OIML RECOMMENDATION R87PRE-PACKAGED PRODUCTS

Ben AitkenTrading Standards OfficerTrading Standards MBIENew Zealand

Kevin Gudmundsson Legal Metrology AdvisorTrading Standards MBIENew Zealand

OIML Recommendation R87

Quantity of Products in Pre-packages

OIML Recommendation R87

• Established by OIML

• Recommendation (R)

• Model regulation for determining the quantity of product in pre-packages

R87 Scope

Pre-packaged goods labelled in predetermined constant nominal quantity of

• Weight• Volume• Linear Measure• Area• Count

R87 Scope

To verify the quantity of product in pre-packages

• Sampling Procedures• Sampling Plans

To be used by Legal metrology officials

R87 Scope

Informative Annexes

• Annex A - Examination procedure outline • Annex B -Tare procedures• Annex C - Drained products• Annex D - Frozen products

Mandatory Annex• Misleading pre-packages

Why is R87 important

Harmonisation of international trade

Application of an internationally consistent method of determining the net quantity of pre-packages

Todays Structure

• Terminology• Sampling• Random Sampling • Tare Procedures• Metrological Requirements• Equipment & Traceability• Preparation for site visit

Todays Structure

OIML R87

Terminology

Terminology

Pre-packaged product

Single item for presentation as such to a consumer, consisting of a product and the packing material into which it was put before being offered for sale and in which the quantity of product has a predetermined value, whether the packing material encloses theproduct completely or only partially, but in any case in such a way that the actual quantity of product cannot be altered without the packing material either being opened or undergoing a perceptible modification.

Terminology

Pre-packaged Product

Terminology

Pre-package

Combination of the product and the packaging material in which it is prepacked

Terminology

Pre-packaged Product

A prepackaged product may also be known as • pre-packaged goods, or

• pre-packaged commodities

Terminology

Nominal quantity (Qn)

• Quantity of product in a prepackage declared on the label by the packager.

• Requirements are to be found in OIML Recommendation 79 Labelling requirements for pre-packaged products.

Terminology

Nominalquantity

Manufacturer’s declaredquantity as labelled

by the packer

Terminology

Packing material

Also known as tare, packaging, or packaging material.

• the material left over after the product has been used.

• does not include intrinsic parts of the product.

Terminology

Packing material – R87 Definition

Everything of the prepackage that is intended to be left over after use of the product, except for items naturally in the product. Use includes consumption or subjecting to a treatment.

Terminology

Packing material

Note: Packing material is generally used to contain, protect, handle, deliver, preserve, transport, inform about and serve as an aid (e.g. food serving tray) while using the product it contains.

Terminology

Terminology

Actual quantity or Net quantity

This is the quantity of product that the pre-package in fact contains as determined by measurements made by legal metrology officials.

Terminology

Other frequently used terms Gross weight = weight of packaging material + net weight

Tare Weight = weight of packaging material

Net weight =is the actual quantity of the goods.

Terminology

Thank you for your attention

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