ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18601 First edition 2013-01-15 Packaging and the environment General requirements for the use of ISO standards in the field of packaging and the environment Emballageet environnement-Exigences generalespour I'emploi des normes IsO dans le domaine de I'emballage et I'environnement Reference number IS0 18601:2013(E) ISO IS02013 I without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 18601:2013(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO 2013 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the addressbeloworIso'smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @S0 2013 - All rights reserved Not for Resale IS0 18601:2013(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions 4 Rationale and methodology - General Principles ..4 4.1 Purpose. .4 4.2 General approach .5 4.3 Levels of application. .5 4.4 Assessment of environmental impact of the four heavy metals and other substances hazardous to the environment in packaging .6 5 Requirements. .6 5.1 Selection of appropriate assessment procedure ..6 5.2 Heavy metals and other substances hazardous to the environment .6 5.3 Documentation ofassessment data ..6 Annex A (informative) Partial list of the functions packaging may perform ..7 Annex B (informative) An example of a form for suppliers to use for indicating that the requirements of these standards have been met .8 Bibliography 6 iii se with I It license from IHS Not for Resale