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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPMNCOMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,22July 1976
i PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ontheapproximation ofthelaxs bftheMember States relating to
theranges ofnominal quantities permitted forcertain prepackaged
products ,
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thisproposalisanaturalsuccessortothosealreadyadoptedbythe
Counoilonprepackagedproducts,i.e.,theDirectiveontheapproximation
ofthelawsrelatingtothemaking-up "byvolumeofcertainprepackaged
liquidsadoptedon19December1974»andtheoneontheapproximation
oflawsrelatingtothemaking-upbyweightorbyvolumeofcertain
3BÉprepackaged products.
Thepurposeofthisnewproposalistolaydown,foreachoftheproducts
listed,quantitiesthatmustbeacceptedonthemarketinalltheMember
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States.
Thereasonwhyitisessentialtolaydownsuchquantitiesisthatseveral
MemberStateshavealreadyadoptedlawsonthismatterinordertoprotect
theirconsumers.Ifallthevariousvaluesweretobeadmittedtherewould
beunhealthycompetition between–sometimesfairlyunscrupulous –
producerswhowouldchangetheirpackagesinordertocamouflageincreases
inprioe;theconsumerxvouldbefacedbysimilarproductsputupinquantities
differingbyfive,tenortwentypercentandwouldthenhavetoengagein
complicated mentalarithmeticinordertocomparetheirprices.Sucha
situationmustbeavoided,bothinordertoprotectconsumersandtoprotect
themajorityofproducersagainstcompetitionborderingonunfairtrading.
ButtheCommunitycannotalloweachMemberStatetoadoptthenecessary
measuresincompleteindependence sincethiswouldeffectivelypartition
theCommunitymarket;onceagaintheconsumerwouldsufferbecauseofthe
reducedselectionofproductsavailabletohimsincetheproducers–
whowouldhavetoadaptthedimensionsoftheirproductstoeachnational
.market–wouldoftengeartheirproductiontoafewMemberStatesonly.
^OfficialJournalNo^42of15February1975*
^OfficialJournalNoL46of21February1976.

Inanyevent,producersandconsumerswouldbeunabletobenefitfromthe
econoriiyofscaleaffordedbyaCommunityof2^0millioninhabitants .
ItwasthereforenecessaryjasinthecaseofbeveragesintheDirective
of19December1974>"tolaydownrangesofvaluesforthemostcommonly
usedproductsintheCommunitywhichwhentheycomplywiththosevalues,
mustbeadmittedforfreemovement.However,itwasfarfromsimple
toresolvetheproblem.TheCommission'sproposalismerelyacompromise
betweenthewishesofproducerswhoobviouslydonotwanttheirproduction,
theirbrandimageandmarkethabitstobeupsetbyarbitrarychoices,andthe
wishesofconsumerassociations which,intheirconcernforclarityand
consistency ,wantaminimumnumberofverydistinctvalueswhichcan,if
possible,bederivedfromeachotherbysimplementalarithmetic ($«g«,
multiplication ordivisionbytwo).Furthermore ,thehabitsofthe
variousMemberStates–whichhaveevensometimesbecometraditions–-
areoftendifficulttoreconcilewitheachother.
Thedifficulties wouldhavebeeninsolubleiftheproposedharmonization
solution,asinthecase,oftheotherDirectivesonprepackagedproducts,
hadnotbeenthe"optional"Harmonization system.Thismeansthatthe
MemberStates,whilebeingobligedtoaccepttheprepackages whosevalues
arelaiddownbytheDirectiveTarealsofreetoacceptotherdimensions
wheretheyjudgethistobenecessary.Thissystem,whichatleastgives
theproducerthecertaintythatproductscomplyingwiththeDirectivewill
Hotbeprohibitedforreasonsconcerningthequantitiesinwhichtheyare
putup,offersthefollowingfurtheradvantages :
(a)Localspecialities ,whichthereisnopointinstandardizing at
Communitylevel,donotneedtobecoveredbytheDirectivesitwill
be1uptothegovernments ofthe'MemberStatesconcernedtodecide
whetherornotquantitiesotherthanthoselaiddownbytheDirective
shouldbemaintainedforsuchproducts,havingdueregardtoconsumer
protectionandtheeconomicandsocialdifficulties whichcouldarise
from,constraints placedontheproducerindustries.

