# ISO/IEC Guide 41:2003 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO/IEC Guide 41:2003, item title is Packaging — Recommendations for addressing consumer needs; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/IEC Guide 41:2018; withdrawn / published date is 2003-05-13, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO/IEC Guide 41:2003 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Packaging — Recommendations for addressing consumer needs _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO/IEC Guide 41:2018
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2003-05-13 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 33319,GUIDE,,ISO/IEC Guide 41:2003,Packaging — Recommendations for addressing consumer needs,Emballage — Recommandations pour répondre aux besoins des consommateurs,2003-05-13,1,"['01.120','55.020']",ISO/COPOLCO,9599,[19747],[64889],"['en','fr']",5,"<p>ISO/IEC Guide 41:2003 gives the general recommendations to be taken into consideration when determining the most suitable type of packaging to be used at the point of sale to protect goods. It is not applicable to packaging solely intended to protect goods in bulk when being transported between manufacturers and retailers.</p><p>The objectives of ISO/IEC Guide 41:2003 are to maximize the direct and indirect benefits to purchasers of goods and

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).