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prEN 18281 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-26

Artificial Intelligence - Evaluation methods for accurate computer vision systems

This document specifies the evaluation of computer vision systems, in the sense of measuring the quality of a system’s results to assess its functional suitability. It provides a definition of evaluation methods for those systems, together with guidance on how to select, implement and interpret those evaluation methods. This document covers quantitative metrics as well as other evaluation methods. It includes requirements on the implementation of the described metrics, and further requirements on the technical resources involved in the evaluation process.

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prEN ISO 787-9 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-28

General methods of test for pigments and extenders - Part 9: Determination of pH value of an aqueous suspension (ISO/DIS 787-9:2026)

This document specifies a general method of test for determining the pH value of an aqueous suspension of a sample of pigment or extender.

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prEN IEC 60335-2-74:2026/prAA:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-24

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-74: Particular requirements for portable immersion heaters

European Standard deals with the safety of portable electric immersion heaters, their rated voltage voltage being not more than 250 V, for household and similar purposes. Also includes appliances intended for use by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms.

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prEN IEC 61850-7-44:2026 Archived

Comment end date 2026-04-22

Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 7-44: Basic communication structure - Compatible logical node classes and data object classes - Instrument transformers

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prEN 13408 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-04-28

Adhesives - Test method for cementitious and calciumsulfate-based floor levelling compounds - Determination of bond strength

This document specifies a test method for the determination of bond strength between an underlayment produced with cementitious or calciumsulfate-based floor levelling compounds and a standard substrate. This document applies to cementitious, and calcium sulphate-based floor levelling compounds used for the preparation of subfloors to ensure the suitability of the substrate prior to the installation of floor coverings. By using the floor levelling compound, a homogeneous layer is built up on the load-bearing substrate, to ensure consistent absorbency, evenness and strength.

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prEN 58 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-28

Bitumens and bituminous binders - Sampling of bituminous binders

This document specifies methods of sampling bituminous binders, to determine the average quality of the material under examination or to determine deviations from average quality.

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prEN ISO 7260 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-26

Dentistry - Protective filtering devices intended for use with powered polymerization activators (ISO/DIS 7260:2026)

This document specifies requirements, test methods, and labeling for protective filtering devices intended for protection against retinal blue light exposure from powered polymerization activators in the scope of ISO 10650:2018, i.e., powered polymerization activators using quartz-tungsten halogen lamps or light emitting diodes (LED) to activate polymerization. This document does not apply to protective filtering devices for lasers or plasma arc devices.

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prEN 50416:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-24

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for commercial electric conveyor dishwashing machines

This clause of Part 1 is replaced with the following. This document deals with the safety of electrically operated commercial conveyor dishwashing machines for washing dishes, glassware, cutlery and similar reusable articles, with or without means for water heating or drying, not intended for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances. These conveyor dishwashing machines are designed to be connected to hot and/or cold water supply. Dishwashing machines making use of steam or hot water for heating purposes are also within the scope of this document. These appliances are used by experts or instructed persons for commercial dishwashing in areas not open to the public, for example in kitchens of restaurants, canteens, hospitals, and in commercial enterprises such as bakeries and butcheries. NOTE 101 Examples of such appliances are: — flight conveyor dishwashing machine; — rack conveyor dishwashing machine. Requirements to avoid backsiphonage of non-potable water into the water mains are specified in Annex BB. This document deals with specific requirements on noise emitted from these appliances because the generated noise can be LpA > 70 dB(A) and is considered to be a relevant hazard. See Clause 7.12.104, 22.115 and Annex CC. The electrical part of appliances making use of other forms of energy is also within the scope of this document. This document deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the installation place or workplace. NOTE 102 Attention is drawn to the fact that: — for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements can be necessary; — in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour, the national water supply authorities and similar authorities; — in many countries, additional requirements are specified for appliances incorporating pressurized parts; — for scrapping of appliances, additional requirements can be necessary. This document does not apply to: — commercial electric dishwashing machines under EN IEC 60335 2 58; — appliances designed exclusively for industrial purposes, for example machines used in the food industry for cleaning receptacles that serve as packaging for final products (e.g. bottle-cleaning machines) and machines used in manufacturing processes; — gas heated appliances which are part of the conveyor dishwashing machines; — movable appliances; — dishwashing machines that do not form one functional unit, for example where a transportation device transfers the load from one separate unit to another; — separately driven transport devices not confined in the appliance; — appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas); — sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials (EN IEC 61010 2 040). With this European revision 2.0 of the document, the EN 50416:2005 is superseded. This European revision 2.0 of the document, supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below: — EN IEC 60335 1:2023+A11:2023+prA12:2026. Secretary’s note: The above addition has been moved from the Introduction (informative text) to the Scope (normative text) of the standard following discussions with the HAS consultants. According to an EC decision (document GROW.H.3/SM/MH/DT 12/1/2024), Part 1 must be referenced by date in Part 2. Consequently, the standard has been included in Clause 2, “Normative references”. (...)

