EN 15187 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM October 2006 ICS 97.140 English Version Furniture - Assessment of the effect of light exposure Ameublement - Evaluation de la tenue de la surface a la Mobel -Bestimmung der Lichtbestandigkeit von lumiere Oberflachen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 August 2006. 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 Central Secretariat 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 versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEENDE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFURNORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels @2006CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref.No.EN 15187:2006:E worldwidefor CEN national Members. EN 15187:2006 (E) Contents Page Foreword. .3 1 Scope. .4 2 Normative references . .4 & Terms and definitions . 4 Principle.... 4.1 General........ 4.2 Choice of methods 5 Apparatus and materials.. 5.1 Apparatus with humidity control. 5.2 Apparatus without humidity control. 5.3 Conditioning chamber. 5.4 Cleaning cloth 5.5 Aluminium foil. 5.6 Blue wool scale, +6 6 Preparation and conditioning... 6.1 Storing and conditioning. 6.2 Test surface.. 7 Procedure ... .8 7.1 Preparation of test surface .8 7.2 Exposure... 7.3 Duration. 8 Assessment of results 9 Test report .10 Bibliography .11 2