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Transitional arrangements which canonly "bediscussed individual lyfmust
therefore besettled bynational administrations orbybilateral agreements
between governments .This isnotamatter forapplications forexemption
tobediscussed inBrussels ;
(b)Asimilar problem arises forproducts originating fromnon–member countries ,
whose governments areobviously notobliged tocomply with theDirective *
Itwould beanirregular andpointlessly cumbersome procedure if,foreach
oftheproducts imported into aMember State ,anapplication forexemption
hadtobesubmitted totheCommunity# Each government must becapable
ofjudging whether thedesirability oftheimport issufficient tojustify
thetemporary orpermanent admission ofproducts notcomplying with the
requirements oftheDirective toitsnational market .
TheDireotive will therefore serve asacommon denominator ,buttheCommission
hopes that theproducers' certainty ofseeing theprescribed dimensions accepted
throughout theCommunity will give then adirect incentive toadjust their
production towards those values andthat they will eventually predominate
onthe market .
TheCommission isaware oftheadvantages which should ensue forconsumers
from theadoption andimplementation ofthis Directive :aclear distinction
between thequantities marketed forany category ofproduct should simplify
comparisons between similar products ;furthermore theadoption ofthe
same ranges inthevarious countries should favour competition between producers
andincrease theconsumers' choice .Finally theeconomy ofscale afforded by
thesize oftheCommunity market should have afavourable effect onproduction
costs and sales prices .
However ,this will obviously notsolve alltheproblems .First ofallthere
aremany products which arenotsold inprepackages aedefined inthis
proposal :they aresold either inbulk form ,orindividually andpacked in
thepresence ofthepurchaser ,oras"pre-weighed "products which arepacked
inthepurchaser 'sabsence inquantities which donotcorrespond toary
pre-established categories ,i«e,toarydefinable range .

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Secondly,therearetheproductslistedinAnnexIItothisDirective,
i.e,tthosewhich(e.g.fcannedfoods)arepackagedincontainersof
predetermined size(oftenmanufacturedwithoutanyknowledgeoftheproduct
theywillcontain)andthereforedonotcorrespond,whenthecontaineris
correctlyfilled,toanyvaluewhichmayheexpressedasaroundfigure.
TheCommissionthereforeintendstoimproveessentialconsumerprotection
"byproposingthattheCouncilshouldadoptoneormoredirectivesonthe
obligationtomarkunitpricesonsuchpackages.Adraftproposalalong
theselinesforfoodproductsiscurrently "beingstudiedbythecompetent
departments.Theadvantagesofthecompulsorymarkingofunitpriceswill
beparticularly evidentwhen(byreasonoftheoptionalcharacterof
theDirectiveonquantityranges)theMemberStateshaveallowedthe
marketingoftoomanydimensionsofprepackagescontainingthesameproduct.
Sincetheprincipalpurposeofthisproposeddirectiveistoprotectthe
endconsumer,i.e.,thehousewife,itdidnotseemnecessarytoinclude
productsmade,specifically forprofessional use.Thiswouldhaveinvolved
theinclusionofverylargenominalquantitiesandhighlyspecialized
preparations ,whichwouldhavemadetheDirectivepointlesslyoumbersome,
complicatedthediscussions andeventuallyriskedintroducingfurther
confusiontothemarketbyallowingthemovementofprepackages whichhad
hithertobeenusedsolelybyspecialists andwereunknowntothegeneral
consumer.
Forsimilarreasons,theDirectivedoesnot,inprinciple,coverluxury
productswhichdonotrequireaCommunitydirectivetocirculateinthe
Community.Nordoesitcoverthevarioussampleswhicharenotpaidforby
theendconsumerbutaredistributedfree-of-chargeforadvertisingpurposes.
TheCommission'sobjectivewhenitbeganthisworkwastodrawuparange
ofstandardvalueswithwhichallproductswouldhavetocomplyinorder
toenjoyfreemovementintheCommunity,

