Annex

United Kingdom

The tables set out in this annex list construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements for the performance characteristic reaction to fire without need for testing.

F1Table 1

Classes of reaction to fire performance for wood-based panels

Product	EN product standard	End use condition ^f1	Minimum density (kg/m ³ )	Minimum thickness (mm)	Class ^f2 (excluding floorings)	Class ^f3 (floorings)
Mounted without an air gap directly against class A1 or A2-s1, d0 products with minimum density 10 kg/m ³ or at least class D-s2, d2 products with minimum density 400 kg/m ³ .
A substrate of cellulose insulation material of at least class E may be included if mounted directly against the wood-based panel, but not for floorings.
Mounted with an air gap behind. The reverse face of the cavity shall be at least class A2-s1, d0 products with minimum density 10 kg/m ³ .
Mounted with an air gap behind. The reverse face of the cavity shall be at least class D-s2, d2 products with minimum density 400 kg/m ³ .
Veneered, phenol- and melamine-faced panels are included for class excl. floorings.
A vapour barrier with a thickness up to 0,4 mm and a mass up to 200 g/m ² can be mounted in between the wood-based panel and a substrate if there are no air gaps in between.
Class as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.
Class as provided for in Table 2 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.
Cement-bonded particleboard ^f4	EN 634-2	without an air gap behind the panel	1 000	10	B-s1, d0	B _fl -s1
Fibreboard, hard	EN 622-2	without an air gap behind the wood-based panel	900	6	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Fibreboard, hard ^f5	EN 622-2	with a closed air gap not more than 22 mm behind the wood-based panel	900	6	D-s2, d2	—
Particleboard , ^f6 , ^f7	EN 312	without an air gap behind the wood-based panel	600	9	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Fibreboard, hard and medium , ,	EN 622-2 EN 622-3
MDF , ,	EN 622-5
MDF , ,	EN 300
Plywood , ,	EN 636	-“-	400	9	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Solid wood panel , ,	EN 13353	-“-	400	12	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Flaxboard , ,	EN 15197	-“-	450	15	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Particleboard ,	EN 312	with a closed or an open air gap not more than 22 mm behind the wood-based panel	600	9	D-s2, d2	—
Fibreboard, hard and medium ,	EN 622-2 EN 622-3
MDF ,	EN 622-5
OSB ,	EN 300
Plywood ,	EN 636	-“-	400	9	D-s2, d2	—
Solid wood panel ,	EN 13353	-“-	400	12	D-s2, d2	—
Particleboard ^f8 ,	EN 312	with a closed air gap behind the wood-based panel	600	15	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Fibreboard, medium ,	EN 622-3
MDF ,	EN 622-5
OSB ,	EN 300
Plywood ,	EN 636	-“-	400	15	D-s2, d1	D _fl -s1
Solid wood panel ,	EN 13353	-“-	400	15	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Flaxboard ,	EN 15197	-“-	450	15	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Particleboard ,	EN 312	with an open air gap behind the wood-based panel	600	18	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Fibreboard, medium ,	EN 622-3
MDF ,	EN 622-5
OSB ,	EN 300
Plywood ,	EN 636	-“-	400	18	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Solid wood panel ,	EN 13353	-“-	400	18	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Flaxboard ,	EN 15197	-“-	450	18	D-s2, d0	D _fl -s1
Particleboard	EN 312	any	600	3	E	E _fl
OSB	EN 300	any	600	3	E	E _fl
MDF	EN 622-5	-“-	400	3	E	E _fl
MDF	EN 622-5	-“-	250	9	E	E _fl
Plywood	EN 636	-“-	400	3	E	E _fl
Fibreboard, hard	EN 622-2	-“-	900	3	E	E _fl
Fibreboard, medium	EN 622-3	-“-	400	9	E	E _fl
Fibreboard, soft	EN 622-4	-“-	250	9	E	E _fl

