EN 17399:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Alge in proizvodi iz alg - Izrazi in definicije
Algae and algae products - Terms and definitions
Algen und Algenprodukte - Begriffe
Algues et produits d'algues - Termes et définitions
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17399:2020
ICS:
01.040.13 Okolje. Varovanje zdravja. Environment. Health
Varnost (Slovarji) protection. Safety
(Vocabularies)
13.020.55 Biološki izdelki Biobased products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17399
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.55; 01.040.13
English Version
Algae and algae products - Terms and definitions
Algues et produits d'algues - Termes et définitions Algen und Algenprodukte - Begriffe
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
Bibliography. 11

European foreword
This document (EN 17399:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 454 “Algae and
algae products”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by September 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document has been prepared by the experts of CEN/TC 454 'Algae and algae products'.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) was requested by the European Commission (EC) to
draft European standards or European standardization deliverables to support the implementation of
Article 3 of Directive 2009/28/EC for algae and algae-based products or intermediates.
This request, presented as Mandate M/547 , also contributes to the Communication on “Innovating for
Sustainable Growth: A Bio economy for Europe”.
The former working group CEN Technical Board Working Group 218 “Algae”, was created in 2016 to
develop a work programme as part of this Mandate. The technical committee CEN/TC 454 'Algae and
algae products' was established to carry out the work programme that will prepare a series of standards.
The interest in algae and algae-based products or intermediates has increased significantly in Europe as
a valuable source including but not limited to, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and several pigments.
These materials are suitable for use in a wide range of applications from food and feed purposes to other
sectors, such as textile, cosmetics, biopolymers, biofuel and fertilizer/biostimulants. Standardization was
identified as having an important role in order to promote the use of algae and algae products.
The work of CEN/TC 454 should improve the reliability of the supply chain, thereby improving the
confidence of industry and consumers in algae, which include macroalgae, microalgae, cyanobacteria,
Labyrinthulomycetes, algae-based products or intermediates and will promote and support
commercialisation of the European algae industry.
This document has been developed with the aim to cover the horizontal definitions for algae and algae-
based products or intermediates. Hence, other terms and definitions are given in the other standards
developed by CEN/TC 454 “Algae and algae products”.
For food, feed and non-food, non-feed applications additional definitions may exist in other product
specific standards.
Available at http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/mandates/index.cfm?fuseaction=refSearch.search#
1 Scope
This document defines the terms related to functions, products, and properties of algae and algae
products. In order to better pack the methodologies, algae are regarded as a functional group of
organisms consisting of microalgae, macroalgae, cyanobacteria and Labyrinthulomycetes.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
algae biorefinery
facility that integrates algae biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce a spectrum of bio-
based products (food, feed, chemicals, materials) and bioenergy (biofuels, power and/or heat)
[SOURCE: International Energy Agency Bioenergy. Task 42 – Biorefining in a Circular Economy.]
3.2
algae oil
glyceridic fraction of lipids derived from algae
3.3
algae strain
population of unicellular/pluricellular organisms of a single algae species, all descended from the
entirety/or a part of an organism or several organisms, being synonymous with a monoclonal culture and
a genetic representative of a single algae species
Note 1 to entry: This definition includes sexual and asexual reproduction.
3.4
amino acid
organic molecule that consist of a basic amino group (−NH ), an acidic carboxyl group (−COOH), and an
organic R group (or side chain) that is unique to each amino acid
Note 1 to entry: In this context the term amino acid is short for α-amino [alpha-amino] carboxylic acid. Each
molecule contains a central carbon atom, called the α-carbon, to which both an amino an
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