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Sucharange$whichwouldhaveconsistedsolelyof"round"figures "basedon
adecimalsystem,asinthecaseofsetsofweightsorcoinsandnotes,
rapidlyprovedto"beunfeasibleintheimmediatefuture "becausecommercial
practicesarestillfartooremotefromanysuchdegreeofperfection }this
kindofsystemcanonlyceintroducedinstages~asuddenchangein
commercialhabitswouldhavecausedgreatconfusionandno"benefit®
TheDirectivecontainsthreeAnnexeswhichcorrespondtothreedifferent
categoriesofproduct.
ThefirstAnnexconcernsprepackagedproducts£°rwhichthepackagesare
manufactured accordingtotheproducttheyaretocontain.Forthese
productsitistheoretically possibletopreselectsimplevaluesforthe
rangetobeadmittedtotheCommunitymarket,nonetheless,accounthad
tobetakenofthepresentstateofaffairswhendrawingupthisproposal#
Infactacompleteupheavalofthemarketwouldbeextremelyprejudicial
totheconsumer:ifallproductiontechniqueshadtobemodified,involving
thereplacementofpackagingandinspectionequipment,thecostwouldbe
suchthattheendresultwouldinnowayimprovethesituation.
ThesecondAnnexconcernsproductswhichareprepackagedinpackages
manufacturedwithoutregardtothemetrologicalproperties(volume,
density)oftheproductstheyaretocontain:thisismainlytruein
thecaseofcannedfoodsorcontainersforpowdereddetergentsforwhich
theinternational standardsorganizations (CEt!,ISO)haveestablished
listsofstandardized containers.Basingitselfessentially onthe
resultsofthiswork,theCommissionhasproposedthefreemovementof
alimitednumberofthesevolumes.Anobviouscorollaryisthatthe
weightofthecontentsmustnecessarily bestatedontheprepackage,
becausethesizeofthecontainerdoesnotprovidesufficientinformation
fortheconsumer.Butbyproposingthatalimitednumberofsizesbe
admittedforfreemovement,theCommission–whichcouldnotignorethe
decisionstakenbyorganizations largerthantheCommunityinthisfield-
isconvincedthatit'issimplifyinganoverloadedmarket.
Finally,thethirdAnnexconcernsproductssoldinaerosoldispensers.
OntheCommission'sproposal,theCouncilhasalreadyadopteda
Directiveontheresistanceofsuchproductstopressure,
^Directive75/324/EECof20May1975publishedinOJHoLI47of9June1975,

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Ijx .this Directive therules have been made ascomprehensive aspossible
since notonly isarange ofvolumes proposed forcontainers but ,inorder
toensure perfect comparability between similar products andtoavoid
inadequate filling which isdifficult todetect ,thevolume oftheactive
principle which each size ofcontainer must contain isalso specified in
afairly clear table .
Alltheranges included inthis Directive have been discussed between the
Commission 'sdepartments ,government experts andrepresentatives ofthe
relevant industrial federations (more than ahundred )andconsumer
associations .Like anycompromise ,itdoes notfully meet thewishes
(inanycase incompatible )ofallwhotook part inthediscussions but
represents arealistic basis forthediscussions which will take place
intheEuropean Parliament ,theEconomic andSocial Committee and the
Council ,Intheopinion oftheCommission 'scompetent departments ,
themain problems which arose ,inconnection with thevarious products ,
when theproposal wasdrafted were asfollows :
(a)Fordairy products ,theopinions ofthenational federations diverged
widely about thedimensions tobelisted intheDirective ,because
national habits –andconsequently themarkets ofthevarious Member
States –arevery different .TheEuropean Federations concerned
therefore proposed ,foreach oftheproducts ,very long series of
values ,incontrast tothewishes ofthegovernment experts and
consumer representatives .TheCommission 'sdepartments experienced
considerable difficulty intrying tomake areasonable choice .They
hadtotake account ofthefact ,forinstance ,that tins forsweetened
and unsweetened concentrated milk are identical whereas their densities
arenot so;this ledtotheproposal ofdifferent values forthe
weights ofthese twoproducts which could beadmitted forfree movement .
They also hadtosettle cases such asthat ofyoghurt ,which insome
countries ismarketed byweight andinothers "byvolume .The same
istrue forother products ,such asspices .
(b)More generally ,inthecase ofmariy food products ,theincorporation
ofallthevalues used intheCommunity would have involved theinclusion
ofonerange based onthevalue of100g(100 ,200 ,300.....) andone
range based onthevalue 125 (125 ,250,5°0 •#...)• Inview ofthe
wishes repeatedly expressed byconsumers andgovernment experts ,
endeavours were made toeliminate oneofthese tworanges inthe -light
oftheestimated volume ofproduction (insofar asthis wasknown )inthe
rcsDective Tn-vn s-p ■*,.

