COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 26 March 2012
amending Decision 98/213/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards internal partition kits
(notified under document C(2012) 1866)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/201/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)
Commission Decision 98/213/EC (2) only refers to products as defined in European technical approvals, while some of those products may also be covered by harmonised European standards.
(2)
The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) is currently preparing harmonised European standards for certain products referred to in Decision 98/213/EC.
(3)
Decision 98/213/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 98/213/EC is amended as follows:
(1)
the following Article 3a is inserted:
‘Article 3a
The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex IV shall be indicated in mandates for harmonised European standards.’;
(2)
Annex IV is added, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 2012.