EN 13429:2004

Packaging - Reuse

This European Standard specifies the requirements for a packaging to be classified as reusable and sets out procedures for assessment of conformity with those requirements including the associated systems.
This standard cannot by itself provide presumption of conformity. The procedure for applying this standard is contained in EN 13427.

Verpackung - Wiederverwendung

Emballage - Réutilisation

Embalaža - Večkratna uporaba

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Jul-2004
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Jan-2005
• ICS: 13.030.50 - Recycling
• ICS: 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 261 - Packaging
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 261/SC 4 - Degradability and organic recycling of packaging and packaging material
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 29-Jan-2020
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2025
• Directive: 94/62/EC - European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
• Mandate: M/317 - Second standardization mandate to CEN related to the packaging and packaging waste directive 94/62/EC
• Ref Project: SIST EN 13429:2004 - Packaging - Reuse

Relations

• Replaces: EN 13429:2000 - Packaging - Reuse
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Overview

EN 13429:2004 - Packaging - Reuse (CEN) defines the requirements and assessment procedures for classifying packaging as reusable packaging under the European Packaging and Packaging Waste framework. The standard specifies what constitutes reuse, the enabling conditions and verification procedures packers/fillers must follow, and the types of reuse systems (closed loop, open loop, hybrid). EN 13429:2004 does not by itself give presumption of conformity; the procedure for applying this standard together with other mandated packaging standards is specified in EN 13427.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and definitions: clear definitions for reuse, reusable packaging, trip, rotation, reuse systems and auxiliary products (see clauses 1–3).
• Methodology for assessment:
  • Enabling conditions packers/fillers must confirm (intent to reuse, design for expected trips/rotations, reconditioning capability, refillability, and availability of a reuse system).
  • Written confirmation and recordkeeping of assessments (assessment confirmation and background conditions).
• Verification and initial conditions:
  • Obtain written confirmation that packaging is capable of reuse for intended application.
  • Confirm trading/retailing partners will place packaging into a reuse circuit and that return facilities exist.
  • Ensure reconditioning systems are available and meet Annex B requirements.
• Reconditioning (Annex B): essential elements for cleaning, repair and restoration necessary to return packaging to a functional state without creating health/safety risks.
• System classification and criteria (Clause 6):
  • Closed loop system: packaging circulates within a company or cooperating group.
  • Open loop system: packaging circulates among unspecified companies.
  • Hybrid system: mix of reusable packaging retained by end user plus one-way auxiliary products.
• Conformity assessment (Annex C) and relationship to EU Directive 94/62/EC (Annex ZA).

Practical applications and users

EN 13429:2004 is used by:

• Packers/fillers and brand owners to justify reuse claims and to document conformity steps.
• Packaging designers and suppliers to design durable, refillable packaging and specify reconditioning requirements.
• Operators of reuse systems (closed, open, hybrid) and logistics providers establishing return/refill networks.
• Retailers, distributors and waste managers implementing reuse schemes and return facilities.
• Regulatory and compliance teams demonstrating alignment with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.

Typical applications include designing reusable transport packaging (pallets, crates, IBCs), consumer refillable containers (where system logistics exist), and documenting reconditioning/cleaning procedures for reuse programs.

Related standards

• EN 13427 (use of packaging standards / conformity procedure)
• EN 13428, EN 13430, EN 13431, EN 13432 (other mandated standards addressing minimization and recoverability)
• EN 13193 (terminology)

Keywords: EN 13429:2004, packaging reuse, reusable packaging standard, reuse systems, closed loop, open loop, hybrid system, reconditioning, conformity assessment, CEN.

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Packaging - ReuseEmballage - RéutilisationVerpackung - WiederverwendungTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13429:2004SIST EN 13429:2004en,fr,de55.020Pakiranje in distribucija blaga na splošnoPackaging and distribution of goods in general13.030.50RecikliranjeRecyclingICS:SIST EN 13429:20011DGRPHãþDSLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 13429:200401-september-2004

EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 13429July 2004ICS 13.030.50; 55.020Supersedes EN 13429:2000English versionPackaging - ReuseEmballage - RéutilisationVerpackung - WiederverwendungThis 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 EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards 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 translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2004 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 13429:2004: E