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(c)Ofcourse,incaseswhereaDirectiveadoptedbytheCouncilalready
laiddownrangesforcertainproducts,theserangeshavebeenreferred
toasareminderandnonewproposalhasbeenmade.Thesameistruein
thecaseofCommissionproposalsonwhichdiscussionsintheCouncil
seemtobemovinginthedirectionofanagreement.
(d)TherearealsoseveralfieldsinwhichtheCommissionhasmadeno
proposalseventhoughthesectorsinquestionareimportant:particular
examplesinthisrespectarecansformeatandfisheryproducts#The
reasonforthisisthattheISO(international StandardsOrganization )
isonthepointofcompletingitsstandardizing workinthesefields.
ItisobviouslynecessarytotakethisworkintoaccountatCommunity
level,butsincenofinaldecisionhadyetbeentakenitwasjudged
preferablenottodelaythesubmissionofthisproposalandthe
possibilityofagreementonalargenumberofsectorsonaccountofa
fewforwhichtherewasnotyetasufficiently clearindicationofthe
valuestobeselected,
(e)Forthevarioussectorsofthechemicalindustry,itwillperhapsseem
initiallythatalargenumberofvalueshavebeenselected.Butindustry
hasalreadymadeverysubstantialeffortstorationalizethesesectors.
Atthepresenttime,forinstance,therearemorethan120dimensions
forcosmeticsbetween50g(orml)and200g(orml)ontheCommunity
market.TheCommissionproposalwillthereforesimplifythissector *-
appreciably althoughnotgoingasfarasstandardizing "single–portion
packs"(quantitiestobeusedupinoneapplication)becausethequantity
whichisusedinsuchcasesdependslargelyontheconsumer,
(f)Fordetergents,theCommissionhasreferredtotheStandardEN23cfthe
EuropeanCommitteeforStandardization (CM),whichwasadoptedunanimously
bytheMemberStatesinJuly1974*ThisStandardissoontobeamendedto
,incorporatelargerdimensionsofprepackages.TheCommissionhasno
objectiontothisamendmentbutdidnotwanttoadoptarystanceregarding
theacceptancebytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization ,

