http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudr/1976/211/contents

1.OBJECTIVES 2.DEFINITIONS AND BASIC PROVISIONS 3.INSCRIPTIONS AND MARKINGS 4.RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PACKER OR IMPORTER 5.CHECKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE COMPETENT DEPARTMENTS ON...6.OTHER CHECKS CARRIED OUT BY THE COMPETENT DEPARTMENTS

ANNEX II

This Annex lays down the procedures of the reference method...

1.REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING THE ACTUAL CONTENTS OF PREPACKAGES 2.REQUIREMENTS FOR CHECKING BATCHES OF PREPACKAGES 2.1.Prepackage batches 2.1.1.The batch shall comprise all the prepackages of the same...2.1.2.When prepackages are checked at the end of the packing...2.1.3.For batches of fewer than 100 prepackages, the non-destructive test,...2.1.4.Before the tests in 2.2 and 2.3 are carried out,...2.2.Checking of the actual contents of a prepackage 2.2.1.Non-destructive testing 2.2.2.Destructive testing 2.3.Checking of the average actual contents of the individual prepackages...2.3.1.A batch of prepackages shall be considered acceptable for the...2.3.2.If xi is the measured value for the actual contents...2.3.2.1.the mean of the measured values for the sample is...2.3.2.2.and the estimated value of the standard deviation s by...2.3.3.Criteria for acceptance or rejection of the batch of prepackages...2.3.3.1.Criteria for non-destructive testing 2.3.3.2.Criteria for destructive testing

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)

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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament1,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee2,

Whereas in most of the Member States the conditions of presentation for sale of products in prepackages are the subject of mandatory regulations which differ from one Member State to another, thereby hindering trade in such prepackages; whereas such provisions must therefore be approximated;

Whereas, in order to enable consumers to be correctly informed, the method of marking on the prepackage the nominal weight or volume of the product contained in the prepackage, should be presented;

Whereas it is also necessary to specify the tolerable negative errors in the contents of prepackages and whereas a reference method for such control should be defined in order to provide a simple method of ensuring that prepackages conform to the provisions laid down;

Whereas Article 16 of Council Directive 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control3, as last amended by the Act of Accession4, provides that the harmonization of the requirements for marketing certain products, in particular as regards the measurement and marking of prepacked quantities, may be covered by separate Directives;

Whereas since too quick a change in the means of determining quantity laid down by their national legislation and the organization of new systems of control as well as the adoption of a new measurement system would present difficulties for certain Member States, a transitional period should be provided for these Member States; whereas such provision should not, however, further inhibit intra-Community trade in the products concerned and should not prejudice implementation of the Directive in the other Member States,

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