Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy criteria for curative wood preservatives as determined by biological tests

This document specifies the minimum performance requirements in biological tests for products for curative uses against specific wood destroying organisms. It specifies the biological tests required together with the efficacy criteria to be achieved in each test.
Chemicals against insects can act according to their specific properties within a short time (fast acting) or only after a long period (slow acting or with a deferred effect). Different tests and efficacy requirements are needed for these various types of curative wood preservatives.
This document is applicable to all wood preservative products supplied for application in liquid form for curative uses against attack by wood boring beetles. This document is also applicable for products applied to prevent the growth of the dry rot fungus through masonry.
This document is also applicable to products for curative uses supplied for application as pastes, solids or in capsule form but only where appropriate biological methods of test exist as published European Standards.
NOTE   This standard is used as a reference document for the evaluation of efficacy of biocidal products PT8 (wood preservatives) in the framework of the European Regulation on Biocidal Products (EU) No 528/2012 (BPR).
This document is not applicable to products used as fumigants.
This document is also not applicable for determining whether specific curative products, used alone or in combination, are effective in conferring long-term protection against attack by wood destroying organisms. Preventive effectiveness can be determined using EN 599-1 but only for products that can be tested using the methods and interpretative procedures defined in EN 599-1.
Annex A (informative) contains a guidance on re-testing after making variations in product formulation.
Annex B (informative) contains some test recommendations for specific curative products against other insect species than Hylotrupes bajulus and Anobium punctatum.

Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzprodukten - Anforderungen an bekämpfend wirkende Holzschutzmittel, wie sie durch biologische Prüfungen ermittelt werden

Dieses Dokument legt die Mindestleistungsanforderungen in biologischen Prüfungen für Produkte zur bekämpfenden Behandlung gegen bestimmte Holz zerstörende Organismen fest. Es legt die geforderten biologischen Prüfungen in Verbindung mit den Wirksamkeitskriterien fest, die in jeder Prüfung erfüllt werden müssen.
Chemikalien gegen Insekten können entsprechend ihren spezifischen Eigenschaften innerhalb einer kurzen Zeit (schnell wirkend) oder erst nach langer Zeit wirken (langsam wirkend oder mit verzögertem Effekt). Für diese verschiedenen Typen von Bekämpfungsmitteln werden unterschiedliche Prüfungen und Wirksamkeitsanforderungen benötigt.
Dieses Dokument gilt für alle Holzschutzmittel, die zur Anwendung in flüssiger Form für Bekämpfungsmaßnahmen gegen Holz zerstörende Käfer geliefert werden. Dieses Dokument gilt auch für Produkte zur Verhinderung des Durchwachsens von Echtem Hausschwamm durch Mauerwerk.
Dieses Dokument gilt auch für Produkte, die für Bekämpfungsmaßnahmen als Pasten, Presslinge oder in verkapselter Form angeboten werden, aber nur, soweit geeignete biologische Prüfverfahren als veröffentlichte Europäische Normen vorliegen.
ANMERKUNG   Diese Norm dient als Referenzdokument zur Bewertung der Wirksamkeit von Biozidprodukten PT8 (Holzschutzmittel) im Rahmen der Europäischen Verordnung (EU) Nr. 528/2012 zu Biozid¬produkten (BPR).
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Produkte, die als Gase eingesetzt werden.
Dieses Dokument gilt ebenfalls nicht zur Bestimmung, ob spezielle Bekämpfungsmittel, die allein oder im Verbund angewendet werden, geeignet sind, einen Langzeitschutz gegen einen Befall durch Holz zerstörende Organismen zu bewirken. Eine vorbeugende Wirksamkeit kann unter Anwendung von EN 599-1 bestimmt werden, jedoch nur für Produkte, die unter Anwendung der Methoden und interpretierten Verfahren nach EN 599-1 geprüft werden können.
Anhang A (informativ) enthält Leitlinien für die Wiederholung von Prüfungen nach Veränderungen in der Formulierung des Produkts.
Anhang B (informativ) enthält einige Prüfempfehlungen für spezielle Produkte zur bekämpfenden Behandlung gegen andere Insektenarten als Hylotrupes bajulus und Anobium punctatum.