F2 F3Table 2

Classes of reaction — to — fire performance of gypsum plasterboards

Gypsum plasterboard	Nominal board thickness (mm)	Gypsum core		Paper grammage ^f9 (g/m ² )	Substrate	Class ^f10 (excluding floorings)
Determined according to EN ISO 536 and with no more than 5 % organic additive content.
Classes as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Decision 2000/147/EC.
Gypsum plasterboard	Nominal board thickness (mm)	Density (kg/m ³ )	Reaction to fire class	Paper grammage ^f9 (g/m ² )	Substrate	Class ^f10 (excluding floorings)
Conforming to EN 520 (except perforated boards)	≥ 6,5 < 9,5	≥ 800	A1	≤ 220	Any wood-based product with density ≥ 400 kg/m ³ or any product of at least class A2-s1, d0	A2-s1, d0
	≥ 6,5 < 9,5	≥ 800		> 220 ≤ 320		B-s1, d0
	≥ 9,5	≥ 600		≤ 220	Any wood-based product with density ≥ 400 kg/m ³ or any product of at least class A2-s1, d0 or any insulating product of at least class E-d2 mounted according to method 1	A2-s1, d0
	≥ 9,5	≥ 600		> 220 ≤ 320		B-s1, d0

Table 3

Classes of reaction-to-fire performance of high-pressure decorative laminate panels

High pressure decorative laminate panels ^f11	Product detail	Minimum density (kg/m ³ )	Minimum overall thickness (mm)	Class ^f12 (excluding floorings)
Either directly fixed (i.e. with no air gap) to a material having a reaction to fire of A2-s1, d0 or better and a density of at least 600 kg/m ³ , or mounted on a timber or metal batten support frame, with a non-ventilated (i.e. void open only at the top) air gap of at least 30 mm, the reverse face of the cavity so formed having a reaction to fire classification of A2-s1, d0 or better.
Classes as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.
Complying with European Standard EN 438-7.
Interior grade non-FR Compact HPL panels ^f13	Compact HPL meeting EN 438-4 type CGS	1 350	6	D-s2, d0
Interior grade non-FR HPL composite panels with wood-based substrates	Composite panels comprising non-FR grade HPL meeting the requirements of EN 438-3, adhesively bonded to both sides of non-FR grade wood-based core of minimum thickness 12 mm complying with EN 13986, using PVAc or thermosetting adhesive at an application rate of 60 to 120 g/m ²	Wood-based core minimum density 600 HPL minimum density 1 350	12 mm wood-based core with HPL ≥ 0,5 mm bonded to both sides	D-s2, d0

Table 4

Classes of reaction-to-fire performance of structural timber products ^f14

	Product detail	Minimum mean density ^f15 (kg/m ³ )	Minimum overall thickness (mm)	Class ^f16 (excluding floorings)
Applies to all species covered by the product standards.
Classes as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.
Conditioned according to EN 13238.
Structural timber	Visual and machine graded structural timber with rectangular cross-sections shaped by sawing, planing or other methods or with round cross-sections	350	22	D-s2, d0

Division

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Decision of 15 May 2007 amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards wood-based panels (notified under document number C(2007) 2045) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/348/EC).
F2: Inserted by Commission Decision of 7 August 2003 amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance of certain construction products (notified under document number C(2003) 2592) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/593/EC).
F3: Substituted by Commission Decision of 5 October 2006 amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards gypsum plasterboards (notified under document number C(2006) 4360) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/673/EC).

Footnotes

f1: A vapour barrier with a thickness up to 0,4 mm and a mass up to 200 g/m ² can be mounted in between the wood-based panel and a substrate if there are no air gaps in between.
f2: Class as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.
f3: Class as provided for in Table 2 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.
f4: Mounted without an air gap directly against class A1 or A2-s1, d0 products with minimum density 10 kg/m ³ or at least class D-s2, d2 products with minimum density 400 kg/m ³ .
f5: Mounted with an air gap behind. The reverse face of the cavity shall be at least class A2-s1, d0 products with minimum density 10 kg/m ³ .
f6: A substrate of cellulose insulation material of at least class E may be included if mounted directly against the wood-based panel, but not for floorings.
f7: Veneered, phenol- and melamine-faced panels are included for class excl. floorings.
f8: Mounted with an air gap behind. The reverse face of the cavity shall be at least class D-s2, d2 products with minimum density 400 kg/m ³ .
f9: Determined according to EN ISO 536 and with no more than 5 % organic additive content.
f10: Classes as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Decision 2000/147/EC.
f11: Either directly fixed (i.e. with no air gap) to a material having a reaction to fire of A2-s1, d0 or better and a density of at least 600 kg/m ³ , or mounted on a timber or metal batten support frame, with a non-ventilated (i.e. void open only at the top) air gap of at least 30 mm, the reverse face of the cavity so formed having a reaction to fire classification of A2-s1, d0 or better.
f12: Classes as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.
f13: Complying with European Standard EN 438-7.
f14: Applies to all species covered by the product standards.
f15: Conditioned according to EN 13238.
f16: Classes as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.