BSENISO17229:2016 BSlStandardsPublication Leather — Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of water vapour absorption bsi. ..making excellence a habit BSENISO17229:2016 BRITISHSTANDARD Nationalforeword This British Standard is theUK implementation of EN ISO 17229:2016.It supersedes BS EN ISO 17229:2002 which is withdrawn. TheUK participation in its preparationwas entrustedtoTechnical CommitteeTCl/69,Footwear,leatherandcoatedfabrics. A listoforganizationsrepresented onthiscommitteecanbe obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract.Users areresponsiblefor its correct application. @TheBritish Standards Institution 2016. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2016 ISBN9780580904738 ICS 59.140.30 Compliancewitha BritishStandard cannot confer immunityfrom legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the StandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31March2016. Amendments issued since publication Date Textaffected ENIS017229 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM March 2016 ICS59.140.30 Supersedes ENIS017229:2002 English Version Leather-Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of water vapour absorption (Is0 17229:2016) Cuir-Essais physiques et mécaniques-Determination Leder- Physikalische und mechanische Prifungen - deI'absorption devapeurd'eau (IS017229:2016) Bestimmung der Wasserdampfaufnahme (ISO 17229:2016) This European Standard was approvedbyCENon23 January2016. CEN members areboundtocomply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulatethe conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).A version in any other language made by Centre has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFURNORMUNG CEN-CENELECManagementCentre:AvenueMarnix17,B-1000Brussels 2016CEN Allrights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref.No.ENIS017229:2016E worldwide for CEN national Members.