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IS0
I NT ERN AT I ON A L ORGANIZATION FOR STA N DA RD IZATl O N
IS0 RECOMMENDATION
R 668
DIMENSIONS AND RATINGS OF FREIGHT CONTAINERS
1st EDITION
February 1968
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BRIEF HISTORY
The IS0 Recommendation R 668, Dimensions and ratings of freight containers, was drawn up
by Technical Committee ISO/TC 104, Freight containers, the Secretariat of which is held by the
United States of America Standards Institute (USASI).
Work on this question by the Technical Committee began in 1961 and led, in 1964, to the
adoption of a Draft IS0 Recommendation.
In May 1965, this Draft IS0 Recommendation (No. 804) was circulated to all the IS0 Member
Bodies for enquiry. It was approved, subject to a few modifications of an editorial nature, by the
following Member Bodies :
Argentina Korea, Rep. of Switzerland
Belgium Morocco Turkey
Chile Ne the rlands U.A.R.
Czechoslovakia New Zealand United Kingdom
Germany Portugal U.S.A.
Greece South Africa,
lsrael Rep. of
Italy Sweden
Five Member Bodies opposed the approval of the Draft
Australia
France
Ireland
Poland
U.S.S.R.
The Draft IS0 Recommendation was then submitted by correspondence to the IS0 Council
which decided, in February 1968, to accept it as an IS0 RECOMMENDATION.
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ISO/R 668-1968 (E
IS0 Recommendation R 668 February 1968
DIMENSIONS AND RATINGS OF FREIGHT CONTAINERS
1. DEFINITIONS
A freight container is an article of transport equipment
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of a permanent character and accordingly strong enou
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