# Commission Decision of 11 April 2011 amending Decision 2000/367/EC establishing a classification system for resistance-to-fire performance for construction products, construction works and parts thereof (notified under document C(2011) 2417) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/232/EU)

EU Decision 2011/232 · adopted 11 April 2011

Commission Decision of 11 April 2011 amending Decision 2000/367/EC establishing a classification system for resistance-to-fire performance for construction products, construction works and parts thereof (notified under document C(2011) 2417) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/232/EU)

## Introductory text

Commission Decision
of 11 April 2011
amending Decision 2000/367/EC establishing a classification system for resistance-to-fire performance for construction products, construction works and parts thereof
(notified under document C(2011) 2417)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/232/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products, and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,
After consulting the Standing Committee on Construction,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2000/367/EC of 3 May 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the resistance to fire performance of construction products, construction works and parts thereof should be amended to take into account technical progress in the development of the relevant test methods and in order to include cavity barriers.
(2)
Decision 2000/367/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

## 1 

The Annex to Decision 2000/367/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

## 2 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

## Signature

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2011.
For the Commission
Antonio Tajani
Vice-President

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The Annex to Decision 2000/367/EC is amended as follows:
(1) in Section 3 ‘Products and systems for protecting load-bearing elements or parts of works’, the classification table that relates to ‘ceilings with no independent fire resistance’ is replaced by the following table:
‘
Applies to
ceilings with no independent fire resistance
Standard(s)
EN 13501-2; prEN 13381-1
Classification: expressed in the same terms as the load-bearing element being protected
Notes
If also fulfilling the requirement with regard to the “semi-natural” fire, the symbol “sn” is added to the classification.
’
(2) in Section 3 ‘Products and systems for protecting load-bearing elements or parts of works’, the classification table that relates to ‘fire protective coatings, boards, renderings, claddings and screens’ is replaced by the following table:
‘
Applies to
fire protective coatings, boards, renderings, claddings and screens
Standard(s)
EN 13501-2; prEN 13381-2 to 8
Classification: expressed in the same terms as the load-bearing element being protected
Notes
—
’
(3) in Section 4 ‘Non-load bearing elements or parts of works and products therefor’, the classification table that relates to ‘partitions (including those incorporating uninsulated portions)’ is replaced by the following table:
For cavity barriers this standard is complemented by EOTA TR 031.’
‘Applies to
partitions (including partitions incorporating uninsulated portions, and cavity barriers)
Standard(s)
EN13501-2; EN 1364-1; EN 1992-1-2; EN 1993-1-2; EN 1994-1-2; EN 1995-1-2; EN 1996-1-2; EN 1999-1-2
Classification: -
E
20
30
60
90
120
EI
15
20
30
45
60
90
120
180
240
EI-M
30
60
90
120
180
240
EW
20
30
60
90
120
Notes
—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/232 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-232
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