EN ISO 17422:2019

Plastics - Environmental aspects - General guidelines for their inclusion in standards (ISO 17422:2018)

This document provides a structure for inclusion of environmental aspects in standards for plastics products. It proposes an approach which is directed at minimizing any adverse environmental impact without detracting from the primary purpose of ensuring adequate fitness for use of the products under consideration.
The guidance provided by this document is intended primarily for use by standards writers. Over and above its primary purpose, however, this document provides guidance of value to those involved in design work and other activities where environmental aspects of plastics are being considered.
NOTE       This document is intended to promote the following practices:
a)   the use of techniques for identifying and assessing the environmental impact of technical provisions in standards, and for minimizing their adverse effects;
b)   the adoption of good practices such as:
1)   procedures for pollution avoidance, e.g. through end-of-life options and its proper management;
2)   material and energy conservation in the light of the intended use (and foreseeable misuse) of the product;
3)   safe use of hazardous substances;
4)   avoidance of technically unjustifiable restrictive practices;
5)   promotion of performance criteria rather than exclusion clauses such as are based, for example, only on chemical composition criteria;
6)   use of renewable resources and minimization of the use of non-renewable resources, if the life cycle assessment shows favourable;
c)   the adoption of a balanced approach in standards development to issues such as environmental impact, product function and performance, health and safety, and other regulatory requirements;
d)   the regular review and revision of existing standards in the light of technical innovations, permitting improvement in the environmental impact of products and processes;
e)   the application of life cycle analytical approaches wherever applicable and technically justifiable.

Kunststoffe - Umweltaspekte - Allgemeine Richtlinien für die Aufnahme in Normen (ISO 17422:2018)

Dieses Dokument bietet eine Struktur für die Einbeziehung von Umweltaspekten in Normen für Kunststoff-produkte. Es schlägt einen Ansatz vor, der darauf abzielt, schädliche Umweltauswirkungen zu minimieren, ohne den Hauptzweck der Sicherstellung einer angemessenen Gebrauchstauglichkeit der betreffenden Produkte zu beeinträchtigen.
Die Anleitung in diesem Dokument ist hauptsächlich für die Verwendung durch Normenersteller vorgesehen. Zusätzlich zu seinem Hauptzweck gibt dieses Dokument eine wertvolle Anleitung für Personen, die an der Gestaltungsarbeit und anderen Aktivitäten, bei denen Umweltaspekte von Kunststoffen betrachtet werden, beteiligt sind.
ANMERKUNG   Es ist vorgesehen, dass dieses Dokument die folgenden Vorgehensweisen fördert:
a)   den Einsatz von Techniken zur Identifizierung und Bewertung der Umweltauswirkungen von tech¬nischen Vorkehrungen in Normen und zur Minimierung ihrer nachteiligen Auswirkungen;
b)   die Einführung bewährter Verfahren wie:
1)   Verfahren zur Vermeidung von Umweltverschmutzungen, z. B. durch Lebensende Optionen und deren richtiges Management;
2)   Material- und Energieeinsparung im Hinblick auf die beabsichtigte Verwendung (und den vorhersehbaren Missbrauch) des Produkts;
3)   sichere Verwendung gefährlicher Stoffe;
4)   Vermeidung technisch ungerechtfertigter wettbewerbsbeschränkender Praktiken;
5)   Förderung von Leistungskriterien anstelle von Ausschlussklauseln, die beispielsweise nur auf Kriterien der chemischen Zusammensetzung basieren;
6)   Einsatz erneuerbarer Ressourcen und Minimierung des Einsatzes nicht erneuerbarer Ressourcen, wenn die Ökobilanz positiv ausfällt.
c)   die Verfolgung eines ausgewogenen Ansatzes bei der Normenentwicklung in Fragen wie Umweltauswirkungen, Produktfunktion und -leistung, Gesundheit und Sicherheit sowie andere regulatorische Anforderungen;
d)   die regelmäßige Überprüfung und Überarbeitung bestehender Normen im Hinblick auf technische Innovationen, die eine Verbesserung der Umweltauswirkungen von Produkten und Prozessen ermöglichen;
e)   die Anwendung von lebenszyklusanalytischen Ansätzen, wo immer dies möglich und technisch vertretbar ist.

