6-14, rue La Pérouse – 75784 PARIS CEDEX 16

SYNDICAT FRANÇAIS DES JOINTS ET FAÇADES

6-14, rue La Pérouse – 75784 PARIS CEDEX 16

ORGANISME CERTIFICATEUR

Tél. : (33) 1 56 62 10 03 – Fax : (33) 1 56 62 10 01 – e-mail : info@sfjf.ffbatiment.fr – Site : www.sfjf.ffbatiment.fr

Accréditation N° 5-0516

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« LABEL SNJF » MARK GUIDELINES

Informative English version

Only the French version is considered authentic

English V13 – 1st January 2020

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CONTENTS

1ST PART GENERAL RULES ______________________________________________________________ 5

1 – General points _______________________________________________________________________ 5 1.1. Purpose ______________________________________________________________________________ 5 1.2. Ownship of the mark ___________________________________________________________________ 5 1.3. Field of application _____________________________________________________________________ 6 1.4. « Label SNJF » Certificate of conformity ____________________________________________________ 6

1.4.1. Production licence ___________________________________________________________________ 6 1.4.2. Packaging certificate _________________________________________________________________ 6 1.4.3. « Label SNJF » Mark certificate _________________________________________________________ 6

1.5. Right of use ___________________________________________________________________________ 6 1.6. Marking ______________________________________________________________________________ 7

1.6.1. Affixing the “Label SNJF” mark _________________________________________________________ 7 1.6.2. Description of the monogramm ________________________________________________________ 7

1.7. Quality assurance and management ___________________________________________________ 7 1.8. Holder’s Responsability ______________________________________________________________ 7 1.9. Responsibility of the certification body ________________________________________________ 7 1.10. Sale - Transfer _______________________________________________________________________ 8 1.11. Advertising __________________________________________________________________________ 8 1.12. Use of the "Label SNJF" mark outside France ____________________________________________ 8

2 – Managing bodies _____________________________________________________________________ 9 2.1. Decision making bodies _______________________________________________________________ 9

2.1.1. Management committee _____________________________________________________________ 9 2.1.2. General qualification Committee (CGQ) _________________________________________________ 10 2.1.3. Sectoral committee application (CAS) __________________________________________________ 12

2.2. Operational bodies __________________________________________________________________ 12 2.2.1. Management ______________________________________________________________________ 12 2.2.2. Administrative secretariat missions ____________________________________________________ 12 2.2.3. Subcontracted bodies _______________________________________________________________ 13

3 – Application for "Label SNJF" certificate of conformity ______________________________________ 14 3.1. Presentation of the application __________________________________________________________ 14 3.2. Applicant’s commitments ____________________________________________________________ 14 3.3. Nature of the application _______________________________________________________________ 15

3.3.1. Admission application _______________________________________________________________ 15 3.3.2. Application for annual renewal _______________________________________________________ 15 3.3.3. Application for five-year renewal ______________________________________________________ 15 3.3.4. Application for extension ____________________________________________________________ 16 3.3.5. Maintenance of the trade name _______________________________________________________ 16

4 – Inspection __________________________________________________________________________ 16 4.1. Verification of the quality system ____________________________________________________ 17

4.1.1. Initial quality system inspection report _________________________________________________ 17 4.1.2. Quality system surveillance report _____________________________________________________ 17 4.1.3. Analysis of deviations _______________________________________________________________ 17

4.2. Sampling ___________________________________________________________________________ 17 4.2.1. Samples taken by the applicant (outside plant visits) ______________________________________ 17 4.2.2. Samples taken by the inspection body __________________________________________________ 18

5 – Internal and external controls __________________________________________________________ 18 5.1. Types of controls _____________________________________________________________________ 18

5.1.1. Admission control __________________________________________________________________ 18 5.1.2. Five-year renewal control ____________________________________________________________ 18 5.1.3. Annual renewal control ______________________________________________________________ 18 5.1.4. Unannounced control _______________________________________________________________ 18 5.1.5. Double sampling control _____________________________________________________________ 19 5.1.6. Extraordinary control _______________________________________________________________ 19

5.2. Tests _______________________________________________________________________________ 19

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5.2.1 Internal controls ___________________________________________________________________ 19 5.2.2. External controls ___________________________________________________________________ 19

6 – Decisions __________________________________________________________________________ 19 6.1. Nature of decisions ____________________________________________________________________ 19

6.1.1. After examination of an admission _____________________________________________________ 20 6.1.2. After examination of an application for annual renewal of five-year renewal ___________________ 20 6.1.3. Request for suspension ______________________________________________________________ 20 6.1.4. Voluntary withdrawal _______________________________________________________________ 20

6.2. Notifications / Effective date ________________________________________________________ 20 7 – Sanctions and appeal _________________________________________________________________ 20

7.1. General points ______________________________________________________________________ 20 7.2. Misuse _____________________________________________________________________________ 21

7.2.1. By the applicant ____________________________________________________________________ 21 7.2.2. By the holder ______________________________________________________________________ 21 7.2.3. By a non holder ____________________________________________________________________ 21

