EN 13402 is a European standard for labelling clothes sizes. It is based on body dimensions, measured in centimetres. It replaces many older national dress-size systems in popular use before the year 2007. Acceptance of this form of standardisation varies from country to country. For example, the Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs has commissioned a study to categorise female body types with a view to harmonising Spanish clothing sizes with EN-13402. Few other countries are known to have followed suit.
Read more about EN 13402: Background, EN 13402-1: Terms, Definitions and Body Measurement Procedure, EN 13402-2: Primary and Secondary Dimensions, EN 13402–3: Measurements and Intervals, EN 13402-4: Coding System