Durabilité du bois et des matériaux dérivés du bois - Efficacité des produits curatifs de préservation du bois établis par des essais biologiques

Le présent document spécifie les exigences minimales de performance dans des essais biologiques des produits curatifs contre des organismes lignivores spécifiques. Il précise les essais biologiques requis avec les critères d'efficacité à atteindre pour chaque essai.
Les produits chimiques insecticides peuvent, suivant leurs propriétés spécifiques, agir dans un temps court (action rapide) ou seulement après une longue période (action lente ou à effet différé). Des essais et des exigences d'efficacité différents sont nécessaires pour ces divers types de produits curatifs de préservation du bois.
Le présent document s'applique à toutes les formulations de produit de préservation du bois destinées à être mises en œuvre sous forme liquide pour le traitement curatif des bois vis-à-vis des coléoptères xylophages. Le présent document s'applique également aux produits utilisés pour empêcher le développement de la mérule au travers de la maçonnerie.
Il s'applique aussi aux produits curatifs mis en œuvre sous forme de pâte, sous forme solide ou encapsulés, mais seulement si des méthodes d'essais biologiques appropriées existent en tant que normes européennes publiées.
NOTE   La présente norme est utilisée comme document de référence pour l'évaluation de l'efficacité des produits biocides PT8 (produits de préservation du bois) dans le cadre du règlement européen (UE) N° 528/2012 sur l'utilisation des produits biocides.
Le présent document n'est pas applicable aux produits utilisés en fumigation.
Le présent document n'est également pas applicable pour déterminer si des produits curatifs spécifiques, utilisés seuls ou en combinaison, confèrent une protection à long terme contre les organismes lignivores. L'efficacité préventive peut être déterminée à l'aide de l'EN 599-1 mais seulement pour les produits qui peuvent être testés en utilisant les méthodes et les règles d'interprétation définies dans l'EN 599-1.
L'Annexe A (informative) contient des recommandations relatives aux essais à refaire suite à des modifications apportées à la formulation du produit.
L'Annexe B (informative) contient des recommandations d'essai pour des produits curatifs spécifiques contre d'autres espèces d'insectes que Hylotrupes bajulus et Anobium punctatum.

Trajnost lesa in lesnih proizvodov - Merila učinkovitosti kurativnih biocidnih proizvodov za les, ugotovljene z biološkimi preskusi

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 14128:2020
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 14128:2004
Trajnost lesa in lesnih proizvodov - Merila učinkovitosti kurativnih biocidnih
proizvodov za les, ugotovljene z biološkimi preskusi
Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy criteria for curative wood
preservatives as determined by biological tests

Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzprodukten - Anforderungen an bekämpfend wirkende

Holzschutzmittel, wie sie durch biologische Prüfungen ermittelt werden

Durabilité du bois et des matériaux dérivés du bois - Efficacité des produits curatifs de

préservation du bois établis par des essais biologiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14128:2020
ICS:
71.100.50 Kemikalije za zaščito lesa Wood-protecting chemicals
79.040 Les, hlodovina in žagan les Wood, sawlogs and sawn
timber
SIST EN 14128:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 14128:2020
EN 14128
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.50 Supersedes EN 14128:2003
English Version
Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy
criteria for curative wood preservatives as determined by
biological tests

Durabilité du bois et des matériaux dérivés du bois - Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzprodukten -

Efficacité des produits curatifs de préservation du bois Anforderungen an bekämpfend wirkende

établis par des essais biologiques Holzschutzmittel, wie sie durch biologische Prüfungen

ermittelt werden
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 January 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this

European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references

concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN

member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by

translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management

Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 14128:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 6

4 Wood destroying organisms ....................................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Insects ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

4.2 Dry rot fungus ................................................................................................................................................... 8

5 Efficacy requirements for products against wood boring beetles ................................................ 8

5.1 Minimum requirements for curative efficacy ....................................................................................... 8

5.2 Requirements for preventive efficacy ..................................................................................................... 9

6 Efficacy requirements for barrier treatments against dry rot fungus ......................................... 9

7 Derivation of effective values ..................................................................................................................... 9

7.1 Effective value against beetles ................................................................................................................... 9

7.2 Effective value against dry rot fungus ..................................................................................................... 9

8 Product identification and labelling ..................................................................................................... 10

8.1 Product identification ................................................................................................................................ 10

8.1.1 Type testing .................................................................................................................................................... 10

8.1.2 Identity of the preservative product ..................................................................................................... 10

8.2 Product labelling .......................................................................................................................................... 10

8.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 10

8.2.2 Product labelling for products against beetles ................................................................................. 10

