This European Standard specifies test methods for adhesives for bonding parquet and similar wood floorings to a subfloor. It also specifies the minimum requirements for shear strength and tensile strength to be achieved with these adhesives, as well as a method for determining the open time. there are two different test methods and different minimum requirements for determing the shear strength for hard and soft adhesives. This Standard does not refer to the selection and installation of parquet floorings.