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Forpreserves andseni–preserves offruit andvegetables ,theCommission
hasalso based itself ontheresults ofwork undertaken atitsrequest
bytheEuropean Committee forStandardization .These results will shortly
take shape asStandard EIT7
Theprinciple ofreference tothese CEN standards wasdisputed byseveral
government experts .But inline with anumber ofresolutions ofthe
Economic and Social Committee andthepositions adopted byMember State
representatives invarious international organizations (especially GATT
andtheUNEconomic Commission forEurope ),theCommission 'sdepartments
have proposed the system ofreference tostandards whereever aEuropean
Standard existed orwas onthepoint ofbeing adopted .
However ,"the"Comission hasnotified theGENJottho -main objections ofthe
government experts inthehope that theCommittee will beable toamend the
standards inquestion andbring them more inline -with the'wishes ofthe
governments before theCouncil adopts this proposal#
Foraerosols ,theCommission hasconfined itself temporarily toproposing
dimensions formetal containers ;similar work isinhand onglass and
plastic containers .Inthenext fewmonths theCommission plans to
expand itsproposal inthis respect ,but itpreferred nottowait fortotal
agreement before submitting itsfirst proposal which already improves the
market situation considerably :itallows Cnly acertain number ofdistinct
sizes which must befilled inthe same way BCthat consumers caneasily
compare similar products# However ,theFederation ofEuropean Aerosol
Associations hasdrawn theCommission 'sattention tosome problems
outstanding which ,asthelaws stand atpresent ,aredistorting competition
inthis field ;forinstance ,certain Member States authorize theuseof
isopropylic alcohol asasolvent whereas others stipulate theuseofethyl
alcohol .Taxes andexcise duties onthese twotypes ofalcohol arevery
different sothat theCommunity firms aresubject todifferent conditions .
Thecompetent dppai-fcmpivts ofthe Coronri ssionshould investigate this point#

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Theseexamplesshowthecomplexityoftheharmonization whichthis
Commissionproposalendeavourstoachieve#Theopinionsofthe
EuropeanParliamentandtheEconomicandSocialCommittee–whichmust
"beconsulted "becauseimplementation ofthisDirectivewillinvolve
amendmentstolegislativeprovisionsinforceinseveralMemberStates
willthereforeheparticularly valuable.

PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE
ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStates
relatingtotherangesofnominalquantitiespermitted
forcertainprepackagedproducts
(presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES' ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective76/211/EECof20January1976on"the
approximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothemaking-up
layweightor"byvolumeofcertainprepackagedproducts*whichspecifiesthe
tolerablenegativeerrorsinthecontentsofsuchprepackages ,together
withthemarkingsandmethodsofcontroltoboappliedtosuchprepncknqos
fortheretocirculatethroughouttheCommunity*
Whereas,however,thesaidDirectivedoesnotremoveMltheb?irri^rstotrade
inprepackagedproductswhichresultfromdifferencesinthelawsonthe
metrologicalpropertiesofsuchproducts,andwhereas,inparticular,the
MemberStateshavedifferentprovisionsconcerningthevolumeorweight
ofsuchproducts:whereas^puehprovisions .must"thereforebeapproximated ;
^•OJNoL46,21,2.1976,p.1.

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Whereas,foragivenproduct,thenunberofquantities whicharesocloseto
eachotherthattheyriskconfusingtheconsumershouldbereducedssfaras
possible,inordertoallowgreatermarkettransparency ;
Whereasthesereductions shouldconcernnotonlythecontainersofpro-
packagedgoodsbutalsoproductswhicharesoldbyweightorbyvolume;
WhereasArticle16ofCouncilDirective 71/316/EECof26July1971onthe
approximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtocommonprovisions
1)forbothmeasuringinstruments andmethodsofmetrolcgical control,as
2)lastamendedbytheAccessionTreaty,providesthatharmonization ofthe
requirements formarketingcertainproducts,inparticular asregardsthe
prescription ofcertainprepackedquantities,maybecoveredbyseparate
directives,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
1)OJNoL202,6.9.1971,p.1.
2)OJNoL73,27.3.1973,p.4.

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Article1
ThisDirectiveshallapplytoproductsputupinprepackagesasdefined
inArticle1of.CouncilDirective76/2T1/EEC,whichnrelistedinthe
Annexeshereto;itshallnotapplytoproductsintendedsolelyfor
professional use.
Article2
TheproductsreferredtoinArticle1shallbedividedintothreegroups:
1.Productssold"byweightorvolumesaveforthoseproducts "-
referredtoinparagraphs 2and3andtheliquiedsreferred
toin••CouncilDirective75/106/EECof19December1974onthe
approximntion oftheliwsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothe
makinq-upbyvolumeofcertainprepackaqedliquieds^.
AnnexIinysdownforeachoftheseproductsthe
rangeofnominalquantitiesofthecontentsoftheprepackages.
2.Productssold"byweightorlayvolumeandputupinthestandardized
containerslistedinAnnexII
ThesaidAnnexlaysdownfor1sucfi^productstheranqesoffully-laden
capacitiesforsuchcontainers.
3.Productsputupinaerosolforminthestandardized containerslisted
inAnnexIII,
ThesaidAnne*alsolaysdownthenominalvrlumeoftheproduct
corresponding tothecapacityofeachcontainer.
1)OJNoL42,15.2.1975,p.1.

