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EN 16055:2026

Leather - Raw bovine hides and skins - Description, presentation and preservation

Edition date: 2026-08-26
In Force
Available languages: English, German
Summary: This document specifies the following for raw bovine hides and skins intended for use throughout the leather manufacturing supply chain: — Terms and definitions; — Requirements for the presentation of raw hides and skins. It is applicable to fresh and salted bovine hides and skins. It outlines the opening cut and trim of hides and skins and the types of defects typically associated with this raw material. NOTE 1 Opening cut and trim vary from country to country. It shows which parts of hides and skins can be used for leather production and which factors influence the quality of hides and skins. Furthermore, it gives recommendations on precautions to be taken for transport, preservation, loading and unloading. NOTE 2 For commercial agreements between the buyer and the supplier of hides and skins, operators use the INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT No. 6 – HIDES and SKINS as drawn up by the International Council of Hides, Skins and Leather Traders Associations (ICHSLTA) and the International Council of Tanners (ICT) [1].

Le présent document spécifie les éléments suivants pour les peaux brutes de bovins destinées à être utilisées tout au long de la chaîne d’approvisionnement de la fabrication du cuir : - termes et définitions ; - règles de présentation des peaux brutes. Il s’applique aux peaux de bovins fraîches et salées. Le présent document n’a pas pour objectif de contrecarrer les accords commerciaux normalement conclus entre les acheteurs et les fournisseurs de peaux ; il convient au contraire qu’il puisse leur venir en appui. Ce document a pour objet d’éviter les désaccords entre les parties. Il est le résultat de discussions avec les représentants de l’agriculture, des abattoirs, des négociants en peaux et des tanneries. Il indique quelles parties des peaux peuvent être utilisées pour la production de cuir et quels facteurs influent sur la qualité des peaux. Le présent document fournit en outre des recommandations relatives aux précautions à prendre concernant le transport, la conservation, le chargement et le déchargement, la sélection des peaux tannées, la classification des peaux, le poids, les pertes, l’exemption de taxes, l’identification des peaux.

Dieses Dokument legt Folgendes für rohe Rinderhäute und Kalbfelle fest, die für die Verwendung in der gesamten Lieferkette der Lederherstellung vorgesehen sind: - Begriffe; - Anforderungen an die Darstellung von Rohhäuten und Fellen. Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für frische und salzkonservierte Rinderhäute und Kalbfelle. Es beschreibt den Öffnungsschnitt und den Trimm von Häuten und Fellen sowie die Arten von Schäden, die üblicherweise mit diesem Rohmaterial verbunden sind. ANMERKUNG 1 Der Öffnungsschnitt und der Trimm unterscheiden sich von Land zu Land. Es legt dar, welche Teile von Häuten und Fellen für die Herstellung von Leder verwendet werden können und welche Faktoren die Qualität von Häuten und Fellen beeinflussen. Darüber hinaus enthält es Empfehlungen zu Vorsichtsmaßnahmen für den Transport, die Konservierung und das Be- und Entladen. ANMERKUNG 2 Für kommerzielle Vereinbarungen zwischen dem Käufer und dem Lieferanten von Häuten und Fellen verwenden die Marktteilnehmer den INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT Nr. 6 – HIDES and SKINS, wie er vom International Council of Hides, Skins and Leather Traders Associations (ICHSLTA) und vom International Council of Tanners (ICT) ausgearbeitet wurde [1].
ICS: 59.140.20-Raw skins, hides and pelts
CTN: CEN/TC 289 - 6270

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Reemplaza a EN 16055:2012

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