EN 16663:2025
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Biological durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of emissions from preservative treated wood to the environment - Wooden commodities exposed in Use Class 3 (Not covered, not in contact with the ground) - Semi-field method
26-11-2025
This document specifies a method for determining the leaching of active ingredients or other compounds from preservative treated wood by a semi-field method for Use Class 3 (outdoor above ground). The preservative treated wood can be tested with or without subsequently surface coating or other water-repellent treatment. The method is applicable to the testing of commercial or experimental preservatives or paint systems applied to timber by methods appropriate to commercial practice.
| Committee |
CEN/TC 38
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| DS/EN 16663:2025 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 16663:2025 | Equivalent |
| BS EN 16663:2025 | Equivalent |
| SS-EN 16663:2025 | Identical |
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