CR 13695-1:2000

Overview

CR 13695-1:2000 (CEN) - Packaging - Part 1 sets out requirements for measuring and verifying the presence of the four heavy metals in packaging: lead, cadmium, chromium (VI) and mercury. It implements the obligations referenced in Article 11 of the relevant EU Directive on packaging and packaging waste. This part focuses on detection, verification and reporting of these heavy metals in packaging materials; a separate Part 2 addresses other dangerous substances that may be present.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and intent: Defines the objective to control and limit heavy-metal content and their potential release to the environment from packaging.
• Measurement and verification principles: Establishes requirements for reliably determining the presence and concentration of the four heavy metals in packaging materials (sampling strategy, analytical verification and documentation).
• Quality assurance and reporting: Specifies expectations for laboratory verification, traceability of results, and documentary proof to demonstrate compliance.
• Regulatory alignment: Ties measurement and verification activities to the obligations of Article 11 of the Directive, enabling harmonised compliance across member states.
• National adoption example: Adopted as SIST CR 13695-1:2001 in Slovenia (Slovenski standard), illustrating how the CEN report is used in national standards bodies.

Note: This summary highlights the standard’s thematic coverage without reproducing technical test methods or numeric limits not included in the source extract.

Applications and who uses it

• Packaging manufacturers use the standard to design and source materials that meet heavy-metal controls and to provide compliance evidence to customers and regulators.
• Testing and analytical laboratories implement the measurement and verification requirements to produce valid, traceable test reports.
• Compliance officers and product stewardship teams rely on the standard for internal audits, supplier verification and regulatory reporting.
• Recyclers and waste managers use the verification data to assess material streams for safe recycling and to minimise environmental release.
• Regulators and market surveillance authorities use the standard as a benchmark for enforcing Article 11 obligations.

Related standards and notes

• Part 2 of the CR 13695 report addresses other dangerous substances present in packaging and should be consulted for a fuller hazardous-substance compliance program.
• National adoptions (for example SIST CR 13695-1:2001) reflect how CEN reports are implemented locally.

Keywords: CR 13695-1:2000, CEN packaging standard, heavy metals in packaging, lead cadmium mercury chromium VI, packaging testing, verification, environmental release, packaging compliance.