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This European Standard specifies product characteristics for thermoplastics and glass-reinforced thermosetting pipes and fittings for underground drainage and sewerage applications. Pipes and fittings covered by this standard are intended to be used for conveyance of drainage and sewerage water without pressure: underground in the U area (more than 1 m from the building structure) underground in the D area (connected to the soil and waste discharge system and buried within or under the building structure). This standard gives the associated test/assessment methods. This standard does not cover adhesives, joint sealings and gaskets. This standard does not apply to perforated engineering drainage pipes nor to highway drainage pipes, perforated or non-perforated.