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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15796:2010
Kemikalije, ki se uporabljajo za pripravo bazenske vode - Kalcijev hipoklorit
Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water - Calcium hypochlorite
Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm-und Badebeckenwasser - Calciumhypochlorit
Produits chimiques utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau des piscines - Hypochlorite de
calcium
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15796:2022
ICS:
13.060.25 Voda za industrijsko uporabo Water for industrial use
71.100.80 Kemikalije za čiščenje vode Chemicals for purification of
water
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 15796
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.80 Supersedes EN 15796:2010
English Version
Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water -
Calcium hypochlorite
Produits chimiques utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm-und
des piscines - Hypochlorite de calcium Badebeckenwasser - Calciumhypochlorit
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 April 2022.
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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre 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 under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15796:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and defintions . 5
4 Description . 5
5 Purity criteria . 5
5.1 General. 5
5.2 Composition of commercial product . 5
5.3 Impurities and main by-products . 6
5.4 Chemical parameters. 6
6 Test methods . 6
7 Labelling - Transportation - Storage . 6
7.1 Means of delivery . 6
7.2 Risk and safety labelling according to the EU Directives [1] . 6
7.3 Transportation regulations and labelling . 8
7.4 Marking . 8
7.5 Storage . 9
Annex A (informative) General information on calcium hypochlorite . 10
Annex B (normative) General rules relating to safety . 11
Bibliography . 12
European foreword
This document (EN 15796:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 164 “Water
supply”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by December 2022.
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 EN 15796:2010.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
a) Modification of 7.3 on transportation regulations and labelling, adding the sentence “The user must
be aware of the incompatibilities between transported products”;
b) Modification of 7.4 on marking. The requirements of marking are also applied to the accompanying
documents;
c) Update of 7.2 on labelling.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
In respect of potential adverse effects on the quality of water for swimming pools, caused by the product
covered by this document:
d) this document provides no information as to whether the product may be used without restriction
in any of the Member States of the EU or EFTA;
e) it should be noted that, while awaiting the adoption of verifiable European criteria, existing national
regulations concerning the use and/or the characteristics of this product remain in force.
NOTE Conformity with this document does not confer or imply acceptance or approval of the product in any of
the Member States of the EU or EFTA. The use of the product covered by this document is subject to regulation or
control by National Authorities.
1 Scope
This document is applicable to calcium hypochlorite used directly, or for the production of formulations,
for treatment of water for swimming pools. It describes the characteristics of calcium hypochlorite and
specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for calcium hypochlorite. It gives
information on its use in swimming pool water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe
handling and use of calcium hypochlorite (see Annex B).
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.
EN 900, Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption - Calcium hypochlorite
3 Terms and defintions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at
— IEC Electropedia: available at
4 Description
For the identification, the commercial form, the physical properties and the chemical properties see the
relevant subclauses of EN 900.
For additional information on calcium hypochlorite, see Ann
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