2.8.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 209/33 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 8 January 2001 amending Decisions 95/467/EC, 96/578EC, 96/580/EC, 97/176,EC, 97/462EC, 97/556/EC, 97| 740[EC, 97/808|EC, 98/213/EC, 98/214/EC, 98/279]EC, 98/436/EC, 98/437/EC, 98/599/EC, 98/600/EC, 98/601/EC, 1999/89EC, 1999/90/EC, 1999/91/EC, 1999/454/EC, 1999/469/EC, 1999/470/EC, 1999/ 471/EC, 1999/472[EC, 2000/245[EC, 2000/273EC and 2000/447[EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of certain construction products pursuant to Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC (notified under document number C(2000) 3695) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/596/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products ('), as amended by Directive 93/ 68/EEC (%), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof, Whereas: The European classification system for reaction to fire described in Commission Decision 94[611/EC of 9 September 1994 implementing Article 20 of Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products (}) has been adapted to technical progress and replaced by Commis- sion Decision 2000/147/EC of 8 February 2000 imple- menting Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction to fire performance of construction products (¥). This new Decision necessitates the adaptation of the following Commission Decisions on attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Directive 89/106/EEC where those Decisions make reference to the European classi- fication system for reaction to fire: — Decision 95/467[EC of 24 October 1995 imple- menting Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/ 106/EEC on construction products (°) (chimneys, 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12. 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1. 241, 16.9.1994, p. 25. 50, 23.2.2000, p. 14. 268, 10.11.1995, p. 29. flues and specific products, gypsum products and structural bearings), — Decision 96/578/EC of 24 June 1996 on the proce- dure for products Directive ances (%), attesting the conformity of construction pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council 89/106/EEC as regards sanitary appli- — Decision 96/580/EC of 24 June 1996 on the proce- dure for products Directive attesting the conformity of construction pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council 89/106/EEC as regards curtain walling (7), — Decision 97/176/EC of 17 February 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construc- tion products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards structural timber products and ancillaries (%), — Decision 97/462[EC of 27 June 1997 on the proce- dure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards wood-based panels (%), — Decision 97/556/EC of 14 July 1997 on the proce- | il ol onlll ol dure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards external thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering (ETICS) (), 254, 8.10.1996, p. 49. 254, 8.10.1996, p. 56. 73, 14.3.1997, p. 19. 198, 25.7.1997, p. 27.