Directive 2007/45/EC Of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 laying 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
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Subject matter and scope
1. This Directive lays down rules on the nominal quantities for products put up in prepackages. It shall apply to prepacked products and prepackages, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 76/211/EEC. 2. This Directive shall not apply to the products listed in the Annex which are sold in duty-free shops for consumption outside the European Union.
Free movement of goods
1. Save as otherwise provided for in Articles 3 and 4, Member States may not, on grounds relating to the nominal quantities of the package, refuse, prohibit or restrict the placing on the market of prepacked products. 2. While respecting the principles stated in the Treaty and, in particular, the free movement of goods, Member States which currently prescribe mandatory nominal quantities for milk, butter, dried pasta and coffee may continue to do so until 11 October 2012. Member States which currently prescribe mandatory nominal quantities for white sugar may continue to do so until 11 October 2013.
Placing on the market and free movement of certain products
Member States shall ensure that the products listed in section 2 of the Annex and put up in prepackages in the intervals listed in section 1 of the Annex are placed on the market only if they are prepacked in the nominal quantities listed in section 1 of the Annex.
Aerosol dispensers
1. Aerosol dispensers shall indicate the nominal total capacity of the container. The indication shall be such as not to create confusion with the nominal volume of the contents. 2. By way of derogation from Article 8(1)(e) of Council Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers ( 9 ) , products which are sold in aerosol dispensers need not be marked with the nominal weight of their contents.
Multipacks and prepackages made up of individual packages which are not intended to be sold individually
1. For the purposes of Article 3, where two or more individual prepackages make up a multipack, the nominal quantities listed in section 1 of the Annex shall apply to each individual prepackage. 2. Where a prepackage is made up of two or more individual packages which are not intended to be sold individually, the nominal quantities listed in section 1 of the Annex shall apply to the prepackage.
Repeals
Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC shall be repealed.
Amendment to Directive 76/211/EEC
In Article 1 of Directive 76/211/EEC, the words ‘with the exception of those referred to in the Council Directive 75/106/EEC of 19 December 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by volume of certain prepackaged liquids, and’ shall be deleted.
Transposition
1. Member States shall, by 11 October 2008, adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply those measures from 11 April 2009. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be determined by the Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Reporting, communication of derogations and monitoring
1. The Commission shall submit a report on the application and effects of this Directive to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee by 11 October 2015, and every 10 years thereafter. Where necessary, those reports shall be accompanied by proposals for revision of this Directive. 2. By 11 April 2009, the Member States referred to in Article 2(2) shall communicate to the Commission the sectors subject to the derogation referred to in that paragraph, the period of that derogation, the range of mandatory nominal quantities applied and the interval concerned. 3. The Commission shall monitor the application of Article 2(2) based on its own findings and on the reports from the Member States concerned. More particularly, the Commission shall observe market developments after transposition of this Directive, and shall consider, in the light of the results of that observation, applying follow-up measures to this Directive by maintaining mandatory nominal quantities for the goods referred to in Article 2(2).
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . Articles 2, 6 and 7 shall apply from 11 April 2009.
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
RANGE OF NOMINAL QUANTITIES OF CONTENTS OF PREPACKAGES
ANNEX RANGE OF NOMINAL QUANTITIES OF CONTENTS OF PREPACKAGES 1. Products sold by volume (quantity in ml) Still wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1 500 ml only the following 8 nominal quantities: ml: 100 — 187 — 250 — 375 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 Yellow wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1 500 ml only the following nominal quantity: ml: 620 Sparkling wine On the interval from 125 ml to 1 500 ml only the following 5 nominal quantities: ml: 125 — 200 — 375 — 750 — 1 500 Liqueur wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1 500 ml only the following 7 nominal quantities: ml: 100 — 200 — 375 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 Aromatised wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1 500 ml only the following 7 nominal quantities: ml: 100 — 200 — 375 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 Spirit drinks On the interval from 100 ml to 2 000 ml only the following 9 nominal quantities: ml: 100 — 200 — 350 — 500 — 700 — 1 000 — 1 500 — 1 750 — 2 000 2. Product definitions Still wine Wine as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine ( 1 ) (CN code ex 2204). Yellow wine Wine as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (CN code ex 2204) with the designation of origin: ‘Côtes du Jura’, ‘Arbois’, ‘L'Etoile’ and ‘Château-Chalon’ in bottles as defined in Annex I, point 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products ( 2 ) . Sparkling wine Wine as defined in Article 1(2)(b) and in Annex I, points 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (CN code 2204 10). Liqueur wine Wine as defined in Article 1(2)(b) and in Annex I, point 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (CN code 2204 21 — 2204 29). Aromatised wine Aromatised wine as defined in Article 2(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails ( 3 ) (CN code 2205). Spirit drinks Spirit drinks as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No l576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks ( 4 ) (CN code 2208). ( 1 ) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 ( OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1 ). ( 2 ) OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 382/2007 ( OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 12 ). ( 3 ) OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by the 2005 Act of Accession. ( 4 ) OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by the 2005 Act of Accession.
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