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EN 50716:2023/prA1:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-05

Railway Applications - Requirements for software development

The amendment will address misunderstandings on provisions for AI/ML by providing additional guidance and clarifications without changing the fundamental technical requirements and recommendations of the standard. The amendment and its limitation to broadly editorial changes is based on following considerations: • Limited Standardization for AI: While AI/ML holds promise for various applications, current standardization efforts specific to AI/ML in safety-critical domains like railway are still in their early stages. This lack of mature and widely accepted standards for verifying and validating AI/ML systems in these contexts makes it challenging to reference or directly incorporate such technologies into the scope of EN 50716 (with less restrictive provisions) at this time. • Promoting Flexibility and Innovation: By clarifying the existing provisions and adding guidance without imposing new requirements, the amendment allows for flexibility and encourages developers to explore the potential of AI/ML (where is safe to do so). The following areas have already been identified by WG28 for the amendment: • Explicitly remind the scope of Table A.3: State that the table's techniques and measures are primarily intended for the design of the software architecture for safety-related functions (e.g. does not strictly apply to support tools). • Provide guidance on AI/ML usage: Explicitly acknowledge the potential of AI/ML in non-safety-critical areas and offer examples of possible applications (complementary to current recommendation for Basic Integrity, “-”, in Table A.3 for 13. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning). • Guidance on Support Tools: Ensure a consistent understanding of the AI/ML provisions related to support tools (& programming languages). This represent current view on potential changes - other areas may be identified during the amendment drafting, keeping into account the above mentioned limitations to broadly editorial changes.

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prEN ISO 9308-2 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-13

Water quality - Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria - Part 2: Most probable number method (ISO/DIS 9308-2:2026)

This document specifies a method for the enumeration of E. coli and coliform bacteria in water. The method is based on the growth of target organisms in a liquid medium and calculation of the “Most Probable Number” (MPN) of organisms by reference to MPN tables or by use of appropriate formulae 1]. This method can be applied to a range of types of water (for example drinking water, groundwater, surface water, recreational water and wastewater),[2-5] including those containing a considerable amount of suspended matter and high background counts of heterotrophic bacteria. Users should satisfy themselves that any product used has been validated for its intended use (e.g. chlorinated drinking water) and should generate performance characteristics using ISO13843.[6] Performance characteristic data generated prior to 2017 using ISO TR 13843[7] is also acceptable. If a water sample has some background colour, the incubated sample should be compared to a blank control of the same water sample This method relies upon the detection of E. coli based upon expression of the enzyme β‑D‑glucuronidase and consequently does not detect some enteropathogenic strains of E. coli, which do not typically express this enzyme. Additionally, there are a small number of other E. coli strains that do not express β‑D‑glucuronidase. As they are β‑D‑galactosidase positive, they will appear as coliform bacteria.

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EN 1991-1-9:2025/prA1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-07-02

Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures - Part 1-9: Atmospheric icing

1.1 Scope of EN 1991-1-9 (1) EN 1991 1 9 gives principles and rules to determine the values of loads due to atmospheric icing to be used for following types of structures: - masts; - towers; - antennas and antenna structures; - cables, stays, guy ropes and similar structures; - rope ways (cable railways); - structures for ski-lifts; - buildings or parts of them exposed to potential icing; - special types of structures, such as towers for transmission lines and wind turbines. NOTE Atmospheric icing on electrical overhead lines is covered by EN 50341-1. (2) EN 1991-1-9 specifies values for: - dimensions and weight of accreted ice; - shapes of accreted ice. (3) EN 1991-1-9 covers types of icing, ice loads acting on structures, and falling ice considerations. NOTE For wind actions on iced structures, see EN 1991-1-4. 1.2 Assumptions The assumptions given in EN 1990:2023, 1.2 apply. EN 1991-1-9 is intended to be used with EN 1990 (all parts), the other parts of EN 1991 and EN 1992 (all parts) to EN 1999 (all parts) for the design of structures.

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prEN 18316 Archived

Comment end date 2026-05-05

Inorganic fertilizers - Determination of the total K2O content

This document specifies two different methods (Method A and B) for the determination of the content of potassium (expressed as K2O) in inorganic fertilizers. Method A specifies a gravimetric method. Method B specifies the method using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). This document is applicable to fertilizing product blends, where the blend is a mix of at least two of the following components, fertilizers, liming materials, soil improvers, growing media, inhibitors and plant biostimulants, and where inorganic fertilizers are the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form, by dry mass. If inorganic fertilizers are 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 IEC 60876-1:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-15

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic spatial switches - Part 1: Generic specification

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prEN 50388-1:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-05

Fixed installations and rolling stock for railway applications - Technical criteria for the coordination between electric traction power supply systems and rolling stock to achieve interoperability - Part 1: General

