L 103/114
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
19.4.2011
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 April 2011
amending Decision 1999/93/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction
products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards doors, windows,
shutters, blinds, gates and related building hardware
(notified under document C(2011) 2587)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/246/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Following
a
review
of
the
intended
uses
of
doors
and
gates the corresponding procedures of attestation of
conformity should be amended to include provisions
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
for building hardware for windows and for doors not
Union,
used for fire/smoke compartmentation or for escape
routes.
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of
21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations
(4) Decision
1999/93/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to
accordingly,
construction products ( 1 ), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
After consulting the Standing Committee on Construction,
Article 1
Whereas:
Annex III to Decision 1999/93/EC is replaced by the text set
out in the Annex to this Decision.
(1) The
Commission
has
adopted
Decision
1999/93/EC
of
Article 2
25 January 1999 on the procedure for attesting the
conformity of construction products pursuant to
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as
regards doors, windows, shutters, blinds, gates and
related building hardware (
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2011.

2 ).
For the Commission
(2) Article
13
of
Directive
89/106/EEC
provides
that
conformity shall be established in accordance with
Antonio TAJANI
Annex III to that Directive.
Vice-President
( 1 ) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.
( 2 ) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 51.

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EN
19.4.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
103/115
ANNEX
‘ANNEX III
PRODUCT FAMILY
DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, BLINDS, GATES AND RELATED BUILDING HARDWARE
(1/1)
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):
Product(s) Intended
use(s) Level(s)
or
class(es)
Attestation of
conformity system(s)
Doors and gates (with or without fire/smoke compartmentation and
—
1
related hardware)
on escape routes
other declared specific uses and/or
—
3
uses subject to other specific re-
quirements, in particular noise,
energy, tightness and safety-in-use
(i.e. NOT for fire/smoke compart-
mentation, NOT for escape routes)
for internal communication only
—
4
Windows (with or without related fire/smoke compartmentation and
—
1
hardware)
on escape routes
any other
—
3
Building hardware related to doors, fire/smoke compartmentation and
—
1
gates and windows
on escape routes
any other
—
3
Shutters and blinds (with or without external use
—
4
related hardware)
System 1: See point (i) of Section 2 of Annex III to Directive 89/106/EEC, without audit-testing of samples.
System 3: See point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III to Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.
System 4: See point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III to Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.
The specification for the system should be such that it can be implemented even where the performance does not need
to be determined for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirements at all for
such 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 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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