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EPTIS factsheet 1617631 | Last revision 2026-09-29 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1617631 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1617631

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PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this proficiency testing scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that test paper and plastics sacks (specification, dimensions, measurement and household-waste collection requirements), including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2009, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 30 laboratories from 17 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Consumer products
Package for goods distribution
Testing fields Materials evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Plastics sacks for household waste collection Types, requirements and test methods EN 13592 (SQ-4455)
Paper sacks for household waste collection Types, requirements and test methods EN 13593 (SQ-4420)
Empty paper sacks Description and method of measurement EN 26591-1 (SQ-4438)
Paper sacks Method of specification EN ISO 8351-1 (SQ-4405)
Paper sacks (general purpose) Dimensional tolerances EN ISO 8367-1 (SQ-4447)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards EN 13592:2017 EN 13593:2003 EN 26591-1:1992 EN ISO 8351-1:1994 EN ISO 8367-1:1996
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2009
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5