A work module for a packaging apparatus, the work module being designed for handling articles and/or packaging material and comprising - at least one circulatingly guided driving means (2, 2'), - a plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material, as well as - a plurality of holding means (5, 5'), wherein it is provided that - the at least one circulatingly guided driving means (2, 2') comprises at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3'), to which at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3') the plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material are mechanically coupled via the plurality of holding means (5, 5'), wherein the plurality of holding means (5, 5') are each arranged to the at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3') via at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9'), wherein the particular at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9') are positioned offset to each other with regard to the circumferential course of the at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3'), characterised in that - the plurality of holding means (5, 5') in each instance have a common axis of rotation for the particular at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9'), about which particular common axis of rotation the particular at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9') of a particular holding means (5, 5') are swivelable independently of one another, and - in that the plurality of holding means (5, 5') form a particular first swivel axis for a particular first fastening portion (7, 7'), about which first swivel axis the particular first fastening portion (7, 7') can be rotated, and in which the plurality of holding means (5, 5') form a particular second swivel axis for a particular second fastening portion (9, 9'), about which particular second swivel axis the particular second fastening portion (9, 9') can be rotated, wherein the first swivel axis, the second swivel axis, and the common axis of rotation are oriented offset and parallel to each other along the circumferential course of the particular at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3'). - at least one circulatingly guided driving means (2, 2'), - a plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material, as well as - a plurality of holding means (5, 5'), wherein it is provided that - the at least one circulatingly guided driving means (2, 2') comprises at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3'), to which at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3') the plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material are mechanically coupled via the plurality of holding means (5, 5'), wherein the plurality of holding means (5, 5') are each arranged to the at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3') via at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9'), wherein the particular at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9') are positioned offset to each other with regard to the circumferential course of the at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3'), characterised in that - the plurality of holding means (5, 5') in each instance have a common axis of rotation for the particular at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9'), about which particular common axis of rotation the particular at least two fastening portions (7, 7', 9, 9') of a particular holding means (5, 5') are swivelable independently of one another, and - in that the plurality of holding means (5, 5') form a particular first swivel axis for a particular first fastening portion (7, 7'), about which first swivel axis the particular first fastening portion (7, 7') can be rotated, and in which the plurality of holding means (5, 5') form a particular second swivel axis for a particular second fastening portion (9, 9'), about which particular second swivel axis the particular second fastening portion (9, 9') can be rotated, wherein the first swivel axis, the second swivel axis, and the common axis of rotation are oriented offset and parallel to each other along the circumferential course of the particular at least one circulatingly guided belt (3, 3').