Allg. bauaufsichtliches Prüfzeugnis für Bauprodukte und Bauarten – Verlängerung

A general technical test certificate (abP) is issued for construction products and construction methods that can be evaluated according to generally accepted test methods. These products are exhaustively listed in the Technical Building Regulations (cf. MVV TB Parts C 3 and C 4).

A general technical test certificate (abP) is issued for construction products and construction methods that can be evaluated according to generally accepted test methods. These products are exhaustively listed in the Technical Building Regulations (cf. MVV TB Parts C 3 and C 4).

According to § 24 of the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the MPAs are recognized as a testing, certification and monitoring body and are listed by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) under the identifier NDS01 (MPA BS) or NDS04 (MPA H) for various construction products and construction methods listed below.

Construction:

C 3.1: Prefabricated ventilation ducts subject to fire resistance and/or sound insulation requirements. [MPA BS only]

C 3.2: Building materials for which only fire behaviour requirements are imposed and which must be non-combustible, without combustible components, or which must be normally flammable. Excluded are building materials of section D 2.2. [MPA BS and MPA H]

C 3.3: Building materials which are subject to fire behaviour requirements only and which must be normally flammable. Excluded are building materials of section D 2.2. [MPA BS and MPA H]

C 3.4: Building materials which are subject only to requirements for reaction to fire and which must be non-combustible, with combustible components, or which must be flame retardant, excluding floor coverings. [MPA BS and MPA H]

C 3.5: Floor coverings that must be flame retardant, that are not intended for use in common rooms and that do not comply with EN 13813 or EN 14041 or EN 14904 or EN 14342 or EN 15285. [MPA BS only]

C 3.8: Coating materials for coating concrete, plaster and screed surfaces in drip trays and collection rooms for the storage of EL fuel oil, unused internal combustion engine and motor vehicle transmission oils and mixtures of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons with an aromatic content of ≤ 20% by mass and a flash point of > 55° C. [MPA BS only]

C 3.9: Riveted and helical joints and riveted and helical fasteners for regulated exterior wall cladding. [MPA BS only]

C 3.11 Metal-plastic composite profiles for window and door frames according to DIN 18056:1966-06 as well as for main supporting members. [MPA BS only]

C 3.12 Surface coating materials OS 7 and OS 10 for concrete for repairs necessary to maintain the stability of concrete components. [MPA BS only]

C 3.14 Doors and gates used as smoke screens, excluding curtains. [MPA BS only]

C 3.16 Waterproofing materials to be processed in liquid form for the waterproofing of drivable surfaces. [MPA BS only]

C 3.18 Prefabricated fall-resistant glazing with load-bearing capacity determined by means of experiments under impact conditions. [MPA BS only]

C 3.21 Highly fire-retardant components whose load-bearing, stiffening and space-enclosing parts are made of wood or wood-based materials and which have fire-resistant cladding made of non-combustible building materials (fire protection cladding) and insulating materials made of non-combustible building materials on all sides. [MPA BS only]

C 3.26 Mineral waterproofing slurries for waterproofing of buildings. [MPA BS only]

C 3.27 Waterproofing in combination with tiles and slabs for walls and floors indoors or outdoors when connected to buildings, against non-pressurised water under heavy use, such as in wet rooms in public and commercial areas, or for tanks and basins indoors or outdoors when connected to buildings, against filling water, such as swimming pools. [MPA BS only]

C 3.28 Waterproofing of buildings with liquid plastics. [MPA BS only]

C 3.29 Roof waterproofing with liquid plastics. [MPA BS only]

C 3.30 Waterproofing for construction joints and predetermined crack cross-sections in concrete components with high water penetration resistance which cannot be assigned to products C 2.10.2 and C 2.10.3 in Section C 2. [MPA BS only]

Types: [MPA BS only]

C 4.1 Construction methods for the construction of ceilings, roofs, suspended ceilings, raised floors, cavity screeds, columns, beams, beams, stairs and load-bearing walls, which are subject to requirements for fire resistance duration and/or sound insulation. This does not apply to parts of structural installations to which further requirements are imposed, if the relevant construction methods deviate significantly from technical building regulations or if there are no generally accepted rules of technology for the relevant construction methods. [MPA BS only]

C 4.2 Types of construction for the erection of non-load-bearing internal partition walls, including fixtures (sanitary installations) whose fall resistance is to be experimentally demonstrated and/or to meet the requirements for fire resistance and/or sound insulation, with the exception of those made of glass. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.3 Types of construction for the construction of non-load-bearing external walls subject to requirements for fire resistance and/or sound insulation. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

A general technical test certificate (abP) is issued for construction products and construction methods that can be evaluated according to generally accepted test methods. These products are exhaustively listed in the Technical Building Regulations (cf. MVV TB Parts C 3 and C 4).

