The conservation problems in libraries and archives are not those of the individual objects but are in the masses of material to be kept and conserved. Because of the increasing masses of bad quality paper future conservation will become impossible. One of the possibilities to decrease future conservation problems could be the introduction of standard specifications for permanent records and storage materials. In the Netherlands these specifications are formulated, and will be presented to the government. One of the aims of this contribution is to stimulate the development of standard specifications not only for permanent records but also for file folders, mounting board, boxes, etc. -- AATA