BS EN ISO 14855-1:2012 BSI Standards Publication Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide Part 1: General method (ISO 14855-1:2012) bsi. ..making excellence a habit" BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO 14855-1:2012 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 14855-1:2012. It supersedes BS EN ISO 14855-1:2007 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/21, Testing of plastics. 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. @ The British Standards Institution 2012.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012 ISBN9780580740015 ICS 13.030.99; 83.080.01 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and StrategyCommitteeon31December2012. Amendments issued sincepublication Date Text affected EUROPEANSTANDARD EN ISO 14855-1 NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHENORM December2012 ICS 83.080.01 Supersedes ENISO 14855-1:2007 English Version Determinationof theultimateaerobicbiodegradabilityofplastic materials under controlled composting conditions -Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide - Part 1: General method (ISO14855-1:2012) Evaluation de la biodegradabilite aerobie ultime des Bestimmung der vollstandigen aeroben Bioabbaubarkeit materiaux plastiques dans des conditions controlees de von Kunststoff-Materialien unter den Bedingungen compostage - Methode par analyse du dioxyde de carbone kontrollierter Kompostierung - Verfahren mittels Analyse libere -Partie 1: Methode generale (ISO 14855-1:2012) des freigesetzten Kohlenstoffdioxides - Teil 1: Allgemeines Verfahren (ISO 14855-1:2012) 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, Former Yugoslav 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. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNG ManagementCentre:AvenueMarnix17,B-1000Brussels 2012CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 14855-1:2012: E worldwide for CEN national Members. BSENISO14855-1:2012 ENISO14855-1:2012 (E) Foreword collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 249“Plasticsthe secretariat of which is held by NBN the latest by June 2013. rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN ISO 14855-1:2007. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, E