According to § 24 of the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the MPAs are recognized as a testing, certification and monitoring body and are listed by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) under the identifier NDS01 (MPA BS) or NDS04 (MPA H) for various construction products and construction methods listed below.

Construction:

C 3.1: Prefabricated ventilation ducts subject to fire resistance and/or sound insulation requirements. [MPA BS only]

C 3.2: Building materials for which only fire behaviour requirements are imposed and which must be non-combustible, without combustible components, or which must be normally flammable. Excluded are building materials of section D 2.2. [MPA BS and MPA H]

C 3.3: Building materials which are subject to fire behaviour requirements only and which must be normally flammable. Excluded are building materials of section D 2.2. [MPA BS and MPA H]

C 3.4: Building materials which are subject only to requirements for reaction to fire and which must be non-combustible, with combustible components, or which must be flame retardant, excluding floor coverings. [MPA BS and MPA H]

C 3.5: Floor coverings that must be flame retardant, that are not intended for use in common rooms and that do not comply with EN 13813 or EN 14041 or EN 14904 or EN 14342 or EN 15285. [MPA BS only]

C 3.8: Coating materials for coating concrete, plaster and screed surfaces in drip trays and collection rooms for the storage of EL fuel oil, unused internal combustion engine and motor vehicle transmission oils and mixtures of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons with an aromatic content of ≤ 20% by mass and a flash point of > 55° C. [MPA BS only]

C 3.9: Riveted and helical joints and riveted and helical fasteners for regulated exterior wall cladding. [MPA BS only]

C 3.11 Metal-plastic composite profiles for window and door frames according to DIN 18056:1966-06 as well as for main supporting members. [MPA BS only]

C 3.12 Surface coating materials OS 7 and OS 10 for concrete for repairs necessary to maintain the stability of concrete components. [MPA BS only]

C 3.14 Doors and gates used as smoke screens, excluding curtains. [MPA BS only]

C 3.16 Waterproofing materials to be processed in liquid form for the waterproofing of drivable surfaces. [MPA BS only]

C 3.18 Prefabricated fall-resistant glazing with load-bearing capacity determined by means of experiments under impact conditions. [MPA BS only]

C 3.21 Highly fire-retardant components whose load-bearing, stiffening and space-enclosing parts are made of wood or wood-based materials and which have fire-resistant cladding made of non-combustible building materials (fire protection cladding) and insulating materials made of non-combustible building materials on all sides. [MPA BS only]

C 3.26 Mineral waterproofing slurries for waterproofing of buildings. [MPA BS only]

C 3.27 Waterproofing in combination with tiles and slabs for walls and floors indoors or outdoors when connected to buildings, against non-pressurised water under heavy use, such as in wet rooms in public and commercial areas, or for tanks and basins indoors or outdoors when connected to buildings, against filling water, such as swimming pools. [MPA BS only]

C 3.28 Waterproofing of buildings with liquid plastics. [MPA BS only]

C 3.29 Roof waterproofing with liquid plastics. [MPA BS only]

C 3.30 Waterproofing for construction joints and predetermined crack cross-sections in concrete components with high water penetration resistance which cannot be assigned to products C 2.10.2 and C 2.10.3 in Section C 2. [MPA BS only]

Types: [MPA BS only]

C 4.1 Construction methods for the construction of ceilings, roofs, suspended ceilings, raised floors, cavity screeds, columns, beams, beams, stairs and load-bearing walls, which are subject to requirements for fire resistance duration and/or sound insulation. This does not apply to parts of structural installations to which further requirements are imposed, if the relevant construction methods deviate significantly from technical building regulations or if there are no generally accepted rules of technology for the relevant construction methods. [MPA BS only]

