Gypsum plasterboards
Gypsum plasterboards and gypsum fibre boards are used in timber construction as cladding for walls and floors.
Regulatory framework
Gypsum plasterboards are covered by harmonised product standard DIN EN 520, gypsum fibre boards by harmonised product standards DIN EN 15283-1 and DIN EN 15283-2, and gypsum board products from reprocessing by harmonised product standard DIN EN 14190.
In this work area, DIBt issues European Technical Assessments (ETAs) for products for which the manufacturer wishes to declare additional essential characteristics not covered by the standard.
For applications comprising plasterboards, DIBt grants general construction technique permits (aBG) when there is no conclusive technical rule for design and execution.
Technical rules
Version: August 2016; OJEU 2016/C 459/08; EOTA
EAD 070002-00-0505 Glass fibre joint tape for gypsum plasterboards (13 pages)Version: November 2016; OJEU 2017/C 010/02; EOTA
Application forms
National procedure
A national technical approval (abZ) and/or oder general construction technique permit (aBG) is granted upon application (see Model Building Code (MBO), Sections 16a(2) and18(2) and (4)). This also applies to amendments and supplements to, or renewals of existing approvals and/or construction technique permits.
No formal requirements apply. The following information is needed: name and address of the applicant, description of the product and/or construction technique and its field of use or application, type of decision required (new decision, amendment or supplement to, or renewal of, an existing decision).
Please feel free to use the template below.
Application for a national technical approval and/or construction technique permit (3 pages)Version: January 2018; Application form
Application for amendment / supplementation / renewal of a national technical approval and/or construction technique permit (4 pages)Version: January 2018; Application form
Guideline: How to provide drawings for national technical approvals and general construction technique permits (5 pages)Version: July 2017
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
- abZ/aBG
- ETA
Z = new decision | E = supplement | Ä = amendment | V = renewal | G = valid until Subject concerned Applicant Decision no. Validity
from / toVerwendung von fermacell Gipsfaserplatten nach ETA-03/0050 als Teil von Wandtafeln unter seismischer Beanspruchung Fermacell GmbH
Düsseldorfer Landstraße 395
47259 Duisburg
Z-9.1-434 Z: 15.10.2018
G: 19.09.2023Wand-, Decken- und Dachkonstruktionen unter Verwendung von "Knauf Integral Gipsfaserplatten GIFAboard 1100", "Knauf Integral Gipsfaserplatten GIFAboard 1500" und "Knauf Integral Gipsfaserplatten GIFAfloor" Knauf Integral KG
Am Bahnhof 16
74589 Satteldorf
Z-9.1-517 Z: 21.11.2022
G: 01.08.2027Wand-, Decken- und Bodenkonstruktionen unter Verwendung von Siniat Nassraumplatten LaHydro 12,5 mm Etex Building Performance GmbH
Geschäftsbereich Siniat
Scheifenkamp 16
40878 Ratingen
Z-9.1-745 Z: 13.06.2022
G: 23.06.2027Gipsplatten der Industriegruppe Gipsplatten (IGG) im Bundesverband der Gipsindustrie e.V. zur Verwendung als Teil von Wandtafeln unter seismischer Beanspruchung Industriegruppe Gipsplatten IGG
im Bundesverband der Gipsindustrie e.V.
Kochstraße 6-7
10969 Berlin
Z-9.1-830 Z: 12.09.2018
G: 12.09.2023Subject concerned Applicant Decision no. Issued on fermacell Gypsum fibre boards - "fermacell Gipsfaser-Platte", "fermacell Vapor", fermacell Gipsfaser-Platte greenline" James Hardie Europe GmbH
Bennigsen Platz 1
40474 Düsseldorf
DEUTSCHLAND
ETA-03/0050 25.03.2022 KNAUF Gypsum plasterboards Vidiwall and Vidiwall HI KNAUF Bulgaria EOOD
Angelov Vrach 27
1618 SOFIA
BULGARIEN
ETA-07/0086 23.03.2018