Bsi bs en 00631 2 1999

BRITISH STANDARD

Materials and articles in
contact with
foodstuffs Ð Catering
containers Ð
Part 2: Dimensions of accessories and
supports

The European Standard EN 631-2:1999 has the status of a
British Standard

ICS 67.250

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

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BS EN
631-2:1999


BS EN 631-2:1999

National foreword
This British Standard is the English language version of EN 631-2:1999. It supersedes
BS EN 631-2:1995 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/9,
Cooking and catering containers, which has the responsibility to:
Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;
Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
Ð 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 Standards Catalogue under the
section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the
ªFindº facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 7 and a back cover.
The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document
was last issued.

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Consumer
Products and Services Sector
Committee, was published under
the authority of the Standards
Committee and comes into effect
on 15 October 1999
 BSI 10-1999

ISBN 0 580 32693 4

Amendments issued since publication
Amd. No.

Date

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