This document specifies general requirements and verifications for methods of identification of waste containers and/or determination of the quantity of waste including: ?? safety requirements; ?? interface requirements and performances; ?? data to be treated and their integrity. This document is applicable to systems for handling containers conforming to the EN 840 series. Although this European standard does not cover systems for handling containers not conforming to the EN 840 series@ it is recommended to apply the requirements of this document to these systems as far as possible. This European standard is applicable to systems both for billing and not for billing.