8.2.3 Product labelling for barrier treatments against the dry rot fungus ........................................ 11

Annex A (informative) Guidance on re-testing after making variations in product

formulation .................................................................................................................................................... 12

A.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 12

A.2 Guidance on re-testing after making variations to curative wood preservatives for

the control of wood boring insects ........................................................................................................ 12

A.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 12

A.2.2 No requirements for new biological testing ....................................................................................... 12

A.2.3 Requirements for minimum new biological testing ........................................................................ 14

A.2.4 Requirement for full new biological testing ....................................................................................... 15

A.3 Guidance on re-testing after making variations to barrier treatments that are

applied to masonry to prevent the growth of dry rot ..................................................................... 15

A.3.1 No requirements for new biological testing ....................................................................................... 15

A.3.2 Requirements for full new biological testing ..................................................................................... 16

Annex B (informative) Test recommendations for specific curative products against other

insect species than Hylotrupes bajulus and Anobium punctatum ............................................. 17

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 18

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European foreword

This document (EN 14128:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 38 “Durability of

wood and wood-based products”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an

identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2020, and conflicting national standards shall

be withdrawn at the latest by September 2020.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of

patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 14128:2003.

This document gives the performance criteria for curative wood preservatives as determined by

biological tests. A European Technical Report (CEN/TR 15003) is concerned with criteria for hot air

processes for curative uses against wood destroying organisms.

This document is valid for products to eradicate wood boring beetles in infested wood and for products

to be used in the course of curative actions against the dry rot fungus to prevent its growth through

masonry and beyond.
Compared to EN 14128:2003, the following modifications have been made:

a) Clause 6: the limits of the application rates of the fungicide solution have been removed;

b) Table 1: criterion for effective value has been changed to criterion for brv. Table re-organized;

c) clauses and subclauses contained in 8.2 Product classification; 8.3 and 8.4 Product description; 8.5

and 8.6 Product labelling, have been merged in 8.2 Product labelling;
d) Annex B and C have been merged and changed from normative to informative;
e) Annexes C, D, E and F have been deleted.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the

following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,

Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North

Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United

Kingdom.
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Introduction

This document should be used in conjunction with EN 599-1, which describes the performance

requirements for preventive wood preservatives as determined by biological tests.

The need to use curative products against wood destroying organisms depends upon a careful diagnosis

by expert, qualified specialists to determine the precise causes of the damage to be rectified. This should

include the type of wood attacking organisms involved and whether they are active, the environmental

circumstances, especially the source and nature of any wetting, the type of wood involved, the nature of

the building or construction, and the structural and physical significance of the timber which is damaged

or at risk of being damaged.

NOTE Curative treatment can be achieved either by chemical wood preservatives as specified in this document

or by specific curative processes without using chemicals, like hot air processes, as given in CEN/TR 15003.

Curative wood preservative products should be used in an integrated way as part of a carefully prescribed

strategy involving a series of actions appropriate to the particular circumstances of each case. Associated

physical measures involving appropriate building works to remedy ingress of moisture and to dry out

any dampness can be an essential prerequisite for the use of any curative products. Expert diagnosis

should take into account all regional, practical, environmental, economical, safety and any other factors

which can be relevant to the prescriptive decisions to be taken.

It is not the purpose of this document to provide a specification, or even guidance in developing

specifications for remedial work to eradicate wood destroying organisms. This document also does not

give guidance on the methods of application or the precise amounts of products that might be appropriate

to apply in specific practical circumstances. It is intended to guide specifiers, users and others in selecting

and specifying products on the basis of their effectiveness as demonstrated in accordance with the

criteria given.
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1 Scope

This document specifies the minimum performance requirements in biological tests for products for

curative uses against specific wood destroying organisms. It specifies the biological tests required

together with the efficacy criteria to be achieved in each test.

Chemicals against insects can act according to their specific properties within a short time (fast acting)

or only after a long period (slow acting or with a deferred effect). Different tests and efficacy

requirements are needed for these various types of curative wood preservatives.

This document is applicable to all wood preservative products supplied for application in liquid form for

curative uses against attack by wood boring beetles. This document is also applicable for products applied

to prevent the growth of the dry rot fungus through masonry.

This document is also applicable to products for curative uses supplied for application as pastes, solids

or in capsule form but only where appropriate biological methods of test exist as published European

Standards.

NOTE This standard is used as a reference document for the evaluation of efficacy of biocidal products PT8

(wood preservatives) in the framework of the European Regulation on Biocidal Products (EU) No 528/2012 (BPR).

