scope:

This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide primary packaging materials for medicinal products, which consistently meet customer requirements, including regulatory requirements and International Standards applicable to primary packaging materials. In this International Standard the term "if appropriate" is used several times. When a requirement is qualified by this phrase, it is deemed to be "appropriate" unless the organization can document a justification otherwise. This International Standard is an application standard for the design, manufacture and supply of primary packaging materials for medicinal products. It is also applicable for certification purposes.