(European Bioplastics) Standardization is the effort made by industrial and other stakeholders to define criteria for the description of products and services. The idea is to ease competition and commercial growth by overcoming barriers that result from unclear or incompatible specifications. The use of standards is voluntary. This means that a company can decide whether to seek compliance with a standard or not. Should the company decide not to comply, it is not permissible to refer to the standard…Standards specify for example, how the biodegradability or renewability of a given material needs to be measured, or which criterial need to be fulfilled. A product or service that fulfills these requirements can legitimately claim compliance with the specific standard.
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