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prEN 15199-2 Archived

Comment end date 2026-04-24

Petroleum products - Determination of boiling range distribution by gas chromatography method - Part 2: Heavy distillates and residual fuels

This document specifies a method for the determination of the boiling range distribution of petroleum products by capillary gas chromatography using flame ionization detection. The document is applicable to materials having a vapour pressure low enough to permit sampling at ambient temperature, and which have a boiling range of at least 100 °C. The document is applicable to materials with initial boiling points (IBP) above 100 °C and final boiling points (FBP) above 750 °C, for example, heavy distillate fuels and residuals. The method is not applicable to bituminous samples. The test method is not applicable for the analysis of petroleum or petroleum products containing low molecular weight components (for example naphthas, reformates, gasolines) or middle distillates like Diesel and Jet fuel. Petroleum or petroleum products containing blending components, which contain hetero atoms (for example alcohols, ethers, acids, or esters) or residue, are not to be analysed by this test method. NOTE For the purposes of this document, the terms “% (m/m)” and “% (V/V)” are used to represent respectively the mass fraction and the volume fraction. WARNING — The use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment. This document does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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prEN ISO 25222-2 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-04-28

Non-destructive testing - Characterization and verification of ultrasonic air-coupled equipment - Part 2: Probes (ISO/DIS 25222-2:2026)

This document specifies the characteristics of probes used for non-destructive air-coupled ultrasonic testing with centre frequencies above 20 kHz, with focusing or without focusing means. This document refers to probes based on the piezoelectric effect. Air-coupled probes based on other physical principles may be characterized according to this guideline if it is judged as appropriate. This document excludes periodic tests for probes. If parameters specified in this document are to be verified during the probe’s lifetime, as agreed upon by the contracting parties, the procedures of verification for these parameters can be selected from those given in this document.

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EN 1993-1-1:2022/prA1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-28

Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings

(1) EN 1993-1-1 gives basic design rules for steel structures using all steel grades from S235 up to and including S700 unless otherwise stated in individual clauses. (2) It also gives supplementary provisions for the structural design of steel buildings. These supplementary provisions are indicated by the letter “B” after the paragraph number, thus ( )B.

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prEN IEC 62616:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-10

Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems - Bridge navigational watch alarm system (BNWAS)

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prEN IEC 63584-210:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-06

Open charge point protocol 2.1 (fast track)

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prEN 17307 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-02

Material derived from End-of-Life tyres - Granulates and powders - Elastomers identification: Gas-chromatography and mass-spectrometric detection of pyrolysis products in solution

This document specifies a method for the identification of the type of elastomers in granulates or powder derived from End-of-Life Tyres (ELT). The method specified is a qualitative method only.

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prEN 18265 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-08

Agricultural machinery - Flax harvesting and conditioning machinery - Safety requirements

This document specifies the safety requirements and associated means of verification for the design and construction of the following mounted, trailed and self-propelled machines for harvesting and conditioning flax: — single or double flaxpuller, forming 1 or 2 windrows, — single or double turning machine, for 1 or 2 windrows, — single or double deseeder , harvesting 1 or 2 windrows, — combined flaxpuller-deseeder machines, — flax windrow lifters, — "Flax-specific" round balers, i.e. those designed and built to collect and prepare the flax windrow for scutching. They include: trailed, in-line or remote and self-propelled round balers with: — 1 windrow and 1 binding cell, or — 2 windrows and 1 or 2 binding cells. This document does not deal with agricultural pick-up balers designed and equipped to harvest forage or straw (covered in EN ISO 4254-11). This document, applied in conjunction with EN ISO 4254-1:2015, deals with all the significant hazards (as listed in Table D.1), hazardous situations and events relevant to self-propelled machines for harvesting and conditioning flax, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Annex D). NOTE For traffic on public roads, national highway codes apply (e.g. braking, driving, lighting, coupling) as long as harmonised requirements are not available. In addition, it specifies the type of information that the manufacturer shall give on safe use practices. This document does not apply to machinery for harvesting and conditioning flax manufactured before the date of publication.

