ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 216 Second edition 2007-09-15 Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter Trimmed sizes - A and B series, and indication of machine direction Papiers a écrire et certaines categories d'imprimés Formats finis - Séries A et B, et indication du sens machine Reference number ISO 216:2007(E) @ISO 2007 py IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 216:2007(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ISO2007 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2007 - All rights reserved py IHS unde I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 216:2007(E) Contents Page Foreword iv 1 Scope. 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions .. 4 Underlying principles .. 5 Designation of trimmed sizes and machine direction .. .4 6 Trimmed sizes. 7 Tolerances..... Annex A (informative) Examples of use of Iso sizes . Copyright International Organizaion for Standardizalon'ghts reserved ii d by IHS under se with IS ut license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 216:2007(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has beer non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 216 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 6, Paper, board and pulps. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (isO 216:1975), which has been technically revised. The principal change is the addition of a method for the indication of the machine direction. @ ISO 2007 - All rights reserved onal Organization for Standardizatior INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 216:2007(E) Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter Trimmed sizes A and B series, and indication of machine direction 1 Scope This International Standard specifies the trimmed sizes of writing paper and certain classes of printed matter. It applies to trimmed sizes of paper for administrative, commercial and technical use, and also to certain classes of printed matter, such as forms, catalogues, etc. It does not necessarily apply to newspapers, publis