Matières plastiques - Aspects liés à l'environnement - Lignes directrices générales pour leur prise en compte dans les normes (ISO 17422:2018)

Le présent document définit une structure pour l'inclusion des aspects environnementaux dans les normes relatives aux produits plastiques. Il propose une approche visant à permettre une réduction de leur impact négatif sur l'environnement sans compromettre leur objectif premier qui est d'assurer une aptitude à l'emploi adéquate des produits en question.
Les lignes directrices contenues dans le présent document sont essentiellement destinées aux rédacteurs de normes. Toutefois, outre son objectif premier, le présent document sera utile aussi à ceux qui participent aux travaux de conception et autres activités où les aspects environnementaux des plastiques sont abordés.
NOTE       Le présent document est destiné à promouvoir les pratiques suivantes:
a)   l'utilisation de techniques permettant d'identifier et d'évaluer l'impact environnemental des dispositions techniques spécifiées dans les normes ainsi que de réduire au minimum leurs effets néfastes;
b)   l'adoption de bonnes pratiques telles que:
1)   des modes opératoires pour la prévention de la pollution, par exemple des options de fin de vie et leur gestion adaptée;
2)   la conservation de la matière et de l'énergie en tenant compte de l'utilisation prévue (et de la mauvaise utilisation prévisible) du produit;
3)   l'utilisation en toute sécurité des substances dangereuses;
4)   l'élimination de pratiques restrictives techniquement injustifiables;
5)   le recours à des critères de performance plutôt qu'à des clauses d'exclusion qui seraient, par exemple, basées uniquement sur des critères de composition chimique;
6)   l'utilisation de ressources renouvelables et le recours minimal aux ressources non renouvelables, si l'analyse du cycle de vie y est favorable;
c)   l'adoption d'une approche équilibrée lors de l'élaboration des normes face à des questions telles que l'impact environnemental, la fonction et la performance du produit, l'hygiène et la sécurité et d'autres exigences réglementaires;
d)   la révision et le réexamen réguliers des normes existantes à la lumière des innovations techniques permettant d'améliorer l'impact environnemental des produits et processus;
e)   l'application d'approches analytiques du cycle de vie chaque fois qu'elles peuvent être appliquées et qu'elles sont techniquement justifiées.

Polimerni materiali - Okoljski vidiki - Splošne smernice za njihovo vključitev v standarde (ISO 17422:2018)

Ta dokument vsebuje strukturo za vključevanje okoljskih vidikov v standarde za polimerne izdelke. Predlaga pristop, ki je usmerjen v zmanjšanje morebitnih negativnih vplivov na okolje, ne da bi pri tem oviral osnovni namen zagotavljanja ustrezne primernosti obravnavanih izdelkov za uporabo.
Smernice v tem dokumentu so namenjene predvsem piscem standardov. Vendar pa ta dokument poleg svojega osnovnega namena ponuja koristne smernice vsem, ki sodelujejo pri oblikovanju in drugih dejavnostih, pri katerih se upoštevajo okoljski vidiki polimerov.
OPOMBA: Ta dokument je namenjen spodbujanju naslednjih praks:
a) uporaba tehnik za prepoznavanje in presojo vplivov tehničnih določil v standardih na okolje in za zmanjšanje njihovih škodljivih učinkov;
b) uvedba dobrih praks, kot so:
1) postopki za preprečevanje onesnaževanja, npr. z možnostmi ob koncu življenjske dobe in pravilnim upravljanjem;
2) prihranek snovi in energije glede na predvideno uporabo (in predvidljivo zlorabo) izdelka;
3) varna uporaba nevarnih snovi;
4) izogibanje tehnično neupravičenim omejevalnim praksam;
5) spodbujanje uporabe meril uspešnosti in ne točk o izključitvi, ki temeljijo na primer le na merilih za kemično sestavo;
6) uporaba obnovljivih virov in zmanjšanje uporabe neobnovljivih virov, če je ocena življenjskega cikla ugodna;
c) uvedba uravnoteženega pristopa do vprašanj, kot so vpliv na okolje, delovanje in zmogljivost izdelka, zdravje in varnost ter druge regulativne zahteve, pri razvoju standardov;
d) redno pregledovanje in pregled obstoječih standardov glede na tehnične novosti, ki omogočajo izboljšanje vpliva izdelkov in procesov na okolje;
e) uporaba analitičnih pristopov življenjskega cikla, kadar je to primerno in tehnično upravičeno.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Jun-2019
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Dec-2019
• ICS: 13.020.01 - Environment and environmental protection in general
• ICS: 83.080.01 - Plastics in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 249 - Plastics
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 249 - Plastics
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 26-Jun-2019
• Due Date: 14-May-2021
• Completion Date: 26-Jun-2019
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 17422:2019 - Plastics - Environmental aspects - General guidelines for their inclusion in standards (ISO 17422:2018)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2019
Polimerni materiali - Okoljski vidiki - Splošne smernice za njihovo vključitev v
standarde (ISO 17422:2018)
Plastics - Environmental aspects - General guidelines for their inclusion in standards
(ISO 17422:2018)
Kunststoffe - Umweltaspekte - Allgemeine Richtlinien für die Aufnahme in Normen (ISO
17422:2018)
Matières plastiques - Aspects liés à l'environnement - Lignes directrices générales pour
leur prise en compte dans les normes (ISO 17422:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 17422:2019
ICS:
13.020.01 Okolje in varstvo okolja na Environment and
splošno environmental protection in
general
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 17422
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.01; 83.080.01
English Version
Plastics - Environmental aspects - General guidelines for
their inclusion in standards (ISO 17422:2018)
Matières plastiques - Aspects liés à l'environnement - Kunststoffe - Umweltaspekte - Allgemeine Richtlinien
Lignes directrices générales pour leur prise en compte für die Aufnahme in Normen (ISO 17422:2018)
dans les normes (ISO 17422:2018)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 June 2019.