This document is not applicable to products used as fumigants.

This document is also not applicable for determining whether specific curative products, used alone or

in combination, are effective in conferring long-term protection against attack by wood destroying

organisms. Preventive effectiveness can be determined using EN 599-1 but only for products that can be

tested using the methods and interpretative procedures defined in EN 599-1.

Annex A (informative) contains a guidance on re-testing after making variations in product formulation.

Annex B (informative) contains some test recommendations for specific curative products against other

insect species than Hylotrupes bajulus and Anobium punctatum.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 48, Wood preservatives - Determination of eradicant action against larvae of Anobium punctatum (De

Geer) (laboratory method)

EN 370, Wood preservatives - Determination of eradicant efficacy in preventing emergence of Anobium

punctatum (De Geer)

EN 599-1:2009+A1:2013, Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy of preventive wood

preservatives as determined by biological tests - Part 1: Specification according to use class

EN 1390, Wood preservatives - Determination of the eradicant action against Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus)

larvae - Laboratory method

CEN/TS 12404, Durability of wood and wood-based products - Assessment of the effectiveness of a masonry

fungicide to prevent growth into wood of Dry Rot Serpula lacrymans (Schumacher ex Fries) S.F. Gray -

Laboratory method
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/ui
3.1
active ingredient

individual chemical compound or compounds included in a wood preservative to give it specific activity

against biological agents of deterioration
3.2
barrier treatment

treatment of masonry in case of dry rot fungus infection, to avoid its growth beyond the treated zone

3.3
biological reference value
brv

amount in grams per square metre or kilograms per cubic metre of the wood preservative product found

to be effective in test in eradicating the infection by the particular biological agent being tested

Note 1 to entry: The application rate in tests is usually expressed as g/m in the case of curative products.

Note 2 to entry: In practice for products used by injection the application rate is expressed in kg/m . In this case

2 3

determined in tests is converted into kg/m based on sound scientific principles and practice.

the brv in g/m
3.4
curative efficacy

specific property of a wood preservative to act as an eradicant of pests in infested timber

3.5
deferred effect

eradicant effect which is not immediate but occurs at a later larval stage or at the pupa or adult stage in

the life cycle

Note 1 to entry: In laboratory tests the curative effect is shown in a period of more than 26 weeks and up to the

test period defined in the relevant standard.

EXAMPLE 1 A product coming into contact with the larval stage of the target insect species and having an effect

on the nymphal or adult stage, thus preventing the emergence of the insect from the wood and its further

dissemination.

EXAMPLE 2 A product with a very low concentration of active ingredient, which needs to be bio-accumulated by

the larvae during more than 6 months in the lab test in order to cause their death.

3.6
effective value

amount in grams per square metre of the wood preservative corresponding to the highest of the brvs

obtained in all the tests carried out in accordance with this document to support the claimed efficacy of

the product
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3.7
fast acting

achieving the required level of effectiveness within a period of 12 weeks against Hylotrupes bajulus and

of 8 weeks against Anobium punctatum using the appropriate standard test method
3.8
maximum application rate

maximum amount in millilitres per square metre of the wood preservative product permitted for

application to the wood specimens in the particular biological test

Note 1 to entry: The maximum application rate is the maximum amount of the curative liquid product that can

be practically applied to the wood specimens.
3.9
preventive efficacy

specific property of a wood preservative to avoid infestation of pests in sound timber

3.10
product
formulated wood preservative in the form supplied for sale by the manufacturer
3.11
slow acting

achieving the required level of effectiveness within a period of more than 12 weeks and up to 24 weeks

against Hylotrupes bajulus and of more than 8 weeks and up to 16 weeks against Anobium punctatum

using the appropriate standard test method
3.12
wood preservative

active ingredient(s) or preparations containing active ingredient(s) in the form in which they are placed

on the market, which are, on the basis of the properties of their active ingredient(s), intended either to

prevent wood destroying or wood disfiguring organisms (fungi, insects and marine borers) from

attacking wood and wood-based products or to combat an attack by those organisms

Note 1 to entry: For the purpose of this document, the term wood preservatives includes also the products that

eradicate an existing infection.
4 Wood destroying organisms
4.1 Insects

The wood boring beetles considered in this document, for which EN test methods exist, are the following:

— Hylotrupes bajulus (house longhorn beetle);
— Anobium punctatum (common furniture beetle);

They are considered representative of all wood attacking beetles (5.1.3 applies).

