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EVS-EN 16663:2025

Biological durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of emissions from preservative treated wood to the environment - Wooden commodities exposed in Use Class 3 (Not covered, not in contact with the ground) - Semi-field method

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Valid from 15.12.2025
Base Documents
EN 16663:2025
ICS Groups
13.020.30 Environmental impact assessment 71.100.50 Wood-protecting chemicals
Directives or regulations
None

Standard history

Status
Date
Type
Name
15.12.2025
Main
EVS-EN 16663:2025
06.12.2016
Main
CEN/TS 16663:2016
This document specifies a method for determining the leaching of active ingredients or other compounds from preservative treated wood by a semi-field method for Use Class 3 (outdoor above ground). The preservative treated wood can be tested with or without subsequently surface coating or other water-repellent treatment. The method is applicable to the testing of commercial or experimental preservatives or paint systems applied to timber by methods appropriate to commercial practice.

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Standards designation

EVSEstonian standard
ENEuropean standard (published by an CEN or CENELEC)
EN ISOInternational standard adopted as an European standard
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization’s standard
IECInternational Electrotechnical Commission’s standard
HDCENELEC’s harmonisation document
EVS-ENEuropean standard implemented in Estonia
EVS-EN ISOInternational standard adopted in Europe and implemented in Estonia
EVS-EN ISO/IECInternational standard/International electrotechnical standard adopted in Europe and implemented in Estonia
EVS-IECInternational electrotechnical standard implemented in Estonia
EVS-ISO International standard implemented in Estonia
 
A, AMDamedment
+Aa full standard plus the amendment
/Aonly amendment
COR, ACcorrigendum
+CORa full standard plus the corrigendum
NAnational annex
+NAa full standard plus the national annex
/NAonly national annex
TStechnical specification
TRtechnical report
CWAagreement, developed by a CEN or CENELEC
prEVS-EN (etc)draft standard
 
etthe standard is in Estonian only
enthe standard is in English only
et-enthe standard is in Parallel text Estonian-English