EU to ease packaging rules in new EU Directive
15th October 2008 by Alex Briggs
European legislation governing size restrictions on packaged goods is to be streamlined under a single directive, the EU Competiveness Council has announced.
The legislation, to be put before the European Parliament for confirmation, would allow free sizes of pre-packaged products except for wines and spirits.
It would replace 25 different national rules and two EU directives on nominal quantities with a single directive.
The proposal is part of the Commission’s attempt to simplify EU legislation under the Better Regulations initiative.
Commission vice president Günter Verheugen said the proposal is a
Small, but necessary step” that “sends a clear and positive signal that the European Union is serious about cutting red tape.