EN 14342 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM July 2013 ICS 79.080; 97.150 Supersedes EN 14342:2005+A1:2008 English Version Wood flooring and parquet - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking Planchers et parquet en bois - Caracteristiques, evaluation HolzfuBboden und Parkett - Eigenschaften, Bewertung der de conformite et marquage Konformitat und Kennzeichnung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 May 2013. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Siovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEEFOR STANDARDIZATION COMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFURNORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels @2013CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 14342:2013: E worldwide for CEN national Members. BS EN 14342:2013 EN 14342:2013 (E) Contents Page 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions ... 6 4 Requirement for wood flooring products and parquets 6 4.1 Dimensional characteristics .... 4.2 4.3 Release of dangerous substances.. 4.3.1 Release of Formaldehyde .... 4.3.2 Content of pentachlorophenol . 4.4 Release of other dangerous substances .. 4.5 Breaking strength 4.6 Slip resistance.. 4.7 Thermal properties 4.8 Biological durability 10 4.8.1 4.8.2 Recommendeduseclass. 4.8.3 Wood treated against biological attack............ 10 5 Evaluation of conformity.. 5.1 11 5.2 Initial Type Testing - Type Testing ... 5.2.1 General. 5.2.2 Test reports 12 5.3 Factoryproductioncontrol(FPC) 12 5.3.1 General. 12 5.3.2 Requirements . 12 5.3.3 Product specific requirements ............. 5.3.4 Initial inspection of factory and of FPC... 5.3.5 Continuous surveillance of FPc [only for products covered by attestation of conformity system 1 ] ... 5.3.6 Procedure for modifications ... 6 Marking, labelling and packaging .... 17 Annex A (normative) Formaldehyde classes, Annex B (normative) Simplified encoding system for wood flooring .... Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction Products Directive.... ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics .. 21 ZA.2 Procedure for attestation of conformity of wood and parquet flooring products 23 Z.. Systems of attestation of conformity .................... 23 ZA.2.2 EC Certificate of Conformity and EC Declaration of Conformity... 25 CE marking and labelling .... 27 ZA.3.1 General.. 27 ZA.3.2 CE marking.... ZA.3.3 CE marking - simplified labelling 30 Bibliography.. .32 2