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►B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 15January 1980
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the ranges of nominal quantities
and nominal capacities permitted for certain prepackaged products
(80/232/EEC)
(OJ L 51, 25.2.1980, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Council Directive 86/96/EEC of 18 March 1986 L 80 55 25.3.1986
►M2Council Directive 87/356/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 48 11.7.1987
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 15January 1980
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
the ranges of nominal quantities and nominal capacities permitted
for certain prepackaged products
(80/232/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas Council Directive 76/211/EEC of 20 January 1976 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to themaking-up by weight or by volume of certain prepackaged products(
4)
specifies the tolerable negative errors in the contents of suchprepackages, together with the markings and methods of control to beapplied to such prepackages for them to circulate throughout theCommunity;
Whereas, however, the said Directive does not remove all the barriers to
trade in prepackaged products which result from differences in the lawson the metrological properties of such products; whereas, in particular,the Member States have different provisions concerning the volume orweight of such products; whereas such provisions must therefore beapproximated;
Whereas, for a given product, the number of quantities which are so
close to each other that they risk confusing the consumer should bereduced as far as possible, in the interests of greater market transpar-ency;
Whereas these reductions should concern both the containers of
prepackaged goods and products which are sold by weight or byvolume;
Whereas Article 16 of Council Directive 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating tocommon provisions for both measuring instruments and methods ofmetrological control(
5), as amended by the Accession Treaty(6),
provides that harmonization of the requirements for marketing certainproducts, in particular as regards the prescription of certain prepackedquantities, may be covered by separate Directives,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
►M21.◄This Directive shall apply topro ducts put up in
prepackages in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 76/211/EEC and which are mentioned in the Annexes hereto; it shall notapply to prepackaged products intended solely for professional use.
(1) OJ NoC 193, 18. 8. 1976, p. 3.
(2) OJ NoC 30, 7. 2. 1977, p. 34.
(3) OJ NoC 114, 11. 5. 1977, p. 30.
(4) OJ NoL 46, 21. 2. 1976, p. 1.
(5) OJ NoL 202, 6. 9. 1971, p. 1.
(6) OJ NoL 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 4.
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2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Directive shall alsoapply tothe knitting yarns referred toin po int 11 o f Annex I, presentedin a different form of packaging.
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Article 2
The products referred to in Article 1 shall be divided into three groups:
(a) products sold by weight or by volume save those products referred
toin (b) and (c).
Annex I lays down for each of these products the range of nominal
quantities of the contents of the prepackages;
(b) products sold by weight or by volume and put up in the rigid
containers listed in Annex II, save for those products listed inAnnex I.
Annex II lays down for such products the range of capacities for
such containers;
(c) products put up in aerosol form.
Annex III lays down the volumes of the liquid phase for such
products and, in the case of metal containers, the capacity of thecontainer.
Article 3
Prepackages shall in all cases indicate the nominal weight or volume of
the contents of the product in accordance with the requirements ofDirective 76/211/EEC.
In the cases referred toin Article 2 (b) and (c), the co ntainers shall also
indicate, in such a way as not to lead to any confusion with the aboveindication, their nominal capacity, in accordance with the provisions ofAnnex II and point 1 of Annex III, or where applicable, a reference tothe EN standards mentioned in the Annexes.
Article 4
Where a multipack is made up of two or more individual prepackages,
the ranges of values listed in Annexes I, II and III shall apply to theindividual prepackages.
Where a prepackage is made up of two or more individual packages
which are not intended to be sold individually, the ranges of valueslisted in Annexes I, II and III shall apply tothe prepackage.
Article 5
Member States may not refuse, prohibit or restrict the placing on the
market of prepackages which satisfy the requirements of this Directive,on the grounds of their nominal quantity in the case of prepackageslisted in Annex I and point 2 of Annex III, or of the nominal capacity oftheir containers in the case of prepackages listed in Annex II, or foreither of these two reasons in the case of products listed in point 1 ofAnnex III. ►
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11 of Annex I may be marketed after 31 December 1989 only in thenominal quantities given in point 11. ◄
Article 6
Before 1 January 1982 Member States may not refuse, prohibit or
restrict the placing on the market of prepackages which satisfy therequirements of Directive 76/211/EEC, where the nominal quantity in,or capacity of, the container has a value which is not shown in thisDirective and which were placed on the market of the Member Statesconcerned at the date of its notification.
