European foreword

This document (EN 13489:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 175 “Round and sawn timber”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2024.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 13489:2017.

The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:

— a complete revision of EN 13489 has been done, especially:
1. a) update to revised terminology standard EN 13756;
2. b) update to revised standard for geometrical characteristics according to EN 13647;
3. c) update to revised Brinell hardness standard EN 1534;
— a reference to test methods for surface finishes (chemical resistance/abrasion/elasticity) according to EN 13696 and EN 13442 has been included;
— a reference to a test method and min. requirement for top layer bonding according to EN 17456 has been included.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 13489:2023

Wood-flooring and parquet. Multi-layer parquet elements

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Published:

31 Jul 2023

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