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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN1766:2000

The European Standard EN 1766:2000 has the status of aBritish Standard

ICS 91.100.30

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

Products and systemsfor the protection andrepair of concretestructures Test methods Reference concretesfor testing

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This British Standard, havingbeen prepared under thedirection of the SectorCommittee for Building and CivilEngineering, was published underthe authority of the StandardsCommittee and comes into effecton 15 May 2000

BSI 05-2000

ISBN 0 580 32990 9

BS EN 1766:2000

Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No. Date Comments

National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1766:2000.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical CommitteeB/517, Concrete, to Subcommittee B/517/8, Repair and protection of concrete, whichhas the responsibility to:

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This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,pages 2 to 12, an inside back cover and a back cover.

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