This draft European Standard specifies product characteristics for thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels whose purposes are decorative and protective, but non-structural. The products covered by this draft European Standard are intended to be used as finishes for hanging onto internal walls and wall partitions by means of adhesive. For the specified characteristics of these products, this draft European Standard provides for each of it corresponding: requirement(s), assessment method(s) (i.e. test, calculation or description), and way(s) of declaring its performance. It also specifies the methods for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance of the products. In addition, for the concerned products, it specifies also marking.