This standard defines performance requirements of curtain walling (excluding ""glass in building"" which is classified under EN 12600) under soft body impact load criteria specified herin and tested in accordance with EN 13049. Its criteria is targeted to safety in use and integrity of curtain wall in the event of sudden impact forces on the curtain wall surfaces. Compliance with the performance requirements is determined by the laboratory test. It applies to those areas of curtain walling which face onto areas of human activity, either internally or externally and takes account of accidential impacts brought on by people going about their normal daily acti