Commission Decision of 20 November 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards floorings (Text with EEA relevance) (97/808/EC)

ANNEX I U.K. Floorings

Rigid floorings products for external uses and road finishes (paving units including pavers, flags, kerbs, blocks, pavement lights; self finished decking of metal sheet; rigid floor tiles; slate; tiles; mosaics; quarry tiles; terrazzotiles; expanded metal or grid floor decking; floor gratings).

Rigid flooring products for internal uses including enclosed public transport premises in the form of components (paving units, tiles, mosaics, parquet, decking of mesh or sheet, floor gratings, rigid laminated floorings, wood based products) and in the form of load bearing systems put on the market as kits (raised access floors; cavity floors), [F1 other than those specified in Annex II.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 8 January 2001 amending Decisions 95/467/EC, 96/578/EC, 96/580/EC, 97/176,EC, 97/462/EC, 97/556/EC, 97/740/EC, 97/808/EC, 98/213/EC, 98/214/EC, 98/279/EC, 98/436/EC, 98/437/EC, 98/599/EC, 98/600/EC, 98/601/EC, 1999/89/EC, 1999/90/EC, 1999/91/EC, 1999/454/EC, 1999/469/EC, 1999/470/EC, 1999/471/EC, 1999/472/EC, 2000/245/EC, 2000/273/EC and 2000/447/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of certain construction products pursuant to Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC (notified under document number C(2000) 3695) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/596/EC).

Resilient and textile floorings for internal uses in the form of homogeneous 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 laminateed floorings), other than those specified in Annex II.

Resilient and textile floorings for external uses in the form of homogeneous 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).

[F2 Floor screed materials for external uses.

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Commission Decision of 18 June 1999 amending Decisions 96/579/EC and 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 circulation fixtures and floorings respectively (notified under document number C(1999) 1484) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/453/EC).

Floor screed materials for internal uses, other than those specified in Annex II] .]

ANNEX II U.K. Floorings

Rigid flooring products for internal uses including enclosed public transport premises in the form of components (paving units, tiles, mosaics, parquet, decking of mesh or sheet, floor gratings, rigid laminated floorings, wood based products) and in the form of load bearing systems put on the market as kits (raised access floors; cavity floors) of reaction to fire [F1 classes A1 _FL (1) , A2 _FL (1) , B _FL (1) , C _FL (1) .

Resilient and textile floorings for internal uses in the form of homogeneous and hetergeneous resilient floor coverings supplied either in tile, sheet or roll form (textile floor covering including tiles; plastic and rubber sheets (amminoplastic thermosetting floorings); linoleum and cork; anti-static sheet; floor loose laid tiles; resilient laminated floorings), of reaction to fire classes A1 _FL (1) , A2 _FL (1) , B _FL (1) , C _FL (1) .

[F2 Floor screed materials for internal uses, of reaction to fire classes A1 _FL (1) , A2 _FL (1) , B _FL (1) , C _FL (1) .] ]

ANNEX III U.K.

PRODUCT FAMILY FLOORINGS (1/2) U.K.

Systems of attestation of conformity U.K.

For the products and intended uses listed below, CEN/Cenelec are requested to specify the following systems of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonized standards:
a System 4: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii) of Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.
Products	Intended uses	Levels or classes	Attestation of conformity systems
Rigid floorings products for external uses Paving units (with flat or tactile surface) including pavers; flags; kerbs; blocks; pavement lights; self finished decking of metal sheet; rigid floor tiles; slate; tiles; mosaics; quarry tiles; terrazzotiles; expanded metal or grid floor decking; floor gratings.	For external uses and road finishes, to cover external pedestrian and vehicular circulation areas		4a

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 a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does not wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.

[F3 PRODUCT FAMILY FLOORINGS (2/2) U.K.

Systems of attestation of conformity U.K.

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:

a 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).
b System 1: See Annex III, Section 2, point (i), of Directive 89/106/EEC without audit-testing of samples.
c Products/materials not covered by footnote 1.
d System 3: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.
e 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 )).
f System 4: See Annex III, Section 2, point (ii), of Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.
Products	Intended uses	Levels or classes Reaction to fire	Attestation of conformity systems
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 a — A2 FL a — B FL a — C FL a	1 b
		A1 FL c — A2 FL c — B FL c — C FL c — D FL — E FL	3 d
		(A1 FL to E FL ) e , F FL	4 f
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 a — A2 FL a — B FL a — C FL a	1 b
		A1 FL c — A2 FL c — B FL c — C FL c — D FL — E FL	3 d
		(A1 FL to E FL ) e , F FL	4 f
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 f
Floor screed materials	For internal uses	A1 FL a — A2 FL a — B FL a — C FL a	1 b
		A1 FL c — A2 FL c — B FL c — C FL c — D FL — E FL	3 d
		(A1 FL to E FL ) e , F FL	4 f
	For external uses	—	4 f

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.]

Textual Amendments

F3 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).

(1)

[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).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 8 January 2001 amending Decisions 95/467/EC, 96/578/EC, 96/580/EC, 97/176,EC, 97/462/EC, 97/556/EC, 97/740/EC, 97/808/EC, 98/213/EC, 98/214/EC, 98/279/EC, 98/436/EC, 98/437/EC, 98/599/EC, 98/600/EC, 98/601/EC, 1999/89/EC, 1999/90/EC, 1999/91/EC, 1999/454/EC, 1999/469/EC, 1999/470/EC, 1999/471/EC, 1999/472/EC, 2000/245/EC, 2000/273/EC and 2000/447/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of certain construction products pursuant to Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC (notified under document number C(2000) 3695) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/596/EC).