BS EN 233:2016

This standard BS EN 233:2016 Wallcoverings in roll form. Specification for finished wallpapers, wall vinyls and plastics wallcoverings is classified in these ICS categories:

• 91.180 Interior finishing

This European Standard:

• specifies requirements for finished wallpapers, wall vinyls and plastics wallcoverings;

• specifies requirements for marking;

• gives the designation system.

The marking requirements of this standard are primarily for the consumer's information to enable optimum selection of the product.

This standard applies to finished wallpapers, wall vinyls and plastics wallcoverings not intended for subsequent decoration supplied in rolls for hanging on indoor walls and ceilings by means of an adhesive covering the whole of the interface between the wallcovering and the support surface.

Excluded from this standard are rigid materials, materials not attached or not wholly attached by adhesive, wallcoverings for subsequent decoration, textile wallcoverings and non-decorative wallcoverings such as wall linings or those with special properties, e.g. thermal or acoustic insulation.