Council Directive 80/232/EEC of 15 January 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the ranges of nominal quantities and nominal capacities permitted for certain prepackaged products
Modified by
Council Directiveof 18 March 1986amending Directive 80/232/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the ranges of nominal quantities and nominal capacities permitted for certain prepackaged products(86/96/EEC), 31986L0096, March 25, 1986
Council Directiveof 25 June 1987amending Directive 80/232/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the ranges of nominal quantities and nominal capacities permitted for certain pre-packaged products(87/356/EEC), 31987L0356, July 11, 1987
Directive 2007/45/EC Of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 5 September 2007laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC, 32007L0045, September 21, 2007
Council Directiveof 15 January 1980on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the ranges of nominal quantities and nominal capacities permitted for certain prepackaged products(80/232/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 CommissionOJ No C 193, 18. 8. 1976, p. 3.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 30, 7. 2. 1977, p. 34.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 114, 11. 5. 1977, p. 30.,Whereas Council Directive 76/211/EEC 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 productsOJ No L 46, 21. 2. 1976, p. 1. specifies the tolerable negative errors in the contents of such prepackages, together with the markings and methods of control to be applied to such prepackages for them to circulate throughout the Community;Whereas, however, the said Directive does not remove all the barriers to trade in prepackaged products which result from differences in the laws on the metrological properties of such products; whereas, in particular, the Member States have different provisions concerning the volume or weight of such products; whereas such provisions must therefore be approximated;Whereas, for a given product, the number of quantities which are so close to each other that they risk confusing the consumer should be reduced as far as possible, in the interests of greater market transparency;Whereas these reductions should concern both the containers of prepackaged goods and products which are sold by weight or by volume;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 controlOJ No L 202, 6. 9. 1971, p. 1., as amended by the Accession TreatyOJ No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 4., provides that harmonization of the requirements for marketing certain products, in particular as regards the prescription of certain prepacked quantities, may be covered by separate Directives,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: