Construction products detail

Wood-based panels

Wood-based panels for use in construction include OSB, particleboards, cement-bonded particleboards, fibre boards, plywood, laminated veneer lumber and solid wood panels. 

A special form of solid timber panels are stage floors, which are made from layers of solid timber in combination with layers of wood-based panels.

Plywood for scaffolding

Regulatory framework

A harmonised product standard – EN 13986 – exists for wood-based panels for use in construction.

DIBt grants national technical approvals (abZ) for wood-based panels and materials

  • when they are not covered by the harmonised standards and
  • when they deviate significantly from the Technical Building Rules (cf. MVV TB, Chapter C 2) or
  • when neither Technical Building Rules nor generally recognised technical rules exist.

European Technical Assessments (ETAs) can also be issued for wood-based panels and materials that are not (fully) covered by a harmonised standard.

For applications comprising wood-based panels and materials, DIBt grants general construction technique permits (aBG) when there is no conclusive technical rule for design and execution.

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.

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.

aBG

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new decision
E
supplement
Ä
amendment
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renewal
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valid until
Subject concerned Applicant Decision no. Validity
from / to
Bauarten mit der mineralisch gebundenen Spanplatte "AMROC-Panel" AMROC Baustoffe GmbH Am Zweigkanal 7b 39126 Magdeburg Z-9.1-285 Z: 29.04.2020
G: 14.04.2025
Bauarten mit der mineralisch gebundenen Spanplatte "Cospan" Schwörer Haus GmbH & Co. KG Niederlassung Coswig (Anhalt) Roßlauer Straße 60 06869 Coswig (Anhalt) Z-9.1-328 Z: 29.04.2020
G: 14.04.2025
Holztafelbauarten unter Verwendung der Holzfaserplatten "AGEPAN DWD protect", "AGEPAN DWD 600" oder "AGEPAN DWD black" als mittragende Beplankung Sonae Arauco Deutschland GmbH Grecostraße 1 49716 Meppen Z-9.1-382 Z: 30.06.2020
G: 30.06.2025
Holzfaserplatten "AGEPAN THD Static" als mittragende und aussteifende Beplankung für die Holztafelbauart Sonae Arauco Deutschland GmbH Grecostraße 1 49716 Meppen Z-9.1-725 Z: 30.11.2021
G: 28.02.2025
Bauarten mit der mineralisch gebundenen Spanplatte "Balkoplan - Balkonbodenplatte" Mehlhose Bauelemente GmbH + Co KG Kiebitzstraße 36 32051 Herford Z-9.1-787 Z: 23.11.2020
G: 23.11.2025
Bauarten mit der zementgebundenen Spanplatte "Balkotec" BOSIG Baukunststoffe GmbH Roland-Schmid-Straße 1 04910 Elsterwerda Z-9.1-816 Z: 13.09.2022
G: 13.09.2027
Holzfaserplatten "STEICOuniversal", "STEICOduo" und "STEICOprotect Typ H" als mittragende und aussteifende Beplankung für die Holztafelbauart STEICO SE Otto-Lilienthal-Ring 30 85622 Feldkirchen Z-9.1-826 Z: 18.03.2020
G: 18.03.2025
Bauarten mit der mineralisch gebundenen Spanplatte "S&M Balkonbodenplatte C" Schütz & Musch GmbH Im Olber 12 72516 Scheer Z-9.1-827 Z: 29.04.2020
G: 14.04.2025
Diagonal verlegte GFM-Platten als Beplankung für die Holztafelbauart Massivholz Junker GmbH Ludwig-Junker-Platz 1 77787 Nordrach Z-9.1-858 Z: 20.01.2021
G: 22.12.2025
Bauarten mit der mineralisch gebundenen Spanplatte "S&M Balkonbodenplatte D" Schütz & Musch GmbH Im Olber 12 72516 Scheer Z-9.1-866 Z: 29.04.2020
G: 14.04.2025
Subject concerned Applicant Decision no. Issued on
Keruing GLT Woodsfield Woodsfield Glulam Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. PLO 462, Jalan Pekeliling Kasawan Perindustrian Pasir Gudang 81700 Pasir Gudang JOHOR MALAYSIA ETA-19/0650 17.03.2022
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
SWISS KRONO OSBSWISS KRONO TEX GmbH & Co. KG Wittstocker Chaussee 1 16909 Heiligengrabe G-160-18-0001 02.07.2019
OSB - Oriented Strand BoardSonae Arauco Deutschland GmbH Grecostraße 1 49716 Meppen G-160-18-0003 21.02.2023
esb PLUS, P5 und esb, P5elka-Holzwerke GmbH Hochwaldstraße 44 54497 Morbach G-160-18-0004 02.12.2019
SWISS KRONO OSB sensitivSWISS KRONO TEX GmbH & Co. KG Wittstocker Chaussee 1 16909 Heiligengrabe G-160-18-0005 05.07.2019
EGGER OSBEGGER Holzwerkstoffe Wismar GmbH & Co. KG Am Haffeld 1 23970 Wismar G-160-18-0007 16.10.2019
LivingBoard P4, P5, P7Pfleiderer Deutschland GmbH Ingolstädter Straße 51 92318 Neumarkt G-160-19-0001 31.07.2019
Sonae Arauco SpanplatteSonae Arauco Deutschland GmbH Grecostraße 1 49716 Meppen G-160-19-0002 09.01.2020
Kronospan OSB 3KRONOSPAN OSB; spol. sr.o Na Hranici 2361/6 586 01 Jihlava TSCHECHISCHE REPUBLIK G-160-19-0003 09.01.2020
SterlingOSB zeroNorbord N.V. Eikelaarstraat 33 3600 Genk BELGIEN G-160-19-0005 22.01.2021