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This European Standard specifies test methods for thedetermination of properties of composites made from cellulose-basedmaterials and thermoplastics, usually called wood-polymercomposites (WPC) or natural fibre composites (NFC). NOTE 1 Foreditorial reasons, in EN 15534 the abbreviation ?WPC? is used for?composites made from cellulose-based materials andthermoplastics?. This part of EN 15534 is applicable to cellular ornon-cellular compounds and products, made from cellulose-basedmaterials and thermoplastics, intended to be or being processedthrough plastics processing techniques, without threshold for thecellulose-based material content. All the properties listed in thispart of EN 15534 are not necessarily assessed for a givenapplication. Test parameters and requirements of the test methodsfor a given application are specified in the relevant part of EN15534. NOTE 2 For load bearing applications, modification factorsfor bending properties of profiles are defined in CEN/TS 15534?2[1]. Profiles for the management of electrical power cables,communication cables and power track systems used for thedistribution of electrical power, profiles for windows or doors andprofiles for guttering are not covered by EN 15534 ).