Security Certified Doors European Standard ENV 1627

Standards ENV 1627

The draft standard ENV 1627 - a standard for burglar resistant doorsets, windows and shutters, was drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 33 in 1999. CEN members are the national standard bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France Germany Greece, Hungry, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.

The draft was first submitted to CEN members for vote in 1999 and contained the following statement 'If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.'

The European Standard EN 14351 - 1: 2006, relating to performance characteristics of Windows and Doors has the status of both a British and Irish Standard. Part 1: Clause 4.23 of this European Standard refers to 'burglar resistance' and its corresponding classification standard ENV 1627.

On May 23, 2011 the NSAI confirmed the introduction of Irish "Burglar Resistance" Security Standard IS EN 1627:2011.

The scope of IS EN1627:2011 specifies requirements and classification systems for burglar resistant characteristics of pedestrian doorsets, windows and shutters. It also specifies requirements for the burglar resistance of a construction product - defined as follows, 'property of pedestrian doorsets, windows and shutters to resist attempts at forced entry using physical force and with the aid of predefined tools into the protected room or area. It defines the burglar resistant product as 'complete, functioning element that, when built in and fastened or fastened and locked, has the function of resisting forced entry through the application of physical force assisted by predefined tools.