New scope of the CEN/TC 38: " Standardization of the natural or conferred durability of wood and wood-based products against biological agents and their characteristics associated with exposure ". " Normalisation de la durabilité naturelle ou conférée du bois et de ses produits dérivés visà-vis des agents biologiques et leurs caractéristiques associées à leur exposition ". " Normung der natürlichen oder durch Behandlung herbeigeführten Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzwerkstoffen gegenüber Organismen und deren Eigenschaften mit der ensprechenden Exponierung ". CEN/TC Structure and Resources: This section gives an overview of the existing and planned standardisation structure for this CEN/TC and its resources, which are required to be able to elaborate the above listed projects. Only structures directly responsible for standardisation projects (WIs) are listed. Therefore, no co-ordination or advisory groups are included. Again, the aim of this listing is to demonstrate the adequacy of available resources with regard to the anticipated workload. CEN/TC 38 - Durability of wood and derived materials Chairperson : Mr G.Ozanne Secretary : Mr R.Hüe CEN Member responsible : AFNOR Translation workload is planned for per individual work item : Yes by DIN and AFNOR Editing Committee Convenor : Secretary : Mr.R.HÜE Professional standardisation support is available : Yes AFNOR English language expert available : Yes Ms JAMES French language expert available : Yes Mr. HÜE German language expert available : Yes Mrs LUDWIG Additional human resources that the Editing Committee would like to participate in their work, e.g. specific expertise: Convenors whose drafts are revised during the E.D. meeting attend to it normally and the Secretary provides coordination and the follow of the rules for drafting. CEN/TC 38/WG 12 - Creosotes The scope of the WG is : Standardisation of sampling and analysis methods of creosotes and of creosoted treated wood subjected to regulations(13th amendment of the Directive 76/769/EEC).. Convenor: Mr G.Van Steertegem Secretary : CEN Member responsible : IBN Professional standardisation support is available : Yes Balanced participation of interested groups is ensured : Yes CEN/TC 38/WG 21 - Durability classification (hazard classes- natural durability) The scope of the WG is Standardisation of terminology ;the definition of the biological hazard classes and the classification of the natural durability of solid wood of importance in Europe... Convenor: Mr A.Demange Secretary : Mrs Thomassin CEN Member responsible : AFNOR Professional standardisation support is available : Yes AFNOR Balanced participation of interested groups is ensured : Yes CEN/TC 38/WG 22 - Performance - Assessement and specifications(Treated wood-Wood preservatives) The scope of the WG is : Standardisation for the classification of the minimum performance requirements for wood preservatives for the preventive and the curative treatement of solid timber against biological deterioration in relation with the biological tests according to the hazard class .Also the classification of presertative-treated solid wood in terms of preservative penetration with guidance on a classification of retention.. Convenor: Dr H.Willeitner Secretary : Mr.B. TREPKAU CEN Member responsible : DIN Professional standardisation support is available : Yes DIN Balanced participation of interested groups is ensured : Yes DIN CEN/TC 38/WG 23 - Fungal testing (basidiomycetes-microfungi) The scope of the WG is : Standardisation of biological tests for the determination of the preventive or curative efficacy of wood preservatives against sapstains or wood destroying basidiomycete fungi... Convenor: Vacant Secretary : CEN Member responsible : Vacant Professional standardisation support is available : Yes BSI CEN/TC 38/WG 24 - Insect testing (beetles-termites) The scope of the WG is : Standardisation of biological tests for the determination of the preventive or curative efficacy of wood preservatives against beetles and termites (woodboring insects).. Convenor: Dr D.Rudolph Secretary : CEN Member responsible : DIN Professional standardisation support is available : Yes DIN Balanced participation of interested groups is ensured : Yes CEN/TC 38/WG 25 - External factors (field tests - reconditioning-permanence of ingredients) The scope of the WG is : Standardisation of the field tests in ground contact and out of ground contact,of the methods for determination of the permanence of active matters in the treated wood .after evaporation to air and leaching into water, of the conditions of preconditioning before the biological tests.. Convenor: Mr J.B.Simonin Secretary : CEN Member responsible : AFNOR Professional standardisation support is available : Yes AFNOR Balanced participation of interested groups is ensured : Yes CEN/TC 38/WG 26 - Physical/chemical factors ( analytical methods) The scope of the WG is : Standardisation of analytical methods to determine compliance with EN 351 and to facilitate the determination of microcontaminants in wood and woodbased products... Convenor: Mr J.Jermer Secretary : CEN Member responsible : SIS Professional standardisation support is available : Yes Balanced participation of interested groups is ensured : Yes CEN/TC 38/WG 27- Exposure aspects The scope of the WG is : Standardisation with reference to the Biocidal Products Directive (98/8/EC) of methods for measuring environmental emissions from wood preservatives during application , wood in service which has been treated with wood preservatives, and from treated wood after its service life. The first priority is to draft methods to measure environmental emissions from wood in service which has been treated with wood preservatives. The work will be carried out in liaison with OECD. Convenor: Dr G. Deroubaix Secretary : CEN Member responsible : AFNOR Professional standardisation support is available : Yes AFNOR Balanced participation of interested groups is ensured : Yes

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