Fire Performance of Construction Products in the Enlarged European Union

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Fire Performance of Construction Products in the
Enlarged European Union
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Current national system(with indication of the
product or methods of end use)

1. Legal background of fitness for use of
   constructionproduct with regard to fire
   protection

1. Annex No. 5 of Ministerial Decree No. 2/2002 (I.
   23.) BM of Minister of Interiorcovering the
   establishment of technical requirements of fire
   protection and civil defence

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Current national system(with indication of the
product or methods of end use)

1. Legal background of fitness for use of
   constructionproduct with regard to fire
   protection

• Ministerial Decree No. 35/1996. (XII. 29.) BM of
  Minister of Interior on issue of National Fire
  Protection Regulations
• the regulations are to set out the fire
  protection rules relating to establishment of
  facilities and works use of facilities, works,
  machines, installations, equipment and materials
  application of technologies

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Current national system(with indication of the
product or methods of end use)

1. Legal background of fitness for use of
   constructionproduct with regard to fire
   protection

1. Joint Ministerial Decree No. 3/2003. (I. 25.)
   BM-GKM-KvVM of Minister of Interior, Minister of
   Economy and Transport and Minister of Environment
   Protection and Water Management covering
   detailed rules of technical requirements,
   attestation of conformity, putting on market and
   use of construction products

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Current national system(with indication of the
product or methods of end use)

1. Approved technical specification

The approved technical specification shall be a
technical documentation approved and published by
a body authorized to do so which will contain the
technical requirements relating to the product
and generally the conditions of application, as
well as the systems of attestation of conformity
of the product.
The approved technical specification shall be a
technical documentation approved and published by
a body authorized to do so which will contain the
technical requirements relating to the product
and generally the conditions of application, as
well as the systems of attestation of conformity
of the product.
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Current national system(with indication of the
product or methods of end use)

1. Approved technical specificationWith regard to
   the attestation of conformity procedure

1. Hungarian national standard including transposed
   harmonized standard
2. European Technical Approval (ETA)
3. Technical Approval for Construction Product (ÉME)

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Current national system(with indication of the
product or methods of end use)

1. Specification of CE marking of conformity

1. The CE marking of conformity may be affixed to
   any construction product only in a case if the
   attestation of conformity has been made on the
   basis of a transposed harmonized standard or
   European Technical Approval, and the product
   meets any and all essential requirements set out
   in the relevant rules of law

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Current national system(with indication of the
product or methods of end use)

1. Specification of CE marking of conformity

1. In addition to attestation of conformity,
   supplier shall provide the product with marking
   of conformity
2. Any imported or domestic products provided
   lawfully with CE marking of conformity may be put
   on market without any limitation

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Plans of implementation (including time schedule
and possible solutions )

• The development of system of criteria being in
  full compliance with the European classification
  standard EN 13501-1, EN 13501-2 is in progress
  under the management of National Emergency
  Response General Directorate (acting as an
  organization superior to fire protection
  organization)
• The new system of requirements is expected to be
  introduced in 2006-2007

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Plans of implementation (including time schedule
and possible solutions )

• Possible solutions
• obtaining Technical Approval for Construction
  Product according to the system effective at
  present
• submission of an application to the National
  Emergency Response General Directorate for issue
  of a statement of equivalency (according to
  classification set out in EN 13501-1) according
  to which a notified body shall establish the
  conditions of application and issue the Technical
  Approval for Construction Product

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Examples of typical classification of products
and fields of application

• Heat insulation plastic foams hardly, moderately
  and easily combustible
• Facade covering plastic elementshardly,
  moderately and easily combustible

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Examples of typical classification of products
and fields of application

1. Plastic covering panels for indoor use moderate,
   average and increased smoke generation capacity
   
2. Plastic floor coverings moderate, average and
   increased flame spread

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