BS IS0 12040: BRITISH STANDARD 1997 Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 Graphic technology - Prints and printing inks : Assessment of light fastness using filtered xenon arc light ICS 87.080 BSi NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards BS IS0 12040:1997 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim IS0 12040:1997 and implements it as the UK national standard. Together with BS ISO 2834:1999, BS ISO 2836:1999 and BS ISO 2837:1996, this British Standard supersedes BS 4321:1969 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PAI/43, Graphic technology, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Search" facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard, having Summary of pages been prepared under the direction of the Sector Board This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and i, for Materials and Chemicals, the ISO title page, page i, pages 1 to 5 and a back cover. was published underthe authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on 15May1997 the inside front cover. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comments 14351 27 February 2003 Addition of supersession details to C BSI 27 February 2003 Corrigendum No. 1 national foreword ISBN 0 580 27552 3 BS IS0 12040:1997 Contents Page National foreword Inside front cover Foreword ii Introduction 1 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Definitions 1 4 Test methods 1 5 Testing of inks 4 6 Test report 41 Annex A (informative) Bibliography 5 Table 1 2 C BSI 27 February 2003 i