Standardization Committees

AIMPLAS is a member of the following standardization bodies:

1. UNE: Spanish Standardization Body
2. CEN · European Committee for Standardization
3. ISO · International Organization for Standardization
4. ASTM International · American Society for Testing and Materials
5. Other committees

CTN-UNE 53: PLASTICS AND RUBBER

• CTN-UNE53: Plenary session
• GT1: PVC profiles for doors and windows
• GT2: Agricultural film
• GT3: PAHs
• GT6: EPS joists
• SC1: Elastomers
• SC2: Plastic pipes and fittings
• SC3: Cellular materials
• SC4: Packaging
  • GT2: Reusable bags
  • GT3: EPS boxes
  • GT4: Reusable plastic tableware
  • GT5: Caps and lids that remain attached to the containers
  • GT6: Reusable boxes
• SC5: Reinforced plastic materials
• SC6: Specifications on raw materials and test methods
  • GT1: Biodegradability and bio-based products
• SC7: Tanks
• SC8: Plastics recycling
  • GT2: Bags
  • GT3: Polyolefins
• SC9: End-of-life tyres

CTN-UNE 28: AEROSPACE MATERIAL

• SC2: Unmanned aerial systems

CTN-UNE 40: TEXTILE INDUSTRIES

• GT10: Microplastics from textiles
• GT12: Sustainability of textile products
• SC6: Chemical testing of textile materials

CTN-UNE 48: PAINTS AND VARNISHES

• CTN-UNE 48: Plenary
• SC9: General testing

CTN-UNE 49: PACKAGING. HORIZONTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ASPECTS

• GT1: Packaging. Environmental management
• GT2:  General: terminology, label and dimensional coordination
• GT3: Assessment of packaging for transportation
• GT4: Packaging for dangerous goods
• GT7: Flexible tubes (packaging)

CTN-UNE 77: ENVIRONMENT

• SC 1: Water

CTN-UNE 111: MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPLIANCES AND DEVICES

• CTN-UNE 111: Plenary

CTN-UNE 168: RUBBER AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINERY

• CTN-UNE 168: Plenary

CTN-UNE 181: HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES

• CTN-UNE 181: Plenary

CTN-UNE 323: CIRCULAR ECONOMY

• CTN-UNE 323: Plenary

CTN-UNE 324: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

• CTN-UNE 324: Plenary

CTN-UNE 333: DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT

• CTN-UNE 333: Plenary

CEN/TC 102: Sterilizers and associated equipment for processing of medical devices

• CEN/TC 102 Plenary session

CEN/TC 155: Plastics piping systems and ducting systems

• WG25: Recycling of PVC-U, PE and PP materials

CEN/TC 164: Water supply

• WG3: Effects of materials in contact with drinking water

CEN/TC 194: Utensils in contact with food

• CEN/TC 194 Plenary session
• WG7: Methods of test for monomers
• WG8: Overall migration
• WG9: Technological suitability testing methods

CEN/TC 248: TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS

• WG37: Microplastics from textile sources
• WG39: Circular Economy for textile products and the textile chain

CEN/TC 249: Plastics

• WG7: Thermoplastic films for use in agriculture
• WG9: Bio-based and biodegradable plastics
• WG11: Plastics recycling
• WG21: Profiles for windows and doors
• WG24: Environmental aspects
• WG26: Agricultural plastic products – Design-for-recycling, use, removal, collection and recycling

CEN/TC 261: Packaging

• SC4: Packaging and Environment
  • WG2: Degradability and organic recovery of packaging and packaging materials
  • WG3: Material recovery
  • WG8: Heavy metals and other dangerous substances
  • WG 10 Design for recycling for plastic packaging products
• SC5: Primary packaging and transport packaging
  • WG 25: Rigid plastic packaging as well as plastic caps and lids for any packaging containing plastic
  • WG 26: Packages made from flexible materials (e.g. flexible plastics, plastic laminates, paper/board laminated, metal foil laminates, textiles)
  • WG 27: Child-resistant packaging

CEN/TC 411: Bio-based products

• WG4: Sustainability criteria, life cycle analysis, and related issues

CEN/TC 438: Additive manufacturing

• CEN/TC 438 Plenary session

CEN/TC 444: Environmental characterization of solid matrices

• WG6 (Task Group) Microplastics

CEN/TC 462: Regulated chemicals in products

• WG1: PAHs

CEN/TC 473: CIRCULAR ECONOMY

• Plenary session
• WG3: Extended Producer Responsibility

CEN/CLC/JTC 24 Digital Product Passport – Framework and System

• Plenary session
• WG4: Interoperability framework

ISO/TC 22: Road vehicles

• SC37: Electrically propelled vehicles
  • WG3: Rechargeable energy storage
  • WG4: Systems and components connected to electric propulsion systems

ISO/TC 38: Textiles

• WG30: Tests for Biodegradability
• WG34: Microplastics from textile sources
• WG35: Environmental aspects

ISO/TC 61: Plastics

• SC 13: Composites and reinforcement fibres
• SC 14: Environmental aspects
  • WG 2: Biodegradability
  • WG 3: Biobased plastics
  • WG4: Characterization of plastics leaked into the environment (including microplastics)
  • WG5: Mechanical and chemical recycling

ISO/TC 122: Packaging

• SC3: Performance requirements and tests for means of packaging, packages, and unit loads (as required by ISO/TC 122)
  • WG3: Child-resistant containers
  • WG8: Transport packages for dangerous goods: subgrupo envases plásticos con material reciclado para mercancías peligrosas

ISO/TC 138: Plastic pipes, fittings, and valves for the transport of fluids

• SC5: General properties of pipes, fittings, and valves of plastic materials and their accessories — Test methods and basic specifications
  • WG5: Polyolefin pipes

ISO/TC 147: Water Quality

• SC5: Biological methods
  • WG9: Genotoxicity and endocrine effects
• SC6: Sampling (general methods)
  • WG1: Ad Hoc Group (AHG) ‘Water sampling: Microplastics and General environmental impact – Standard text for all Parts’

ISO/TC 261: Additive manufacturing

• ISO/TC 261 Plenary session

ISO/TC 308: Chain of custody

• WG 2: Mass balance and book and claim

F15: CONSUMER PRODUCTS

• F15.81: Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

5- Other committees

• AEN/CTC 032 Spanish Committee for the Certification of Bitumen and Tar Sheets (AENOR)
• Automotive Committee of the Spanish Association for Quality (AEC)
• Aerospace Committee of the Spanish Association for Quality (AEC)
• Advisory Committee of the Seedling mark (European Bioplastics)
• ASOBIOCOM
• ZA-BAW/ Biodegradable Materials (DINCERTCO)