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This document applies for manhole tops and gully tops with a clear opening up to and including 1 000 mm for installation within areas subjected to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic. It specifies definitions, classification, design, performance and testing requirements and test methods, for gully tops and manhole tops according to: ? prEN 124-2, for gully tops and manhole tops made of cast iron; ? prEN 124-3, for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel or aluminium alloy; ? prEN 124-4, for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel reinforced concrete; ? prEN 124-5, for gully tops and manhole tops made of composite materials; ? prEN 124-6, for gully tops and manhole tops made of Polypropylene (PP), Polypropylene with mineral modifiers (PP-MD), Polyethylene (PE) or Polyvinyl-chloride (PVC-U), each of which has this Part 1 as an integral part. This Part 1 is not applicable in isolation but only in combination with prEN 124-2 to prEN 124-6. This standard does not apply for gratings as part of prefabricated drainage channels according to EN 1433. This standard does not apply for floor and roof gullies in buildings which are specified in EN 1253-1 and to surface boxes.