Roger Frank - Present Chairman of Cen/tc ۲۵۰/sc in charge of eurocode ۷ Director of soil mechanics Teaching and Research Centre ( CERMES,ENPC-LCPC).Champs-sur-marne, france

eurocode 7 consists of two parts: General rules and ground investigation and testing these parts are presently being converted from pre-standards ( ENVs) to full European Norms (Ens). After a historical note and a list of the forthcoming deadlines, the main features and contents of the two ENs for Eurocode 7 are given . some aspects of particular interest are described (characteristic values, derived values, ULS verifications in persistent and transient design situations). liaisons with other European and international committees are summarised at the end