2020/0324/FIN
EC/EFTA
FI Finland
  • B00 - CONSTRUCTION
2020-08-31
2020-06-04

This Decree amends the Ministry of the Environment Decree on the fire safety of buildings 848/2017, which was notified to the European Commission under No 2017/221/FIN and entered into force on 1 January 2018.

This Decree shall apply to the construction of new buildings and to the extension of buildings or to the addition of space that is to be counted in a building’s floor area. The Decree shall also apply to repair and alteration work carried out on a building if the building or a part thereof will become more hazardous as a result of such repair or alteration work, and the improvement of the building’s fire safety is thereby justified, taking account of the nature of the repair and alteration work and the prevention of risk to personal safety.

Ministry of the Environment Decree amending the Ministry of the Environment Decree on the fire safety of buildings

Pursuant to § 117 b of the Land Use and Building Act (132/1999), more detailed provisions on the fire safety of buildings necessary for the construction of new buildings, their repair and alteration work as well as a change in intended use may be issued by a Ministry of the Environment decree.

This Decree amends the Ministry of the Environment Decree on the fire safety of buildings 848/2017, which was notified to the European Commission under No 2017/221/FIN and entered into force on 1 January 2018.