http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2014/1292

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1292/2014

of 17 July 2014

on the conditions for classification, without testing, of certain uncoated wood floorings under EN 14342 with regard to their reaction to fire

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonized conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC1, and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

A system for classifying the performance of construction products, with regard to their reaction to fire was adopted in Commission Decision 2000/147/EC2. Wood floorings are among the construction products to which that Decision applies.

(2)

Tests have shown wood floorings covered by the harmonised standard EN 14342 to have a stable and predictable performance concerning reaction to fire provided that they meet certain conditions regarding the density of the wood, the thickness of the flooring and the end use of the product.

(3)

Wood floorings covered by the harmonised standard EN 14342 should therefore be deemed to satisfy the classes of performance for reaction to fire established in Decision 2000/147/EC on those conditions without further testing being required,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Wood floorings covered by the harmonised standard EN 14342 which fulfil the conditions set out in the Annex shall be deemed to satisfy the classes of performance indicated in the Annex without testing.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 July 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

ANNEX

Product3 9	Product detail6	Minimum mean density7(kg/m³)	Minimum overall thickness(mm)	End use condition	Class for floorings5
Wood flooring	Solid wood flooring of pine or spruce	Pine: 480 Spruce: 400	14	Without air gap underneath	D_fl-s1
Wood flooring	Solid flooring of beech, oak, pine or spruce	Beech: 700 Oak: 700 Pine: 430 Spruce: 400	20	With or without air gap underneath	D_fl-s1
Wood parquet	Solid wood (one layer) parquet of walnut	650	8	Glued to substrate8	D_fl-s1
Wood parquet	Solid (one layer) parquet of oak, maple or ash	Ash: 650 Maple: 650 Oak: 720	8	Glued to substrate8	D_fl-s1
Wood parquet	Multilayer parquet with oak top layer, at least 3,5 mm	550	154	Without air gap underneath	D_fl-s1
Wood flooring and parquet	Solid wood flooring and parquet not specified above	400	6	All	E_fl

Mounted in accordance with EN ISO 9239-1, on a substrate of at least Class D-s2, d0 with minimum density of 400 kg/m³ or with an air gap (minimum height 30 mm) underneath.

Applies also to steps of stairs.

Without surface coatings.

Conditioned in accordance with EN 13238 (50 % RH, 23 °C).

Class as set out in Table 2 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC.

Substrate at least Class D-s2, d0.

An interlayer of at least Class E_fl and with maximum thickness 3 mm and minimum density of 280 kg/m³ may be included.