SIST-TP CEN/TR 15438:2007

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2007
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Plastics piping systems - Guidance for coding of products and their intended uses
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme - Anleitung zur Codierung von Produkten und deren
Verwendungszwecke
Systemes de canalisations en plastiques - Guide pour le codage de produits et de leurs
utilisations prévues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 15438:2007
ICS:
23.040.20 Cevi iz polimernih materialov Plastics pipes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 15438
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
January 2007
ICS 23.040.20
English Version
Plastics piping systems - Guidance for coding of products and
their intended uses
Systèmes de canalisations en plastiques - Guide pour le Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme - Anleitung zur Codierung
codage de produits et de leurs utilisations prévues von Produkten und deren Verwendungszwecke
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 16 April 2006. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 155.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Contents
Page
Foreword 3
Introduction 4
1 Scope 5
2 Normative references 5
3 Symbols and shortcuts, terms and definitions 5
3.1 General 5
3.2 Materials and products 5
3.3 Intended uses 6
3.4 Classes 8
Annex A (informative) Marking differences in GRP product standards 10
Bibliography 11
Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 15438:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 155 “Plastics
piping systems and ducting systems”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document is drafted in the three official CEN languages. In the tables of Clause 3 there is free space left
for CEN Member bodies to add its own national language(s) to the symbols.
Introduction
For PE pressure piping systems, since the late 1980's, it is common practice to use a code indicating the
intended use. This information is put on the pipe, the label of a fitting or valve or the packaging. It may also be
repeated in manufacturer's technical files.
[1]
With the introduction of harmonised European Standards related to the Construction Products Directive a
lot of information shall accompany the CE marking symbol.
[2]
Guidance Paper D gives recommendations to the specification writers:
"Use of “codified” formats: Where additional information on the declared performances of harmonised
characteristics is required, or to define the product, its intended use or its end-use condition, specification
writers should explore the possibilities of using abbreviated forms of presentation (defined symbols, standard
designations, classes of convenience or pictograms). Where this is done, it is important that specification
writers ensure the consistent applications of such “codified” formats across product families".
"Intended uses: Possible intended uses for the product(s) should be defined in the technical specification,
together with appropriate reference terms, or symbols, to be used in the information accompanying the CE
marking, if necessary. Products with more than one intended use will need to be accompanied by sufficient
information to cover all of them, but the technical specification should provide some flexibility in the
presentation of this information, if appropriate".
1 Scope
This Technical Report gives guidance for the coding of products, their classification and intended uses for
plastics piping systems. It lays down reference terms and symbols to be used when establishing
documentation accompanying the CE marking according to the European Directives.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this Technical Report. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary (ISO 472:1999).
EN ISO 1043-1, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics (ISO 1043-1:2001).
EN ISO 1043-2, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials
(ISO 1043-2:2000).
EN ISO 1043-3, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 3: Plasticizers (ISO 1043-3:1996).
EN ISO 1043-4, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 4: Flame retardants (ISO 1043-4:1998).
EN 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1: Classification using
test data from reaction to fire tests.
ISO 12176-4, Plastics pipes and fittings — Equipment for fusion jointing polyethylene systems — Part 4:
Traceability coding.
ISO/FDIS 13950, Plastics pipes and fittings — Automatic recognition systems for electrofusion joints (Intended
as replacement for ISO/TR 13950:1997).
3 Symbols and shortcuts, terms and definitions
3.1 General
Symbols, shortcuts, terms and definitions given in this Technical Report are primarily based on existing
standards as EN ISO 1043 parts 1 to 4, EN 13501-1, ISO 12176-4 and ISO/FDIS 13950, as well as on internal
[3] [4] [5]
CEN/TC155 and ISO/TC138 Guidance papers and national standards to which are only added new
items necessary to respond to the need of CE marking rules. Additional information may be given in specific
product standards.
3.2 Materials and products
Reference to material or product symbols or shortcuts can be found in the standards given in Table 1.
NOTE It is intended that the CEN member body adds its own national language(s) to the tables given in this clause.
Table 1 — Material or product symbols or shortcuts
Symbols or shortcuts for Standards
en: Plastics in general (vocabulary)
fr: Les plastiques en générale (vocabulaire)
EN ISO 472
de: Kunststoffe im allgemeinen (Fremdwörterverzeichnis)

en: Basic polymers
fr: Polymères de base
EN ISO 1043-1
de: Basis-Polymere
en: Fillers and reinfor
...