Date: 2023-07-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1473 of 17 July 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 as regards the publication of references of European Assessment Documents for membranes for use as roof or wall underlays or both and other construction products (Text with EEA relevance)
**Executive Summary:**
This Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1473 amends Implementing Decision EU 2019/450 regarding the publication of references to European Assessment Documents (EADs) for various construction products. It adds references to new EADs to the existing list, including membranes, insulation, and other construction elements. The decision entered into force on July 18, 2023, the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Purpose:** Amend Implementing Decision EU 2019/450 to update the list of references for European Assessment Documents (EADs).
* **Legal Basis:** Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
* **Amendments to Annex of Implementing Decision EU 2019/450:**
* Adds references to EADs for the following construction products:
* Membranes for use as roof or wall underlays or both
* Humidity-dependent vapour control layers
* Flexible polymer-modified mineral thick coatings
* Thermal insulation for buildings made of straw bales
* Factory-made bonded foam for acoustic and thermal insulation
* Insulating boards made of recycled polyurethane for acoustic and thermal insulation
* Kit of polyurethane elements for thermal insulation frame around windows made of unplasticized polyvinyl chloride profiles
* Soot-fire resistant chimney kits with clay-ceramic flue liner
* Strength graded and finger-jointed structural boards with closed finger base softwood
* Prefabricated wood slab of milled softwood timber for structural elements
* Underlays made of granulated polyurethane-foam with or without granulated cork
* Steel spring elements
* Wood-based composite panels for indoor wall or ceiling design
* Kits for green roofs
* Road markings retro-reflective elements
* Glass panels, tiles, and mosaic
* Cast-in anchors with internal threaded socket
* Glass fiber-reinforced plastic connectors for sandwich and element walls made of concrete
* Anchor devices for fastening personal fall protection systems to timber substructures
* Bonded screw fasteners for use in concrete
* **Entry into Force:** The decision entered into force on the day of its publication, July 18, 2023.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Technical Assessment Bodies:**
* *Impact:* Must use the methods and criteria in the updated list of European Assessment Documents (EADs) when assessing the performance of construction products.
* *Action Required:* Update assessment processes to incorporate the new EAD references.
* **Manufacturers of Construction Products:**
* *Impact:* Need to ensure their products comply with the requirements outlined in the updated EADs to obtain European Technical Assessments.
* *Action Required:* Review and adapt product development and testing procedures to align with the new EAD references.
* **EU Member States:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for ensuring that construction products marketed within their territories comply with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, considering the updated EAD references.
* *Action Required:* Update national regulations and guidelines to reflect the changes introduced by this decision.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day operations.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers and the procedures for its decision-making.
Regulation EU No 305/2011: A European Union regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union, sharing legislative power with the Council of the European Union.
Council Directive 89/106/EEC: A former directive of the European Council concerning the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products.
European Assessment Documents: Documents used by Technical Assessment Bodies for assessing the performance of construction products in relation to their essential characteristics.
Official Journal of the European Union: The official gazette of record of the European Union (EU). It is used for the publication of EU legislation, as well as other important EU documents.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2019/450: A European Commission decision regarding the publication of European Assessment Documents (EADs) for construction products.
18.7.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 181/47
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/1473
of 17 July 2023
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 as regards the publication of references of
European Assessment Documents for membranes for use as roof or wall underlays or both and
other construction products
(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 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, Technical Assessment Bodies are to use methods and criteria
provided in European Assessment Documents, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of
the European Union, for assessing performance of construction products covered by those documents in relation to
their essential characteristics.
(2) In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, following several requests by manufacturers for
European Technical Assessments, the organisation of Technical Assessment Bodies has drawn up and adopted 20
European Assessment Documents.
