Overview

This standard specifies the tolerances for the bottles intended to be used for pharmaceutical products, cosmetic and perfumery products and chemical products. The following tolerances are concerned: - brimful capacity; - height; - diameter and width; - verticality. The following types of bottles are excluded from this International Standard: - "miniatures"; - small bottles for extracts, essences, etcetera; - small jars (for example individual portions of jam). The text of ISO 12818:2015 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 63 "Glass Containers" of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and adopted as FprEN ISO 12821:2014 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 "Packaging", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR (France). The responsible German standardization body is Working Committee NA 115-02-04 AA NA 115-02-04 AA "Behältnisse aus Glas" ("Glass containers") of the DIN Standards Committee Packaging (NAVp).

Document: references other documents

Responsible national committee

NA 115-02-04 AA - Glass packaging  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 261/SC 5/WG 21 - Glass packaging  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 63 - Glass containers