This document establishes requirements for the electrical aspects to achieve technical compatibility between rolling stock and electric traction systems, limited to: - co-ordination of protection principles between power supply and traction units, i.e. separation sections, train set current or power limitation, short circuit current discrimination, circuit breaker coordination and use of regenerative braking; - co-ordination of installed power on the line and the power demand of trains, i.e. traction unit power factor, train set current or power limitation, electric system performance, type and characterization; - compatibility assessment relating to harmonics and dynamic effects. Informative values are given for some parts of the existing European railway networks, in annexes. NOTE For those railways within the scope of EU Interoperability Directive, definitive values are set out in the register of infrastructure published in accordance with Article 49 of Directive (EU) 2016/797, and the list of items included in the register is described in the commission decision (EU) 2019/777. The following electric traction systems are within the scope of this document: - railways; - guided mass transport systems that are integrated with railways; - material transport systems that are integrated with railways. Information is given on electrification parameters to enable train operating companies to confirm, after consultation with the rolling stock manufacturers, that risks of non-compatibility are minimized and that there will be no consequential disturbance on the electrification system. The interaction between pantograph and overhead contact line is dealt with in EN 50367:2020. The interaction with the control-command and signalling subsystem is not dealt with in this document. Basic considerations have been included concerning the use of traction units with onboard electric traction energy storage in the electric traction power system. Details of this are dealt with in CLC/TS 50729:2025.

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prEN IEC 60335-2-25:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-17

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-25: Particular requirements for microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens

This European Standard deals with the safety of microwave ovens for household and similar use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

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EN 1991-1-7:2025/prA1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-07-02

Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures - Part 1-7: Accidental actions

(1) EN 1991-1-7 provides actions and rules for safeguarding buildings and civil engineering works against identifiable accidental actions. NOTE 1 Identifiable accidental actions include impact from vehicles and internal explosions. NOTE 2 Rules on impact from vehicles travelling on a bridge deck are given in EN 1991-2. (2) EN 1991-1-7 also covers: actions and rules for tying systems and key members; information on risk assessment; dynamic design for impact; actions for internal explosions; actions from debris. (3) Actions from ship operations such as berthing and mooring are outside the scope of this document. (4) Actions due to high explosives that detonate are outside the scope of this document.

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prEN ISO 9225 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-14

Corrosion of metals and alloys - Corrosivity of atmospheres - Measurement of environmental parameters affecting corrosivity of atmospheres (ISO/DIS 9225:2026)

ISO 9225:2012 specifies methods for measuring the parameters needed for corrosivity estimation used for classification of the corrosivity of atmospheres in ISO 9223. ISO 9225:2012 specifies methods for the measurement of environmental parameters for normative corrosivity estimation based on calculated first-year corrosion rates of standard metals, and informative corrosivity estimation based on characterization of the exposure environment. It does not describe the usual analytical techniques for the measured parameters since this depends on the available analytical techniques used in laboratories. Specific methods for deposition measurement of SO2 and Cl- deposition rates and conversional factors for comparison of different measuring methods are given.

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prEN IEC 61969-3:2026 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-22

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 3: Environmental requirements, tests and safety aspects

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prEN ISO 4254-18 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-08

Agricultural machinery - Safety - Part 18: Forage loader wagons and forage transport wagons (ISO/DIS 4254-18:2026)

This document, intended to be used together with ISO 4254-1, specifies the safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of — trailed forage loader wagons, — trailed forage cutter-loader wagons, — trailed forage transport wagons, — silage and forage body intended to be affixed to a carrier vehicle, — trailers with a load push/push-off device, slats or alternating moving floor which is intended for the use by only one person (operator). In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices including residual risks to be provided by the manufacturer. This document is not applicable to: — self-propelled forage loader wagons, self-propelled forage cutter loader wagons and self-propelled forage transport wagons, — trailers with a tipping body, balanced or semi-mounted, used in agriculture.

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prEN ISO 16484-5 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-09

Building automation and control systems (BACS) - Part 5: Data communication protocol (ISO/FDIS 16484-5:2026)

The purpose of this document is to define data communication services and protocols for computer equipment used for monitoring and control of HVAC&R and other building systems and to define, in addition, an abstract, object-oriented representation of information communicated between such equipment, thereby facilitating the application and use of digital control technology in buildings.

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prEN 12897-1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-07-07

Water supply - Indirectly heated unvented (closed) hot water storage tanks - Part 1: General specifications and common test methods

This document specifies the general specifications, constructional requirements and common test methods for indirectly heated, unvented (closed) hot water storage tanks of up to 2 000 l volume suitable for connection to a water supply at a pressure between 0,05 MPa and 1,0 MPa (0,5 bar and 10 bar), and fitted with control and safety devices designed to prevent the temperature of the stored drinking water from reaching 95 °C. Whilst storage water heaters intended primarily for direct heating are not covered by this document, it includes the possible provision of backup immersion heaters.

