CZECH TECHNICAL STANDARD

ICS 13220.40, 59080.30, 97160 August 2003

Textiles and textile products - Behavior
fumes - Curtains Classification system
CSN
EN 13773
80 6313

Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes - Classification
scheme
Textiles et produit textiles - comportement au feu - Rideaux et tentures - Plan de
classification
Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Vorhngen und Gardinen - Brennverhalten Klassifizierungsschema
This standard is the Czech version of the European standard EN 13773:2003. The
European Standard EN 13773:2003 has the status of Czech technical standards.
This standard is the English version of the European Standard EN 13773:2003. The
European Standard EN 13773:2003 has the status of a Czech Standard.

Czech Standards Institute, 2003 67947

According to Law No. 22/1997 Coll. may be reproduced Czech technical standards
and distributed only with the consent of the Czech Standards Institute.

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National foreword
Instruments Standards
Introduced in EN 1101 to EN 1101 (80 6310) Textiles - Burning behavior - Curtains and
drapes - Detailed procedure to determine the ease of ignition of vertically oriented
specimens
Introduced in EN 1102 to EN 1102 (80 6311) Textiles - Burning behavior - Curtains and
drapes - Detailed procedure to determine the flame spread of vertically oriented
specimens
Introduced in EN 13772 DIN EN 13772 (80 6312) Textiles and textile products - Burning
behavior - Curtains and drapes - Measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented
specimens with large ignition source
Development of a standard
Prepared by: vulva al. s ro, umperk, ID 41030613, Alena Klimeov
Vtmesnad: TNK 31 Textiles
Worker Czech Standards Institute: Ing. Eva ehkov

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February 2003
NORME EUROPENNE
EUROPISCHE NORM
ICS 13220.40, 59080.30, 97160
Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes Classification system
Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes Classification scheme
Textiles et produit textiles - comportement au feu Rideaux et tentures - Plan de classification

Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Vorhngen

und Gardinen - Brennverhalten Klassifizierungsschema
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11/12/2002.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN / CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard without any
modification status of a national standard. Date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Management
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Content
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1 Subject 6

2 Normative 6
3 Principle of classification 6
4 Methods used in testing and 7
4.1 ignitability or ease 7
4.1.1 Method 7
4.1.2 7
4.2 Dissemination 7
4.2.1 Method 7
4.2.2 7
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5.1 7
5.2 Criteria for inclusion in the 7
Block 6 8

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Foreword
This document (EN 13773:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN / TC
248 "Textiles and textile products", the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be in August 2003 given the status of a national standard,
either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, and conflicting national
standards that are inconsistent with it shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2003.
According to the CEN / CENELEC is the European standard bound to implement the
national standards organizations of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary,
Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, , Greece, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, Spain,
Sweden and Switzerland.

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Introduction
The method described in this European Standard is one of four similar methods for
testing and classifying fabrics intended for curtains and for similar uses such as blinds
and fabric wall paneling, which requires classification.
This method defines a classification system for curtains and draperies using the ease of
ignition and flame propagation characteristics, such as response to contact with the flame
under controlled conditions of vertically oriented textile fabrics.
This classification system is based on the assessment of ease of ignition and flame
propagation using two different sources of ignition and heat intensity.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies a classification system for burning behavior of
vertically oriented textile fabrics intended for curtains and for similar uses such as blinds
and fabric wall paneling, which requires classification. Untested materials are classified.
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