Reuse systems in the overall concept of material recycling.13 A.1 Introduction.13 A.2 Identification of flows in Figure A.1.13 Annex B (normative)
Reconditioning system – essential elements.17 Annex C (normative)
Assessment of conformity with this document.18 Annex ZA (Informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive (94/62/EC).19 Bibliography.20
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2004
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13429:2001
Embalaža - Večkratna uporaba
Packaging - Reuse
Verpackung - Wiederverwendung
Emballage - Réutilisation
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13429:2004
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 13429
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2004
ICS 13.030.50; 55.020 Supersedes EN 13429:2000
English version
Packaging - Reuse
Emballage - Réutilisation Verpackung - Wiederverwendung
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.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36  B-1050 Brussels
© 2004 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13429:2004: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Methodology.7
4.1 Assessment – Enabling conditions .7
4.2 Assessment confirmation.7
4.3 Background conditions.7
5 Requirements.7
5.1 Initial conditions .7
5.2 Verification procedure.8
5.3 Application .8
6 Specification of reuse systems.9
6.1 Types of system.9
6.2 Criteria for a closed loop system (see Figure 1) .9
6.3 Criteria for an open loop system (see Figure 2) .10
6.4 Criteria for a hybrid system (see Figure 3) .11
Annex A (informative) Reuse systems in the overall concept of material recycling.13
A.1 Introduction.13
A.2 Identification of flows in Figure A.1.13
Annex B (normative) Reconditioning system – essential elements.17
Annex C (normative) Assessment of conformity with this document .18
Annex ZA (Informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive (94/62/EC).19
Bibliography .20
Foreword
This document (EN 13429:2004) 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 13429:2000.
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 forms one of a series of standards and reports prepared under Mandate M 200 rev.3 and the
Second Standardisation Mandate M317 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 standard 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 requirements specific to the reusable nature
of packaging. This document identifies and defines overall tests (see 5.2) to demonstrate that a packaging is in
compliance with these requirements.
The number of trips or rotations is addressed in prCEN/TR 14520 Packaging — Reuse — Methods for assessing
the performance of a reuse system.
NOTE The Directive 94/62/EC is amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/12/EC of 11 February
2004.
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. EN 13429 is one of a series of six standards which address the
essential requirements of this directive. EN 13428 adresses quantitative and qualitative minimization. EN 13430,
EN 13431 and EN 13432 deal with the requirements specific to recoverable packaging which apply to reusable
packaging when it is no longer reused and thus becomes waste.
The titles of the other five parts of this series are:
EN 13427, Packaging — Requirements for the use of European Standards in the field of packaging and packaging
waste.
EN 13428, Packaging — Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition — Prevention by source
reduction.
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.
The purpose of packaging is the containment, protection, handling, delivery and presentation of products. A major
role is prevention of product damage and/or product waste. In order to save resources and minimise waste, the
whole system in which the packaging takes part should be optimised.
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for a packaging to be classified as reusable and sets out procedures for
assessment of conformity with those requirements including the associated systems.
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, Packaging — Requirements for the use of European Standards in the field of packaging and packaging
waste.
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.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 13193 and EN 13427 and the following
apply.
3.1
reuse
operation by which packaging, which has been conceived and designed to accomplish within its life cycle a
minimum number of trips or rotations, is refilled or used for the same purpose for which it was conceived, with or
without the support of auxiliary products present on the market enabling the packaging to be refilled: such reused
packaging will become packaging waste when no longer subject to reuse
NOTE Definition from Directive 94/62/EC.
3.2
reusable packaging
packaging or packaging component which has been conceived and designed to accomplish within its life cycle a
minimum number of trips or rotations in a system for reuse
3.3
trip
transfer of packaging, from filling/loading to emptying/unloading. A trip may be part of a rotation (See Annex A)
3.4
rotation
cycle undergone by reusable packaging from filling/loading to filling/loading. A rotation will always contain a trip
(See Annex A)
3.5
packaging used for the same purpose
packaging which, having completed a rotation, is subsequently reused with the original intent, in a system for reuse
NOTE Attention should be paid to the intended use and function of the packaging, in order to verify whether it is being
reused for the same purpose or a secondary use. In the latter case the packaging is not considered as reusable packaging for
the purpose of this document.
EXAMPLE 1 Reuse of pallets, loaded originally with dairy products and now loaded with house bricks is reuse for the same
purpose.
EXAMPLE 2 Reuse of jars containing mustard, after emptying, as drinking glasses is not reuse for the same purpose.
EXAMPLE 3 Reuse of jars originally containing commercially-made jam, after emptying, for refilling with home-made jam or
other substances is not reuse for the same purpose.
3.6
systems for reuse
arrangements (organizational, technical and/or financial) which ensures the possibility of reuse
NOTE Within the Scope of this document the following are the “Systems” currently recognised (see Clause 6 for further
information):
 closed loop system;
 open loop system;
 hybrid system.
3.7
closed loop system
system in which reusable packaging is circulated by a company or a co-operating group of companies
3.8
open loop system
system in which reusable packaging circulates amongst unspecified companies
3.9
hybrid system
system consisting of two parts:
a) reusable packaging, remaining with the end user, for which there exists no redistribution system leading to
commercial refilling;
b) one way packaging, used as an auxiliary product to transport the contents to the reusable packaging
3.10
auxiliary product
products used to support the refilling/loading of reusable packaging
NOTE 1 Auxiliary products are one way products and are therefore not covered by this document.
NOTE 2 An example of an auxiliary product is a detergent pouch used to refill a container at home.
NOTE 3 Non reusable items that support the reusable packaging in its function, such as labels or closures, are considered to
be part of that packaging.
3.11
reconditioning
operations necessary to restore a reusable packaging to a functional state
4 Methodology
4.1 Assessment – Enabling conditions
The packer/filler shall ensure that the following enabling conditions are met in order to assess whether the
packaging is appropriate for a claim of ‘reusable’ in the circumstances of its intended use:
a) that reusability of the packaging is a deliberate objective;
b) that the design of the packaging enables the principal components to accomplish a number of trips or rotations
in normally predictable conditions of use;
NOTE It is accepted that certain components, e.g. a sealable closure, may have to be discarded into the recovery stream
(See Annex B indent b)), but that such items will not constitute a significant proportion, by weight, of that packaging.
c) that the packaging is capable of being successfully reconditioned in accordance with the requirements of
Annex B;
d) that the packaging is capable of being refilled/reloaded;
e) that an appropriate system, necessary to support reuse, is available in markets on to which the packer/filler is
responsible for placing the packed product.
4.2 Assessment confirmation
Written confirmation that the packer/ filler has completed this process shall be provided as part of the statement
required in Clause 5.
4.3 Background conditions
The overall requirements of reusable packaging are determined by a combination of the demands placed on the
packaging itself and the requirements of the reuse system in which it functions. In practice, this means that the
detailed requirements of ‘reusable’ packaging may change from one application to another. Furthermore, the
design process tends to b
...