BRITISH STANDARD BS EN12320:2001Building hardware Padlocks and padlock fittings Requirements and test methodsThe European Standard EN 12320:2001 has the status of aBritish Standard-,-,-ICS 91.190NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 12320:2001National forewordThis British Standard is the official English language version ofEN 12320:2001.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/538, Doors, windows, shutters, hardware and curtain walling, to Subcommittee B/538/4, Building hardware, which has the responsibility to:aid enquirers to understand the text;present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary.Cross-referencesThe British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Sector Committee for Building and Civil Engineering, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on15 March 2001 BSI 03-2001ISBN 0 580 36891 2Summary of pagesThis document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,pages 2 to 21 and a back cover.The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued.Amd. No.DateCommentsAmendments issued since publication-,-,-EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 12320January 2001ICS 90English versionBuilding hardware Padlocks and padlock fittings Requirements and test methodsQuincaillerie pour le btiment Cadenas et porte-cadenas Prescriptions et mthodes dessaiBaubeschlge Hangschlsser und Hangschlossbeschlge Anforderungen und PrfverfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 December 2000.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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION C O M I T EUR O P EN DE NOR M A L I S A TI ON EUR O P I S C H ES KOM I T E E F R NOR M UNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2001 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12320:2001 E-,-,-,-,-Page 2EN 12320:2001ContentsPageForeword . 31Scope . 32Normative references . 33Definitions and symbols . 44Requirements .