SIST EN 13427:2004

Packaging - Requirements for the use of European Standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste

This European Standard specifies requirements and a procedure by which a person or organization responsible for placing packaging or packed product on the market (the supplier) may combine the application of five (mandated) packaging standards and one (mandated) CEN report (in two parts).

Verpackung - Anforderungen an die Anwendung der Europäischen Normen zu Verpackungen und Verpackungsabfällen

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen fest und schreibt ein Verfahren vor, nach dem eine für die Markteinführung von Verpackungen oder verpackten Produkten verantwortliche Person oder Organisation (der Inverkehrbringer) die Anwendung der fünf Verpackungsnormen (nach Mandat) und eines CEN-Berichts (nach Mandat) in zwei Teilen kombinieren kann.

Emballage - Exigences relatives a l'utilisation des normes européennes dans le domaine de l'emballage et des déchets d'emballage

Le présent document spécifie des exigences et une procédure selon lesquelles une personne ou un organisme responsable de la mise sur le marché des emballages ou des produits emballés (le fournisseur) peut appliquer de manière combinée les cinq normes (mandatées) relatives aux emballages et un rapport CEN (mandaté), (en deux parties).

Embalaža - Zahteve za uporabo evropskih standardov na področju embalaže in odpadne embalaže

Ta standard opredeljuje zahteve in postopke,s katerimi organizacije, ki dajejo na trg embalažo in embalirane proizvode, prilagodijo uporabo petih evropskih standardov
na področju embalaže in enega poročila CEN.
Standardu je na disku CD-ROM priložen obrazec v elektronski obliki (wordova datoteka doc) za izjavo o skladnosti v slovenskem jeziku.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Aug-2004
• ICS: 13.030.99 - Other standards related to wastes
• ICS: 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general
• Technical Committee: EPO - Packaging - sales and grouped
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Sep-2004
• Due Date: 01-Sep-2004
• Completion Date: 01-Sep-2004
• Directive: 2021-01-1053 - Uredba o embalaži in odpadni embalaži
• Directive: 94/62/EC - European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
• Directive: EUR-PUB - European Union - Public Standards
• Directive: TP141 - Uredba o ravnanju z embalažo in odpadno embalažo
• Mandate: M/317 - Second standardization mandate to CEN related to the packaging and packaging waste directive 94/62/EC
• Ref Project: EN 13427:2004 - Packaging - Requirements for the use of European Standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 13427:2001 - Packaging - Requirements for the use of European standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2004

Overview

EN 13427:2004 is a CEN European Standard that defines requirements and a procedure for combining a set of mandated packaging standards and a two‑part CEN report to demonstrate a presumption of compliance with the essential requirements of EU Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. It sets out how a supplier (any organization placing packaging or packed products on the market) must select, apply and document appropriate assessment procedures addressing manufacturing, composition, recovery and hazardous substances in packaging.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and purpose
  • Procedure to combine five mandated packaging standards and one mandated CEN report (CR 13695 parts 1 & 2) to support compliance with Directive 94/62/EC.
  • Focus on environmental impact of packaging after use, including heavy metals and dangerous substances.
• Mandated references
  • EN 13428 - Prevention by source reduction (manufacturing/composition)
  • EN 13429 - Reuse
  • EN 13430 - Material recycling
  • EN 13431 - Energy recovery (minimum calorific value)
  • EN 13432 - Organic recovery (composting/biodegradation)
  • CR 13695-1 and CR 13695-2 - Measuring/verifying four heavy metals and other dangerous substances
• Assessment procedure
  • Supplier must assess applicability of each standard in relation to intended use and select appropriate assessment methods.
  • Recordkeeping: assessment summary must show affirmative responses for source reduction (EN 13428), heavy metals (CR 13695-1), minimization of dangerous substances (EN 13428/CR 13695-2) and at least one recovery route (material, energy or organic).
  • Reuse claims require documented assessment under EN 13429.
• Levels of application
  • Assessments apply at component level, functional unit level, and/or complete packaging system depending on the requirement.
• Integration and quality systems
  • Recommended to integrate procedures and records into formal management systems (e.g., EN ISO 9001 or EN ISO 14001).

Applications - who uses EN 13427

• Packaging manufacturers and converters
• Brand owners and product suppliers responsible for placing packed goods on the market
• Packaging designers and R&D teams optimizing for recyclability and reduced environmental impact
• Compliance officers, auditors and certification bodies verifying conformity with Directive 94/62/EC
• Waste management and recycling stakeholders assessing recoverability and hazardous substance risks

Practical value

• Provides a clear methodology to combine multiple European packaging standards into a defensible compliance strategy.
• Helps reduce environmental impact through source reduction, reuse options and selection of appropriate recovery routes.
• Enables consistent documentation and presumption of conformity with EU packaging essential requirements - useful for market access across Europe.

Related standards

See the five referenced EN standards (EN 13428–EN 13432) and CEN Reports CR 13695-1/2 for the detailed test methods, criteria and checklists used in the EN 13427 procedure. Keywords: EN 13427, packaging standards, packaging waste, Directive 94/62/EC, heavy metals, recycling, source reduction, reuse, compliance.

Standards Content (Sample)

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.
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 13427:2004: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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 requ
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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 13427July 2004ICS 13.030.99; 55.020Supersedes EN 13427:2000English versionPackaging - Requirements for the use of European Standards inthe field of packaging and packaging wasteEmballage - Exigences relatives à l'utilisation des normeseuropéennes dans le domaine de l'emballage et desdéchets d'emballageVerpackung - Anforderungen an die Anwendung derEuropäischen Normen zu Verpackungen undVerpackungsabfällenThis 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 13427:2004: E

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

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
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