scope:

This European Standard identifies material independent performance characteristics that are applicable to windows (including roof windows, roof windows with external fire resistance and French windows), external pedestrian doorsets (including unframed glass doorsets, escape route doorsets) and screens.

This European Standard applies to:

- Manually or power operated windows, French windows and screens for installation in vertical wall apertures and roof windows for installation in inclined roofs, complete with:

related hardware, if any;

• weather stripping, if any;

• glazed apertures when intended to have glazed apertures;

• with or without incorporated shutters and/or shutterboxes and/or blinds;

and manually or power operated windows, roof windows, French windows and screens that are

• fully or partially glazed including any non-transparent infill;

• fixed or partly fixed or openable with one or more casements/sashes (e.g. hinged, projecting, pivoted, sliding).

- Manually operated external pedestrian doorsets with flush or panelled leaves, complete with:"

• integral fanlights, if any;

• adjacent parts that are contained within a single frame for inclusion in a single aperture, if any.

The products covered by this European Standard are not assessed for structural applications.

This European Standard does not apply to:

- windows and pedestrian doorsets subject to regulations on smoke leakage and resistance to fire according to prEN 16034" but individual characteristics and performance requirements given in clause 4 can be relevant for these doors and windows (see prEN 16034");

- rooflights according to EN 1873 and prEN 14963;

- curtain walling according to EN 13830;

- industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates according to EN 13241-1;

- internal pedestrian doorsets according to prEN 14351-2 but individual characteristics and performance requirements given in clause 4 can be relevant for internal doors (see prEN 14351-2);

- revolving doorsets;

- windows for escape routes.