This document provides performance requirements for standards on concrete structures. It can be used for international alignment of design, assessment and construction requirements. This document includes: a)       principles, which guide the selection of requirements that translate societal and owner’s expectations for the performance of the concrete structure; b)       requirements, which define the required performance of the concrete structure; c)        criteria, which give means for expressing the requirements; d)       evaluation clauses, which give acceptable methods of verifying the specific criteria.