
Article 1 
This Decision applies to ventilation ducts and pipes intended to be used in construction works for air ventilation as set out in Annex I.
Article 2 
The products referred to in Article 1 shall be assessed and verified for constancy of performance in relation to their essential characteristics in accordance with the systems specified in Annex II.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I

This Decision applies to:

1.. Ventilation ducts and pipes intended to be used in construction works for air ventilation.

ANNEX II
For the products covered by this Decision, taking into account their essential characteristics, the systems for Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance apply as follows:

Products Essential Characteristics Applicable system for Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance as set out in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011
Ventilation ducts and pipes intended to be used in construction works for air ventilation For all essential characteristics except for reaction to fire 3


For all products indicated in the first column of Table 1, the systems for Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance are determined, depending on their subfamilies, as follows:

Product subfamilies Applicable system for Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance as set out in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011
Products for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of their reaction to fire performance (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material) 1
Products for which an applicable European legal base exists to classify their reaction of fire performance without testing 4
Products not belonging to the subfamilies indicated in rows 1 and 2 3