This document gives guidance and requirements for the assessment of conformity of materials, products, joints and assemblies in accordance with the applicable part(s) of EN 13476 intended to be included in the manufacturer’s quality plan as part of the quality management system and for the establishment of certification procedures.




NOTE 1 A test matrix provides an overview of the testing scheme in Annex A, Table A.1.

NOTE 2 If certification is involved, the certification body operating in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17065 [1] and EN ISO/IEC 17020 [2] is considered to be competent.




In conjunction with FprEN 13476-1:2025, FprEN 13476-2:2025 and FprEN 13476-3:2025 this document is applicable to Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drains and sewers — Structural-wall piping systems of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE).




The application area code used in the marking of pipes and fittings indicates for which application area(s) the products are intended:




U: for the area more than 1 m from the building to which the buried piping system is connected, and

UD: for application area U and the area under and within 1 m from the building where the pipes and the fittings are buried in ground and are connected to the soil and waste discharge system of the building.