Art2çle_3
Prepackagesshallinallcasesindicatethenominalweightorvolumeofthe
contentsinaccordance withCouncilDirective76/211/EEC.
InthecasesreferredtoinArticle2(2)and(3),thecontainersshallalso
indicate,insuchawayastoavoidanyconfusionwiththepreviousindication
theirnominalfully-ladencapacity:
-eitherbyreferringtothecorresponding CENorISOstandard,
-orbyshowingtheircapacityincentilitres withoutthesymbolcl.
Article4
Whenprepackagesarebeingmadeuptheirairspacesahc.llbereducedtothe
minimumcompatiblewiththenature,intendedpurpose,subsequentprocessing,
manufacturing techniqueandmethodofuseofthepackagedproducts.
Article5
ffseveralprepackagesarecontainedinasinglesalespack(multipack),the
rangesofvalueslistedinAnnexesI,IIorIIIshallapplyonlytothe
individualprepackages .
Thenumberandnominalquantitiesoftheindividualprepackagesbhallbe
statedontheouterwrap.

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Article6
MemberStatesmaynotrefuse,prohibitorrestricttheplacingonthe
marketofprepackages whichsatisfytherequirements ofthisDirectiveand
itsAnnexesbyreasonoftheirnominalquantityinthecaseofprepackages
listedinAnnexI,byreasonofthenominalcapacityoftheircontainersin
thecaseofprepackageslistedinAnnexII,orbyreasonofeitherofthese
twofactorsinthecaseofproductslistedinAnnexIII.
Article7
Before1January1935MemberStatesmaynotrefuse,prohibitorrestrictthe
placingonthemarketefprepackages whichsatisfytherequirements of
CouncilDirective76/211/EEC,ofwhichthenominalquantityorcapacityof
thecontainerhasavaluewhichisnotshowninthisDirectiveandwhich
theMemberStateconcernedacceptedatthedateofitsnotification .
TheaboveparagraphshallnotapplytomeasurestakenbytheUnitedKingdom
andIrelandwithaviewtodefinerangesexpressedinSIunits.
Article8
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethemeasuresneededinordertocomply
withthisDirectivewithin18monthsofitsnotification andshallforth­
withinformtheCommissionthereof.
Oncenotification ofthisDirectivehasbeenmadeMemberStatesshallalso
ensurethattheCommissionisinformed,intimeforittosubmitits
comments,ofalldraftlaws,regulations andadministrative provisionswhich
theyintendtoadoptinthefieldcoveredbythisDirective.
Article9
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.

ANNEXI
RANGEOFNOMINALQUANTITIES OFCONTENTS
OFPREFACKAGES
:n:- g)
Butter,margarine,animalandvegetablefats
125-250-500-1000-2000-5000.
Freshcheeses(except"Petitssuisses"(softcreamcheeses)and
othercheesesputupinthesameway)
62.5-125-250-500-1000~2000-5000.
"Petitssuisses"andothercheesesputupmthesameway
180-360.
Cookingsalt
250-500-1000-2000-3000-4000-5000, ..
Sugar(granulated,caster,lump)
seeDirective *73/43T/EECpublishedinOJNoL356of•.
27December1973*
Cerealproducts
Cerealflours,groatsandmeal(exceptbabyfoodandcornflakes)
125-250-500-1000-2500-5000-10000.
Macaroni,spaghettiandsimilarproducts
125-250-500-1000-2000-3000-4000-5000-7500-
10000.

