CZECH REPUBLIC: FIRE PROTECTION OF HEATING APPLIANCES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.165. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Czech Republic. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (COSMT) Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Heating appliances, cooking appliances, space heaters, heat source of nominal heat output up to 70kW for central heating or for central hot water production, distribution, and heat transfer parts of central heating systems including systems with air thermal units and flue gas ducting of 1.5 m length. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Czech Standard CSN 06 1008 Fire Protection of Heating Appliances. 6. Description of content: Draft standard specifies technical requirements for the fire safety during installation, design and assembly of heating appliances (HAs) in buildings both stable and temporary, and in road vehicles. It also specifies test conditions and methods for determination of safety clearances between HAs and combustible surfaces, as well as the technical requirements for technical documentation as regards the fire protection. It includes a. o. the following Chapters and Annexes: 4. Common Requirements for Installation of HAs, 5. Special Requirements for Installation of HAs, 6. Requirements for Installation of HAs due to Environs Characteristics, 7. Garages, Services and Fuel Filling Stations, 8. Testing Methods, 9. Record of Testing, 10. Consequent Changes in the Design or Construction of HAs, 12. Technical Documentation. Annex A: Allowable Installation of HAs due to Environs Characteristics. Annex B: Equipment for Testing Appliances for Cooking, Heating and Hot Water Preparation, for Heat Sources and Heat-Exchanging Parts of Central Heating Systems. Annex C: Testing Equipment for Appliances Using Liquid and Gaseous Fuels Type B. Annex D: Safe Distances for HAs Produced and Used in Compliance with Formerly Valid Standards. Annex E: Passage of Flue Gas Ducting Through Ceiling Made of Combustible Materials. Annex F: Passage of Flue Gas Ducting Through Wall Made of Combustible Materials. Annex G: Categorization of the Local HAs and of the Central Heating Systems. Annex H: Review of the Environs Characteristics. Chapters 1 and 10, and Articles 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1.3, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.3.4, 6.4.1, 7.1,9.1,12.2, and Annex A are proposed to be mandatory. 7. Objective and rationale: Compliance with corresponding EN and ISO standards as regards the requirements for surface temperatures and test methods including test equipment for determining the allowable clearances between HAs and combustible surfaces. 8. Relevant documents: (1) Official Journal (OJ) of the COSMT; (2) See Item 5; (3) OJ. 9. Proposed date of adoption and proposed date of entry into force: to be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 20 July 1996. (164)

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