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prEN 17758 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-05

Fertilizers and liming materials - Determination of the chloride content by potentiometric titration

This document specifies a method for the determination of the chloride content in organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers and liming materials by potentiometric titration. This document is applicable to fertilizing product blends, where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following components, fertilizers and liming materials, and where the following category, organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers or liming materials, is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form, by dry mass. If organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, or liming materials is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a fertilizing product blend is composed of components in equal quantity, the user decides which standard to apply. NOTE Variations in analytical methods for fertilizing product blends can lead to differing results as some components or matrix interactions can affect the outcome. Validation procedures have shown that developed standard methods are robust and reliable across diverse product compositions, but possible interferences and unexpected results when analysing fertilizing product blends are possible.

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prEN ISO 11737-1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-12

Sterilization of health care products - Microbiological methods - Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products (ISO/DIS 11737-1:2026)

ISO 11737-1:2018 specifies requirements and provides guidance on the enumeration and microbial characterization of the population of viable microorganisms on or in a health care product, component, raw material or package. NOTE 1 The nature and extent of microbial characterization is dependent on the intended use of bioburden data. NOTE 2 See Annex A for guidance on Clauses 1 to 9. ISO 11737-1:2018 does not apply to the enumeration or identification of viral, prion or protozoan contaminants. This includes the removal and detection of the causative agents of spongiform encephalopathies, such as scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. NOTE 3 Guidance on inactivating viruses and prions can be found in ISO 22442‑3, ICH Q5A(R1) and ISO 13022. ISO 11737-1:2018 does not apply to the microbiological monitoring of the environment in which health care products are manufactured.

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ISO/DIS 11940 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-30

Information and documentation — Transliteration of Thai

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prEN 13384-2 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-09

Chimneys - Thermal and fluid dynamic calculation methods - Part 2: Chimneys serving more than one combustion appliance

This document specifies methods for calculation of the thermal and fluid dynamic characteristics of chimneys serving more than one combustion appliance. This part of prEN 13384 covers the following cases: a) where the chimney is connected with more than one connecting flue pipe from individual or several combustion appliances in a multi-inlet arrangement; b) where the chimney is connected with an individual connecting flue pipe connecting more than one combustion appliance in a cascade arrangement; or c) where the balanced flue chimney consists of a collective air supply duct serving the combustion air to more than one combustion appliance. Each combustion appliance is connected to an individual flue duct located inside the collective air supply duct to the outlet. Every individual flue duct has a temperature class not exceeding T120, a pressure class of P1, M1 or H1 and a sootfire class of O. The case of multiple inlet cascade arrangement is covered by the case a). This part of prEN 13384 deals with chimneys operating under negative pressure conditions (there can be positive pressure condition in the connecting flue pipe) and with chimneys operating under positive pressure conditions and is valid for chimneys serving combustion appliances for liquid, gaseous and solid fuels. For positive pressure chimneys (case a), b) and c)) this part only applies if any combustion appliance which is out of action can be positively isolated to prevent flue gas back flow. This part of EN 13384 does not apply to: - chimneys with different thermal resistance or different cross-section in the various chimney segments. This part does not apply to calculate energy gain; - chimneys with open fire places, e.g. open fire chimneys or chimney inlets which are normally intended to operate open to the room; - chimneys which serve different kinds of combustion appliances regarding natural draught, fan assisted, forced draught or combustion engine. Fan assisted combustion appliances with draught diverter between the fan and the chimney are considered as natural draught combustion appliances; - chimneys with multiple inlets from more than 5 storeys. (This does not apply to balanced flue chimney.); - chimneys serving combustion appliances with open air supply through ventilation openings or air supply ducts, which are not installed in the same air supply pressure region (e.g. same side of building).