NOTE For wood preservatives with species specific claims other than for Hylotrupes bajulus or for Anobium

punctatum see Annex B. If specific curative treatment against Lyctus brunneus is demanded the test method

described in EN 273 may be used.
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4.2 Dry rot fungus

The dry rot fungus (Serpula lacrymans = true dry rot fungus) occurs in buildings, causing brown rot in

timber. The fungus can develop at relatively low wood moisture contents and is able to penetrate damp

masonry over long distances in order to infect further timber or to develop its fruit-bodies.

5 Efficacy requirements for products against wood boring beetles
5.1 Minimum requirements for curative efficacy
5.1.1 General

The curative wood preservative product shall be tested in accordance with the tests specified in Table 1

taking into consideration the relevant organisms and the type of insecticidal product (see 5.1.2).

5.1.2 The following types of insecticidal products are considered:
— fast acting products;
— slow acting products;
— products with deferred effect.
The type o
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 14128:2020
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 14128:2004

Trajnost lesa in lesnih proizvodov - Merila učinkovitosti farmakoloških zaščitnih

sredstev za les, ugotovljeno z biološkimi preskusi
Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy criteria for curative wood
preservatives as determined by biological tests

Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzprodukten - Anforderungen an bekämpfend wirkende

Holzschutzmittel, wie sie durch biologische Prüfungen ermittelt werden

Durabilité du bois et des matériaux dérivés du bois - Efficacité des produits curatifs de

préservation du bois établis par des essais biologiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14128:2020
ICS:
71.100.50 Kemikalije za zaščito lesa Wood-protecting chemicals
79.040 Les, hlodovina in žagan les Wood, sawlogs and sawn
timber
SIST EN 14128:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 14128:2020
EN 14128
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.50 Supersedes EN 14128:2003
English Version
Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy
criteria for curative wood preservatives as determined by
biological tests

Durabilité du bois et des matériaux dérivés du bois - Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzprodukten -

Efficacité des produits curatifs de préservation du bois Anforderungen an bekämpfend wirkende

établis par des essais biologiques Holzschutzmittel, wie sie durch biologische Prüfungen

ermittelt werden
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 January 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this

European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references

concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN

member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by

translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management

Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 14128:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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EN 14128:2020 (E)
Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 6

4 Wood destroying organisms ....................................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Insects ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

4.2 Dry rot fungus ................................................................................................................................................... 8

5 Efficacy requirements for products against wood boring beetles ................................................ 8

5.1 Minimum requirements for curative efficacy ....................................................................................... 8

5.2 Requirements for preventive efficacy ..................................................................................................... 9

6 Efficacy requirements for barrier treatments against dry rot fungus ......................................... 9

7 Derivation of effective values ..................................................................................................................... 9

7.1 Effective value against beetles ................................................................................................................... 9

7.2 Effective value against dry rot fungus ..................................................................................................... 9

8 Product identification and labelling ..................................................................................................... 10

8.1 Product identification ................................................................................................................................ 10

8.1.1 Type testing .................................................................................................................................................... 10

8.1.2 Identity of the preservative product ..................................................................................................... 10

8.2 Product labelling .......................................................................................................................................... 10

8.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 10

8.2.2 Product labelling for products against beetles ................................................................................. 10

8.2.3 Product labelling for barrier treatments against the dry rot fungus ........................................ 11

Annex A (informative) Guidance on re-testing after making variations in product

formulation .................................................................................................................................................... 12

A.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 12

A.2 Guidance on re-testing after making variations to curative wood preservatives for

the control of wood boring insects ........................................................................................................ 12

A.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 12

A.2.2 No requirements for new biological testing ....................................................................................... 12

A.2.3 Requirements for minimum new biological testing ........................................................................ 14

A.2.4 Requirement for full new biological testing ....................................................................................... 15

A.3 Guidance on re-testing after making variations to barrier treatments that are

applied to masonry to prevent the growth of dry rot ..................................................................... 15

A.3.1 No requirements for new biological testing ....................................................................................... 15

A.3.2 Requirements for full new biological testing ..................................................................................... 16

Annex B (informative) Test recommendations for specific curative products against other

insect species than Hylotrupes bajulus and Anobium punctatum ............................................. 17

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 18

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European foreword

This document (EN 14128:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 38 “Durability of

wood and wood-based products”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an

identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2020, and conflicting national standards shall

be withdrawn at the latest by September 2020.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of

patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 14128:2003.