(3) The European Assessment Documents that have been drawn up and adopted by the organisation of Technical
Assessment Bodies relate to the following construction products:
— membranes for use as roof or wall underlays or both;
— humidity-dependent vapour control layers;
— flexible polymer modified mineral thick coatings;
— thermal insulation for buildings made of straw bales;
— factory-made bonded foam to be used as acoustic and thermal insulation;
— insulating boards made of recycled polyurethane to be used as acoustic and thermal insulation;
— kit of polyurethane elements for thermal insulation frame around windows made of unplasticized polyvinyl
chloride profiles;
— sootfire resistant chimney kits with clay/ceramic flue liner, working under wet conditions and negative/positive
pressure (superseding technical specifications ‘060001-00-0802, 060003-00-0802 and 060008-00-0802’);
— strength graded and finger jointed structural boards with closed finger base – softwood;
— prefabricated wood slab of milled softwood timber to be used as structural elements in buildings;
— underlays made of granulated polyurethane-foam with or without granulated cork;
— steel spring elements;
— wood based composite panels for indoor wall or ceiling design or both;
(1) OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5.L 181/48 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.7.2023
— kits for green roofs;
— road markings – retro-reflective elements;
— glass panels, tiles and mosaic;
— cast-in anchors with internal threaded socket (superseding technical specification ‘EAD 330012-00-0601’);
— glass fibre-reinforced plastic connectors for use in sandwich and element walls made of concrete;
— anchor devices for fastening personal fall protection systems to timber substructures;
— bonded screw fasteners for use in concrete.
(4) The European Assessment Documents that have been drawn up and adopted by the organisation of Technical
Assessment Bodies satisfy the demands to be met in relation to the basic requirements for construction works set
out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references to those
European Assessment Documents in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(5) The list of references to European Assessment Documents for construction products is published pursuant to
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450(2). For reasons of clarity, references to new European
Assessment Documents should be added to that list.
(6) Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) In order to enable the use of the European Assessment Documents as early as possible, this Decision should enter
into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 of 19 March 2019 on publication of the European Assessment Documents
(EADs) for construction products drafted in support of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 77, 20.3.2019, p. 78).18.7.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 181/49
ANNEX
In the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450, the following rows are inserted in sequential order following the
order of the reference numbers:
‘030218-01-0402 Membranes for use as roof or wall underlays or both’
‘030271-00-0605 Humidity-dependent vapour control layers’
‘030295-00-0605 Flexible polymer modified mineral thick coatings’
‘040146-00-1201 Thermal insulation for buildings made of straw bales’
‘040831-00-1201 Factory-made bonded foam to be used as acoustic and thermal insulation’
‘041369-00-1201 Insulating boards made of recycled polyurethane to be used as acoustic and thermal insulation’
‘041499-00-1201 Kit of polyurethane elements for thermal insulation frame around windows made of unplasticized
polyvinyl chloride profiles’
‘060011-00-0802 Sootfire resistant chimney kits with clay/ceramic flue liner, working under wet conditions and
negative/positive pressure
(superseding technical specifications ‘060001-00-0802, 060003-00-0802
and 060008-00-0802’)’
‘130321-00-0304 Strength graded and finger jointed structural boards with closed finger base – softwood’
‘130323-00-0304 Prefabricated wood slab of milled softwood timber to be used as structural elements in buildings’
‘190010-00-0502 Underlays made of granulated polyurethane-foam with or without granulated cork’
‘200112-00-0301 Steel spring elements’
‘210058-00-0504 Wood based composite panels for indoor wall or ceiling design or both’
‘220009-00-0401 Kits for green roofs’
‘230064-00-0106 Road markings – retro-reflective elements’
‘300002-00-1202 Glass panels, tiles and mosaic’
‘330012-01-0601 Cast-in anchors with internal threaded socket
(superseding technical specification ‘EAD 330012-00-0601’)’
‘330387-00-0601 Glass fibre-reinforced plastic connectors for use in sandwich and element walls made of concrete’
‘331846-00-0603 Anchor devices for fastening personal fall protection systems to timber substructures’
‘332795-00-0601 Bonded screw fasteners for use in concrete’.