Dansk standard DS/EN 13973 1. udgave 2002-11-28 Beholdere af stift plast Metode til bestemmelse af tømning Rigid plastics containers Method for determination of drainability
DS/EN 13973 København DS projekt: 45331 ICS: 55.100 Deskriptorer: flasker,spande (containere),dunke,definition,dimensionsstabilitet,overløb, tømning,plastcontainer,plast,restprodukt,prøvning Første del af denne publikations betegnelse er: DS/EN, hvilket betyder, at det er en europæisk standard, der har status som dansk standard. Denne publikations overensstemmelse er: IDT med: EN 13973:2002. DS-publikationen er på engelsk. DS-publikationstyper Dansk Standard udgiver forskellige publikationstyper. Typen på denne publikation fremgår af forsiden. Der kan være tale om: Dansk standard standard, der er udarbejdet på nationalt niveau eller er baseret på et andet lands nationale standard, eller standard, der er udarbejdet på internationalt og/eller europæisk niveau og har fået status som dansk standard DS-information publikation, der er udarbejdet på nationalt niveau og ikke har opnået status som standard, eller publikation, der er udarbejdet på internationalt og/eller europæisk niveau og ikke har fået status som standard, fx en teknisk rapport, eller europæisk præstandard DS-håndbog samling af standarder, eventuelt suppleret med informativt materiale DS-hæfte publikation med informativt materiale Til disse publikationstyper kan endvidere udgives tillæg og rettelsesblade DS-publikationsform Publikationstyperne udgives i forskellig form som henholdsvis fuldtekstpublikation (publikationen er trykt i sin helhed) godkendelsesblad (publikationen leveres i kopi med et trykt DS-omslag) elektronisk (publikationen leveres på et elektronisk medie) DS-betegnelse Alle DS-publikationers betegnelse begynder med DS efterfulgt af et eller flere præfikser og et nr. fx DS 383, DS/EN 5414 osv. Hvis der efter nr. er angivet et A eller Cor, betyder det, enten at det er et tillæg eller et rettelsesblad til hovedstandarden, eller at det er indført i hovedstandarden. DS-betegnelse angives på forsiden. Overensstemmelse med anden publikation: Overensstemmelse kan enten være IDT, EQV, NEQ eller MOD IDT: Når publikationen er identisk med en given publikation. EQV: Når publikationen teknisk er i overensstemmelse med en given publikation, men præsentationen er ændret. NEQ: Når publikationen teknisk eller præsentationsmæssigt ikke er i overensstemmelse med en given standard, men udarbejdet på baggrund af denne. MOD: Når publikationen er modificeret i forhold til en given publikation.
EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM EN 13973 October 2002 ICS 55.100; 55.140 English version Rigid plastics containers - Method for determination of drainability Conteneurs en plastique rigide - Méthode de détermination de l'aptitude au vidage This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 August 2002. Formstabile Kunststoffbehälter - Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Entleerbarkeit 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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2002 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 13973:2002 E
EN 13973:2002 (E) Contents page Foreword...3 Introduction...4 1 Scope...5 2 Normative references...5 3 Terms and definitions...5 4 Principle...6 5 Sampling...6 6 Apparatus...6 7 Procedure...6 8 Calculation...7 9 Test report...7 2
EN 13973:2002 (E) Foreword This document EN 13973:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 "Packaging", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. 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 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by April 2003. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 3
EN 13973:2002 (E) Introduction The purpose of packaging is the containment, protection, distribution and promotion of products. A major role is prevention of product damage and/or product waste. This European Standard was developed to test the design of a container and to provide requirements and test procedures to meet recommendations on residual product waste. 4
EN 13973:2002 (E) 1 Scope This European Standard specifies a method for determination on the drainability of plastic bottles and jars with a nominal capacity up to 5 l and of plastics canisters/jerricans with a nominal volume up to 20 l. NOTE Plastics bottles, jars, canisters and jerricans are referred to as containers in this standard. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments). EN 13974, Rigid plastics containers - Specification of tolerance for dimensions, weight and volume. 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN 13974:2002 (some of which are repeated below for convenience) and the following apply. 3.1 plastics bottle rigid plastics container with shoulders and a small aperture, and generally blow moulded [EN 13974:2002] 3.2 plastics jar rigid plastics container of any base shape, with an aperture of area similar to that of the base [EN 13974:2002] 3.3 plastics canister/jerrican rigid plastics container with mostly rectangular or circular section NOTE [EN 13974:2002] An aperture on the top or side of the body and a carrying device is usual. 3.4 nominal capacity capacity for which the container is designed 3.5 drainability quantitive measure of the residual content of a container emptied after its normal use 3.6 absolute drainability the residual content of the test liquid expressed in g 5