C 4.2 Types of construction for the erection of non-load-bearing internal partition walls, including fixtures (sanitary installations) whose fall resistance is to be experimentally demonstrated and/or to meet the requirements for fire resistance and/or sound insulation, with the exception of those made of glass. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.3 Types of construction for the construction of non-load-bearing external walls subject to requirements for fire resistance and/or sound insulation. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.4 Types of construction for the construction of ventilation ducts which are subject to requirements for fire resistance and/or sound insulation. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.5 Types of partitions for pipelines made of (possibly thermally insulated) metal pipes, the function of which is based on the arrangement of a pipe sheathing/roadway insulation and for which only requirements for fire resistance duration are imposed. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.6 Types of seals for pipelines made of thermoplastic pipes (possibly thermally insulated), the function of which is based on the arrangement of a pipe sheathing / section insulation, in which no insulating building materials are used and for which only requirements for fire resistance duration are imposed. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.7 Types of construction for the construction of installation shafts and ducts, including the terminations of their inspection openings, which are subject to requirements for fire resistance duration and/or sound insulation. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.8 Types of construction for the manufacture of roofing which are subject to requirements in terms of resistance to flying fire and radiant heat. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.9 Types of construction for the manufacture of electrical cable systems for which requirements are placed with regard to the maintenance of function under the influence of fire. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.10 Types of construction for the construction of smoke extraction ducts subject to requirements for fire resistance duration and/or sound insulation. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.11 Methods for the construction of smoke extraction ducts for which no requirements are imposed in terms of fire resistance duration and/or sound insulation. Sentence 2 from lfd. Section C 4.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. [MPA BS only]

C 4.12 Fall-resistant glazing with load-bearing capacity determined by means of experiments under shock impact. [MPA BS only]

The MPAs require:

▪ a completed and signed application form, which is currently available as a PDF

▪ If applicable, declaration of consent / declaration of conformity from the manufacturer (in the case of transfers)

▪ the test reports / test certificates serving as the basis for the general building inspectorate test certificate, provided as a readable PDF in German

▪ If applicable, confirmation that the essential construction products to be listed in the requested abP have remained the same as the construction products listed in the test reports / test certificates in terms of their composition (additives that are changed in the course of production for process control are excluded from this) and their manufacturing process

▪ a textual description of the abP object (e.g. Field of application, product description or design of the design)

▪ a subscription rate for the annexes of the requested abP; this is mainly relevant for the types of construction

▪ a tabular assignment of the designs shown in the drawing set to the versions tested in the test reports / test certificates

▪ If applicable, declaration of assumption of costs in the event of cost assumption by the manufacturer

The amount of the fee is calculated according to expenditure on the basis of the Lower Saxony Construction Fee Regulations (BauGO), Annex 1 items 3.2, 3.3, 4.1 and/or 4.2

The fees incurred are usually in the range of €300 to €2,000 for the reissue or extension of a general technical test certificate for construction products and usually in the range of €1,500 to €40,000 for the reissue of a general technical test certificate for construction methods or €1,500 to €5,000 for the extension of a general technical test certificate for construction methods.

The fees are levied after the abP has been issued by means of a fee notice. If an application is rejected, fees may also be charged in accordance with Section 1 (2) of the Building GO.

The use of electronic payment systems is not yet possible. As a rule, payment is made by bank transfer on the basis of the fee notice.

The amount of money that is required for the acceptance of applications and the examination of applications must be collected directly at the time of application. For the acceptance of the application, the creation of the process, the formal examination of the application and the examination of the documents received for completeness with regard to the content of the application, fees are charged in accordance with § 1 para. 3 BauGO.

• After receipt of the application, the responsibility of an employee (SB) for the technical examination is determined and the documents are checked for formal completeness.
• If the application documents are complete, the applicant will receive a confirmation of receipt.
• In the event of missing or incorrect documents, the applicant will be asked to submit or check the documents later
• If the application is complete, a fee determination will be carried out.
• The applicant will be informed when the processing of his/her abP will begin.
• After a draft has been created, the applicant will be sent a one-time draft to review the abP, in which any necessary corrections to the drawing set identified by the MPA will also be communicated.
• After the return, the processing and completion of the abP will be resumed.
• Subsequently, the issued abPs will be sent to the applicant.
• After a further 6 to 8 weeks (after the expiry of the 4-week objection period), the abP will be published.

What is the end of the application process?

The application process ends with a decision to issue the abP or a rejection notice.

Processing will begin as soon as all the necessary documents have been submitted. The processing time varies depending on the type and scope of the abP

Applications can be submitted to the Materials Testing Institute for Construction (MPA BS) in Braunschweig or the Materials Testing Institute for Construction and Production Technology (MPA H) in Hanover with further facilities in Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Garbsen. According to § 24 of the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the MPAs are recognized as a testing, certification and monitoring body and are listed by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) under the identifier NDS01 (MPA BS) or NDS04 (MPA H) for various construction products and construction types. As state enterprises, both MPAs are subject to the technical and service supervision of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalisation in accordance with § 26 NLHO.