7.3. Non-compliance with the guidelines ___________________________________________________ 21 7.4. Scale of sanctions ___________________________________________________________________ 21

7.4.1. Product in the admission procedure ___________________________________________________ 21 7.4.2. Product undergoing "Label SNJF" certificate of conformity procedure ________________________ 22

7.5. Appeals ____________________________________________________________________________ 22 8 – Financial regime _____________________________________________________________________ 23

8.1. Purpose _____________________________________________________________________________ 23 8.1.1. Administrative costs ________________________________________________________________ 23 8.1.2. Technical costs_____________________________________________________________________ 23 8.1.3. Additional verification costs __________________________________________________________ 24

8.2. Payment terms ______________________________________________________________________ 24

2ND PART SPECIFIC SECTORIAL RULES _____________________________________________________ 25

I – Common part __________________________________________________________________ 26 9 – Introduction ________________________________________________________________________ 26

9.1. Façade and glazing field _____________________________________________________________ 26 9.2. Sanitary sealant field __________________________________________________________________ 26 9.3. SSG / IG-SSG field _____________________________________________________________________ 27

10 – Definitions ________________________________________________________________________ 28 11 – Sectoral committee per application - CAS _______________________________________________ 32

11.1. Field of competence _________________________________________________________________ 32 11.2. Missions ____________________________________________________________________________ 32 11.3. The members ________________________________________________________________________ 32 11.4. Operation ___________________________________________________________________________ 32

12 – Applications management ___________________________________________________________ 33 12.1. Examination of ordinary applications __________________________________________________ 33

12.1.1. Admission application _______________________________________________________________ 33 12.1.2. Application for annual renewal _______________________________________________________ 35 12.1.3. Application for five year renewal [excluding status (D)] ____________________________________ 36

12.2. Examination of supplementary and/or extraordinary applications ________________________ 37 12.2.1. Supplementary control ______________________________________________________________ 37 12.2.2. Extraordinary verification ____________________________________________________________ 37 12.2.3. Specific modification of the annual renewal procedure ____________________________________ 37

13 – Product quality control on site (standard Q.A.P.) _________________________________________ 43 13.1. Introduction ________________________________________________________________________ 43 13.2. Standard quality Assurance Plan (Q.A.P.) ______________________________________________ 43

13.2.1. Document management _____________________________________________________________ 43 13.2.2. Personnel, installations and equipment _________________________________________________ 43 13.2.3. Internal controls ___________________________________________________________________ 44 13.2.4. Recording the results of the basic product & packaged product inspections____________________ 45 13.2.5. Storage of basic producgts and packaged products _______________________________________ 45 13.2.6. Processing of non-compliant products __________________________________________________ 45 13.2.7. Complaints ________________________________________________________________________ 45

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14 – Inspection _________________________________________________________________________ 47 14.1. Introduction _________________________________________________________________________ 47 14.2. Verification of the quality system _____________________________________________________ 48 14.3. Sampling ___________________________________________________________________________ 49

15 – Test method, specification ___________________________________________________________ 49 15.1. Façade – Glazing – Sanitary selants ___________________________________________________ 49

15.1.1. Test method ______________________________________________________________________ 49 15.1.2. Specifications ______________________________________________________________________ 49 15.1.3. Evaluation of test results and compliance with the guidelines _______________________________ 49

15.2. SSG / IG-SSG sealants ________________________________________________________________ 49 15.2.1. Test method ______________________________________________________________________ 49 15.2.2. Evaluation of performances and compliance with the guidelines ____________________________ 50 15.2.3. Sampling _________________________________________________________________________ 50

16 – Marking __________________________________________________________________________ 50 16.1. Introduction _________________________________________________________________________ 50 16.2. Description of the monogram ___________________________________________________________ 50 16.3. Affixing the monogram _________________________________________________________________ 51 16.4. Dimension of the logo _________________________________________________________________ 51 16.5. Supplementary mandatory information ___________________________________________________ 51

16.5.1. On the primary packaging ____________________________________________________________ 51 16.5.2. On the secondary packaging __________________________________________________________ 52

17 – Decision management _______________________________________________________________ 52 17.1. Introduction _________________________________________________________________________ 52 17.2. Quality assurance _____________________________________________________________________ 52 17.3. Product performance __________________________________________________________________ 52

17.3.1. Admission / Extension of shade or susbrate _____________________________________________ 52 17.3.2. Annual or five-year renewal __________________________________________________________ 52

17.4. Marking _____________________________________________________________________________ 53 17.5. Decision making ______________________________________________________________________ 53

17.5.1. Ordinary session ___________________________________________________________________ 53 17.5.2. Extraordinary session _______________________________________________________________ 53

17.6. Updating the RPS _____________________________________________________________________ 53 18 – Unannounced controls ______________________________________________________________ 53

18.1. Introduction _________________________________________________________________________ 54 18.2. Procedure ___________________________________________________________________________ 54 18.3. Product performance __________________________________________________________________ 54 18.4. Marking _____________________________________________________________________________ 54 18.5. Financial conditions ___________________________________________________________________ 55 18.6. Decisions/sanctions ___________________________________________________________________ 55

