The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2006/659
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 6th April 2006.(2) The enactments listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 are repealed or revoked, and the enactments listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 are amended, to the extent there specified.(3) These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.
  • In these Regulations—
  • equal to values predetermined by the packer;expressed in units of weight or volume; andof not less than 5 grams or 5 millilitres and not more than 25 kilograms or 25 litres;outer containers.it has been made up to a pre-determined constant quantity; andit is intended for sale in constant unit nominal quantities expressed in units of weight, which are not less than 300 grams per loaf and not more than 10 kilograms per loaf.(3) Schedule 5 sets out modifications in the application of these Regulations to bread.contain a product which is intended solely for use in, or in connection with, a process or treatment in the course of a trade or business;intended, and which would normally be regarded as appropriate, for sale to an ultimate consumer; andmade up in quantities of less than 5 grams or 5 millilitres;contain a single application of a cosmetic product;are intended for despatch outside the United Kingdom;are intended for use by Her Majesty's forces or by a visiting force within the meaning of any of the provisions of Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 are intended for use as stores within the meaning of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 contain sugar in a quantity of less than 20 g.(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(6) The labelling requirements do not apply to pre-packed food that is not marked with the E-mark, except that Regulation 8(1) shall continue to apply where trade practice provides that liquid products may be marked with nominal quantity by weight and that packages containing other products may be marked with nominal quantity by volume.the importer has imported the package or outer container from an EEA state within the period of 24 months beginning with IP completion day; andit is marked with the contact information of the person in that EEA state who packed or imported the package

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