EN 206-1:2026

Concrete - Specification, performance, production and conformity - Part 1: Performance, requirements, factory production control and assessment criteria for individual values EN 206-1:2026

Publication date:   Apr 16, 2026

Scope

(1) This document applies to concrete for structures cast in situ, precast structures, and structural precast products for buildings and civil engineering structures.
(2) The concrete described by this document can be:
— normal-weight, heavy-weight and lightweight;
— mixed on site, ready-mixed or produced in a plant for precast concrete products;
— compacted or self-compacting to retain no appreciable amount of entrapped air other than entrained air.
(3) This document specifies requirements for:
— the constituents of concrete;
— the properties of fresh and hardened concrete;
— the limitations for concrete composition;
— the specification of concrete;
— the delivery of fresh concrete;
— the production control procedures;
— the assessment criteria for individual values.
(4) This document does not apply to:
— aerated concrete;
— foamed concrete;
— concrete with density less than 800 kg/m3;
— refractory concrete.
(5) This document does not cover health and safety requirements for the protection of workers during production and delivery of concrete.