This document gives the performance criteria for curative wood preservatives as determined by

biological tests. A European Technical Report (CEN/TR 15003) is concerned with criteria for hot air

processes for curative uses against wood destroying organisms.

This document is valid for products to eradicate wood boring beetles in infested wood and for products

to be used in the course of curative actions against the dry rot fungus to prevent its growth through

masonry and beyond.
Compared to EN 14128:2003, the following modifications have been made:

a) Clause 6: the limits of the application rates of the fungicide solution have been removed;

b) Table 1: criterion for effective value has been changed to criterion for brv. Table re-organized;

c) clauses and subclauses contained in 8.2 Product classification; 8.3 and 8.4 Product description; 8.5

and 8.6 Product labelling, have been merged in 8.2 Product labelling;
d) Annex B and C have been merged and changed from normative to informative;
e) Annexes C, D, E and F have been deleted.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the

following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,

Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North

Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United

Kingdom.
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Introduction

This document should be used in conjunction with EN 599-1, which describes the performance

requirements for preventive wood preservatives as determined by biological tests.

The need to use curative products against wood destroying organisms depends upon a careful diagnosis

by expert, qualified specialists to determine the precise causes of the damage to be rectified. This should

include the type of wood attacking organisms involved and whether they are active, the environmental

circumstances, especially the source and nature of any wetting, the type of wood involved, the nature of

the building or construction, and the structural and physical significance of the timber which is damaged

or at risk of being damaged.

NOTE Curative treatment can be achieved either by chemical wood preservatives as specified in this document

or by specific curative processes without using chemicals, like hot air processes, as given in CEN/TR 15003.

Curative wood preservative products should be used in an integrated way as part of a carefully prescribed

strategy involving a series of actions appropriate to the particular circumstances of each case. Associated

physical measures involving appropriate building works to remedy ingress of moisture and to dry out

any dampness can be an essential prerequisite for the use of any curative products. Expert diagnosis

should take into account all regional, practical, environmental, economical, safety and any other factors

which can be relevant to the prescriptive decisions to be taken.

It is not the purpose of this document to provide a specification, or even guidance in developing

specifications for remedial work to eradicate wood destroying organisms. This document also does not

give guidance on the methods of application or the precise amounts of products that might be appropriate

to apply in specific practical circumstances. It is intended to guide specifiers, users and others in selecting

and specifying products on the basis of their effectiveness as demonstrated in accordance with the

criteria given.
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1 Scope

This document specifies the minimum performance requirements in biological tests for products for

curative uses against specific wood destroying organisms. It specifies the biological tests required

together with the efficacy criteria to be achieved in each test.

Chemicals against insects can act according to their specific properties within a short time (fast acting)

or only after a long period (slow acting or with a deferred effect). Different tests and efficacy

requirements are needed for these various types of curative wood preservatives.

This document is applicable to all wood preservative products supplied for application in liquid form for

curative uses against attack by wood boring beetles. This document is also applicable for products applied

to prevent the growth of the dry rot fungus through masonry.

This document is also applicable to products for curative uses supplied for application as pastes, solids

or in capsule form but only where appropriate biological methods of test exist as published European

Standards.

NOTE This standard is used as a reference document for the evaluation of efficacy of biocidal products PT8

(wood preservatives) in the framework of the European Regulation on Biocidal Products (EU) No 528/2012 (BPR).

This document is not applicable to products used as fumigants.

This document is also not applicable for determining whether specific curative products, used alone or

in combination, are effective in conferring long-term protection against attack by wood destroying

organisms. Preventive effectiveness can be determined using EN 599-1 but only for products that can be

tested using the methods and interpretative procedures defined in EN 599-1.

Annex A (informative) contains a guidance on re-testing after making variations in product formulation.

