This international Standard is one of a series of stan-dards dealing with the testing of paints, varnishes and related products. This international Standard specifies a procedure for determining the resistance of a single-coat film or a multi-coat system of paints or related products to humid atmospheres containing sulfur dioxide. The test method allows for different amounts of sulfur dioxide: a volume of 0,2 litre, measured at atmos-pheric pressure, is generally recommended for testing coatings of thickness not exceeding approximately 40 um