inspection chambers

4

Separators

4

Manhole covers and gully tops

1

Table 2

For reaction to fire only

For all products indicated in the first column of Table 1, the systems for Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance are determined, depending on their subfamilies, as follows:

Product subfamilies

Applicable systems for assessment and verification of constancy of performance as set out in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011

Products for which a clearly identifiable stage in their production process results in an improvement of their reaction to fire performance (e.g. by adding fire retardants or limiting organic materials)

1

Products for which an applicable European legal base exists to classify their reaction to fire performance without testing

4

Products not belonging to the subfamilies indicated in rows 1 and 2

3