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This Technical Specification gives guidance for the assessment of conformity of compounds/formulations, products and assemblies in accordance with Parts 1 and 2 of EN 13598 intended to be included in the manufacturer"s quality plan as part of the quality management system and for the establishment of third-party certification procedures. NOTE - In order to help the reader, a basic test matrix is given in Annexes A and B. In conjunction with EN 13598- 1 and -2, this Technical Specification is applicable to ancillary underground drainage fittings including manholes and inspection chambers: - for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage outside the building structure (application area code ""U""), reflected in the marking of products by ""U"", and - for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage for both buried in ground within the building structure (application area code ""D"") and outside the building structure (application area code ""U""), reflected in the marking of products by ""UD"".