Commission Decision
of 13 January 2011
amending Decision 97/556/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards external thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering (ETICS)
(notified under document C(2011) 34)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/14/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 products1, and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,
After consulting of the Standing Committee on Construction,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 97/556/EC of 14 July 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards external thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering (ETICS)2 refers only to products in the scope of European technical approvals while some of those products may also be covered by harmonised European standards.
(2)
Decision 97/556/EC should therefore be amended in order to apply also to products falling under the scope of harmonised European standards to be elaborated by CEN,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: