scope:

This Standard specifies requirements to reduce the risk of asphyxiation from caps for writing and marking instruments. It relates to such instruments which in normal or foreseeable circumstances are likely to be used by children up to the age of 14 years.

This Standard is not applicable to the following:

- writing and marking instruments which are designed or only intended for use by adults, e.g. jewellery pens, expensive fountain pens, professional technical pens;

- transit caps for refills.

The classification and application of writing and marking instruments to which this Standard is not applicable are given in Annex JA

NOTE: The International Standard corresponding to this Standard and the symbol of degree of correspondence are as follows.

ISO 11540: 2014 Writing and marking instruments-Specification for caps to reduce the risk of asphyxiation (MOD)

In addition, symbols which denote the degree of correspondence in the contents between the relevant International Standard and JIS are IDT (identical), MOD (modified), and NEQ (not equivalent) according to ISO/lEC Guide 21-1.