CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2018

• Abstract:

  This document gives requirements and guidance for the assessment of conformity of compounds, products, and assemblies in accordance with the applicable part(s) of ISO 15874 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 In order to help the reader, a basic test matrix is given in Annex A.; In conjunction with the other parts of ISO 15874 (see Foreword), this document is applicable to polypropylene (PP) piping systems intended to be used for hot and cold water installations within buildings for the conveyance of water, whether or not intended for human consumption (domestic systems) and for heating systems, under design pressures and temperatures appropriate to the class of application (see ISO 15874-1:2013, Table 1).

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 18-Dec-2018
• ICS: 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment
• ICS: 23.040.01 - Pipeline components and pipelines in general
• ICS: 91.140.60 - Water supply systems
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 155 - Plastics piping systems and ducting systems
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 155/WG 16 - Systems for hot and cold water applications
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 19-Dec-2018
• Due Date: 08-Jan-2019
• Completion Date: 19-Dec-2018
• Ref Project: SIST-TS CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2019 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - Polypropylene (PP) - Part 7: Guidance for the assessment of conformity (ISO/TS 15874-7:2018)

• Replaces: CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2003 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - Polypropylene (PP) - Part 7: Guidance for the assessment of conformity (ISO/TS 15874-7:2003)
• Effective Date: 26-Dec-2018
• Refers: ISO 15874-3:2013 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) — Part 3: Fittings
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: ISO 15874-5:2013 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) — Part 5: Fitness for purpose of the system
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: ISO 15874-2:2013 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) — Part 2: Pipes
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: ISO 15874-1:2013 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) — Part 1: General
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Referred By: EN 806-2:2005 - Specification for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption - Part 2: Design
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: EN 1778:1999 - Characteristic values for welded thermoplastics constructions - Determination of allowable stresses and moduli for design of thermoplastics equipment
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Consolidated By: ISO/TS 15874-7:2018 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) — Part 7: Guidance for the assessment of conformity
• Effective Date: 12-Feb-2026

Overview

CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2018 - Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - Polypropylene (PP) - Part 7: Guidance for the assessment of conformity - provides requirements and practical guidance for assessing conformity of polypropylene (PP) compounds, products and assemblies used in building hot and cold water and heating systems. It is intended to be included in a manufacturer’s quality plan and to support the establishment of certification procedures. The Technical Specification updates and supersedes the 2003 edition and includes a basic test matrix (Annex A) to assist readers.

Key topics and requirements

This document focuses on conformity assessment and testing organization rather than new material performance limits. Major technical topics include:

• Grouping principles
  • Pressure groups, size groups and fitting groups to rationalize testing and apply results across related products.
• Types of tests and their roles
  • Type testing (TT): initial characterization and validation of product families (noting a revised emphasis on TT, including Table 4 in the TS).
  • Batch release tests (BRT): routine checks to confirm production batches meet specified criteria.
  • Process verification tests (PVT): assessment of manufacturing processes and controls.
  • Audit tests (AT): sampling and testing to verify ongoing conformity.
  • Indirect tests (IT): alternative evidence or surrogate measurements acceptable for conformity decisions.
• Test records and documentation
  • Requirements for recording results and integrating tests into the manufacturer’s quality management system.
• Certification and conformity bodies
  • Guidance on the role of certification and inspection bodies; certification bodies are preferably compliant with ISO/IEC 17065.

Applications

• Applies to PP piping systems used for the conveyance of water within buildings - domestic potable water and heating systems - under design pressures and temperatures appropriate to the application class (see ISO 15874-1:2013 for classes).
• Used to develop or harmonize:
  • Manufacturer quality plans and factory production control.
  • Third-party certification schemes and national certification procedures.
  • Test programs for new or modified PP pipe, fitting and assembly ranges.

Who should use this standard

• PP piping system manufacturers and compound suppliers
• Certification bodies and inspection bodies
• Test laboratories and quality managers
• Standards committees and regulatory authorities involved in plumbing and heating system approvals

Related standards

• ISO 15874 series (Parts 1, 2, 3, 5 referenced explicitly)
• ISO/IEC 17065 (certification body competence)
• Other ISO system standards for hot/cold water piping (e.g., PE-X, PB, PVC‑C) for cross-reference

This guidance helps streamline conformity assessment for polypropylene piping systems, providing structured testing approaches, grouping logic and documentation practices needed by manufacturers and third-party certifiers.

