EUROPA

SUMMARY

The labelling of prepackages * and prepacked products * must contain various information relevant to the consumer.

Prepacked products are sold individually at a constant weight or volume chosen in advance by the filler. The weight or volume must be:

• at least 5 grams or 5 millilitres for the smallest packages;
• no more than 10 kilograms or 10 litres for the largest packages.

Use of the “e” sign

Prepacked products may bear the lower case letter “e” of a minimum height of 3 mm certifying that under the responsibility of the packer or the importer that the prepackages meet the requirements of this Directive in terms of quality and metrological controls (Annex I point 5 and Annex II).

The letter must be placed in the same field of vision as the indication of the nominal weight or nominal volume.

Indication of weight or volume

The labelling must indicate the volume in the case of liquid products and the weight in the case of other products.

The label of the prepacked product must also bear the weight and volume indications used in trade practice or comply with the national regulations of the destination country if such indications vary in the Member States.

The Member States may neither prohibit nor restrict the placing on the market of packaging which complies with the Directive's requirements with regard to the indication of the volume or mass and the metrological methods used.