
Article 1 
This Decision applies to the geosynthetics and related products set out in Annex I.
Article 2 
The geosynthetics and related 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 
Decision 96/581/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
Article 4 
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, 1 July 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I

This Decision applies to:

1.. Geosynthetics (membranes and textiles) used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration, or soil reinforcement
2.. Geocomposites used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration, or soil reinforcement
3.. Geogrids used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration, or soil reinforcement
4.. Geomembranes used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration, or soil reinforcement
5.. Geonets used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration, or soil reinforcement

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
Geosynthetics (membranes and textiles), geocomposites, geogrids, geomembranes and geonets used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration, or soil reinforcement For all essential characteristics except reaction to fire 2+


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 systems 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 their production process results in an improvement of their reaction to fire performance (e.g. by adding fire retardants or limiting of organic materials) 1
Products for which an applicable European legal base exists to classify their reaction to fire performance without testing 4
Products not belonging to the subfamilies indicated in rows 1 and 2 3