BS EN ISO 17855-1:2014 BSI Standards Publication Plastics-Polyethylene (PE) moulding and extrusion materials Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications (is0 17855-1:2014) bsi. ..making excellence a habit. BS EN ISO 17855-1:2014 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 17855-1:2014. It supersedes BS EN ISO 1872-1:1999 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/82, Thermoplastic materials. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Limited 2014 ISBN 978 0 580 77186 6 ICS 83.080.20 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2014. Amendments issued since publication Date Text affected EN ISO 17855-1 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHENORM October2014 ICS 83.080.20 SupersedesENISO1872-1:1999 English Version Plastics - Polyethylene (PE) moulding and extrusion materials Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications (ISO 17855-1:2014) Plastiques - Polyethylene (PE) pour moulage et extrusion - Kunststoffe - Polyethylen (PE)-Formmassen - Teil 1: Partie 1: Systeme de désignation et base de spécification Bezeichnungssystem und Basis fur Spezifikationen (ISO (ISO 17855-1:2014) 17855-1:2014) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 September 2014. 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 CEN-CENELEC 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark, Estonia, Finland,FormerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland, Ireland, Italy,Latvia, Lithuania Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Siovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. er EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITEEUR OPEENDENORMALIS ATI ON EUR OPAIS CHES KOMI TE EFURNOR M UNG CEN-CENELECManagementCentre:AvenueMarnix17,B-1000Brussels @2014CEN Ref. No. EN ISO 17855-1:2014 E worldwide for CEN national Members.