2003/632/EC: Commission Decision of 26 August 2003 amending Decision 2000/147/EC implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of construction products (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 2986)

• Published date: 03 September 2003
• Subject Matter: Internal market - Principles,Technical barriers
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 220, 03 September 2003

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2003/632/EC: Commission Decision of 26 August 2003 amending Decision 2000/147/EC implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of construction products (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 2986)

Official Journal L 220 , 03/09/2003 P. 0005 - 0006

Commission Decision

of 26 August 2003

amending Decision 2000/147/EC implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of construction products

(notified under document number C(2003) 2986)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/632/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 products(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2000/147/EC(3) established a classification system for the reaction-to-fire performance of construction products.

(2) Following a review of certain product families, separate classes of reaction-to-fire performance should be established for linear pipe thermal insulation products.

(3) Decision 2000/147/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 August 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki Liikanen

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 50, 23.2.2000, p. 14.

ANNEX

In the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC the following table is added:

"Table 3 CLASSES OF REACTION-TO-FIRE PERFORMANCE FOR LINEAR PIPE THERMAL INSULATION PRODUCTS

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