L 109/22
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
21.4.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 29 March 2012
amending Decision 1999/94/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction
products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards precast
normal/lightweight/autoclaved aerated concrete products
(notified under document C(2012) 1977)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/202/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
fire, as a different level of third party intervention should
be ensured depending on the processes and materials
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
used in production.
Union,
(3) Decision
1999/94/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December
accordingly,
1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and adminis
trative provisions of the Member States relating to construction
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
products ( 1 ), and in particular Article 13(4)(a) thereof,
After consulting the Standing Committee on Construction,
Article 1
Annex III to Decision 1999/94/EC is amended in accordance
Whereas:
with the Annex to this Decision.
(1) On
25
January
1999,
the
Commission
adopted
Decision
Article 2
1999/94/EC 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 precast normal/lightweight/autoclaved aerated
concrete products ( 2 ).
Done at Brussels, 29 March 2012.
(2) Annex
III
to
Decision
1999/94/EC
should
be
amended
in
order to adapt the systems of attestation of conformity
For the Commission
for beam/block floor units and elements incorporating
organic material to technical progress in order to take
Antonio TAJANI
into account uses subject to regulations on reaction to
Vice-President
( 1 ) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.
( 2 ) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 55.

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EN
21.4.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
109/23
ANNEX
In Annex III to Decision 1999/94/EC, the following text is added:
‘PRODUCT FAMILY
BEAM/BLOCK FLOOR UNITS AND ELEMENTS INCORPORATING ORGANIC MATERIALS
Systems of attestation of conformity
For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) is requested to
specify the following system of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonised European standards:
Product(s) Intended
use(s)
Level(s) or class(es)
Attestation of conformity
(Reaction to fire)
system(s)
Beam/block floor units and For uses subject to regulations
(A1, A2, B, C) (*)
1
elements incorporating organic on reaction to fire
materials
(A1, A2, B, C) (**), D, E
3
(A1 to E) (***), F
4
System 1: See Annex III(2)(i) to Directive 89/106/EEC, without audit-testing of samples.
System 3: See Annex III(2)(ii) to Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.
System 4: See Annex III(2)(ii) to Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.
(*) Products or materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire
classification (for example, the addition of fire retardants or the limitation of organic material).
(**) Products or materials not covered by footnote (*)
(***) Products or materials that are not required to be tested for reaction to fire (for example, products or materials of Class A1 in
accordance with Commission Decision 96/603/EC (OJ L 267, 19.10.1996, p. 23)).
The specification for the system must be such that it may be implemented even where it is not necessary to determine the
performance for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirement for that 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 it does not wish to declare the
performance of the product in that respect.’

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