Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2293

of 3 August 2017

on the conditions for classification, without testing, of cross laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351 and laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374 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 harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC(1), 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 by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/364(2). Cross laminated timber products and laminated veneer lumber products are construction products to which that Delegated Regulation applies.

(2) Tests have shown that cross laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351 and laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374 have a stable and predictable performance concerning their reaction to fire provided that they fulfil certain conditions regarding the form of the product as well as its installation, mean density and thickness.

(3) Cross laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351 and laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374 should therefore be deemed to satisfy a certain class of performance for reaction to fire established by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/364 without testing being required, where they fulfil those conditions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 U.K.

Cross laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351 and laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374 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 U.K.

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, 3 August 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Signature modified (31.12.2020) by The Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 7 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1359, regs. 1, 3(4)(j)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

ANNEX U.K.

Table 1

Classes of reaction to fire performance for cross laminated timber products and laminated veneer lumber products for walls and ceilings

a Applies to all species and glues covered by the product standards.
b Conditioned in accordance with standard EN 13238.
c Class as set out in Table 1 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/364.
d Class valid for any substrate or air gap behind.
Producta	Product detail	Minimum mean densityb (kg/m3)	Minimum overall thickness (mm)	Classc
Cross laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351	Minimum layer thickness of 18 mm	350	54	D-s2, d0d
Laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374	Minimum veneer thickness of 3 mm	400	18	D-s2, d0d

Table 2

Classes of reaction to fire performance for cross laminated timber products and laminated veneer lumber products for floorings

a Applies also to steps of stairs.
b Conditioned in accordance with standard EN 13238.
c Class as set out in Table 2 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/364.
d Class valid for any substrate or air gap behind.
Producta	Product detail	Minimum mean densityb (kg/m3)	Minimum overall thickness (mm)	Class for flooringsc
Cross laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351	minimum layer thickness of 18 mm and with the surface layer made of pine	430	54	DFL-s1d
Cross laminated timber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 16351	minimum layer thickness of 18 mm and with the surface layer made of spruce	400	54	DFL-s1d
Laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374	with a minimum veneer thickness of 3 mm and with the surface layer made of pine	480	15	DFL-s1d
Laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374	with a minimum veneer thickness of 3 mm and with the surface layer made of pine	430	20	DFL-s1d
Laminated veneer lumber products covered by the harmonised standard EN 14374	with a minimum veneer thickness of 3 mm and with the surface layer made of spruce	400	15	DFL-s1d

(1)

OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5.

(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/364 of 1 July 2015 on the classification of the reaction to fire performance of construction products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 68, 15.3.2016, p. 4).