Standards
The International Organization for Standardization has published standards for ball point and roller ball pens:
- ISO 12756
- 1998: Drawing and writing instruments – Ball point pens – Vocabulary
- ISO 12757-1
- 1998: Ball point pens and refills – Part 1: General use
- ISO 12757-2
- 1998: Ball point pens and refills – Part 2: Documentary use (DOC)
- ISO 14145-1
- 1998: Roller ball pens and refills – Part 1: General use
- ISO 14145-2
- 1998: Roller ball pens and refills – Part 2: Documentary use (DOC)
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