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 products1, 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 thereof2 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:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2011.

For the Commission

Antonio Tajani

Vice-President

ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2000/367/EC is amended as follows:

  1. (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. (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. (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:

    ‘Applies to

    partitions (including partitions incorporating uninsulated portions, and cavity barriers)

    Standard(s)

    EN13501-2; EN 1364-13; 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

    —

    3

    For cavity barriers this standard is complemented by EOTA TR 031.’