EN 17651:2022

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2022
Usnje - Opis, etiketiranje in označevanje usnjenih izdelkov
Leather - Description, labelling and marking of leather goods
Leder - Beschreibung, Etikettierung und Kennzeichnung von Lederwaren
Cuir - Description, étiquetage et marquage des articles de maroquinerie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17651:2022
ICS:
59.140.35 Usnjeni izdelki Leather products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17651
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.140.30
English Version
Leather - Description, labelling and marking of leather
goods
Cuir - Description, étiquetage et marquage des articles Leder - Beschreibung, Etikettierung und
de maroquinerie Kennzeichnung von Lederwaren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 May 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
3.1 Terminology related to labelling . 5
3.2 Terminology related to leather goods . 6
4 Testing . 6
5 Requirements to be included in the label or marking of leather goods . 6
5.1 Essential requirements for labelling . 6
5.2 Additional requirements. 6
6 Descriptions, labels and markings for leather goods . 7
Bibliography . 8

European foreword
This document (EN 17651:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 289 “Leather”,
the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
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 January 2023, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2023.
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.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
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
Information about leather goods by means of descriptions, labels and markings can strengthen
consumer protection whilst also protecting the leather industry. Standardized information is of mutual
benefit for consumers and the leather industry, as it indicates the exact nature of the materials and
components used.
This document has been designed as a reference document for the description, labelling and marking of
leather in leather goods.
1 Scope
This document sets the requirements for the description, labelling and marking of leather in leather
goods.
This document defines the information to be included on descriptions, labels and markings for leather
goods intended for sale to the final consumer.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some o
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