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EN 13501-2:2023/prA1 New

Comment end date 2026-01-27

Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 2: Classification using data from fire resistance and/or smoke control tests, excluding ventilation services

This document specifies the procedure for classification of construction products and building elements using data from fire resistance and/or smoke leakage/control tests and/or mechanical tests which are within the direct field of application of the relevant test method. Classification on the basis of extended application of test results is also included in the scope of this document. This document deals with: a) loadbearing elements without a fire separating function: - walls; - floors; - roofs; - beams; - columns; - balconies; - walkways; - stairs. b) loadbearing elements with a fire separating function, with or without glazing, services and fixtures: - walls; - floors; - roofs; - raised floors. c) products and systems for protecting elements or parts of the works: - ceilings with no independent fire resistance; - fire protective coatings, claddings and screens; d) non-loadbearing elements or parts of works, with or without glazing, services and fixtures: - partitions; - facades (curtain walls) and external walls; - ceilings with independent fire resistance; - raised floors; - fire resisting doorsets, shutter assemblies and openable windows and their closing devices; - smoke control doorsets and shutter assemblies and their closing devices; - conveyor systems and their closures; - penetration seals; - linear joint seals; - combined penetration seals; - service ducts and shafts; - air transfer grilles. - chimneys. e) wall and ceiling coverings with fire protection ability. f) lift landing doors which are tested according to EN 81-58 are excluded from this document. Lift landing doors which are tested in accordance with EN 1634-1 are classified in accordance with 7.5.5. Relevant test methods which have been prepared for these construction products are listed in Clauses 2 and 7.

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EN 12259-12:2023/prA1 New

Comment end date 2026-01-27

Fixed firefighting systems - Components for sprinkler and water spray systems - Part 12: Pumps

This document specifies requirements for single stage and multi-stage centrifugal pumps with mechanical seal or soft packing for use in automatic sprinkler systems and is for use with EN 12845 and EN 17451 . This document is applicable for the following pumps, independent of installed orientation (vertical, horizontal or sloped according to the manufacturer indications): - end suction pumps (close coupled or long coupled) of the back pull-out type pump; - axial horizontal split case pumps; - ring section pumps including multistage single or multi outlet; - single or multistage inline pumps (pump with inlet and outlet in line); - submersible motor borehole pumps. This document is also applicable to vertical turbine pumps.

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prEN 13598-2 New

Comment end date 2026-01-27

Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drains and sewers - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - Part 2: Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers

This document is part of a System Standard for plastics piping systems of a particular material for a specified application. System Standards are based on the results of the work being undertaken in ISO/TC 138 "Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids", which is a Technical Committee of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). They are supported by separate standards on test methods to which references are made throughout the System Standard. The System Standards are consistent with general standards on functional requirements and on recommended practice for installation. This document does not cover sewage pump chambers, valve chambers and similar products. This document specifies the definitions and requirements for unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) manholes and inspection chambers having a base with a flow channel and their joints to the piping system, intended for use in non-pressure underground drains and sewers for wastewater, up to a maximum depth of 6 m from ground level to the invert of the flow channel. This document is applicable to manholes and inspection chambers, intended for use buried in the ground outside a building structure only; reflected by the marking of products by "U". This document is applicable to manholes and inspection chambers intended for use in pedestrian or vehicular trafficked areas. NOTE 2 Products complying with this document can also be used in non-traffic areas. NOTE 3 Products complying with this document can be installed in underground applications without additional static calculation. Manhole and inspection chamber components can be manufactured by various methods e.g. extrusion, injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding or factory fabricated. Manholes and inspection chambers complying with EN 13598-2 are made from a prescribed set of components that are assembled together or manufactured as a single unit. NOTE 4 The complete manhole or inspection chamber assembly also includes items which are not specified in this document (for example near surface or surface components such as covers, frames and gratings complying with the relevant part of EN 124[1]). NOTE 5 Manholes and inspection chambers can be subject to national regulations and / or local provisions.

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prEN 13598-1 New

Comment end date 2026-01-27

Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drains and sewers - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - Part 1: Specifications for ancillary fittings and shallow chambers

