BS EN BRITISH STANDARD 60264-3-2: 1999 IEC 60264-3-2: 1999 Packaging of winding wires - Part 3-2: Taper barrelled delivery spools - Specification for returnable spools made from thermoplastic materials The European Standard EN 60264-3-2:1999 has the status of a British Standard ICS 55.060 BSi BS EN 60264-3-2:1999 National foreword This British Standard is the English language version of EN 60264-3-2:1999 It is identical with IEC 60264-3-2:1999. It supersedes BS EN 60264-3-2:1996, which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee GEL/55, Winding wires, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; - monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethemintheUK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. From 1 January 1997, all IEC publications have the number 60000 added to the old number. For instance, IEC 27-1 has been renumbered as IEC 60027-1. For a period of time during the change over from one numbering system to the other, publications may contain identifiers from both systems. Cross-references Attention is drawn to the fact that CEN and CENELEC Standards normally include an annex which lists normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications. The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Find" facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and i, the EN title page, pages 2 to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover. This British Standard, having Amendments issued since publication been prepared under the Electrotechnical Sector Amd. No. Date Comments Committee, was published under theauthority of the Standards Committeeand comes into effect on 15October 1999 @ BSI 03-2000 ISBN 0 580 35339 7 BS EN 60264-3-2:1999 Contents Page National foreword Inside front cover Foreword 2 Text of EN 60264-3-2 3 @BSI 03-2000 1