ANNEX IV
PRODUCT AREAS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TABS
Table 1 —   Product areas

AREA CODE PRODUCT AREA
1 PRECAST NORMAL/LIGHTWEIGHT/AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE PRODUCTS.
2 DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, GATES AND RELATED BUILDING HARDWARE.
3 MEMBRANES, INCLUDING LIQUID APPLIED AND KITS (FOR WATER AND/OR WATER VAPOUR CONTROL).
4 THERMAL INSULATION PRODUCTS.
COMPOSITE INSULATING KITS/SYSTEMS.
5 STRUCTURAL BEARINGS.
PINS FOR STRUCTURAL JOINTS.
6 CHIMNEYS, FLUES AND SPECIFIC PRODUCTS.
7 GYPSUM PRODUCTS.
8 GEOTEXTILES, GEOMEMBRANES, AND RELATED PRODUCTS.
9 CURTAIN WALLING/CLADDING/STRUCTURAL SEALANT GLAZING.
10 FIXED FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT (FIRE ALARM/DETECTION, FIXED FIREFIGHTING, FIRE AND SMOKE CONTROL AND EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION PRODUCT).
11 SANITARY APPLIANCES.
12 CIRCULATION FIXTURES: ROAD EQUIPMENT.
13 STRUCTURAL TIMBER PRODUCTS/ELEMENTS AND ANCILLARIES.
14 WOOD BASED PANELS AND ELEMENTS.
15 CEMENT, BUILDING LIMES AND OTHER HYDRAULIC BINDERS.
16 REINFORCING AND PRESTRESSING STEEL FOR CONCRETE (AND ANCILLARIES).
POST TENSIONING KITS.
17 MASONRY AND RELATED PRODUCTS.
MASONRY UNITS, MORTARS, AND ANCILLARIES.
18 WASTE WATER ENGINEERING PRODUCTS.
19 FLOORINGS.
20 STRUCTURAL METALLIC PRODUCTS AND ANCILLARIES.
21 INTERNAL & EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES. INTERNAL PARTITION KITS.
22 ROOF COVERINGS, ROOF LIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS, AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS.
ROOF KITS.
23 ROAD CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS.
24 AGGREGATES.
25 CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVES.
26 PRODUCTS RELATED TO CONCRETE, MORTAR AND GROUT.
27 SPACE HEATING APPLIANCES.
28 PIPES-TANKS AND ANCILLARIES NOT IN CONTACT WITH WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
29 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS IN CONTACT WITH WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
30 FLAT GLASS, PROFILED GLASS AND GLASS BLOCK PRODUCTS.
31 POWER, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION CABLES.
32 SEALANTS FOR JOINTS.
33 FIXINGS.
34 BUILDING KITS, UNITS, AND PREFABRICATED ELEMENTS.
35 FIRE STOPPING, FIRE SEALING AND FIRE PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS.
FIRE RETARDANT PRODUCTS.

 

Table 2 —   Requirements for TABs


Competence 		Description of competence Requirement
1. Analysing risks
Identify the possible risks and benefits for the use of innovative construction products in the absence of established/consolidated technical information regarding their performance when installed in construction works. A TAB shall be established under national law and have legal personality. It shall be independent from the stakeholders and from any particular interests.
In addition, a TAB shall have staff with:

(a) 		objectivity and sound technical judgement;
(b) detailed knowledge of the regulatory provisions and other requirements in force in the Member States where it is designated, concerning product areas for which it is to be designated;
(c) general understanding of construction practice and detailed technical knowledge, concerning product areas for which it is to be designated;
(d) detailed knowledge of specific risks involved and the technical aspects of the construction process;
(e) detailed knowledge of the existing harmonised standards and test methods within the product areas for which it is to be designated;
(f) appropriate linguistic skills.
The remuneration of the TAB personnel shall not depend on the number of the assessments carried out or on the results of such assessments.
2. Setting technical criteria
Transform the outcome of the risk analysis into technical criteria for evaluating behaviour and performance of the construction products regarding the fulfilment of applicable national requirements;
provide the technical information needed by those participating in the building process as potential users of the construction products (manufacturers, designers, contractors, installers).
3. Setting assessment methods
Design and validate appropriate methods (tests or calculations) to assess performance for essential characteristics of construction products, taking into account the current state of the article.
4. Determining the specific factory production control
Understand and evaluate the manufacturing process of the specific product in order to identify appropriate measures ensuring product constancy through the given manufacturing process. A TAB shall have staff with appropriate knowledge of the relationship between the manufacturing processes and product characteristics related to factory production control.
5. Assessing the product
Assess the performance for essential characteristics of construction products on the basis of harmonised methods against harmonised criteria. In addition to the requirements listed in points 1, 2 and 3, a TAB shall have access to the necessary means and equipment for the assessment of the performance for essential characteristics of construction products within the product areas for which it is to be designated.
6. General management
Ensure consistency, reliability, objectivity and traceability through the constant application of appropriate management methods. A TAB shall have:

