WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.287
17 June 1998
(98-2467)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Thermal insulating products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  COMMISSION
DECISION on the Procedure for Attesting the Conformity of Construction Products
Pursuant to Article 20 (2) of Council Dire ctive 89/106/EEC (CPD) as Regards Thermal
Insulating Products (6  pages, English)
6. Description of content: In the implementation of the CPD, this decision fixes the type of
control of conformity with technical spec ifications, necessary for thermal insulating
products
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To
establish a common European system for attesting the conformity of construction products,
as required by article 13 of the CPD
8. Relevant documents:  Construct 98/289
9. Proposed date of adoption: End 1998
Proposed date of entry into force: At the moment of adoption of relevant standards
10. Final date for comments:  15 August 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  EC WTO-TB T Enquiry Point, DG III-A-1