Date: 2023-02-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/424 of 24 February 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 as regards the publication of references of European Assessment Documents for special drawn sheet glass and other construction products (Text with EEA relevance)
Executive Summary:
This Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/424 amends Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450, updating the list of references to European Assessment Documents (EADs) for construction products published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision addresses ten newly drawn up and adopted EADs by the organization of Technical Assessment Bodies. It entered into force on February 27, 2023.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To update the references of European Assessment Documents for construction products.
* **Context:** Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 requires Technical Assessment Bodies to use methods and criteria in European Assessment Documents (EADs) for assessing the performance of construction products.
* **New European Assessment Documents:** References to ten new EADs are added to the list published in Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450, including those for:
* Special drawn sheet glass
* Rectangular geogrid for stabilization of unbound granular layers
* Boards from recycled beverage cartons
* Headed reinforcing steel bars (superseding EAD 160012-00-0301)
* Combined penetration seals for fire dampers
* Glass, basalt, aramid, carbon, PBO rovings for fiber-reinforced anchor spikes
* Polyurethane/Polyester mats for impact sound insulation (superseding EAD 040049-00-0502)
* Loose fill insulation products of vegetable fibers
* Power-actuated fastener in concrete (superseding EAD 330083-02-0601)
* Thermal insulation and sound-absorbing rendering/plastering
* **Amendment:** The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 is amended as per the Annex of this decision, with rows inserted in sequential order of reference numbers.
Impact Analysis:
* **Technical Assessment Bodies:**
* Impact: Must use the methods and criteria within the updated EADs for assessing construction product performance.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the new EADs and incorporate them into their assessment processes.
* **Manufacturers of Construction Products:**
* Impact: Their products will be assessed based on the newly referenced EADs to obtain European Technical Assessments.
* Action Required: Ensure their products comply with the requirements outlined in the relevant new EADs.
* **European Commission:**
* Impact: Responsible for publishing and updating references to EADs to ensure harmonized conditions for marketing construction products.
* Action Required: Maintain and update the list of EAD references in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
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.
Regulation EU No 305/2011: A European Union regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products.
European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2019/450: A European Commission Implementing Decision on publication of the European Assessment Documents (EADs) for construction products.
Ursula VON DER LEYEN: The President of the European Commission.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the decision was adopted.
L 61/68 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.2.2023
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/424
of 24 February 2023
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 as regards the publication of references of
European Assessment Documents for special drawn sheet glass 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 10
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:
— special drawn sheet glass;
— rectangular geogrid for the stabilization of unbound granular layers under applied load;
— boards made from recycled beverage cartons for use in construction;
— headed reinforcing steel bars (superseding technical specification ‘EAD 160012-00-0301’);
— combined penetration seals for fire dampers;
— glass, basalt, aramid, carbon, PBO (polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole) and steel rovings for fibre-reinforced
anchor spikes;
— polyurethane (PU) foam mat or polyester fibre mat to be used for impact sound insulation (superseding technical
specification ‘EAD 040049-00-0502’);
— in-situ loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable fibres to be used in floor
constructions without additional load-bearing structures;
— power-actuated fastener in concrete for redundant non-structural applications (superseding technical
specification ‘EAD 330083-02-0601’);
— thermal insulation and sound absorbing rendering/plastering.
(1) OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5.27.2.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 61/69
(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
Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450 is amended in accordance with 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, 24 February 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).L 61/70 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.2.2023
ANNEX
In Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450, the following rows are inserted in sequential order following the order
of the reference numbers:
‘300010-00-0505 Special drawn sheet glass’
‘080013-00-0102 Rectangular geogrid for the stabilization of unbound granular layers under applied load’
‘210138-00-0504 Boards made from recycled beverage cartons for use in construction’
‘160012-01-0301 Headed reinforcing steel bars
(superseding technical specification ‘EAD 160012-00-0301’)’
‘350454-00-1104-v01 Combined penetration seals for fire dampers’
‘331668-00-0601 Glass, basalt, aramid, carbon, PBO (polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole) and steel rovings
for fibre-reinforced anchor spikes’
‘040049-01-0502 Polyurethane (PU) foam mat or polyester fibre mat to be used for impact sound insulation
(superseding technical specification ‘EAD 040049-00-0502’)’
‘041125-00-1201 In-situ loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable fibres to be
used in floor constructions without additional load-bearing structures’
‘330083-03-0601 Power-actuated fastener in concrete for redundant non-structural applications
(superseding technical specification ‘EAD 330083-02-0601’)’
‘041559-00-1201 Thermal insulation and sound absorbing rendering/plastering’.