COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 April 2011
amending Decision 1999/93/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards doors, windows, shutters, blinds, gates and related building hardware
(notified under document C(2011) 2587)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/246/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 13(4) thereof,
After consulting the Standing Committee on Construction,
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission has adopted Decision 1999/93/EC of 25 January 1999 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards doors, windows, shutters, blinds, gates and related building hardware (2).
(2)
Article 13 of Directive 89/106/EEC provides that conformity shall be established in accordance with Annex III to that Directive.
(3)
Following a review of the intended uses of doors and gates the corresponding procedures of attestation of conformity should be amended to include provisions for building hardware for windows and for doors not used for fire/smoke compartmentation or for escape routes.
(4)
Decision 1999/93/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex III to Decision 1999/93/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2011.