EN 13427:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2004
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13427:2001
Embalaža - Zahteve za uporabo evropskih standardov na področju embalaže in
odpadne embalaže
Packaging - Requirements for the use of European Standards in the field of packaging
and packaging waste
Verpackung - Anforderungen an die Anwendung der Europäischen Normen zu
Verpackungen und Verpackungsabfällen
Emballage - Exigences relatives a l'utilisation des normes européennes dans le domaine
de l'emballage et des déchets d'emballage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13427:2004
ICS:
13.030.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
odpadki wastes
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 13427
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2004
ICS 13.030.99; 55.020 Supersedes EN 13427:2000
English version
Packaging - Requirements for the use of European Standards in
the field of packaging and packaging waste
Emballage - Exigences relatives à l'utilisation des normes Verpackung - Anforderungen an die Anwendung der
européennes dans le domaine de l'emballage et des Europäischen Normen zu Verpackungen und
déchets d'emballage Verpackungsabfällen
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
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.
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Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Rationale and methodology.6
4.1 General approach .6
4.2 Assessment of environmental impact of the four heavy metals and dangerous
substances in packaging .6
4.3 Levels of application .7
5 Requirements.7
5.1 Consideration and selection of appropriate assessment procedures.7
5.2 Application of selected assessment procedures.8
5.3 Documentation of assessment data .8
6 Procedure .9
6.1 Objective.9
6.2 Application .9
6.3 Review of results .9
Annex A (informative) Relationship between Directive 94/62 and the designated assessment
criteria for packaging .10
Annex B (informative) Example format for statement of compliance with this standard .11
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 94/62/EC .12
Bibliography .13

Foreword
This document (EN 13427:2004) 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 13427:2000.
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 standard provides the procedure for applying a series of standards and reports prepared under Mandate
M 200 rev.3 and the second standardisation Mandate M 317, given to CEN by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association to support the European Parliament and Council Directive on Packaging
and Packaging Waste [94/62/EC].
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
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 states in the preamble : "whereas in order to minimise the impact of packaging and packaging waste
on the environment and to avoid barriers to trade and distortion of competition, it is also necessary to define
the essential requirements governing the composition and the reusable and recoverable (including recyclable)
nature of packaging".
NOTE The directive 94/62/EC is amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/12/EC of 11 February
2004.
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. This standard and the other five mandated standards and one mandated CEN Report (in
two parts) which have been developed to assist the presumption of compliance with the essential
requirements are consequently designed to meet this specific aspect.
Compliance with the essential requirements through the use of European Standards, will involve the supplier,
in cooperation with all other entities in the packaging chain, in the consideration of this standard in addition to
those referred to in the previous paragraph. Although the essential requirements of the directive are focused
on the effects of packaging after use, it is necessary that these individual but associated Reports or Standards
be addressed prior to placing the packaging and packed products on the market. Account should be taken of
the potential change in releases to the environment that will result from introducing the used packaging and
packaging waste to the recovery processes.
A CEN Report relates to the presence and concentration of dangerous substances and preparations including
the four specified heavy metals, whilst five mandated standards address concepts of source reduction, reuse
and recovery. Their application is capable of reducing the impact of packaging disposed of as waste but they
are not necessarily simultaneously applicable to the same unit of packaging.
These standardized procedures, which are listed in clause 5 of this standard, can be mutually exclusive in
some combinations and circumstances and it is therefore essential that in developing a strategy for the
application of any one of these processes its relationship with the others be taken into account. For this
reason, although dedicated standards have been developed for five of these concepts and a CEN Report
prepared to assist the assessment of heavy metals, this sixth standard has been introduced to govern the
relationship between these assessments. Its purpose is to establish the overall methodology for a set of
measures that will enable those responsible for the placing of packaging or packed products on the European
market to do so with a presumption of compliance with the essential requirements of the Directive.
It is recommended that the procedures and record keeping specified in this standard be applied as part of a
formal quality management system such as those specified in the EN ISO 9000 series or an environmental
management system such as EN ISO 14001.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and a procedure by which a person or organization responsible for
placing packaging or packed products on the market (the supplier) may combine the application of five
(mandated) packaging standards and one (mandated) CEN Report (in two parts).
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 13428, Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source
reduction.
EN 13429, Packaging – Reuse.
EN 13430, Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable by material recycling.
EN 13431, Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable in the form of energy recovery, including
specification of minimum inferior calorific value.
EN 13432, Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation –
Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging.
CR 13695-1:2000, Packaging – Requirements for measuring and verifying the four heavy metals and other
dangerous substances present in packaging, and their release into the environment – Part 1 : Requirements
for measuring and verifying the four heavy metals present in packaging.
CR 13695-2, Packaging – Requirements for measuring and verifying the four heavy metals and other
dangerous substances present in packaging, and their release into the environment – Part 2 : Requirements
for measuring and verifying dangerous substances present in packaging, and their release into the
environment
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
supplier
entity responsible for placing packaging or packed product on the market
NOTE The term “supplier" in normal usage can relate to various points in a supply chain. For the purpose of this
standard it relates to any point in the supply chain where a transaction relating to packaging or packed product takes place.
3.2
packaging component
part of packaging that can be separated by hand or by using simple physical means
4 Rationale and methodology
4.1 General approach
The relationship between the essential requirements contained in the EC Packaging Directive and the
standards or reports containing the criteria for assessment is shown in annex A, and particularly in Table A.1.
The reference numbers in section 3 of Table A.1 refer to the numbers in Table 1 that show the relationship
between the standards and reports.
Each of the standards and the report on heavy metals and other dangerous substances identified in Table 1
has been elaborated to enable the supplier to assess, through the use of a check list, conformance with the
requirements relevant to its own particular procedure. Information annexes amplify the nature of the
requirements and provide guidance on the methodology of assessment.
The supplier is required to select, from these, the appropriate assessment procedures for any particular
packaging taking account of design requirements such as the functional requirements of that packaging,
including safety, hygiene and consumer acceptance of the packed product. The selection will include
identification of whether the packaging is intended to be reused and consideration of interactions wi
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