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prEN 18314 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-04-28

Natural pozzolana and natural activated pozzolanic material - Definitions, specifications and conformity criteria

This document specifies requirements for chemical and physical properties of natural pozzolana and natural activated pozzolanic material for use as addition to concrete, and for use in mortar and grouts. It also specifies requirements for conformity criteria.

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prEN 18324 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-12

Accessibility requirements and recommendations for charging stations for electric road vehicles

This document specifies accessibility requirements and recommendations for accessible charging stations for electric road vehicles, following a “Design for All”/“Universal Design” approach. This document applies to the charging infrastructure for M1 electric vehicles, which are used for the carriage of passengers and are equipped with at least four wheels and comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, and for N1 electric vehicles, which are used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3,5 tonnes. This document sets out requirements and recommendations designed to ensure that the charging infrastructure is accessible and usable for all drivers, including those with specific mobility needs. Autonomous driving vehicles are excluded from the scope of this document. This document is applicable to charging infrastructures, whether public or private, intended for electric vehicle charging. While it primarily addresses requirements and recommendations for conductive charging, wireless/inductive charging is also considered where relevant. This document covers: — the built environment surrounding electric vehicle charging stations, including its location, identification, signage and information; — the built environment close to the electric vehicle to enable the charging process; — factors to be taken into account in the design and specification of electric vehicle supply equipment; — the platform and applications to enable the type of charging and payment, when relevant; — other possible basic services associated with the charging process: pedestrian connection, associated toilets, etc. This document does not cover: — electric vehicles categories other than M1 and N1, although its users could also benefit from the requirements given in this document; — specific materials used within an electric vehicle supply equipment; — definition of charging rates or charging prices; — user personal safety and protection; — grid connections for electric vehicle charging stations; — parking policy and planning policy related to designated accessible parking spaces or electric vehicle charging. NOTE Some of the requirements given in this document might not be applicable to private infrastructures (e.g. the ones related to the payment system).

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prEN ISO 6338-1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-07

Calculations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the liquefied natural gas (LNG) chain - Part 1: General (ISO 6338-1:2024)

This document: — provides the general part of the method to calculate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the liquefied natural gas (LNG) chain, a means to determine their carbon footprint; — defines preferred units of measurement and necessary conversions; — recommends instrumentation and estimation methods to monitor and report GHG emissions. Some emissions are measured; and some are estimated. This document covers all facilities in the LNG chain. The facilities are considered “under operation”, including emissions associated with initial start-up, maintenance, turnaround and restarts after maintenance or upset. The construction, commissioning, extension and decommissioning phases are excluded from this document but can be assessed separately. This document covers all GHG emissions. These emissions spread across scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 of the responsible organization. Scope 1, 2 and 3 are defined in this document. All emissions sources are covered including flaring, combustion, cold vents, process vents, fugitive leaks and emissions associated with imported energy. This document describes the allocation of GHG emissions to LNG and other hydrocarbon products where other products are produced (e.g. LPG, domestic gas, condensates, sulfur). This document does not cover specific requirements on natural gas production and transport to LNG plant, liquefaction, shipping and regasification. This document is applicable to the LNG industry.

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prEN IEC 61936-0:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-17

Power installations exceeding 1 kv AC and 1,5 kv DC - Part 0: Principles to be observed in the design and erection of high voltage installations - Safety of high voltage installations

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prEN 17403 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-05

Inorganic fertilizers - Determination of cold water insoluble nitrogen and hot water insoluble nitrogen in solid urea formaldehyde and methylene urea slow-release fertilizers and determination of the solubility of nutrient polymers in phosphate buffer solution with a pH of 7,5 at 100 °C

This document specifies a method for the determination of the cold and hot water insoluble nitrogen content in solid urea formaldehyde and methylene urea slow-release fertilizers and for the determination of the solubility of nutrient polymers in a phosphate buffer solution with a pH of 7,5 at 100 °C, in their pure form in inorganic fertilizers. This document is not applicable to the following nutrient polymers: liquid methylene urea.

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EN IEC 61869-9:2019/prA1:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-20

Amendment 1 - Instrument transformers - Part 9: Digital interface for instrument transformers

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