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EN 1999-1-4:2023/prA1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-28

Eurocode 9 - Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-4: Cold-formed structural sheeting

1.1 Scope of EN 1999-1-4 (1) EN 1999-1-4 gives design requirements for cold-formed trapezoidal aluminium sheeting. It applies to cold-formed aluminium products made from hot rolled or cold rolled sheet or strip that have been cold-formed by such processes as cold-rolled forming or press-breaking. NOTE 1 The rules in this part complement the rules in other parts of EN 1999-1. NOTE 2 The execution of aluminium structures made of cold-formed structures for roof, ceiling, floor and wall applications is covered in EN 1090-5. (2) EN 1999-1-4 gives methods for stressed-skin design using aluminium sheeting as a structural diaphragm. (3) EN 1999-1-4 does not apply to cold-formed aluminium profiles like C- and Z- profiles nor cold-formed and welded circular or rectangular hollow sections. (4) EN 1999-1-4 gives methods for design by calculation and for design assisted by testing. The methods for the design by calculation apply only within stated ranges of material properties and geometrical properties for which sufficient experience and test evidence is available. These limitations do not apply to design by testing. (5) EN 1999-1-4 does not cover load arrangement for loads during execution and maintenance. 1.2 Assumptions (1) For the design of new structures, EN 1999 is intended to be used, for direct application, together with EN 1990, EN 1991, EN 1992, EN 1993, EN 1994, EN 1995, EN 1997 and EN 1998. EN 1999 is intended to be used in conjunction with: - European Standards for construction products relevant for aluminium structures; - EN 1090-1, Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures - Part 1: Requirements for conformity assessment of structural components; - EN 1090-5, Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures - Part 5: Technical requirements for cold-formed structural aluminium elements and cold-formed structures for roof, ceiling, floor and wall applications.

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prEN 15132 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-02

Container shells for mobile waste containers with a capacity up to 1 700 l - Performance requirements and test methods

This document specifies the requirements for container shells for mobile waste containers with a capacity up to 1 700 l covered by EN 840-1 to EN 840-4. Only for container shells with volume optimization – CS-VO, the subcontainer is an applicable model. This document specifies the general performance characteristics of such shells as well as the test methods, and gives recommendations for installation.

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prEN 18339 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-16

Accessibility of non-digital information related to products and services

This document specifies user requirements for the accessibility of non-digital information related to products and services. This document describes test procedures and evaluation methodologies for non-digital information technical solutions. This document is applicable to the presentation of visual, tactile and auditory based non-digital information and instructions, including: - displayed on a product - displayed on the packaging or in the packaging of products - about the use of a product - about installation and maintenance, storage and disposal of products - about products used in the provision of services and about the functioning of the service - about air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport services - about consumer banking services. This document is intended for use by organisations that produce products and or provide services. This document does not apply to the presentation of information by ICT products and services, for instance displayed on a screen.

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prEN ISO 13734 rev Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-30

Natural gas - Organic components used as odorants for fuel gases - Requirements and test methods (ISO/DIS 13734 rev:2026)

ISO 13734;2013 specifies requirements and test methods for organic compounds suitable for odorization of natural gas and natural gas substitutes for public gas supply, hereafter referred to as odorants.

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EN 1998-5:2024/prA1 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-28

Eurocode 8 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance - Part 5: Geotechnical aspects, foundations, retaining and underground structures

1.1 Scope of EN 1998-5 (1) This document establishes general principles for the design and assessment of geotechnical systems in seismic regions. It gives general rules relevant to all families of geotechnical structures, to the design of foundations, retaining structures and underground structures and complements EN 1997-3 for the seismic design situation. (2) This document contains the basic performance requirements and compliance criteria applicable to geotechnical structures and geotechnical systems in seismic regions. (3) This document refers to the rules for the representation of seismic actions and the description of the seismic design situations defined in EN 1998-1-1 and provides specific definition of the seismic action applicable to geotechnical structures. 1.2 Assumptions (1) The assumptions of EN 1990 apply to this document.

