Council Directive of 20 January 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by weight or by volume of certain prepackaged products (76/211/EEC) (c. 211)

[F1 ANNEX II U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive of 28 September 1978 adapting to technical progress the Annexes to Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 76/211/EEC on prepackaging (78/891/EEC).

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CHECKING BATCHES OF PREPACKAGES U.K.

2.1. Prepackage batches U.K.

2.1.1. The batch shall comprise all the prepackages of the same nominal quantity, the same type and the same production run, packed in the same place, which are to be inspected. The batch size shall be limited to the amounts laid down below. U.K.

2.1.2. When prepackages are checked at the end of the packing line, the number in each batch shall be equal to the maximum hourly output of the packing line, without any restriction as to batch size. U.K.

In other cases the batch size shall be limited to 10 000 .

2.1.3. For batches of fewer than 100 prepackages, the non-destructive test, where carried out, shall be 100 %. U.K.

2.1.4. Before the tests in 2.2 and 2.3 are carried out, a sufficient number of prepackages shall be drawn at random from the batch so that the check requiring the larger sample can be carried out. U.K.

For the other check, the necessary sample shall be drawn at random from the first sample and marked.

This marking operation shall be completed before the start of measuring operations.]