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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 17422:2019 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
The text of ISO 17422:2018 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61 "Plastics” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 17422:2019 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics” the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
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 December 2019, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2019.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 17422:2018 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 17422:2019 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17422
Second edition
2018-06
Plastics — Environmental aspects —
General guidelines for their inclusion
in standards
Matières plastiques — Aspects liés à l'environnement — Lignes
directrices générales pour leur prise en compte dans les normes
Reference number
ISO 17422:2018(E)
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ISO 17422:2018(E)
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ISO 17422:2018(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Inclusion of environmental aspects in standards . 4
4.1 General . 4
4.2 Test method standards .4
4.2.1 General. 4
4.2.2 Minimization of adverse environmental impact .4
4.2.3 Minimization of material and energy usage .5
4.3 Product standards .5
4.3.1 General. 5
4.3.2 Product functionality .5
4.3.3 Environmental aspects in product standards .5
4.3.4 Renewable resources and energy .6
4.3.5 Writers of standards .6
Annex A (informative) Scope and limitations of life cycle assessment . 7
Bibliography .11
ISO 17422:2018(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
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organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following
URL: www .iso .org/iso/foreword .html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 14,
Environmental aspects.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 17422:2002), which has been technically
revised. The changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— Clause 1 has been revised to include “renewable resources” [item b) 6) of the Note];
— in Clause 3, 3.10 “renewable resource” and 3.11 “end-of-life” have been added;
— terms and definitions formerly in Annex A have been moved to Clause 3, except “life cycle impact
assessment (LCIA)” which has been deleted because it is not used in the document;
— subclause 4.3.4 “Renewable resources and energy” has been added;
— a Note has been added to A.4 to provide a new example of energy input;
— the Bibliography has been revised and updated.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17422:2018(E)
Plastics — Environmental aspects — General guidelines for
their inclusion in standards
1 Scope
This document provides a structure for inclusion of environmental aspects in standards for plastics
products. It proposes an approach which is directed at minimizing any adverse environmental impact
without detracting from the primary purpose of ensuring adequate fitness for use of the products
under consideration.
The guidance provided by this document is intended primarily for use by standards writers. Over and
above its primary purpose, however, this document provides guidance of value to those involved in
design work and other activities where environmental aspects of plastics are being considered.
NOTE This document is intended to promote the following practices:
a)  the use of techniques for identifying and assessing the environmental impact of technical provisions in
standards, and for minimizing their adverse effects;
b)  the adoption of good practices such as:
1)  procedures for pollution avoidance, e.g. through end-of-life options and its proper management;
2)  material and energy conservation in the light of the intended use (and foreseeable misuse) of the product;
3)  safe use of hazardous substances;
4)  avoidance of technically unjustifiable restrictive practices;
5)  promotion of performance criteria rather than exclusion clauses such as are based, for example, only on
chemical composition criteria;
6)  use of renewable resources and minimization of the use of non-renewable resources, if the life cycle
assessment shows favourable;
c)  the adoption of a balanced approach in standards development to issues such as environmental impact,
product function and performance, health and safety, and other regulatory requirements;
d)  the regular review and revision of existing standards in the light of technical innovations, permitting
improvement in the environmental impact of products and processes;
e)  the application of life cycle analytical approaches wherever applicable and technically justifiable.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http: //www .electropedia .org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https: //www .iso .org/obp
ISO 17422:2018(E)
3.1
design
creative activity that, based on expressed or implied needs, existing means
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