National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 313‑2:1999. It supersedes BS EN 313‑2:1995 which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/541, Wood based panels, which has the responsibility to:

— aid enquirers to understand the text;
— present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
— monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Sector Committee for Building and Civil Engineering, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 June 2000

Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 19 and a back cover.

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This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Sector Committee for Building and Civil Engineering, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 June 2000

Amendments issued since publication

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BS EN 313-2:2000

Plywood. Classification and terminology - Terminology

Current, Under Review

Published:

15 Jun 2000

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