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This part of ISO 12647 specifies the requirements for the exchange of materials and information necessary for the definition of the desired printing aims for four-colour flexographic printing of packaging and publication materials. It is based on the use of colour characterization data to define the colorimetric printing aims and includes appropriate assignment of responsibility for and recommended tolerances on critical parameters of the flexographic printing process. This part of ISO 12647 is directly applicable to: • publication flexographic printing including magazines, catalogues, and commercial materials and packaging flexographic printing including labels, boxes, and flexible packages; • half-tone and continuous tone proofing processes that predict the colorimetric results of flexographic printing. Guidance is also provided concerning the definition of spot colours used in flexographic printing.