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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-305/annex-IV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-305/annex-IV.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/305",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-305",
  "path": "annex/IV",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "PRODUCT AREAS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TABS",
  "text": "Table 1 —\nProduct areas\nAREA CODE\nPRODUCT AREA\n1\nPRECAST NORMAL/LIGHTWEIGHT/AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE PRODUCTS.\n2\nDOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, GATES AND RELATED BUILDING HARDWARE.\n3\nMEMBRANES, INCLUDING LIQUID APPLIED AND KITS (FOR WATER AND/OR WATER VAPOUR CONTROL).\n4\nTHERMAL INSULATION PRODUCTS.\nCOMPOSITE INSULATING KITS/SYSTEMS.\n5\nSTRUCTURAL BEARINGS.\nPINS FOR STRUCTURAL JOINTS.\n6\nCHIMNEYS, FLUES AND SPECIFIC PRODUCTS.\n7\nGYPSUM PRODUCTS.\n8\nGEOTEXTILES, GEOMEMBRANES, AND RELATED PRODUCTS.\n9\nCURTAIN WALLING/CLADDING/STRUCTURAL SEALANT GLAZING.\n10\nFIXED FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT (FIRE ALARM/DETECTION, FIXED FIREFIGHTING, FIRE AND SMOKE CONTROL AND EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION PRODUCT).\n11\nSANITARY APPLIANCES.\n12\nCIRCULATION FIXTURES: ROAD EQUIPMENT.\n13\nSTRUCTURAL TIMBER PRODUCTS/ELEMENTS AND ANCILLARIES.\n14\nWOOD BASED PANELS AND ELEMENTS.\n15\nCEMENT, BUILDING LIMES AND OTHER HYDRAULIC BINDERS.\n16\nREINFORCING AND PRESTRESSING STEEL FOR CONCRETE (AND ANCILLARIES).\nPOST TENSIONING KITS.\n17\nMASONRY AND RELATED PRODUCTS.\nMASONRY UNITS, MORTARS, AND ANCILLARIES.\n18\nWASTE WATER ENGINEERING PRODUCTS.\n19\nFLOORINGS.\n20\nSTRUCTURAL METALLIC PRODUCTS AND ANCILLARIES.\n21\nINTERNAL & EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES. INTERNAL PARTITION KITS.\n22\nROOF COVERINGS, ROOF LIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS, AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS.\nROOF KITS.\n23\nROAD CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS.\n24\nAGGREGATES.\n25\nCONSTRUCTION ADHESIVES.\n26\nPRODUCTS RELATED TO CONCRETE, MORTAR AND GROUT.\n27\nSPACE HEATING APPLIANCES.\n28\nPIPES-TANKS AND ANCILLARIES NOT IN CONTACT WITH WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.\n29\nCONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS IN CONTACT WITH WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.\n30\nFLAT GLASS, PROFILED GLASS AND GLASS BLOCK PRODUCTS.\n31\nPOWER, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION CABLES.\n32\nSEALANTS FOR JOINTS.\n33\nFIXINGS.\n34\nBUILDING KITS, UNITS, AND PREFABRICATED ELEMENTS.\n35\nFIRE STOPPING, FIRE SEALING AND FIRE PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS.\nFIRE RETARDANT PRODUCTS.\nTable 2 —\nRequirements for TABs\nCompetence\nDescription of competence\nRequirement\n1.\nAnalysing risks\nIdentify the possible risks and benefits for the use of innovative construction products in the absence of established/consolidated technical information regarding their performance when installed in construction works.\nA TAB shall be established under national law and have legal personality. It shall be independent from the stakeholders and from any particular interests.\nIn addition, a TAB shall have staff with:\n(a)objectivity and sound technical judgement;\n(b)detailed knowledge of the regulatory provisions and other requirements in force in Great Britain, concerning product areas for which it is to be designated;\n(c)general understanding of construction practice and detailed technical knowledge, concerning product areas for which it is to be designated;\n(d)detailed knowledge of specific risks involved and the technical aspects of the construction process;\n(e)detailed knowledge of the existing designated standards and test methods within the product areas for which it is to be designated;\n(f)appropriate linguistic skills.\nThe remuneration of the TAB personnel shall not depend on the number of the assessments carried out or on the results of such assessments.\n2.\nSetting technical criteria\nTransform the outcome of the risk analysis into technical criteria for evaluating behaviour and performance of the construction products regarding the fulfilment of applicable national requirements;\nprovide the technical information needed by those participating in the building process as potential users of the construction products (manufacturers, designers, contractors, installers).\n3.\nSetting assessment methods\nDesign and validate appropriate methods (tests or calculations) to assess performance for essential characteristics of construction products, taking into account the current state of the article.\n4.\nDetermining the specific factory production control\nUnderstand and evaluate the manufacturing process of the specific product in order to identify appropriate measures ensuring product constancy through the given manufacturing process.\nA TAB shall have staff with appropriate knowledge of the relationship between the manufacturing processes and product characteristics related to factory production control.\n5.\nAssessing the product\nAssess the performance for essential characteristics of construction products on the basis of harmonised methods against harmonised criteria.\nIn addition to the requirements listed in points 1, 2 and 3, a TAB shall have access to the necessary means and equipment for the assessment of the performance for essential characteristics of construction products within the product areas for which it is to be designated.\n6.\nGeneral management\nEnsure consistency, reliability, objectivity and traceability through the constant application of appropriate management methods.\nA TAB shall have:\n(a)a proven record of respect of good administrative behaviour;\n(b)a policy and the supporting procedures to ensure confidentiality of sensitive information within the TAB and all its partners;\n(c)a document control system to ensure registration, traceability, maintenance and archiving of all relevant documents;\n(d)a mechanism for internal audit and management review to ensure the regular monitoring of the compliance with appropriate management methods;\n(e)a procedure to deal objectively with appeals and complaints.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Annex 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 68(a) (with Sch. 1 para. 70) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1359, reg. 1, Sch. 1 paras. 14, 17); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Annex 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 68(b) (with Sch. 1 para. 70) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1359, reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 17); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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