EN 13430:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2004
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13430:2001
Embalaža - Zahteve za embalažo, primerno za predelavo s snovnim recikliranjem
Packaging - Requirements for packaging recoverable by material recycling
Verpackung - Anforderungen an Verpackungen für die stoffliche Verwertung
Emballage - Exigences relatives aux emballages valorisables par recyclage matiere
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13430:2004
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
55.020 Pakiranje in distribucija blaga Packaging and distribution of
na splošno goods in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13430
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2004
ICS 13.030.50; 55.020 Supersedes EN 13430:2000
English version
Packaging - Requirements for packaging recoverable by
material recycling
Emballage - Exigences relatives aux emballages Verpackung - Anforderungen an Verpackungen für die
valorisables par recyclage matière stoffliche Verwertung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 May 2004.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative References.5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Requirements.6
4.1 Application .6
4.2 Packaging assessment .6
4.3 Declaration of percentage recyclable.6
4.4 Conformity of the packaging with this document (material recycling).7
4.5 Support Documentation.7
Annex A (normative) Procedures to elaborate the requirements for packaging recoverable by
material recycling .8
A.1 Objective.8
A.2 Control of packaging construction/composition and processing.8
A.3 Suitability for available recycling technology .8
A.4 Releases to the environment caused by recycling of the packaging after use .8
Annex B (normative) Procedure for assessing recyclability criteria .10
B.1 Objective.10
B.2 Design Criteria .10
B.3 Production criteria.11
B.3.1 Raw material and material composition in production, conversion and filling .11
B.3.2 Control of changes during processing .11
B.4 Utilisation criteria.11
B.4.1 Non-prejudice to essential requirements.11
B.4.2 Criteria for emptying by the end user.11
B.4.3 Criteria for sorting by the end-user .11
B.5 Criteria for collection/sorting .11
B.6 Note to annex B Material Identification .12
Annex C (informative) Examples of compliance summary statement for packaging to be
recovered by material recycling after use.13
Annex D (informative) Examples of declaration of the percentage of weight of material available
for recycling .16
Annex ZA (Informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 94/62/EC .21
Bibliography .22

Foreword
This document (EN 13430:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 “Packaging”, the
secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2005.
This document supersedes EN 13430:2000.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA , which is an integral part of this document.
This document forms one of a series of standards and reports prepared under Mandate M 200 rev3 and the
second Standardisation Mandate M 317 given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free
Trade Association to support the European Council and Parliament Directive on Packaging and Packaging
Waste [94/62/EC]. The procedure for applying this document in conjunction with the other mandated
standards and reports, is specified in EN 13427 .
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard : Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
Introduction
The Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC) defines essential requirements for packaging to
be considered recoverable. This document amplifies these requirements with respect to material recycling.
The European Standard EN 13427 provides a framework within which this and four other standards may be
used together to support a claim that a packaging is in compliance with the essential requirements for
packaging to be placed on the market as required by the Directive.
NOTE The Directive 94/62/EC is amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/12/EC of 11
February 2004.
The purpose of packaging is the containment, protection, distribution and presentation of products. Material
recycling of used packaging is one of several recovery options in the post use strategy. In order to save
resources and minimise waste, the whole system in which the packaging takes part should be optimised. This
includes prevention as well as reuse and recovery of packaging waste.
This document presents a framework for self-assessment to determine whether the requirements of this
document have been met. Its approach is similar to that of systems standards such as the EN ISO 9000
series or an environmental management system such as EN ISO 14001.
This document also provides practical guidance in assessing recyclability.
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for packaging to be classified as recoverable in the form of material
recycling whilst accommodating the continuing development of both packaging and recovery technologies and
sets out procedures for assessment of conformity with those requirements.
This document cannot by itself provide presumption of conformity. The procedure for applying this document
is contained in EN 13427.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 13193, Packaging – Packaging and the Environment – Terminology.
EN 13427:2004, Packaging and the Environment – Requirements for the use of European Standards in the
field of packaging and packaging waste.
EN 13437:2003, Packaging and material recycling – Criteria for recycling methods – Description of recycling
processes and flow chart.
CR 13688:2000, Packaging – Material recycling – Report on requirements for substances and materials to
prevent a sustained impediment to recycling.
CR 14311; Packaging – Marking and material identification system

3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 13193, EN 13427, EN 13437 and the
following apply:
3.1
empty packaging
packaging is empty if - under normal and foreseeable circumstances - all product residues that can be
removed by the emptier have been removed using practices commonly employed for that type of packaging
A non-exhaustive list of common practices includes:
 removing an inner liner;
 pouring;
 pumping;
 aspirating;
 shaking;
 scraping;
 squeezing;
 rinsing;
 wiping-out.
3.2
primary raw material
material which has never been processed into any form of end use product
3.3
recycling
reprocessing in a production process of the waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes
including organic recycling but excluding energy recovery [94/62/EC]
3.4
recycling process
physical and/or chemical process which converts collected and sorted used packaging and scrap, together in
some instances with other material, into secondary raw material or products
NOTE A description of relevant recycling processes is given in EN 13437.
3.5
secondary raw material
material recovered for use as a raw material from used products and from scrap with the exception of the
scrap arising within a primary production process [EN 13437]
NOTE The precise nature of the primary production process may vary between material sectors. Reference to the
relevant flow diagram in EN 13437 will clearly identify this process.
3.6
supplier
entity responsible for placing packaging or packed product on the market [EN 13427]
4 Requirements
4.1 Application
The application of this document to any particular packaging shall be as specified in EN 13427.
4.2 Packaging assessment
The supplier shall be able to demonstrate that the procedures defined in normative Annexes A and B have
been followed in arriving at the final design of the finished packaging such that a certain percentage of the
packaging materials can be claimed to be recyclable.
4.3 Declaration of percentage recyclable
Packaging may use more than one material whose relative proportions may vary from small components and
constituents, typically represented by labels and closures, to larger proportions in multi-material packaging.
The supplier shall declare the percentage by weight of the functional unit of packaging available for recycling,
identifying the intended material recycling stream(s), reference EN 13437. A format for this declaration is
given in Annex C.
NOTE 1 The functional unit is explained in EN 13427:2004, Clause 4.3.
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