OIML RECOMMENDATION R 87 PREPACKAGED PRODUCTS Ben Aitken

OIML RECOMMENDATION R 87 PRE-PACKAGED PRODUCTS Ben Aitken Trading Standards Officer Trading Standards MBIE New Zealand Kevin Gudmundsson Legal Metrology Advisor Trading Standards MBIE New Zealand

OIML Recommendation R 87 Quantity of Products in Pre-packages

OIML Recommendation R 87 • Established by OIML • Recommendation (R) • Model regulation for determining the quantity of product in pre-packages

R 87 Scope Pre-packaged goods labelled in predetermined constant nominal quantity of • • • Weight Volume Linear Measure Area Count

R 87 Scope To verify the quantity of product in pre-packages • Sampling Procedures • Sampling Plans To be used by Legal metrology officials

R 87 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 R 87 important Harmonisation of international trade Application of an internationally consistent method of determining the net quantity of prepackages

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

Todays Structure OIML R 87 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 the product 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 Nominal quantity Manufacturer’s declared quantity 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 – R 87 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.

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