FS06.00
First edition
Published on: 26/01/2024

Conformity assessment/Certification

Scope of application

Requirements for conformity with Directive 94/62/EC.These are set down in Annex III - EC document 96/C 382/05.

Table of contents

1. Requirements for conformity with Directive 94/62/EC
2.    Technical Data required
2.1.    Technical data for the design and manufacture of individual jobs
2.1.1.    Design
2.1.2.    Manufacture
2.2.    Technical Data for glass
2.2.1. Results of tests to confirm that the concentration of heavy metals as specified in Directive 94/62/EC have been met should be available.
3.    Technical Standards
3.1.    Standards concerning recycling/reuse objectives of the Directive
3.2.    Standards concerning the quality and "fitness for purpose" of the bottles
History
First edition: 01/2000
Document withdrawn on 01/2024 - Document helping to answer the requirements of Directive 94/62/CE, which is being replaced by the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (in 2025)

Contributors

ARDAGH GLASS GmbH, BA GLASS PORTUGAL, BRITISH GLASS, BUNDESVERBAND GLASINDUSTRIE E.V., CAN PACK S.A., ENCIRC GLASS, GERRESHEIMER BELGIUM, HEINZ GLAS GmbH & Co. KG aA GERMANY, O-I MANUFACTURING FRANCE, O-I MANUFACTURING ITALY, O-I MANUFACTURING UK, SAVERGLASS FRANCE, STOELZLE-OBERGLAS GmbH, VERALLIA FRANCE, VERALLIA ITALY, VERALLIA SPAIN, VERALLIA GERMANY, VETROPACK HOLDING AG, VIDRALA S.A, WIEGAND-GLASHUTTENWERKE GmbH
 

Document under responsibility of working group:

Glass wg1+4
WG chair: Arnaud JANIN - VERALLIA FRANCE

This permanent group is dedicated to a wide range of topics downstream of the production of glass bottles and jars dedicated to the food and beverage industries:

  • Surface treatments, marking, labelling;
  • Testing methods (impact, headspace, internal pressure, etc.);
  • Nomenclatures (of finishes, jars, bottles, and visual defects, etc.);
  • Quality management (food and beverage safety, best practices, regulations).
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