EN 12377:2022

Packaging - Flexible tubes - Test method for the air tightness of closures

This document specifies a test method for airtightness of the closures for flexible tubes.
It is applicable to flexible tubes used for packing pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene, food and other domestic and industrial products
It is not applicable to flexible tubes with external applicators added on to the tube by the consumer and pumps.

Packmittel - Tuben - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der Luftdichtheit der Verschlüsse

Dieses Dokument legt ein Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der Luftdichtheit der Verschlüsse von Tuben fest.
Es ist für Tuben zum Verpacken von Produkten der Pharmazie, der Kosmetik, der Hygiene und von Lebensmitteln und anderen Haushalts- und Industrieprodukten anzuwenden.
Es ist nicht für Tuben mit externen Applikatoren, die vom Konsumenten der Tube hinzugefügt werden, und Pumpen anzuwenden.

Emballage - Tubes souples - Méthode d’essai de détermination de l’étanchéité à l’air des bouchons

Le présent document spécifie une méthode d’essai relative à l’étanchéité à l’air des bouchons d’obturation des tubes souples.
Il s’applique aux tubes souples utilisés pour le conditionnement de produits pharmaceutiques, cosmétiques, d’hygiène, alimentaires et d’autres produits domestiques et industriels.
Il n’est pas applicable aux tubes souples recevant un embout externe ajouté par le consommateur et des pompes.

Embalaža - Prožne tube - Metoda za preskušanje zračne tesnosti zapork

Ta evropski standard navaja metodo za preskušanje zračne tesnosti zapork prožnih tub. Uporablja se za prožne enoplastne kovinske ali plastične tube in večplastne ali laminirane tube, namenjene pakiranju farmacevtskih, kozmetičnih, higienskih, prehrambenih ter drugih gospodinjskih in industrijskih izdelkov.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Oct-2022
• ICS: 55.120 - Cans. Tins. Tubes
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 261 - Packaging
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 261/SC 5/WG 26 - Packages made from flexible materials (e.g. flexible plastics, plastic laminates, paper/board laminated, metal foil laminates, textiles)
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 26-Oct-2022
• Due Date: 01-May-2023
• Completion Date: 26-Oct-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12377:2023 - Packaging - Flexible tubes - Test method for the air tightness of closures

Relations

• Replaces: EN 12377:2014 - Packaging - Flexible tubes - Test method for the air tightness of closures
• Effective Date: 24-Feb-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12377:2015
Embalaža - Prožne tube - Metoda za preskušanje zračne tesnosti zapork
Packaging - Flexible tubes - Test method for the air tightness of closures
Packmittel - Tuben - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der Luftdichtheit der Verschlüsse
Emballage - Tubes souples - Méthode d’essai de détermination de l’étanchéité à l’air des
bouchons
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12377:2022
ICS:
55.120 Pločevinke. Tube Cans. Tins. Tubes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12377
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 55.120 Supersedes EN 12377:2014
English Version
Packaging - Flexible tubes - Test method for the air
tightness of closures
Emballage - Tubes souples - Méthode d'essai de Packmittel - Tuben - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung
détermination de l'étanchéité à l'air des bouchons der Luftdichtheit der Verschlüsse
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 August 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references. 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Principle . 4
5 Apparatus . 4
6 Procedure . 4
7 Test report . 5
Bibliography . 7

European foreword
This document (EN 12377:2022) 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 2023, and conflicting national
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