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Winter maintenance equipment - De-icing agents

Scope

This document gives requirements for de-icing agents used for winter maintenance on roads and the related testing criteria and procedures. These requirements result from demands of technical usability, thawing effectiveness, economic feasibility and ecological demands.
This document gives different classes for de-icing agents according to their use in order to fulfil the use of various methods in different countries. The national experience with standards and regulations in this area and the experience of the last winter seasons should be considered.