# ISO/IEC Guide 46:1985 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO/IEC Guide 46:1985, item title is Comparative testing of consumer products and related services — General principles; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/IEC Guide 46:2017; withdrawn / published date is 1985-11-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO/IEC Guide 46:1985 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Comparative testing of consumer products and related services — General principles _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO/IEC Guide 46:2017
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1985-11-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 19752,GUIDE,,ISO/IEC Guide 46:1985,Comparative testing of consumer products and related services — General principles,Essais comparatifs des produits de consommation et de leurs services — Principes généraux,1985-11-01,1,"['19.020','03.080.30']",ISO/COPOLCO,9599,[19723],[39882],"['en','fr']",2,"<p>The principles are applicable to consumer products, services and a combination of both. They may usefully be followed by bodies and associations which conduct comparative testing programmes. The purpose of this Guide is to enable meaningful test results and information to be presented in a way which will help consumers and others to make an informed choice suitable to their own needs. The notes off

## Source

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Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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