The first paragraph shall not apply to the measures which will be taken
by the United Kingdom and Ireland to define ranges in SI units.
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Article 7
Member States shall bring intofo rce the measures necessary toco mply
with this Directive within 24 months of its notification and shall forth-with inform the Commission thereof.
Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of
internal law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive arecommunicated to the Commission.
Article 8
This Directive is addressed tothe Member States.
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ANNEX I
RANGE OF NOMINAL QUANTITIES OF CONTENTS OF
PREPACKAGES
1. FOOD PRODUCTS SOLD BY WEIGHT (quantity in g)
1.1. Butter(CCT heading No04.03) , margarine, emulsified or non-
animal and vegetable fats (low fat spreads)
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—10 0 0—15 0 0—20 0 0—25 0 0—50 0 0
1.2. Fresh cheeses except ‘petits suisses' and other cheeses put up in
the same way (CCT subheading ex 04.0 4EIc ) )
62·5—1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—1 0 0 0—2 0 0 0—5 0 0 0
1.3. Table and cooking salt (CCT subheading 25.01 A)
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—7 5 0—1 0 0 0—1 5 0 0—5 0 0 0
1.4. Impalpable sugars, red or brown sugars, candy sugars
125 — 250 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 — 2 000 — 2 500 —
3 000 — 4 000 — 5 000
1.5. Cereal products (excluding foods for infants)
1.5.1.Cereal flours, groats, flakes and oatmeal and meal, oatflakes
(excluding the products referred to in 1.5.4)
125 — 250 — 500 — 1 000 — 1 500 — 2 000 — 2 500 (1)—50 0 0
— 10 000
1.5.2.Pasta products (CCT heading No19.03)
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—10 0 0—15 0 0—20 0 0—30 0 0—40 0 0—
5 000 — 10 000
1.5.3.Rice(CCT heading No10.06)
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—1 0 0 0—2 0 0 0—2 5 0 0—5 0 0 0
1.5.4.Preparedfoodsobtainedsimilartheswellingorroastingofcerealsor
cereal products
(puffed rice, corn flakes and similar products) (Common Customs
Tariff heading No19.05)
250 — 375 — 500 — 750 — 1000 — 1500 — 2000
1.6. Dried vegetables (CCT heading No07.05) (2),dried fruits (CCT
heading Nos or subheadings ex 08.01, 08.03 B, 08.04 B, 08.12)
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—10 0 0—15 0 0—20 0 0—50 0 0—75 0 0—
10 000
1.7. Ground or unground roasted coffee, chicory and coffee substi-
tutes
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—10 0 0—20 0 0—30 0 0—40 0 0—50 0 0—
10 000
1.8. Frozen products
1.8.1.Fruit and vegetables and pre-cooked potatoes for chips
150 — 300 — 450 — 600 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 — 2 000 —
2 500
1.8.2.Fish fillets and portions, breaded or not breaded
100 — 200 — 300 — 400 — 500 — 600 — 800 — 1 000 — 2 000
1.8.3.Fish fingers
1 5 0—3 0 0—4 5 0—6 0 0—9 0 0—1 2 0 0—1 5 0 0—1 8 0 0
2. FOODSTUFFS SOLD BY VOLUME (quantity in ml)
2.1. Ice-cream in quantities of more than 250 ml
(excluding any ice-cream whose volume is not determined by the
shape of the container)
3 0 0—5 0 0—7 5 0—10 0 0—15 0 0—20 0 0—25 0 0—30 0 0—
4 000 — 5 000
3. DRY FOODS FOR DOGS AND CATS (3) (quantity in g)
200 — 300 — 400 — 500 — 600 — 800 — 1 000 — 1 500 — 2 000
—3 0 0 0—5 0 0 0—7 5 0 0—1 0 0 0 0
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4. READY-TO-USE PAINTS AND VARNISHES (with or without
added solvents; Common Customs Tariff subheading 32.09 A IIexcluding dispersed pigments and solutions) (quantity in ml)
2 5—5 0—1 2 5—2 5 0—3 7 5—5 0 0—7 5 0—10 0 0—20 0 0—
2 5 0 0—4 0 0 0—5 0 0 0—1 0 0 0 0
5. SOLID OR POWDERED GLUES AND ADHESIVES (quantity in g)
2 5—5 0—1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—10 0 0—25 0 0—50 0 0—80 0 0
