
Article 1 
Decision 97/556/EC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
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Article 2 
The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex II shall be indicated in mandates for guidelines for European technical approvals. The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex III shall be indicated in mandates for harmonised European standards.';
2.. a new Annex III is added, as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 January 2011.
For the Commission
Antonio TAJANI
Vice-President
ANNEX


ANNEX III  PRODUCT FAMILY 
For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, CEN is requested to specify the following system of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonised European standards:


Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es)(Reaction to fire) Attestation of conformity system(s)
External thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering (ETICS) In external walls Any 1
System 1: see point (i) of Section 2 of Annex III to Directive 89/106/EEC, without audit testing of samples.

The specification for the system should be such that it can be implemented even where performance does not need to be determined for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirement at all for such characteristic [see Article 2(1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, clause 1.2.3 of the Interpretative Documents]. In those cases the verification of such a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does not wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.

