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European Standard EN ISO 12944-2 : 1998 has the status of a DIN Standard.
National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 139 to adopt, without
alteration, International Standard ISO 12944-2 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschu Anstrichstoffe und
hnliche Beschichtungsstoffe (Paints and Varnishes Standards Committee), Technical Committee
Korrosionsschutz von Stahlbauten.
DIN EN ISO 12944-1 is the standard corresponding to International Standard ISO 12944-1 referred to in
clause 2 of the EN.
Amendments
The specifications of DIN 55928-1, May 1991 edition, have been revised and are now covered in two
separate standards (DIN EN ISO 12944-1 and DIN EN ISO 12944-2).
Previous editions
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National Annex NA
Standard referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN EN ISO 12944-1 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems Part 1: General
introduction (ISO 12944-1 : 1998)
EN comprises 12 pages.
No part of this standard may be reproduced without the prior permission of Ref. No. DIN EN ISO 12944-2 : 1998-07
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EN ISO 12944-2
May 1998
ICS 87.020
Descriptors: Paint coatings, corrosion protection, structural steelwork, classification, environments.
English version
European Committee for Standardization
Comit Europen de Normalisation
Europisches Komitee fr Normung
1998. CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means Ref. No. EN ISO 12944-2 : 1998 E
reserved worldwide for CEN national members.
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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 12944-2 : 1998 Paints and varnishes Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint sys-
tems Part 2: Classification of environments,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 35 Paints and varnishes of the International Organization for Standardization,
has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 Paints and varnishes, the Secretariat of which is held
by DIN, as a European Standard.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by November 1998 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-
ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 12944-2 : 1998 was approved by CEN as a European Standard
without any modification.
NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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