(a) 		a proven record of respect of good administrative behaviour;
(b) a policy and the supporting procedures to ensure confidentiality of sensitive information within the TAB and all its partners;
(c) a document control system to ensure registration, traceability, maintenance and archiving of all relevant documents;
(d) a mechanism for internal audit and management review to ensure the regular monitoring of the compliance with appropriate management methods;
(e) a procedure to deal objectively with appeals and complaints.

 

ANNEX V
ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION OF CONSTANCY OF PERFORMANCE
1.   SYSTEMS OF ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION OF CONSTANCY OF PERFORMANCE


1.1. 		System 1+ – Declaration of the performance of the essential characteristics of the construction product by the manufacturer on the basis of the following items:

(a) 		the manufacturer shall carry out:

(i) 		factory production control;
(ii) further testing of samples taken at the factory in accordance with the prescribed test plan;
(b) the notified product certification body shall issue the certificate of constancy of performance of the product on the basis of:

(i) 		determination of the product-type on the basis of type testing (including sampling), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
(ii) initial inspection of the manufacturing plant and of factory production control;
(iii) continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of factory production control;
(iv) audit-testing of samples taken before placing the product on the market.
1.2. System 1 – Declaration of the performance of the essential characteristics of the construction product by the manufacturer on the basis of the following items:

(a) 		the manufacturer shall carry out:

(i) 		factory production control;
(ii) further testing of samples taken at the factory by the manufacturer in accordance with the prescribed test plan;
(b) the notified product certification body shall issue the certificate of constancy of performance of the product on the basis of:

(i) 		determination of the product type on the basis of type testing (including sampling), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
(ii) initial inspection of the manufacturing plant and of factory production control;
(iii) continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of factory production control.
1.3. System 2+ – Declaration of the performance of the essential characteristics of the construction product by the manufacturer on the basis of the following items:

(a) 		the manufacturer shall carry out:
(i) determination of the product-type on the basis of type testing (including sampling), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
(ii) factory production control;
(iii) testing of samples taken at the factory in accordance with the prescribed test plan;
(b) the notified production control certification body shall issue the certificate of conformity of the factory production control on the basis of:
(i) initial inspection of the manufacturing plant and of factory production control;
(ii) continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of factory production control.
1.4. System 3 – Declaration of the performance of the essential characteristics of the construction product by the manufacturer on the basis of the following items:
(a) the manufacturer shall carry out factory production control;
(b) the notified testing laboratory shall carry out determination of the product-type on the basis of type testing (based on sampling carried out by the manufacturer), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product.
1.5. System 4 – Declaration of the performance of the essential characteristics of the construction product by the manufacturer on the basis of the following items:
(a) the manufacturer shall carry out:
(i) determination of the product-type on the basis of type testing, type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
(ii) factory production control;
(b) no tasks for the notified body.
2.   BODIES INVOLVED IN THE ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION OF CONSTANCY OF PERFORMANCE
With respect to the function of notified bodies involved in the assessment and verification of constancy of performance for construction products, distinction shall be made between:
(1)   product certification body: a governmental or non-governmental notified body, possessing the necessary competence and responsibility to carry out a product certification in accordance with given rules of procedure and management;
(2)   factory production control certification body: a notified body, governmental or non-governmental, possessing the necessary competence and responsibility to carry out factory production control certification in accordance to given rules of procedure and management;
(3)   testing laboratory: a notified laboratory which measures, examines, tests, calibrates or otherwise determines the characteristics or performance of materials or construction products.
3.   CASES OF ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS WHERE REFERENCE TO A RELEVANT HARMONISED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED

1. 		Reaction to fire.
2. Resistance to fire.
3. External fire performance.
4. Noise absorption.
5. Emissions of dangerous substances.