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PKW/0/-/10 - Packaging - Plastics

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Waste. Equipment and installations. Disposal and treatment. | Bottles. Pots. Jars | Cases. Boxes. Crates | Sacks. Bags | Packaging and distribution | Complete, filled transport packages | Barrels. Drums. Canisters | Aerosol containers | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials | Packaging materials and accessories | Recycling | Cans. Tins. Tubes

Overview: Under the direction of PKW/0, is responsible for the development of standards in the field of plastic packaging. This includes mirroring the work of ISO/TC 61 and CEN/TC 261/SC 5/WG 25 and WG 26.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 13590 Packaging - Flexible carrier bags for the transport of various retail goods - General characteristics and test methods for the determination of volume and carrying capacity

Categories: Sacks. Bags

Comment resolution begins : 2026-11-18 		Comment resolution
Published (54)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 7683:2024 Design criteria and test methods for removable shrink labels applied to PET bottles

Categories: Packaging materials and accessories

Published standard begins : 2024-10-23 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 11897:2001 Packaging. Sacks made from thermoplastic flexible film. Tear propagation on edge folds

Categories: Sacks. Bags

Published standard begins : 2001-07-19 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-9:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for EPS packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-8:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PS and XPS rigid packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-7:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PE and PP flexible packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-6:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling for plastic packaging. Guideline for PE and PP rigid packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-07-23 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-5:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PET rigid packaging (except bottles)

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-4:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PET bottles

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-3:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Evaluation processes for the sortability of plastic packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-15:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging. Protocols for EPS packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
Withdrawn (8)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 17665:2022 Packaging. Test methods and requirements to demonstrate that plastic caps and lids remain attached to beverage containers

Categories: Bottles. Pots. Jars

Withdrawn begins : 2023-05-16 		Withdrawn
BS EN 16592:2014 Packaging. Rigid plastic containers. PET finish 29/25 (12,6)

Categories: Bottles. Pots. Jars

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 16565:2014 Packaging. Flexible tubes. Test method to determine the orientation of the flip-top cap

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 16285:2013 Packaging. Flexible aluminium tubes. Test method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body (Guillotine test)

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-23 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13048:2009 Packaging. Flexible aluminium tubes. Internal lacquer film thickness measurement method

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13045:2009 Packaging. Flexible cylindrical plastic tubes. Dimensions and tolerances

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-09-02 		Withdrawn
BS EN 12377:2014 Packaging. Flexible tubes. Test method for the air tightness of closures

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 12374:2009 Packaging. Flexible tubes. Terminology

Categories: Packaging and distribution | Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-03 		Withdrawn