Division Systems of attestation of conformityF1

United Kingdom

For the products and intended uses listed below, CEN/CENELEC are requested to specify the following systems of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonised standards:

Products	Intended uses	Levels or classes Reaction to fire	Attestation of conformity systems
Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material).
System 1: See Annex III, Section 2, point (i), of Directive 89/106/EEC without audit-testing of samples.
Products/materials not covered by footnote 1.
System 3: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.
Products/materials that do not require to be tested for reaction to fire (e.g. Products/materials of Classes A1 according to Commission Decision 96/603/EC ( OJ L 267, 19.10.1996, p. 23 )).
System 4: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.
Rigid flooring products (A) Components Paving units, tiles mosaics, parquet, decking of mesh or sheet, floor gratings, rigid laminated floorings, wood based products (B) Load bearing systems put on the market as kits Raised access floors, cavity floors	For internal uses including enclosed public transport premises	A1 _FL ^f1 — A2 _FL — B _FL — C _FL	1 ^f2
		A1 _FL ^f3 — A2 _FL — B _FL — C _FL — D _FL — E _FL	3 ^f4
		(A1 _FL to E _FL ) ^f5 , F _FL	4 ^f6
Resilient and textile floorings Homogenous and heterogeneous resilient floor coverings supplied either in tile, sheet or roll form (textile floor covering including tiles; plastic and rubber sheets (aminoplastic thermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laid tiles; resilient laminated floorings)	For internal uses	A1 _FL — A2 _FL — B _FL — C _FL	1
		A1 _FL — A2 _FL — B _FL — C _FL — D _FL — E _FL	3
		(A1 _FL to E _FL ) , F _FL	4
Resilient and textile floorings Homogenous and heterogeneous resilient floor coverings supplied either in tile, sheet or roll form (textile floor covering including tiles; plastic and rubber sheets (aminoplastic thermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laid tiles; resilient laminated floorings)	For external uses	—	4
Floor screed materials	For internal uses	A1 _FL — A2 _FL — B _FL — C _FL	1
		A1 _FL — A2 _FL — B _FL — C _FL — D _FL — E _FL	3
		(A1 _FL to E _FL ) , F _FL	4
	For external uses	—	4

The specification for the system should be such that it can be implemented even where performance does not need to be determined for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirement at all for such characteristic (see Article 2(1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, clause 1.2.3 of the Interpretative Documents). In those cases the verification of such characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does nor wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Decision of 1 March 2006 amending Decision 97/808/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards floorings (notified under document number C(2006) 553) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/190/EC).

Footnotes

f1: Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material).
f2: System 1: See Annex III, Section 2, point (i), of Directive 89/106/EEC without audit-testing of samples.
f3: Products/materials not covered by footnote 1.
f4: System 3: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.
f5: Products/materials that do not require to be tested for reaction to fire (e.g. Products/materials of Classes A1 according to Commission Decision 96/603/EC ( OJ L 267, 19.10.1996, p. 23 )).
f6: System 4: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.