NOMINAL QUANTITIES FOR PREPACKED PRODUCTS [ S.L.454.16 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 454.16 NOMINAL QUANTITIES FOR PREPACKED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS 11th April, 2009 * LEGAL NOTICE 197 of 2008. 1.
(1)The title of these regulations is the Nominal Quantities for Prepacked Products Regulations. Citation and scope.
(2)These regulations implement the requirements of Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th September 2007 laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products. 2.
(1)This regulation lays down rules on the nominal quantities for products put up in prepackages. It shall apply to prepacked products and prepackages, as defined in regulation 2 of the Make-Up by Weight or by Volume of Certain Prepackaged Products Regulations. Scope. S.L. 454.13
(2)These regulations shall not apply to the products listed in the Schedule which are sold in duty-free shops for consumption outside the European Union. 3. Save as otherwise provided for in regulation 4, no refusal, prohibition or restriction in the Maltese territory of prepacked products on grounds relating to the nominal quantities of package shall be made. Free movement of goods. 4.
(1)Products listed in section 2 of the Schedule and put in prepackages in the intervals listed in section 1 shall only be placed on the market if they are prepacked in the nominal quantities listed in section 1 of the Schedule. Placing on the market and free movement of certain products.
(2)Aerosol dispensers shall indicate the nominal total capacity of the container. The indication shall be such as not to create confusion with the nominal volume of the contents.
(3)By way of derogation from regulation 5.2 of the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations, products which are sold in aerosol dispensers need not be marked with the nominal weight of their contents. S.L. 427.26 5.
(1)For the purposes of regulation 4
(1), where two or more individual prepackages make up a multipack, the nominal quantities listed in section 1 of the Schedule shall apply to each individual prepackage. Multipacks and prepackages made up of individual packages which are not intended to be sold individually.
(2)Where a prepackage is made up of two or more individual packages which are not intended to be sold individually, the nominal quantities listed in section 1 of the Schedule shall apply to the prepackage. *See regulation 1
(3)of these regulations as originally promulgated. 2 [ S.L.454.16 NOMINAL QUANTITIES FOR PREPACKED PRODUCTS SCHEDULE RANGE OF NOMINAL QUANTITIES OF CONTENTS OF PREPACKAGES Section
- Products sold by volume (quantity in ml) Still wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1 500 ml only the following 8 nominal quantitiesn ml: 100 - 187 - 250 - 375 - 500 - 750 - 1 000 - 1 500 Yellow wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1 500 ml only the following nominal quantity: ml: 620 Sparkling wine On the interval from 125 ml to 1 500 ml only the following 5 nominal quantities: ml: 125 - 200 - 375 - 750 - 1 500 Liqueur wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1 500 ml only the following 7 nominal quantities: ml: 100 - 200 - 375 - 500 - 750 - 1 000 - 1500 Aromatised wine On the interval from 100 ml to 1500 ml only the following 7 nominal quantities: ml: 100 - 200 - 375 - 500 - 750 - 1 000 - 1 500 Spirit drinks On the interval from 100 ml to 2 000 ml only the following 9 nominal quantities: ml: 100 - 200 - 350 - 500 - 700 - 1 000 - 1 500 - 1 750 - 2 000 Section
- Product definitions Still wine Wine as defined in Article 1
(2)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (CN code ex 2204). Yellow wine Wine as defined in Article 1
(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (CN code ex 2204) with the designation of origin: 'Cotes du Jura', 'Arbois', 'L'Etoile' and 'Chateau-Chalon' in bo tt le s as de fi ne d in A nn ex I , p oi nt 3 o f Co m mi ssi on Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/ 1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products. Sparkling wine Wine as defined in Article 1
(2)(b) and in Annex I, points 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 149311999 (CN code 2204 10). Liqueur wine Wine as defined in Article 1
(2)(b) and in Annex I, point 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/ 1999 (CN code 2204 21 - 2204 29). Aromatised wine Aromatised wine as defined in Article 2
(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (CN code 2205). NOMINAL QUANTITIES FOR PREPACKED PRODUCTS Spirit drinks [ S.L.454.16 3 Spirit drinks as defined in Article 1
(2)of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (CN code 2208).