— 10 000
6. CLEANING PRODUCTS
(solids and powder in g, liquids and pastes in ml)inter alia products for leather and footwear, wood and floor cover-
ings, ovens and metals including for cars, windows and mirrorsincluding for cars (CCT heading No 34. 05); stain removers, starchesand dyes for household use (CCT subheadings 38. 12 A and 32. 09C), household insecticides (CCT heading No ex 38. 11), descalers(CCT heading No 34. 02), household deodorizers (CCT subheading33. 06 B), non-pharmaceutical disinfectants
2 5—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 5 0—2 0 0—2 5 0—3 7 5—5 0 0—7 5 0
—1 0 0 0—1 5 0 0—2 0 0 0—5 0 0 0—1 0 0 0 0
7. COSMETICS: BEAUTY AND TOILET PREPARATIONS (CCT
subheadings 33.06 A and B)
(solids and powders in g, liquids and pastes in ml)
7.1. Products for skin and oral hygiene
shaving creams, all-purpose creams and lotions, hand creams and
lotions, sun products, oral-hygiene products (excluding toothpaste)
1 5—3 0—4 0—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 2 5—1 5 0—2 0 0—2 5 0—
300 — 400 — 500 — 1 000
7.2. Toothpaste
2 5—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 2 5—1 5 0—2 0 0—2 5 0—3 0 0
7.3. Hair-care products (except dyes) and bath products
lacquer, shampoos, rinsing products, strengtheners, brilliantines, hair
cream (excluding the hair lotions referred to in 7.4), ‘bubble baths'and other foaming products for bath and shower
2 5—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 2 5—1 5 0—2 0 0—2 5 0—3 0 0—4 0 0
—5 0 0—7 5 0—1 0 0 0—2 0 0 0
7.4. Alcohol-based products
containing less than 3 % by volume of natural or synthetic perfume
oil and less than 70 % by volume of pure ethyl alcohol: aromaticwaters, hair lotions, pre-shave and after-shave lotions
1 5—2 5—3 0—4 0—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 2 5—1 5 0—2 0 0—
250 — 300 — 400 — 500 — 750 — 1 000
7.5. Deodorants and personal-hygiene products
2 0—2 5—3 0—4 0—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 5 0—2 0 0
7.6. Talcum powders
5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 5 0—2 0 0—2 5 0—5 0 0—1 0 0 0
8. WASHING PRODUCTS
8.1. Solid toilet and household soaps (g) (CCT heading No34.01)
2 5—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 5 0—2 0 0—2 5 0—3 0 0—4 0 0—5 0 0
— 1 000
8.2. Soft soaps (g) (CCT heading No34.01)
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—7 5 0—1 0 0 0—5 0 0 0—1 0 0 0 0
8.3. Soap in flakes, chips, etc. (g) (CCT heading No34.01)
2 5 0—5 0 0—7 5 0—1 0 0 0—3 0 0 0—5 0 0 0—1 0 0 0 0
8.4. Liquid washing, cleaning and scouring products and auxiliary
products (CCT heading No34. 02) and hypochlorite prepara-
tions(excluding the products referred to in point 6) (quantity in ml)
125 — 250 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 250 (
4)—15 0 0—20 0 0—
3 0 0 0—4 0 0 0—5 0 0 0—6 0 0 0—7 0 0 0—1 0 0 0 0
8.5. Scouring powder (g)
250 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 10 000
8.6. Pre-wash and soaking products in powder form (g)
2 5 0—5 0 0—1 0 0 0—2 0 0 0—5 0 0 0—1 0 0 0 0
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9. SOLVENTS (ml)
within the meaning of Council Directive 73/173/EEC of 4 June 1973
on the approximation of Member States’ laws, regulations andadministrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging andlabelling of dangerous preparations (solvents) (
5)
2 5—5 0—7 5—1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—10 0 0—15 0 0—25 0 0—
5 000 — 10 000
10. LUBRICATING OILS (ml)
1 2 5—2 5 0—5 0 0—10 0 0—20 0 0—25 0 0—30 0 0—40 0 0—
5 000 — 10 000
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11. KNITTING YARNS (quantity in g) consisting of natural fibres
(animal, vegetable and mineral), chemical fibres and mixtures thereof.