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Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - Polypropylene (PP) - Part 7:
Guidance for the assessment of conformity (ISO/TS 15874-7:2018)
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme für die Warm- und Kaltwasserinstallation - Polypropylen
(PP) - Teil 7: Empfehlungen für die Beurteilung der Konformität (ISO/TS 15874-7:2018)
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique pour les installations d'eau chaude et froide -
Polypropylène (PP) - Partie 7: Guide pour l'évaluation de la conformité (ISO/TS 15874-
7:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2018
ICS:
23.040.20 Cevi iz polimernih materialov Plastics pipes
91.140.60 Sistemi za oskrbo z vodo Water supply systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN ISO/TS 15874-7
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
December 2018
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 23.040.01; 91.140.60; 03.120.20 Supersedes CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2003
English Version
Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations
- Polypropylene (PP) - Part 7: Guidance for the assessment
of conformity (ISO/TS 15874-7:2018)
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique pour les Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme für die Warm- und
installations d'eau chaude et froide - Polypropylène Kaltwasserinstallation - Polypropylen (PP) - Teil 7:
(PP) - Partie 7: Guide pour l'évaluation de la Empfehlungen für die Beurteilung der Konformität
conformité (ISO/TS 15874-7:2018) (ISO/TS 15874-7:2018)
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 26 October 2018 for provisional application.

