About
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Secretariat: AFNOR (France)Committee Manager:
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Chairperson (until end 2026):Mr Dipl.-Ing Andreas M. Faul
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1947
Scope
Standardization in the field of paper, board, pulps, cellulosic nanomaterials, and lignins, including:
This includes all types of paper, pulps and board as well as products thereof containing any portion of recycled material or material intended for recycling.
Excluded: matters falling within the scopes of particular technical committees (e.g. ISO / TC 42, 46, 122, 130, 154) with which liaison should be maintained.
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This committee contributes with 23 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
| Reference | Title | Type |
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| ISO/TC 6/SC 2 | Test methods and quality specifications for paper and board | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 6/SC 7 | Safety of machines and processes in the pulp and paper industries | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 6/CAG | Chair’s Advisory Group | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 3 | Optical properties | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 4 | Chemical analysis | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 6 | Terminology | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 7 | Cores for reels of paper | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 14 | Recycling | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 16 | Lignin Analyses | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 17 | Kraft Liquor Analyses | Working group |
| ISO/TC 6/WG 18 | Environmental Documents | Working group |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 6
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 6:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/TC 42 | Photography | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46/SC 10 | Requirements for document storage and conditions for preservation | ISO |
| ISO/TC 69/SC 6 | Measurement methods and results | ISO |
| ISO/TC 122 | Packaging | ISO |
| ISO/TC 122/SC 4 | Packaging and the environment | ISO |
| ISO/TC 130 | Graphic technology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 229 | Nanotechnologies | ISO |
| ISO/TC 287 | Sustainable processes for wood and wood-based products | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 6
ISO/TC 6 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 | Office equipment | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 42 | Photography | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46/SC 10 | Requirements for document storage and conditions for preservation | ISO |
| ISO/TC 122 | Packaging | ISO |
| ISO/TC 122/SC 3 | Performance requirements and tests for means of packaging, packages and unit loads | ISO |
| ISO/TC 122/SC 4 | Packaging and the environment | ISO |
| ISO/TC 130 | Graphic technology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 173 | Assistive products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 173/SC 2 | Classification and terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 173/SC 3 | Products for ostomy and incontinence | ISO |
| ISO/TC 207/SC 3 | Environmental labelling | ISO |
| ISO/TC 207/SC 5 | Life cycle assessment | ISO |
| ISO/TC 229 | Nanotechnologies | ISO |
| ISO/TC 287 | Sustainable processes for wood and wood-based products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 296 | Bamboo and rattan | ISO |
| ISO/TC 323 | Circular economy | ISO |
| ISO/TC 338 | Menstrual products | ISO |
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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| 6-10 | July 2026 | Saint-Denis (France) | ISO/TC 6 | |
| 8 | July 2026 | Saint-Denis (France) | ISO/TC 6/SC 7 |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
ISO/TC 6 - Secretariat