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prEN ISO 6338-2 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-07

Calculations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the liquefied natural gas (LNG) chain - Part 2: Natural gas production and transport to LNG plant (ISO 6338-2:2024)

This document provides a method to calculate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during natural gas production (onshore or offshore), gas processing and gas transport to liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction plant. NOTE It can be applied to other gases as biogas or non-traditional types of natural gas. This document covers all facilities associated with producing natural gas, including: — drilling (exploration, appraisal, and development) and production wells; — gas gathering network and boosting stations (if any); — gas processing facilities (if any), transport gas pipelines with compression stations (if any) up to inlet valve of LNG liquefaction plant. This document covers facilities associated with producing other products (such as, but not limited to, domestic gas, condensate, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), sulphur, power export) to the extent required to allocate GHG emissions to each product. This document covers the upstream facilities “under operation”, including emissions associated with commissioning, initial start-up and restarts after maintenance or upset. This document does not cover the exploration, construction and decommissioning phases or the losses from vegetation coverage. This document covers all GHG emissions associated with production, process and transport of natural gas to the LNG liquefaction plant. These emissions spread across scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 of the responsible organization, as defined in ISO 6338-1. All emissions sources are covered including flaring, combustion, cold vents, process vents, fugitive leaks and emissions associated with imported energy. Gases covered include CO2, CH4, N2O and fluorinated gases. This document does not cover compensation. This document defines preferred units of measurement and necessary conversions. This document also recommends instrumentation and estimations methods to monitor and report GHG emissions. Some emissions are measured; and some are estimated.

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prEN 9300-300 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-16

Aerospace series - LOTAR - LOng Term Archiving and Retrieval of digital technical product documentation such as 3D, CAD and PDM data - Part 300: Common concepts for Long term archiving and retrieval of Composite Structure

1 Scope 1.1 In scope This document describes: - the fundamentals and concepts for Long Term Archiving and Retrieval of CAD 3D mechanical composite information and associated composite specific PMI; - the document structure of the EN 9300-3XX family, and the links between all these parts; - the qualification methods for long term preservation of archived composite information; more specially, principles for the validation properties and for verification of the quality of the composite information archived; - specifications for the preservation planning of archived composite information; - specific functions for administration and monitoring of CAD composite archived models; - the definition of Archive Information Packages for composite CAD data. This document establishes long term archiving requirements applicable to, but not limited to, most laminated type composite items made with composite manufacturing processes such as: - hand lay-up; - tape laying; - fibre placement; - stitched resin film infusion (SRFI); - resin transfer moulding (RTM); - vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM); - controlled Atmospheric Pressure Resin Infusion (CAPRI); - co-cured or co-bonded composite items; - sandwich panel composite construction; - braided layers. 1.2 Out of scope The following is outside the scope of this part of EN 9300: - multi-function advanced composite structure; - composite items made with composite manufacturing processes such as filament winding, 3D braiding, or 3D weaving; NOTE Braided parts that can be represented as layered braided sleeve material can be in scope. - injection moulded fibre reinforced thermoplastics; - other Additive Manufacturing processes such as those covered by ISO/ASTM 52900; - PMI described in EN 9300-1xx series.

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prEN 13704 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-26

Chemical disinfectants - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of sporicidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)

This document specifies a test method (phase 2/step 1) and the minimum requirements for sporicidal activity of chemical disinfectant products that form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation in hard water and that are used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas, excluding areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated and excluding products used on living tissues except those for hand hygiene in the above considered areas. This European Standard applies at least to the following: a) processing, distribution and retailing of: 1) food of animal origin: - milk and milk products; - meat and meat products; - fish, seafood, and related products; - eggs and egg products; - animal feeds; - etc.; 2) food of vegetable origin: - beverages; - fruits, vegetables and derivatives (including sugar, distillery, etc.); - flour, milling and baking; - animal feeds; - etc.; b) institutional and domestic areas: - catering establishments; - public areas; - public transports; - schools; - nurseries; - shops; - sports rooms; - waste containers (bins, etc.); - hotels; - dwellings; - clinically non sensitive areas of hospitals; - offices; - etc.; c) other industrial areas: - packaging material; - biotechnology (yeast, proteins, enzymes, etc.); - pharmaceutical; - cosmetics and toiletries; - textiles; - space industry, computer industry; - etc. Using this European Standard, it is not possible to determine the sporicidal activity of undiluted product as some dilution is always produced by adding the inoculum and interfering substance. Products can only be tested at a concentration of 80 % or less. NOTE The method described is intended to determine the activity of commercial formulations or active substances on spores in the conditions in which they are used.

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prEN ISO 11640 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-11

Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to cycles of to-and-fro rubbing (ISO/DIS 11640:2026)

This document specifies a method for determining the behaviour of the surface of a leather on rubbing with a wool felt. It is applicable to leathers of all kinds.

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ISO/DIS 9 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-06-23

Information and documentation — Transliteration of Cyrillic characters into Latin characters — Slavic and non-Slavic languages

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prEN 4909 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-26

Aerospace series - Screw, hexagon head, flanged, with six-lobe recess, composite, inch series

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prEN 15493 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-05-28

Candles - Specification for fire safety

This document specifies requirements and test methods for the fire safety of candles intended to be burned indoors.

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