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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 138
"Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids" in collaboration with Technical Committee
CEN/TC 155 “Plastics piping systems and ducting systems” the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
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 CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2003.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/TS 15874-7:2018 has been approved by CEN as CEN ISO/TS 15874-7:2018 without any
modification.
TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 15874-7
Second edition
2018-11
Plastics piping systems for hot
and cold water installations —
Polypropylene (PP) —
Part 7:
Guidance for the assessment of
conformity
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique pour les installations d'eau
chaude et froide — Polypropylène (PP) —
Partie 7: Guide pour l'évaluation de la conformité
Reference number
ISO/TS 15874-7:2018(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviated terms . 4
5 General . 5
6 Testing and inspection . 5
6.1 Grouping . 5
6.1.1 General. 5
6.1.2 Pressure groups . 5
6.1.3 Size groups . 5
6.1.4 Fitting groups . 6
6.2 Type testing (TT) . 6
6.3 Batch release tests (BRT) .12
6.4 Process verification tests (PVT) .13
6.5 Audit tests (AT) .14
6.6 Indirect tests (IT) .15
6.7 Test records.15
Annex A (informative) Basic test matrix .16
Bibliography .17
ISO/TS 15874-7:2018(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
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ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following
URL: www .iso .org/iso/foreword .html.
This document was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical
Committee CEN/TC 155, Plastics piping systems and ducting systems, in collaboration with ISO Technical
Committee TC 138, Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids, Subcommittee SC 2,
Plastics pipes and fittings for water supplies, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation
between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/TS 15874-7:2003), which has been
technically revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— Addition of new definitions of the terms “material”, compound” and “material grade”;
— Revision of 6.2 “Type testing (TT)” with a special focus on Table 4.
A list of all parts in the ISO 15874 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/members .html.
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Introduction
This document can be used to support elaboration of national third party certification procedures for
products conforming to the applicable part(s) of ISO 15874.
This document is a part of a System Standard for plastics piping systems of a particular material for a
specified application. There are a number of such System Standards.
At the date of publication of this document, System Standards for piping systems of other plastics
materials used for the same application are the following:
— ISO 15875, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Cross-linked polyethylene (PE-X)
— ISO 15876, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polybutene (PB)
— ISO 15877, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Chlorinated poly(vinyl
chloride) (PVC-C)
— ISO 21003, Multilayer piping systems for hot and cold water installations inside buildings
— ISO 22391, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polyethylene of raised
temperature resistance (PE-RT)
They are supported by separate standards on test methods to which references are made throughout
the System Standard.
The System Standards are consistent with general standards on functional requirements and on
recommended practice for installation.
Figures 1 and 2 are intended to provide general information on the concept of testing and organisation
of those tests used for the purpose of the assessment of conformity. For each type of test, i.e. type testing
(TT), batch release test (BRT), process verification test (PVT), and audit test (AT), this document details
the applicable characteristics to be assessed as well as the frequency and sampling of testing.
A typical scheme for the assessment of conformity of materials, compounds, pipes, fittings, valves,
joints or assemblies by product manufacturers is given in Figure 1.
Figure 1 — Typical scheme for the assessment of conformity by a product manufacturer
A typical scheme for the assessment of conformity of compounds, pipes, fittings, joints or assemblies by
manufacturers, including certification, is given in Figure 2.
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Figure 2 — Typical scheme for the assessment of conformity by a product manufacturer,
including certification
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/TS 15874-7:2018(E)
Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water
installations — Polypropylene (PP) —
Part 7:
Guidance for the assessment of conformity
1 Scope
This document gives requirements and guidance for the assessment of conformity of compounds,
products, and assemblies in accordance with the applicable part(s) of ISO 15874 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 In order to help the reader, a basic test matrix is given in Annex A.
In conjunction with the other parts of ISO 15874 (see Foreword), this document is applicable to
polypropylene (PP) piping systems intended to be used for hot and cold water installations within
buildings for the conveyance of water, whether or not intended for human consumption (domestic
systems) and for heating systems, under design pressures and temperatures appropriate to the class of
application (see ISO 15874-1:2013, Table 1).
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.
ISO 15874-1:2013, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) —
Part 1: General
ISO 15874-2:2013, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) —
Part 2: Pipes
ISO 15874-3:2013, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) —
Part 3: Fittings
ISO 15874-5:2013, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations — Polypropylene (PP) —
Part 5: Fitness for purpose of the system
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the term and definitions in ISO 15874-1 and ISO 15874-3 and the
following apply.
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3.1
certification body
impartial body, governmental or non-governmental, possessing the necessary competence and
responsibility to carry out certification of conformity according to given rules of procedure and
management
[2]
Note 1 to entry: A certification body is preferably compliant with ISO/IEC 17065 .
3.2
inspection body
body that performs examination of a product, process, service, or installation or their design and
determination of its conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of professional judgement,
with general requirements