This document is part of a System Standard for plastics piping systems of a particular material for a specified application. There are a number of such System Standards. System Standards are based on the results of the work being undertaken in ISO/TC 138 “Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids”, which is a Technical Committee of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). They are supported by separate standards on test methods, to which references are made throughout the System Standard. The System Standards are consistent with general standards on functional requirements and on recommended practice for installation. This document specifies the definitions and requirements for unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) ancillary fittings and shallow chambers intended for use in non-pressure underground drains and sewers for wastewater. This document is applicable to: a) ancillary fittings and shallow chambers, intended for use buried underground outside the building structure; reflected in the marking of products by "U"; b) ancillary fittings and shallow chambers, intended for use buried underground both outside (application area code “U”) and within the building structure, reflected in the marking of products by "UD". This document also covers the jointing of the ancillary fittings and shallow chambers to the piping system. The document is applicable to the following ancillary fittings: - sealed access fittings; - rodding point covers; - rodding tees; - mechanical saddles. Ancillary fittings according to this document are intended for use in pedestrian areas, except rodding tees and mechanical saddles which can also be used in vehicular trafficked areas. Ancillary fittings can be installed to a maximum depth of 6,0 m from ground level, with the exception of rodding point covers with a maximum depth of 2,0 m. Shallow chambers according to this document are intended for use in private drains located in pedestrian areas above the ground water table, to a maximum depth of 2,0 m from ground level to the invert of the main flow channel. This document covers shallow chambers having a base with a flow channel and their joints to the piping system. Ancillary fittings and shallow chambers can be manufactured by various methods e.g. injection moulding, rotational moulding, spiral winding or fabricated. NOTE 1 Products complying with this document can be used with pipes, fittings and other components conforming to any of the plastics products standards listed in Annex E, providing their dimensions are compatible. NOTE 2 Products complying with this document can be installed in underground applications without additional static calculation. prEN 13598-1:2025 (E) 6 NOTE 3 Ancillary fittings and shallow chambers can be subject to national regulations and / or local provisions.

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prEN 15154-4 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-01-22

Emergency safety showers - Part 4: Non plumbed-in eyewash units

This document is a product specification, giving minimum performance requirements for non plumbed-in emergency safety eyewash units. It is applicable to non plumbed-in emergency safety eyewash units filled by the manufacturer with a washing fluid that can be either water or solutions for first aid use when the eyes have been exposed to harmful substances. Requirements are also given concerning labelling, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer.

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prEN 15154-3 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-01-22

Emergency safety showers - Part 3: Non plumbed-in body showers

This document is a product specification, giving minimum performance requirements for non plumbed-in emergency safety body showers. It is applicable to body showers filled by the manufacturer with a washing fluid that can be either water or solutions, and to empty devices to be filled prior to putting into service. Both variations are for first aid use when the body or parts of the body have been exposed to harmful substances or heat. Requirements are also given concerning labelling, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer.

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EN ISO 24478:2024/prA1:2025 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-01-21

Railway applications - Braking - General vocabulary - Amendment 1 (ISO 24478:2023/DAM 1:2025)

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prEN 14885 Public enquiry

Comment end date 2026-01-22

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics

This document specifies the European Standards to which products have to conform in order to support the claims for microbicidal activity which are referred to in this document. This document also specifies terms and definitions which are used in European Standards. It is applicable to products for which activity is claimed against the following microorganisms: vegetative bacteria (including mycobacteria and Legionella), bacterial spores, yeasts, fungal spores and viruses (including bacteriophages). It is intended to: a) enable manufacturers of products to select the appropriate standards to be used in order to provide data which support their claims for a specific product; b) enable users of the product to assess the information provided by the manufacturer in relation to the use for which they intend to use the product; c) assist regulatory authorities in assessing claims made by the manufacturer or by the person responsible for placing the product on the market. It is applicable to products to be used in the area of human medicine, the veterinary area and in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas. In the area of human medicine (Working Group 1, i.e. WG 1), it is applicable to chemical disinfectants and antiseptics to be used in areas and situations where disinfection or antisepsis is medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care — in hospitals, in community medical facilities, dental institutions and medical laboratories for analyses and research, — in clinics of schools, of kindergartens and of nursing homes, — and may also occur in the workplace and in the home. It may also include services such as in laundries and kitchens supplying products directly for the patient. In the veterinary area (WG 2) it is applicable to chemical disinfectants and antiseptics to be used in the areas of breeding, husbandry, veterinary care facilities, production, transport and disposal of animals and veterinary laboratories for analyses and research. It is not applicable to chemical disinfectants used in the food chain following death and entry to the processing industry. In food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas (WG 3) it is applicable to chemical disinfectants and antiseptics to be used in processing, distribution and retailing of food of animal or vegetable origin. It is also applicable to products for all public areas where disinfection is not medically indicated (homes, catering, schools, nurseries, transports, hotels, offices etc.) and products used in packaging, biotechnology, laboratories (except laboratories for veterinary and medical analyses and research), pharmaceutical, cosmetic etc. industries. This document is also applicable to active substances and products under development for which no area of application has yet been specified. This document will be periodically updated to reflect the current published versions of each standard developed in CEN/TC 216. Independent of this update newly published standards are to be used, even if they are not yet mentioned in EN 14885. This document does not refer to methods for testing the toxicological and ecotoxicological properties of products or active substances.

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prEN 3873 Public enquiry