1 0—2 5—5 0—1 0 0—1 5 0—2 0 0—2 5 0—3 0 0—3 5 0—4 0 0
— 450 — 500 — 1 000
This value is the anhydrous mass of the yarn to which the conven-
tional humidity allowance laid down by Directive 71/307/EEC isapplied.
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(1) Not valid for oatmeal and oatflakes.
(2) Excluding potatoes and dehydrated vegetables.
(3) Products with a moisture content of less than 14 %.
(4) For hypochlorites only.
(5) OJ NoL 189, 11. 7. 1973, p. 7.
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ANNEX II
RANGE OF PERMISSIBLE CONTAINER CAPACITIES
Standards EN 23,1, edition 2 (May 1978) and EN 76, edition 1 (December 1978)
shall apply except where the products and capacity ranges laid down thereindiffer from those listed in this Annex.
1. PRESERVES AND SEMI-PRESERVES IN TINS AND GLASS
CONTAINERS: VEGETABLE PRODUCTS (FRUIT, VEGET-ABLES, TOMATOES, POTATOES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OFASPARAGUS, SOUPS, FRUIT OR VEGETABLE JUICES ANDFRUIT NECTARS) FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
1.1. Tins and glass containers (capacity in ml)
106 — 156 — 212 (
1) — 228 (1) — 314 — 370 — 425 (1) — 446 (1)
— 580 — 720 — 850 — 1 062 — 1 700— 2 650 — 3 100 — 4 250— 10 200
1.1.1. Additional list for tumblers:
53 (
2) — 125 (2) — 250 (2)
1.2. List of capacities permitted for special products: (capacity in ml)
—Truffles: 2 6—5 3—7 1—1 0 6—2 1 2—4 2 5—7 2 0—8 5 0
—Tomatoes:
concentrates: 71 — 142 — 212 — 370 — 425 — 720 — 850 —
3 100 — 4 250
peeled or unpeeled: 236 — 370 — 425 — 720 — 850 — 2 650
— 3 100
—Fruitcocktails,fruitinsyrup: 106 — 156 — 212 (1) — 228 (1)—
236 — 314 — 370 — 425 (1) — 446 (1) — 580 — 720 — 850 —
1 0 6 2—1 7 0 0—2 6 5 0—3 1 0 0—4 2 5 0—1 0 2 0 0
2. MOIST PET FOOD FOR CATS AND DOGS (capacity in ml)
212 (1) — 228 (1) — 314 — 425 (1) — 446 (1) — 850 — 1 062 —
1 700 — 2 650
3. WASHING AND CLEANING PRODUCTS IN POWDER FORM
The capacities of prepackages shall be as follows:
Packet No Volume in ml
E 0.5 375E 1 750E 2 1 500E 3 2 250E 5 3 750E 10 7 700E 15 11 450E 20 15 200E 25 18 950E 30 22 700Drum NoE 5 3 950E 10 7 700E 15 11 450E 20 15 200E 25 18 950E 30 22 700
(1) These capacities will be re-examined nolater than five years after the date o n which the
Directive is adopted.
(2) Volume allowed for a period of 10 years from the date on which the Directive is
adopted.
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ANNEX III
RANGE OF VOLUMES FOR PRODUCTS SOLD IN AEROSOLS, WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF THE PRODUCTS EXCLUDED IN POINT 7.4 OF
ANNEX I AND MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
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By way of derogation from Article 8 (1) (e) of Council Directive 75/324/EEC of20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating toaerosol dispensers (
1), products sold in aerosols complying with the requirements
of this Directive need not be marked with the nominal weight of their contents.
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1. PRODUCTS SOLD IN METAL CONTAINERS
Container capacities in ml for:
Volume of the liquid phase
in ml Products propelled by
liquid gas(a) Products propelled by
compressed gasesalone
(b) Products propelled by
nitrous oxide orcarbon dioxide aloneor by mixtures of thetwoalo ne when theproduct has a Bunsencoefficient of 1.2 orless
25 40 47
50 75 89
75 110 140
100 140 175
125 175 210
150 210 270
200 270 335
250 335 405
300 405 520
400 520 650
500 650 800
600 800 1 000
750 1 000 —
2. PRODUCTS SOLD IN TRANSPARENT OR NON-TRANSPARENT
GLASS OR PLASTIC CONTAINERS (volume of the liquid phase in ml):
2 5—5 0—7 5—1 0 0—1 2 5—1 5 0
(1) OJ NoL 147, 9. 6. 1975, p. 40.