2006/751/EC: Commission Decision of 27 October 2006 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(2006) 5063) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 04 November 2006
• Subject Matter: Technical barriers,Internal market - Principles
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 305, 04 November 2006

4.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 305/8

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 October 2006

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(2006) 5063)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/751/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) and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2000/147/EC (2) 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 electric cables.

(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, 27 October 2006.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN

Vice-President

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(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

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

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC is amended as follows:

1. The title of Table 1 is replaced by ‘CLASSES OF REACTION-TO-FIRE PERFORMANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS, LINEAR PIPE THERMAL INSULATION PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRIC CABLES’.

2. The footnote (*) of Table 1 is deleted.

3.

The following text is added: ‘Table 4 CLASSES OF REACTION-TO-FIRE PERFORMANCE FOR ELECTRIC CABLES Class Test method(s) Classification criteria Additional classification Aca EN ISO 1716 PCS ≤ 2,0 MJ/kg (1) B1ca FIPEC20 Scen 2 (5) and FS ≤ 1,75 m and THR1 200s ≤ 10 MJ and Peak HRR ≤ 20 kW and FIGRA ≤ 120 Ws– 1 Smoke production (2) (6) and Flaming droplets/particles (3) and Acidity (4) (8) EN 60332-1-2 H ≤ 425 mm B2ca FIPEC20 Scen 1 (5) and FS ≤ 1,5 m and THR1 200s ≤ 15 MJ and Peak HRR ≤ 30 kW and FIGRA ≤ 150 Ws– 1 Smoke production (2) (7) and Flaming droplets/particles (3) and Acidity (4) (8) EN 60332-1-2 H ≤ 425 mm Cca FIPEC20 Scen 1 (5) and FS ≤ 2,0 m and THR1 200s ≤ 30 MJ and Peak HRR ≤ 60 kW and FIGRA ≤ 300 Ws– 1 Smoke production (2) (7) and Flaming droplets/particles (3) and Acidity (4) (8) EN 60332-1-2 H ≤ 425 mm Dca FIPEC20 Scen 1 (5) and THR1 200s ≤ 70 MJ and Peak HRR ≤ 400 kW and FIGRA ≤ 1 300 Ws– 1 Smoke production (2) (7) and Flaming droplets/particles (3) and Acidity (4) (8) EN 60332-1-2 H ≤ 425 mm Eca EN 60332-1-2 H ≤ 425 mm Fca No performance determined MOUNTING AND FIXING CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF TEST PARAMETERS REGARDING ELECTRIC CABLES (AS MENTIONED IN FOOTNOTE (5) OF TABLE 4) 1. Mounting and fixing conditions 1.1. Mounting of the test sample general for classes B1ca, B2ca, Cca and Dca The cables shall be mounted on the front of a standard ladder (EN 50266-1). Lengths of 3,5 m of cables shall be used. The lower part of the electric cables shall be 20 cm under the lower edge of the burner. The cables shall be positioned in the middle of the ladder (with respect to its width). Each test piece or bundle shall be attached individually to each rung of the ladder by means of a metal wire (steel or copper). For electric cables up to and including 50 mm diameter, use wire between 0,5 mm and up to and including 1,0 mm in diameter. For cables above 50 mm diameter use wire between 1,0 mm and 1,5 mm in diameter. When mounting the test pieces, the first test piece shall be positioned approximately in the centre of the ladder and further test pieces shall be added on either side so that the whole array of test pieces is approximately centred on the ladder. The spacing and bundling is explained further below. At each height of 25 cm a horizontal line shall be drawn in order to measure the flame spread as a function of time. The first line (i.e. zero line) shall be at the same height as the burner. The cables shall be mounted as follows depending on the classification that is applied for. 1.1.1. Class B2ca, Cca and class Dca The selected mounting procedure depends on the electric cable diameter according to Table 4.1. Table 4.1 MOUNTING AS A FUNCTION OF CABLE DIAMETER Cable diameter Mounting Larger than or equal to 20 mm 20 mm spacing between cables Between 5 and 20 mm One cable diameter spacing between cables Less than or equal to 5 mm The cables shall be bundled in bundles of 10 mm diameter. The bundles shall not be twisted. The spacing between bundles shall be 10 mm. The threshold values are determined with the diameter rounded to nearest mm, except for cables with a diameter of less than

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