NATO STANAG 4170 PDF

AIM

The aims of this agreement are:

(a)  to establish the concept and requirement for Qualification of
explosive materials by a National Authority for military use by NATO
nations;

(b)  to ensure that only explosive materials sufficiently characterised
and assessed as possessing properties making them safe and suitable for
consideration for military use are Qualified for an intended role.  A
chance of role (e.g. the use of a Qualified booster as a main charge
explosive) will require a separate assessment on a case-by-case basis,
to determine whether that explosive can be used in a new particular
application not covered under the intended (original) role;

(c)  to provide for NATO nations an acceptable and uniform basis to
achieve Qualification status of explosive materials by the adoption of
the principles and methodology described in this STANAG and related
document AOP-7.