The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) is revising the European List of Standard Grades of Paper and Board for Recycling.
According to CEN, the move will improve the quality and the definition of grades for this raw material.
Following years of work, in early November 2013 national standardisation bodies that are members of CEN voted unanimously in favour of the update to the EN643 standard.
In reaction to the CEN move, the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) advises all organisations and individuals involved in trade with paper and board for recycling, to prepare for the introduction of the updated standard.
“Although this material has a waste status legally, it is important to push quality management through the whole supply chain,” says Jori Ringman-Beck, CEPI recycling and environment director.
CEPI is now organising an information session on the EN643 during the European Paper Week event on 27 November in Brussels.
“Throughout the meeting our experts will describe the detailed changes to the standard,” the organisation says.
“In addition, we are preparing a guidance document that explains the differences to the old EN643 in a printed pocket-size format.”
The document will first be available to participants at European Paper Week.
