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This European Standard specifies the 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 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.