TS/P 251 Vape and vapour products
TS/P 251

2015-07-02

TO THE ISO MEMBER BODIES

TS/P 251 ‘Vape and vapour products’ submitted by AFNOR (France)
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please find attached a proposal for a new field of technical activity on Vape andvapour products proposed by AFNOR (France).
We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that ISO/TC 126 Tobaccoand tobacco products submitted a request to modify its scope to include
smokeless products. The modification of the scope of this TC will be put on holduntil the outcome of the member body ballot and comments made on this TS/P
are available, in accordance with TMB Resolution 82/2015.
The views of AFNOR (France) and ISO/TC 126 Tobacco and tobacco products
leadership regarding potential overlaps between the new proposal and the workof the committee are enclosed.
If you have any questions, please contact us at tmb@iso.org.
Yours faithfully,Sophie Clivio
Secretary to the Technical Management Board

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Position of AFNOR (France) regarding potential overlaps
Position of ISO/TC126 Tobacco and tobacco products leadership
TS/P 251 Vape and vapour products

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Cc:Subject:Laabs, Claudia <claudia.laabs@din.de>
2015-07-01 15:02
TMBYusuke CHIBA; Lutz Henning Dr.; Baumann, Carola
Re: AFNOR proposal to establish a new ISO technical committee on vape andvapour products - ISO/TC 126 comments

Dear Francesco
Thank you for giving ISO/TC 126 Chair and Secretary the opportunity to comment on the AFNOR proposal.
We have the following comments:
Because e-cigarettes and other vaping products are used by the consumer in a manner similar to tobacco
products (which are being smoked), there is profound expertise and experience in ISO/TC 126 “Tobaccoand tobacco products” to deal with standard method development in this field.
ISO/TC 126 is already working on the following two projects with regards to vape and vapour products:- ISO 20714, E-Cigarettes – Determination of nicotine in liquids used in electronic nicotine deliverydevices (e-liquids);- ISO 20768, Routine analytical puffing machine – Definitions and standard conditions (the title will
most probably be changed to “Routine analytical machine for e-cigarette aerosol generation andcollection – Definitions and standard conditions”).
The projects are being dealt with in ISO/TC 126/WG 15 “Determination of substances in e-liquids” andISO/TC 126/WG 16 “Routine analytical e-cigarette vaping machine”, respectively.
Furthermore, ISO/TC 126 has already an established ad-hoc group “Water pipe smoking”(Resolution 300)
which is working on preliminary work items for water pipe smoking.
The new CEN/TC 437 “Electronic cigarettes and e-liquids” intends to set up a liaison with ISO/TC 126.
In order to avoid duplication of work and costs, ISO/TC 126 Chair and Secretary – with support of ISO/TC
126 – propose to establish an ISO/TC 126/SC 3 to cover standardization of vape and vapour products.
This SC 3 would be of course open to liaison and participation of further associations and experts.
It should be avoided to set up a new ISO/TC because dealing with "Vape and vapour products" could bedone within ISO/TC 126 which has the advantages of:- a profound knowledge of relevant routine analytical methods and machines to set up standards toanalyse e-cigarettes, vapour and vaping products.
- an existing organizational structure and a well-established working relationship with relevant liaison
partners such as the WHO (World Health Organization), CORESTA (Cooperation Centre for Scientific
Research Relative to Tobacco)- involvement of interested stakeholders (e.g. producer, governmental control laboratories), including
e-cigarette and water pipe.
Yours sincerely
DIN – Food and Agricultural Products Standards Committee (NAL)
Dr. Claudia Laabs (Mrs.)
Team manager
phone: +49 30 2601-2526
fax: +49 30 2601-42526
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