This European Standard specifies performance requirements for plastics pipes, fittings and their joints for buried or above-ground pressure applications for water for general purposes, drainage, sewerage and irrigation, as well as for any other pressure application with other fluids covered by the Construction Products Directive with the exception of drinking water distribution for human consumption. It gives associated test methods for verification and evaluation of conformity with this European Standard.
NOTE Compliance of pipes, fittings and their joints with this document does not confer a presumption of fitness of the product for the transport of water intended for human consumption within the meaning of the Directive 89/106/EEC. However, until the operation of the envisaged European Acceptance Scheme for construction products in contact with water intended for human consumption and the revision of the present standard, products complying with the present standard could be used for the transport of water intended for human consumption if they comply with the relevant national, regional or local regulatory provisions applicable in the place of use.