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Division Note: F1F2

United Kingdom

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Mounting and fixing

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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).

F2

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).

Notes on Annex

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).

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.