CR 262:1991
(Main)Volatility of petrol
General Information
- Abstract
No scope available
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 18-Jun-1991
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 19 - Petroleum products, lubricants and related products
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 19/WG 21 - Specification for unleaded petrol
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 01-Jun-2022
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
- Ref Project
SIST CR 262:1998 - Volatility of petrol
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CR 262:1991 is a standardization document published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Volatility of petrol". This standard covers: No scope available
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CR 262:1991 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 75.160.20 - Liquid fuels. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-1998
Hlapljivost bencina
Volatility of petrol
Flüchtigkeit von Benzin
Volatilité du pétrole
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CR 262:1991
ICS:
75.160.20 7HNRþDJRULYD Liquid fuels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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