scope:

This European Standard; - specifies requirements for dimensions, minimum spongeability and grades of washability and colour fastness to light; - gives the symbols, to be used for marking purposes, for these characteristics and also for matching, methods of application and removal; - specifies requirements for marking; - gives the designation system. The marking requirements of this standard are primarily for information of the consumer and to enable optimum use to be made of the product. This standard applies to finished wallpaper, wall vinyl and plastics wallcovering supplied in rolls for hanging on to walls and ceilings by means of an adhesive covering the whole of the interface between the wallcovering and the support and that are not intended to be decorated after hanging. Excluded from this standard are rigid materials, materials not attached or not wholly attached by adhesive, wallcoverings for subsequent decoration, textile wallcoverings, heavy duty wallcoverings and non-decorative wallcoverings such as wall linings or those with special properties, e.g. thermal or acoustic insulation.