1.5.3Milledriceanariceflakes
250-500-750-1000-2500.
1.5*4Ready-to-servecerealflakes(Cornflakes)
250-375-500-750-1000-1500.
1,6Ediblestarches,tapiocaandsago
100-200-250-300-400-500.
1.7Driedvegetablesandfruit
125-250-500-750-1000-1500-2000-5000-7500
10000.
1.8Chocolateandcocoa
1.8.1 _Chocolate(slatsandtars)
seeDirective73/241/EECpublishedinOJNoL228of
16.8.1973anditsamendments.
1.8.2Cocoapowder
seeproposalforCounoilDirective(No
1.9 Jam,honeyandpastesforspreading
1.9.1 Jam,marmelade,.jelliesandchestnutpaste
125-250-500-750-1000-1500-2000-2500-5000
7500-10000.
1.9*2 Honey
125-250-500-750-1000-1500-2000-2500-5000
10000.
^Excludingdehydratedvegetablesandpotatoes.

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1»9.3Cocoa,chocolateanddriedfruitpastesforspreading
200-400-500-750.
1.10Groundorungroundroastedcoffee,chicorvandcoffeesubstitutes
125-250-500-1000-2000-3000-4000-5000-10000.
1.11Teaandplantinfusionssoldinpacketsortins
125-250-500-1000-2000-2500-5000-7500-10000.
1.12Peep-frozen products
1.12.1Chilledorfrozenfruit,vegetables andpotatoes
150-300-450-600-750-1000-1500-2000-2500.
1.12.2Fishfilletsorportions,"breadedornot
200-300-400-500-600-800-1000-1500-2000.
1.12.3Pishfingers
150-300-450-600.
1.13Milkproducts
1.13.1Unsweetened condensedmiik
80-170-250-340-410.
1.13.2Sweetenedcondensedmilk
78-150-4C0.
1.13.3Powderedmilk(exceptinstantpowderedmilk)
225-450-900.

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1.13.4Instantmilkpowder
200-400-800.
1.13»5 -Sterilizedcream
114-165-330-395.
1.14Potatoesforconsumption tderivedproducts:processedproducts
(crisps,snacks|sticks•••)
75-loo-125-150-175-200-250-300-400-500.
2,Foodstuffssold"byvolume(ml)
2.1Icecreamputupinfamily-sizepackages(excludingspecialities)*
300-500-750-1000-1500-2000-2500-3000.
2.2Solidyoghourt(plain,flavoured,withaddedfruit),curdled
milk(dickmilck)
125-250-500-750-1000.
2.3Koffeemelkandsimilarproducts
250-500-1000,
3.Dryfoodsfordogsandcats(ing)
100-200-300-400-500-1000-2000-3000-4000-5000-
7500-10000.
4..Ready–to–usepaintsandvarnishes(withorwithoutaddedsolvents)
(inml)
125-250-375-500-750-1000-2500-5000-10000.
Anyicecreamwhosevolumeisnotdetermined "bytheshapeofthe
container.
^Productswithamoisturecontentlowerthan14$*

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Writinginks(exceptIndianink,inkforinkpadsand
colouringink)(inml)
15-30-60-125-250-500-1000.
Solidorpowderedgluesandadhesives(ingr
25-50-125-200-500-1000-5000-8000-10000.
Cleaningproducts(liquidsandpastesinml,solidsing)
forleather,footwear,wood,floorcoverings,metal,ovens,
cars,windows,mirrors;stain-removers ,starchesanddyes
forhouseholduse;householdinsecticides ;descalers;
hypochlorites andothernon-pharmaceutical disinfectants :
50-75-100-150-200-250-300-400-500-750-
1000-1500-2000-2500-5000-7500-10000*
Cosmetics :beautyandtoiletpreparations
Skin-careproducts:
shavingcreams,creamsforgeneralcareofskinandhands,
suncreamsandlotions(inml)
15-30-40-50-75-100-125-150-200-250-300
500-1000.
Toothpaste(inml)
25-50-75-100-125-150-200-250.
Hair-careproducts(exceptdyes),namely:
laquer,shampoos,rinsingproducts,strengtheners ,
brilliantines ,haircream(inml)
25-50~75-100-125-200-250-375-500-750-
1000-2000.