Note 1 to entry: An inspection body can be an organization, or part of an organization.
[3]
Note 2 to entry: An inspection body is preferably compliant with ISO/IEC 17020 .
3.3
testing laboratory
laboratory which measures, tests, calibrates or otherwise determines the characteristics of the
performance of materials and products
[4]
Note 1 to entry: A testing laboratory is preferably compliant with ISO/IEC 17025 .
3.4
quality management system
part of a management system with regard to quality
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.5.4]
[6]
Note 1 to entry: Requirements for quality management systems are given in ISO 9001 .
3.5
quality plan
document setting out the specific quality practices, resources and sequence of activities relevant to a
particular product or range of products
3.6
type testing
TT
testing performed to prove that the compound (3.13), component (3.21), product (3.16), joint (3.22) or
assembly (3.23) is capable of conforming to the requirements given in the relevant standard
Note 1 to entry: The type test results remain valid until there is a change in the compound (3.13) or product (3.16)
or assembly (3.23) provided that the process verification tests are done regularly.
3.7
batch release test
BRT
test performed by or on behalf of the manufacturer on a batch of compound (3.13), components (3.21) or
products (3.16), which has to be satisfactorily completed before the batch can be released
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3.8
process verification test
PVT
test performed by or on behalf of the product manufacturer on compounds (3.13), components (3.21),
products (3.16) or joints (3.22) at specific intervals to confirm that the process continues to be capable
of producing components (3.21) and products (3.16) which conform to the requirements given in the
relevant standard
Note 1 to entry: Such tests are not required to release batches of materials (3.12), compound (3.13), components
(3.21) or products (3.16) and are carried out as a measure of process control.
3.9
audit test
AT
test performed by a test laboratory on behalf of an inspection body (3.2) or certification body (3.1) to
confirm that the material, compound (3.13), components (3.21), product (3.16), joint (3.22) or assembly
(3.23) continues to conform to the requirements given in the relevant standard and to provide
information to assess the effectiveness of the quality management system (3.4)
3.10
indirect test
IT
test performed by or on behalf of the manufacturer, different from that specified test for that particular
characteristic, having previously verified its correlation with the specified test
3.11
witness test
WT
test accepted by an inspection or a certification body (3.1) for type testing (3.6) and/or audit testing,
which is carried out by or on behalf of the manufacturer and supervised by a representative of the
inspection or certification body (3.1), qualified in testing
3.12
material
composition grouped by specific families, expressed by generic names used in various standards, e.g.
PP-H, PB-R, PE-RT Type II, PE-X a
3.13
compound
clearly defined homogenous mixture of the polymer with additives, i.e. antioxidants, pigments,
stabilizers and others, at a dosage level necessary for the processing and the intended use of the final
product (3.16)
3.14
material grade
material (3.12) with a defined specification from a material manufacturer
3.15
batch of material grade
clearly identified quantity of a given homogeneous material (3.12) or compound (3.13) manufactured
under uniform conditions and defined and identified by the material/compound manufacturer
3.16
product
pipe, fitting, or valve of a clearly identified type intended to be a part of a piping system which the
manufacturer puts on the market
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3.17
product batch
clearly identified collection of units or products (3.16), manufactured consecutively or continuously
under the same conditions, using the same compounds (3.13) conforming to the same specifications
Note 1 to entry: The production batch is defined and identified by the product manufacturer.
3.18
lot
clearly identifiable sub-division of a batch for inspection purposes
3.19
sample
one or more units or products (3.16) drawn from the same production batch or lot (3.18), selected at
random without regard to their quality
Note 1 to entry: The number of products (3.16) in the sample is the sample size.
3.20
group
collection of similar components (3.21) or products (3.16) from which samples (3.19) are selected for
testing purposes
3.21
component
product (3.16) manufactured out of a specific compound (3.13), brought to the market as part of another
product (3.16) or as a spare part
Note 1 to entry: For drinking water application, components may be considered as products (3.16) and be
individually approved (e.g. o-ring, gasket) or they are tested as integral part of a product (3.16) (e.g. in a valve).
3.22
joint
connection between two or more products (3.16)
3.23
assembly
assembled product
product consisting of two or more parts
3.24
sampling plan
specific plan which defines the test and the number of units or products (3.16) or assemblies (3.23) to be
inspected
3.25
product type
generic description of a product (3.16)
EXAMPLE A pipe or fitting or valve or their main parts, of the same design, from a particular compound (3.13).
3.26
cavity
space within a mould to be filled to form the moulded product
EXAMPLE That part of an injection mould which gives the form to the injection-moulded product.
4 Abbreviated terms
To avoid misunderstanding, the abbreviations in this clause are defined as being the same in each
language. For the same reason, the terms are given in the three languages, English, French and German.
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EN FR DE
AT audit test essai d’audit Überwachungsprüfung
BRT batch release test essai de libération de campagne de fab- Freigabeprüfung einer Charge
rication
IT indirect test essai indirect indirekte Prüfung
PVT process verification essai de vérification du procédé de fab- Prozessüberprüfung
test rication
TT type test essai de type Typprüfung
WT witness testing essai témoin Prüfung unter Aufsicht
5 General
Compounds, products and assemblies shall conform to the requirements given in ISO 15874 (all parts).
Products and assemblies shall be produced by the manufacturer under a quality management system
which includes a quality plan.
For the effect on water quality, attention is drawn to the requirements of national regulations.
6 Testing and inspection
6.1 Grouping
6.1.1 General
For the purposes of this document, the groups specified in 6.1.2 to 6.1.4 apply.
6.1.2 Pressure groups
Two pressure groups are defined, as given in Table 1.
Table 1 — Pressure groups
Pressure group Operating pressure, p
op
bar
1 4; 6
2 8; 10
6.1.3 Size groups
Two size groups are defined for pipes and fittings, as given in Table 2.
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