CEN/TC 261/SC 3/WG 6 - Rigid plastics packaging

This standard specifies minimum performance requirements and methods of test for reusable rigid plastics transport packaging as specified in prEN 13117-1:1999. Special applications such as heavy loads, low or high operating temperatures will require an agreement to be made between the supplier and the user to supply a box to satisfy his requirements. Example: - Heavy loads, - Metal components, - Low temperatures below - 20°C, - High temperatures above + 30°C

This standard specifies the four main types of reusable rigid plastics distribution boxes for application in the fields of handling, transport, storage and display of food and non-food products in distribution systems from the point of manufacture to the point of retail services:  These are:  a) rigid parallelepipedic and rectangular boxes (stackable boxes) b) foldable boxes c) nestable boxes  d) nestable and stackable boxes. These boxes are based on the modular area 600 mm x 400 mm and subdivisions or multiples of it.