1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard prescribes requirements, methods of sampling and test for hand-made and machine-made cigars.

1.2 It does not cover the requirements of flavour and aroma of cigars.

2. REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of these standards indicated below:

4905 : 2015 Random sampling and randomization procedures (first revision)

5643 : 1999 Tobacco and tobacco products - Method of test for tobacco (second revision)

10335 : 2016 Tobacco and tobacco products - Glossary of terms (third revision)

16026 : 2012/ISO 15152 : 2003 Tobacco - Determination of the content of total alkaloids as nicotine - Continuous-flow analysis method

16132 : 2014/ISO 2881 : 1992 Tobacco and tobacco products - Determination alkaloid content - Spectrometric method

16236 : 2015/ISO 2817 : 1999 Tobacco and tobacco products - Determination of silicated residues insoluble in hydrochloric acid