Annex B (informative) contains some test recommendations for specific curative products against other

insect species than Hylotrupes bajulus and Anobium punctatum.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 48, Wood preservatives - Determination of eradicant action against larvae of Anobium punctatum (De

Geer) (laboratory method)

EN 370, Wood preservatives - Determination of eradicant efficacy in preventing emergence of Anobium

punctatum (De Geer)

EN 599-1:2009+A1:2013, Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy of preventive wood

preservatives as determined by biological tests - Part 1: Specification according to use class

EN 1390, Wood preservatives - Determination of the eradicant action against Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus)

larvae - Laboratory method

CEN/TS 12404, Durability of wood and wood-based products - Assessment of the effectiveness of a masonry

fungicide to prevent growth into wood of Dry Rot Serpula lacrymans (Schumacher ex Fries) S.F. Gray -

Laboratory method
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/ui
3.1
active ingredient

individual chemical compound or compounds included in a wood preservative to give it specific activity

against biological agents of deterioration
3.2
barrier treatment

treatment of masonry in case of dry rot fungus infection, to avoid its growth beyond the treated zone

3.3
biological reference value
brv

amount in grams per square metre or kilograms per cubic metre of the wood preservative product found

to be effective in test in eradicating the infection by the particular biological agent being tested

Note 1 to entry: The application rate in tests is usually expressed as g/m in the case of curative products.

Note 2 to entry: In practice for products used by injection the application rate is expressed in kg/m . In this case

2 3

determined in tests is converted into kg/m based on sound scientific principles and practice.

the brv in g/m
3.4
curative efficacy

specific property of a wood preservative to act as an eradicant of pests in infested timber

3.5
deferred effect

eradicant effect which is not immediate but occurs at a later larval stage or at the pupa or adult stage in

the life cycle

Note 1 to entry: In laboratory tests the curative effect is shown in a period of more than 26 weeks and up to the

test period defined in the relevant standard.

EXAMPLE 1 A product coming into contact with the larval stage of the target insect species and having an effect

on the nymphal or adult stage, thus preventing the emergence of the insect from the wood and its further

dissemination.

EXAMPLE 2 A product with a very low concentration of active ingredient, which needs to be bio-accumulated by

the larvae during more than 6 months in the lab test in order to cause their death.

3.6
effective value

amount in grams per square metre of the wood preservative corresponding to the highest of the brvs

obtained in all the tests carried out in accordance with this document to support the claimed efficacy of

the product
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3.7
fast acting

achieving the required level of effectiveness within a period of 12 weeks against Hylotrupes bajulus and

of 8 weeks against Anobium punctatum using the appropriate standard test method
3.8
maximum application rate

maximum amount in millilitres per square metre of the wood preservative product permitted for

application to the wood specimens in the particular biological test

Note 1 to entry: The maximum application rate is the maximum amount of the curative liquid product that can

be practically applied to the wood specimens.
3.9
preventive efficacy

specific property of a wood preservative to avoid infestation of pests in sound timber

3.10
product
formulated wood preservative in the form supplied for sale by the manufacturer
3.11
slow acting

achieving the required level of effectiveness within a period of more than 12 weeks and up to 24 weeks

against Hylotrupes bajulus and of more than 8 weeks and up to 16 weeks against Anobium punctatum

using the appropriate standard test method
3.12
wood preservative

active ingredient(s) or preparations containing active ingredient(s) in the form in which they are placed

on the market, which are, on the basis of the properties of their active ingredient(s), intended either to

prevent wood destroying or wood disfiguring organisms (fungi, insects and marine borers) from

attacking wood and wood-based products or to combat an attack by those organisms

Note 1 to entry: For the purpose of this document, the term wood preservatives includes also the products that

eradicate an existing infection.
4 Wood destroying organisms
4.1 Insects

The wood boring beetles considered in this document, for which EN test methods exist, are the following:

— Hylotrupes bajulus (house longhorn beetle);
— Anobium punctatum (common furniture beetle);

They are considered representative of all wood attacking beetles (5.1.3 applies).

NOTE For wood preservatives with species specific claims other than for Hylotrupes bajulus or for Anobium

punctatum see Annex B. If specific curative treatment against Lyctus brunneus is demanded the test method

described in EN 273 may be used.
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4.2 Dry rot fungus

The dry rot fungus (Serpula lacrymans = true dry rot fungus) occurs in buildings, causing brown rot in

timber. The fungus can develop at relatively low wood moisture contents and is able to penetrate damp

masonry over long distances in order to infect further timber or to develop its fruit-bodies.

5 Efficacy requirements for products against wood boring beetles
5.1 Minimum requirements for curative efficacy
5.1.1 General

The curative wood preservative product shall be tested in accordance with the tests specified in Table 1

taking into consideration the relevant organisms and the type of insecticidal product (see 5.1.2).

5.1.2 The following types of insecticidal products are considered:
— fast acting products;
— slow acting products;
— products with deferred effect.
The type
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