18.6.1. Informing the holder ________________________________________________________________ 55 18.6.2. Additional requirements _____________________________________________________________ 55

19 – Specific procedures _________________________________________________________________ 55 19.1. Extraordinary controls _________________________________________________________________ 55 19.2. Reintegration procedure _______________________________________________________________ 55 19.3. Declaration of the pathology ____________________________________________________________ 56 19.4. Generic name ________________________________________________________________________ 56

19.4.1. Field of application _________________________________________________________________ 56 19.4.2. Obtening the generic name __________________________________________________________ 56 19.4.3. Quality management on site__________________________________________________________ 57 19.4.4. Inspection / annual monitoring _______________________________________________________ 57 19.4.5. Performances _____________________________________________________________________ 57 19.4.6. Suspension ________________________________________________________________________ 57

19.5. Non specified requirements _____________________________________________________________ 57 19.5.1. Reminder _________________________________________________________________________ 57 19.5.2. Additional parameters ______________________________________________________________ 57

19.6. Packaging subcontracting _______________________________________________________________ 58 19.7. Production/packaging: site transfert ______________________________________________________ 58

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II – Specific part per field ____________________________________________________________ 59 20 –Façade caulking products _____________________________________________________________ 59

20.1. Additional six monthly controls __________________________________________________________ 59 20.2. Specific test conditions _________________________________________________________________ 59

20.2.1. Preparating of substrate _____________________________________________________________ 59 20.2.2. Definition of rupture ________________________________________________________________ 60 20.2.3. Preparation of the U profile according to NF EN ISO 7390 __________________________________ 60 20.2.4. Measurement of volumetric stability according to NF EN 10563 _____________________________ 60

20.3. Test programme ______________________________________________________________________ 60 APPENDIX E1.1 – Test programme – Façade field – Class 25 E sealant ____________________________________ 61 APPENDIX E1.2 – Test programme – Façade filed – Class 12,5 E sealant __________________________________ 64 APPENDIX E1.3 – Test programme – Façade field – Class 12,5 P sealant __________________________________ 67 APPENDIX E1.4 – Test programme – Façade field – Class 7,5 P sealant ___________________________________ 70 APPENDIX E1.5 – Test programme – Façade field – Preformed tape _____________________________________ 73

21 – Glazing cauking products _____________________________________________________________ 75 21.1. Additional six-monthly controls __________________________________________________________ 75 21.2. Specific test conditions _________________________________________________________________ 75

21.2.1. Preparation of the substrates _________________________________________________________ 75 21.2.2. Definition of rupture ________________________________________________________________ 75 21.2.3. Preparation of the U profile according to NF EN ISO 7390 __________________________________ 75 21.2.4. Measurement of the volumetric stability according to NF EN 10563 __________________________ 75

21.3. Test programme ______________________________________________________________________ 75 APPENDIX E2.1 – Test programme – Glazing field – Class 25 E sealant ____________________________________ 76 APPENDIX E2.2 – Test programme – Glazing field – Preformed tape _____________________________________ 79

22 – Sanitary sealants ___________________________________________________________________ 82 22.1. Additional six-monthly controls __________________________________________________________ 82 22.2. Specific test conditions _________________________________________________________________ 82

22.2.1. Preparation of the substrate __________________________________________________________ 82 22.2.2. Definition of rupture ________________________________________________________________ 82 22.2.3. Preparation of U profile according to NF EN ISO 7390 _____________________________________ 82 22.2.4. Measurement of volumetric stability according to NF EN 10563 _____________________________ 82

22.3. Test programme ______________________________________________________________________ 82 APPENDIX E3 – Test programme – sanitary sealant field _______________________________________________ 83

23 – SSG / IG-SSG sealants _______________________________________________________________ 86 23.1. Specific test conditions _________________________________________________________________ 86 23.2. Test programme ______________________________________________________________________ 86 APPENDIX E4 – Test programme – SSG field _________________________________________________________ 87 APPENDIX E5 – Test programme – IG-SSG field ______________________________________________________ 91 APPENDIX E6 – Test programme – SSG / IG-SSG field _________________________________________________ 94

III – Appendices ___________________________________________________________________ 96 APPENDIX A1 to A3 – Admission / Renewal forms ____________________________________________________ 97 APPENDIX A4 – Schedule for processing renewal applications _________________________________________ 108 APPENDIX A5 – Production licence – specimen _____________________________________________________ 110 APPENDIX A6 – Packaging certificate – specimen ___________________________________________________ 111 APPENDIX A7 – Label SNJF mark certificate – specimen ______________________________________________ 112 APPENDIX B – Double sampling __________________________________________________________________ 113 APPENDIX C – Normative documents according to AFNOR ranking index ________________________________ 116 APPENDIX D – Monogram ______________________________________________________________________ 118

CERTIFIER BODY VALIDATION HISTORY _____________________________________________________119

ALPHABETICAL INDEX ________________________________________________________________121

This "Label SNJF" mark guidelines are the property of the SYNDICAT FRANCAIS DES JOINTS ET FACADES. It constitutes the latest

version applicable on 1st January 2020.

Only the French version is considered authentic.