Floor coatings
Floor coatings are applied to load-bearing substrates. Such coatings – for example, based on synthetic resin – can be used immediately after curing. They can be made up of multiple layers and different products and can be single-, two- or multi-component coatings. Binders used include, e.g., epoxy (EP), polyurethane (PUR) or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA).
Regulatory framework
Floor coatings are relevant from a regulatory point of view if they are used in accommodation areas (indoor spaces regularly occupied by people) or adjoining rooms that are not partitioned from them because emissions from these products have an influence on indoor air quality.
For these products, national technical approvals were granted until October 2016 for verification of health protection. As a result of the implementation of the judgement of the European Court of Justice of 16 October 2014 in case C-100/13, national technical approvals are no longer granted for these products if they bear the CE marking on the basis of the Construction Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 305/2011). The products may not be marked with the national conformity mark. Approvals for which the period of validity has not yet expired are listed below. They can be used on a voluntary basis to prove fulfilment of the regulatory requirements.
In accordance with the Administrative Provisions – Technical Building Rules (VV TB) of the federal states, requirements pertaining to the release of volatile organic compounds apply, cf. the common model MVV TB, Part A 3.2.1 and Annex 8.
No performance regarding release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be declared for floor coatings in accordance with EN 13813:2002 based on said standard.To declare such performance related to the release of VOCs, European Technical Assessment (ETA) can be requested.
Also, evaluations verifying the fitness for use of floor coatings in terms of health protection can be issued in accordance with MVV TB, Section D 3 'Technical documentation pursuant to Section 85a(2) point (6) MBO'.
In this work area, DIBt prepares European Technical Assessments (ETAs) and evaluations for verifying the fitness for use of the products in terms of health protection.
Principles, guidance, recommendations
Stand: 25. September 2018
Application forms
European Technical Assessment (ETA)
To start the ETA procedure, please submit the form below. We will then check if the prerequisites for issuing an ETA are met, i.e., in particular, if the product is not fully covered by an existing harmonised standard. If the prerequisites are met, we will check whether a European Assessment Document (EAD) covering the requested assessment scope already exists or still needs to be developed. If an EAD needs to be developed or amended, a complete technical file needs to be established before the procedure can begin.
Form for requesting a European Technical Assessment (ETA) (2 pages)Last updated: 16 June 2022
Voluntary evaluations of fitness for use
Where the relevant harmonised standard is incomplete, economic actors can provide product performance information on a voluntary basis. DIBt offers independent validation and confirmation of such additional performance information in the form of a voluntary evaluation of fitness for use.
Order for an evaluation (4 pages)of fitness for use of construction products
- ETA
- DIBt evaluation
Subject concerned Applicant Decision no. Issued on Ambienta Magic Atramex AG
Spinnlerstrasse 2
4410 Liestal
SCHWEIZ
ETA-22/0325 29.06.2022 The evaluations listed below are published with the kind consent of the evaluation holder. Evaluations which have not been released for publication are not made available by DIBt. Subject Prepared for Number Issued on Sikafloor-268 Sika Deutschland GmbH
Kornwestheimer Straße 103-107
70439 Stuttgart
G-156-17-0009 19.08.2020 Sika Decofloor / Sikafloor DecoDur ES-22 Granite Sika Deutschland GmbH
Kornwestheimer Straße 103-107
70439 Stuttgart
G-156-18-0001 19.08.2020 Sikafloor-3240 Sika Deutschland GmbH
Kornwestheimer Straße 103-107
70439 Stuttgart
G-156-18-0002 19.08.2020 Sikafloor-390 ECF Sika Deutschland GmbH
Kornwestheimer Straße 103-107
70439 Stuttgart
G-156-18-0003 19.08.2020 Sikafloor-3240 / Sikafloor-305 W ESD Sika Deutschland GmbH
Kornwestheimer Straße 103-107
70439 Stuttgart
G-156-18-0004 19.08.2020 "ZERO Fubotec PUR" ZERO-LACK GmbH & Co. KG
Bleichstraße 57-58
32545 Bad Oeynhausen
G-156-18-0008 06.03.2019 "Arturo PU" Uzin Utz Nederland bv
Bouwstraat 18
7483 PA HAAKSBERGEN
NIEDERLANDE
G-156-19-0005 17.08.2022 Arturo Rollbeschichtung Uzin Utz Nederland bv
Bouwstraat 18
7483 PA HAAKSBERGEN
NIEDERLANDE
G-156-19-0007 08.04.2021