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Existing European Flexible Tube Standards
(developed by etma)

These standards can be ordered at your national standardisation body. You can find the address of your national standardisation body in the list of “National Members” of the European Standardisation Institute CEN under:

http://www.cen.eu/cen/Members/Pages/default.aspx.

EN No.	Title	Latest version
12374	Packaging – Flexible tubes - Terminology	September 2009
12375	Packaging – Flexible aluminium Tubes – Wall thickness determination method	August 2009
12377	Packaging – Flexible tubes – Test method for the air tightness of closures	November 1998
13045	Packaging – Flexible cylindrical plastic tubes – Dimensions and tolerances	August 2009
13046	Packaging – Flexible cylindrical metallic tubes – Dimensions and tolerances	December 2000
13047	Packaging – Flexible conical metallic tubes – Dimensions and tolerances	October 2000
13048	Packaging – Flexible aluminium tubes – Internal lacquer film thickness measurement method	August 2009
13461	Packaging – Flexible cylindrical laminated tubes – Dimensions and tolerances	July 2009
14391	Packaging – Collapsible aluminium tubes – Tactile warnings of danger	December 2004 confirmed in 2009
14979	Packaging – Flexible plastic/metal laminate tubes - Dimensions and tolerances of nozzle S13	May 2006
15384	Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to determine the porosity of the internal coating	January 2008
15385	Packaging - Flexible laminate tubes - Test methods to determine the strength of the head welding	November 2007
15386	Packaging - Flexible laminate and plastic tubes - Test method to determine the print adhesion	January 2008
15387	Packaging - Flexible laminate tubes - Test methods to determine the strength of the side seam	October 2011
15421	Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Determination of the adhesion of the internal and external protective lacquering	February 2008
15653	Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Ammonia test	July 2009
15766	Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Acetone test	August 2009
pr EN 16283	Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to measure the force to pierce the membrane	CEN formal vote
pr EN 16284	Packaging - Flexible laminate and plastic tubes - Test method to determine the adhesive strength of the membrane	CEN formal vote
pr EN 16285	Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body (Guillotine test)	CEN formal vote