Annex 3 - Use of Other Fire Test Procedures
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Annex 3 - Use of Other Fire Test Procedures

 Administrations may use test procedures other than those referred to in annex 1 as follows:

  • .1 for fire test procedures previously adopted by the Assembly, the expiry dates are given in the table below; and

  • .2 for other established test procedures and acceptance criteria applied by an Administration, the test expiry date is 31.12.1998 and the approval expiry date is 31.12.2003.

Table 1 Fire test procedures

Products (reference part in annex 1) Test Procedure Test expiry date Approval expiry date
Non-combustible materials (part 1) Resolution A.472(XII) 31.12.1998 31.12.2003
Resolution A.270(VIII) 1.7.1997 1.7.2002
Materials not generating excessive quantities of smoke nor toxic products (part 2) - - -
A, B and F class divisions (part 3) Resolution A.517(13)footnote 31.12.1998 31.12.2003
Resolution A.163(ES.IV)footnote as corrected by Resolution A.215(VII) 1.7.1997 1.7.2002
Resolution A.163(ES.IV)footnote 1.7.1997 1.7.2002
Fire door control systems (part 4) - - -
Surface materials (part 5) Resolution A.564(14) 31.12.1998 31.12.2003
Resolution A.516(13) 31.12.1998 31.12.2003
Primary deck coverings (part 6) Resolution A.214(VII) 31.12.1998 31.12.2003
Vertically supported textiles (part 7) Resolution A.471(XII) 31.12.1998 31.12.2003
Upholstered furniture (part 8) - - -
Bedding components (part 9) - - -
Parent topic: Annex - International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures
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