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This International Standard defines test methods for characteristics of identification cards according to the definition given in ISO/IEC 7810. Each test method is cross-referenced to one or more base standards, which may be ISO/IEC 7810 or one or more of the supplementary standards that define the information storage technologies employed in identification cards applications. NOTE 1 Criteria for acceptability do not form part of this International Standard but will be found in the International Standards mentioned above. NOTE 2 Test methods described in this International Standard are intended to be performed separately. A given Proximity card or object, or Proximity coupling device is not required to pass through all the tests sequentially. This part of ISO/IEC 10373 deals with test methods which are specific to Proximity cards and objects, and Proximity coupling devices defined in ISO/IEC 14443-1:2008, ISO/IEC 14443-2, ISO/IEC 14443-3 and ISO/IEC 14443-4:2008. Part 1 of the standard, General characteristics, deals with test methods which are common to one or more ICC technologies and other parts deal with other technology-specific tests.