ISO/COPOLCO/WG 2 N 225 Standards for consumers – Update 2018 ISO Committee on consumer policy (COPOLCO) 2 Foreword The working group WG 2, Key areas for consumers, is a standing committee of ISO/COPOLCO. It supports members by identifying, monitoring and informing on key standards work of interest to consumers within ISO and IEC. This report 1. summarizes the latest standardization work identified by the working group 2. points out the specific consumer issues in the work 3. informs on the presence of consumer representative(s) Key persons are responsible for reporting the specific work collected in this report. This report is updated up to March 2018. A special thanks to the Key Persons for their effort in making this annual status available. We have received no reports for the following areas: contact lenses care products, cosmetics and sun protection, mechanical contraceptives, preparations for instructions for use, energy services, additive manufacturing (3D printing), road transport, road traffic safety management systems, and tourism services. In some cases, this is because the position of key person is vacant and needs to be filled. Areas where work is complete have been transferred to the list of published standards. Ethical labelling has been reported although not an official key area yet. You can get involved in the work by contacting your National Standards Body or
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[email protected]. 3 4 Table of contents Foreword........................................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Consumer warranties and guarantees...................................................................................................... 7 2. Elderly and persons with disabilities ........................................................................................................ 9 3. Electronic Cigarettes, vape and vapour products ..................................................................................