EN ISO 15701:2015
(Main)Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to migration into polymeric material (ISO 15701:2015)
General Information
- Abstract
ISO 15701:2015 specifies a method for assessing the propensity of dyes and pigments to migrate from leather to a synthetic substrate by determining the transfer of colour from the leather to white plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) in contact with it. This method is suitable for leather of all kinds at any stage of processing.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 21-Apr-2015
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 289 - Leather
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 289/WG 3 - Fastness test methods
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 03-Aug-2022
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
Relations
- Effective Date
- 04-Apr-2012
- Effective Date
- 10-Aug-2022
- Refers
ISO 2418:2002 - Leather — Chemical, physical and mechanical and fastness tests — Sampling location - Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Refers
ISO 105-A01:2010 - Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A01: General principles of testing - Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Consolidated By
ISO 15701:2015 - Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to migration into polymeric material - Effective Date
- 12-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN ISO 15701:2015 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to migration into polymeric material (ISO 15701:2015)". This standard covers: ISO 15701:2015 specifies a method for assessing the propensity of dyes and pigments to migrate from leather to a synthetic substrate by determining the transfer of colour from the leather to white plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) in contact with it. This method is suitable for leather of all kinds at any stage of processing.
ISO 15701:2015 specifies a method for assessing the propensity of dyes and pigments to migrate from leather to a synthetic substrate by determining the transfer of colour from the leather to white plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) in contact with it. This method is suitable for leather of all kinds at any stage of processing.
EN ISO 15701:2015 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 59.140.30 - Leather and furs. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN ISO 15701:2015 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN ISO 15701:1999, EN ISO 15701:2022, ISO 2418:2002, ISO 105-A04:1989, ISO 105-A01:2010, ISO 105-A03:1993, prEN 1015-14, EN 12915-1:2009, ISO 15701:2015. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN ISO 15701:2015 is available in PDF format for immediate download after purchase. The document can be added to your cart and obtained through the secure checkout process. Digital delivery ensures instant access to the complete standard document.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2015
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SIST EN ISO 15701:2000
Usnje - Preskušanje obstojnosti barve - Obstojnost barve proti migraciji v
polimernem materialu (ISO 15701:2015)
Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to migration into polymeric material
(ISO 15701:2015)
Leder - Farbechtheitsprüfungen - Bestimmung der Migrationsechtheit gegenüber
Polymerwerkstoff (ISO 15701:2015)
Cuir - Essais de solidité des teintures - Solidité des teintures à la migration dans du
matériel polymère (ISO 15701:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 15701:2015
ICS:
59.140.30 Usnje in krzno Leather and furs
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 15701
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2015
ICS 59.140.30 Supersedes EN ISO 15701:1999
English Version
Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to migration
into polymeric material (ISO 15701:2015)
Cuir - Essais de solidité des coloris - Solidité des coloris à Leder - Farbechtheitsprüfungen - Bestimmung der
la migration dans les matériaux polymères (ISO Migrationsechtheit gegenüber Polymerwerkstoff (ISO
15701:2015) 15701:2015)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 February 2015.
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 15701:2015) has been prepared by IULTCS “International Union of Leather
Technologists and Chemists Societies" in collaboration with 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 October 2015, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by October 2015.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 15701:1999.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 15701:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 15701:2015 without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15701
IULTCS/IUF 442
Second edition
2015-04-15
Leather — Tests for colour fastness
— Colour fastness to migration into
polymeric material
Cuir — Essais de solidité des coloris — Solidité des coloris à la
migration dans les matériaux polymères
Reference numbers
ISO 15701:2015(E)
IULTCS/IUF 442:2015(E)
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ISO 15701:2015(E)
IULTCS/IUF 442:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Principle . 1
4 Apparatus and materials. 1
5 Test specimens. 2
6 Procedure. 3
7 Precision . 4
8 Test report . 4
Annex A (informative) Commercial sources for apparatus and materials.5
ISO 15701:2015(E)
IULTCS/IUF 442:2015(E)
Foreword
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ISO 15701 was prepared by the Fastness Tests Commission of the International Union of Leather
Technologists and Chemists Societies (IUF Commission, IULTCS) in collaboration with the European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 289, Leather, the secretariat of
which is held by UNI, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN
(Vienna Agreement).
It is based on IUF 442 published in J. Sec. Leather Tech. Chem., 56, pp. 395-400 (1972) with a minor
amendment in 65, p. 128 (1981), and declared an official method of the IULTCS in 1973 and reconfirmed
in 1989.
IULTCS, originally formed in 1897, is a world-wide organization of professional leather societies to
further the advancement of leather science and technology. IULTCS has three Commissions, which are
responsible for establishing international methods for the sampling and testing of leather. ISO recognizes
IULTCS as an international standardizing body for the preparation of test methods for leather.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 15701:1998), which has been technically
revised with the following changes:
— use of polymeric test materials other than poly(vinyl chloride) is allowed;
— change in title to reflect the use of polymeric test materials;
— technical update of the procedures;
— revision of the loading in 4.1 and 6.1;
— inclusion of precision information as Clause 7.
Annex A is for information only.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15701:2015(E)
Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to
migration into polymeric material
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies a method for assessing the propensity of dyes a
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