Packaging is required to conform to a significant range of functional and legal demands. This standard addresses compliance with requirements of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC).
This Directive The essential requirements as defined in article 9 and Annex II of the Directive, together with the specific restrictions relating to Heavy Metals contained in article 11, are focused on the environmental impact of packaging after use. The five mandated standards (BS EN 13428, BS EN 13429, BS EN 13430, BS EN 13431, and BS EN 13432) should be used to show compliance with the Directive’s essential requirements.
This standard specifies requirements and a procedure by which a person or organization responsible for placing packaging or packed product on the market (the supplier) may combine the application of the five packaging standards.
ISBN 0 580 44134 2