SIST EN 13763-1:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Detonatorji in zakasnilniki - 1. del: Zahteve
Explosives for civil uses - Detonators and detonating cord relays - Part 1: Requirements
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Zünder und Sprengschnurverzögerer - Teil 1:
Anforderungen
Explosifs à usage civil - Détonateurs et relais pour cordeau détonant - Partie 1 :
Exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13763-1:2025
ICS:
71.100.30 Eksplozivi. Pirotehnika in Explosives. Pyrotechnics and
ognjemeti fireworks
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 13763-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.30 Supersedes EN 13763-1:2004, EN 13857-3:2002
English Version
Explosives for civil uses - Detonators and detonating cord
relays - Part 1: Requirements
Explosifs à usage civil - Détonateurs et relais pour Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Zünder und
cordeau détonant - Partie 1 : Exigences Sprengschnurverzögerer - Teil 1: Anforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 September 2025.

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 CEN-CENELEC 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 CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13763-1:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 General. 6
4.2 Electric detonators . 7
4.2.1 Information to be provided for electric detonators . 7
4.2.2 Requirements on properties of electric detonators . 8
4.3 Non-electric detonators . 10
4.3.1 Information to be provided for non-electric detonators . 10
4.3.2 Requirements on properties of non-electric detonators . 11
4.4 Electronic detonators . 12
4.4.1 Information to be provided for electronic detonators . 12
4.4.2 Requirements on properties of electronic detonators . 16
4.5 Semi-finished detonators . 18
4.5.1 Information to be provided for semi-finished detonators . 18
4.5.2 Requirements on properties of semi-finished detonators . 19
4.6 Plain detonators . 19
4.6.1 Information to be provided for plain detonators . 19
4.6.2 Requirements on properties of plain detonators . 20
4.7 Surface connectors . 20
4.7.1 Information to be provided for surface connectors . 20
4.7.2 Requirements on properties of surface connectors . 21
4.8 Detonating cord relays . 22
4.8.1 Information to be provided for detonating cord relays . 22
4.8.2 Requirements on properties of detonating cord relays . 23
4.9 Shock tubes . 24
4.9.1 Information to be provided for shock tubes . 24
4.9.2 Requirements on properties of shock tubes . 24
4.10 Electronic initiation systems . 25
4.10.1 Information to be provided for electronic initiation systems . 25
4.10.2 Requirements on properties of electronic initiation systems . 30
Annex A (normative) Specifications on reference detonators . 34
Annex B (informative) Classification of defects . 37
Annex C (normative) PROBIT model . 39
Annex D (informative) Examples of hazards and faults for electronic initiation systems . 45
Annex E (informative) Information on evaluation techniques . 51
Annex ZA A (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential safety
requirements of Directive 2014/28/EU relating to the making available on the market and
supervision of explosives for civil uses aimed to be covered . 53
Bibliography . 67
European foreword
This document (EN 13763-1:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 321 “Explosives
for civil uses”, the secretariat of which is held by UNE.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2026 and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 13763-1:2004. Together with EN 13630-1:2025, EN 13631-1:2025 and
EN 13938-1:2025 this document will supersede EN 13857-3:2002.
a) the document title has been changed from “Detonators and relays — Part 1: Requirements” to
“Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 1: Requirements”;
b) the Scope has been revised to clarify the covered explosives and to include semi-finished detonators,
electronic detonators and electronic initiation systems;
c) the normative references have been updated;
d) the Clause 4 “Requirements” has been completely revised so that now for each explosive a separate
subclause has been added divided into the following two sections each time:
1) a section on the requirements on information to be provided for the explosive – these
requirements have partly been moved here from EN 13857-3:2002 in revised form;
2) a section on the requirements on properties for the explosive – these requirements have partially
been taken over from the former Clause 4;
e) a differentiation between the different types of detonators has been introduced to Clause 4 – non-
electric, electric, electronic, plain and semi-finished detonators;
f) the requirements on electronic detonators, semi-finished detonators and electronic initiation
systems have been added;
g) the requirements on properties of the explosives covered in this document have been converted into
“pass”/ “fail”-criteria and the specification on these criteria are now given in the corresponding test
method standards of the EN 13763 series;
h) the former Annex A “Classification of electric detonators” has been removed;
i) a new Annex A “Specifications on reference detonators” has been added;
j) the former Annex B “Bruceton method” has been removed;
k) the Annex C is now called “PROBIT model” instead of “PROBIT TEST (PBBS test)”;
l) the former Annex D “Classification of defects” is now Annex B and has been updated to consider all
explosives covered in this document;
m) the former Annex E “Range of validity of test results” has been removed;
n) the Annex ZA has been updated;
o) the Bibliography has been updated.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
A list of all parts in the EN 13763 series, published under the general title Explosives for civil uses —
Detonators and detonating cord relays, can be found on the CEN website.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for electric detonators, non-electric detonators, electronic
detonators, plain detonators, semi-finished detonators, electronic initiation systems, surface connectors,
shock tubes and detonating cord relays.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 13763-2:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 2: Verification
of thermal stability of detonators, surface connectors, detonating cord relays and shock tubes
EN 13763-3:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 3: Verification
of insensitiveness to impact of detonators, surface connectors, detonating cord relays and shock tubes
EN 13763-4:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 4: Verification
of resistance to abrasion of leading wires and shock tubes
EN 13763-5:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 5: Verification
of resistance to cutting damage of leading wires and shock tubes
EN 13763-6:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 6: Verification
of resistance to cracking of leading wires
EN 13763-7:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 7: Verification
of pull-out resistance of detonators
EN 13763-8:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating
...