Bathproducts
"Bubble "baths"andotherfoamingproductsforbathandshower
(inml)
25-50T100-150-200-250-375-500-750-1000.
Alcohol-basedproducts
containinglessthan3$byvolumeofnaturalorsynthetio
perfumeoilandlessthanIQffobyvolumeofethylalcoholfor:
"EaudeCologne",Lavenderwater,Toiletwater,hairlotion,
pre-shaveandafter-shavelotions(inml)
15-25-30-40-50-75-100-125-150-175-200-
250-300-400-500-750-1000.
Déodorants andPersonalhygieneproducts
(liquidproductsinml,solidproductsing)
20-25-30-40-50-60-75-100-150-200.
Washingproducts
Solidtoiletandhouseholdsoaps(g)
50-100-150-200-250-300-400-500-1000.
Softsoaps(g)
100-250-500-1000-5000-10000.
Soapinflakes,chips,etc.(g)
250-500-750-1000-3000-5000-10000.
Liquidproducts(softeners,washing-upliquids,liquid
floor-cleaning products)(ml)
100-250-500-750-1000-1250-1500-2000-3000-
4000-5000-6000-7000-10000.

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10.Solvents(ml)
125-250-500-1000-1500-2500-5000-10000.
11•Enginelubricatingoils(ml)
125-250-500-1000-2000-3000-5000.

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ANNEXr..I
RANGEOFPERMISSIBLE CONTAINER CAPACITIES
1.Preservesandsemi~preserves intinsandglasscontainers :
Vegetableproducts(fruit,vegetables,tomatoes,potatoes)
forhumanconsumption
1.1Tina(®l)
l.l.lRoundtins
-Generallist:
106-156-212-236-314-403-425-58O-850-1700
2650-3100-4250.
-Additionallistforcertainspecialproducts:
26-53-71 (truffles)
71-142 (tornatoconcentrates )
340 (artichokes)
305-720-875••••••••••••••...• (wholeasparagus)
1062■•••••••••••••••••••«...»•••• (peeledtomatoes)
125 (mushrooms)
492 (soups)
1.1*2Rectangulartins
-Listforcertainspécialproducts
525–920 (wholeasparagus)
1*2Glasscontainers(ml)
-Generallist:
106-156-212-314-370-425-580-720-850-1062
1700-2550-2650-3100-4250.

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-Additionallistforcertainspecialproducts:
470••*•
50-285(wholeasparagus)
(fruitandvegetables
'illvinegar)
2.
3.–Additionallistfor"beakercontainers :
50-125-250.
Spices–pepper-herbs(ml)
25-50-75-100-175-200-250-500.
Washingandcleaningproductsintheformofpowderin
standardized prepackages
Thecapacitiesoftheprepackages mustconformwiththose
laiddowninStandardEN23.adoptedinJuly1974(see"below):
BoxNo Totalvolumeinml
E1
E2
E3
E5
E10
E15750
1500
2250
3750
7700
11450
BarrelNo
E10
E157700
11450

Glues andadhesives (except products listed inAnnex i)
Glues forhousehold use ,intubos f"bottles ,tins andother
small containers
53-71-106-156-212-314-425.
Glues forprofessional use ,incans ,nars pots ordrums
580-850-1062-2055-3100-4250-4880-5650-6200
7500 -11000,

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ANNEXIII
AEROSOLS SOLDINMETALCONTAINERS
Thevolumeofaproductsoldinanaerosolmustbeequaltooneofthe
volumeslistedinthefirstcolumnofthetable"below.Dependingonthe
natureofthepropellant,thevolumeofthecontainermustbeequalto
thevolumelistedinthe2ndor3rdcolumn.
InderogationfromArticle8(l)(e)oftheCouncilDirectiveof20May1975
ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingto
aerosoldispensers(75/324/EEC)tproductssoldinaerosolscomplyingwith
therequirementsofthisDirectiveneednotbemarkedwiththenominal
weightoftheircontents#