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Packaged Goods Regulation (PGR/FPVO). To weighing scales specially designed for
packaged goods applies
§ 22 of the Packaged Goods Regulation PGR. This paragraph says:
(1) Commercially produced, packaged goods labelled by weight or volume of the same nom-
inal filling quantity must be produced in such as way that the filling quantity at the point of
production
1. on average does not drop below the nominal filling quantity and
2. does not exceed the values for negative deviation from the nominal filling quantity stipu-
lated in section 3.
(2) Packaged goods labelled by weight or volume of the same nominal weight must be
brought into the territory covered by this regulation only if the filling quantity at the point of
production
1. on average does not drop below the nominal filling quantity and
2. does not exceed the values for negative deviation from the nominal filling quantity stipu-
lated in section 3.
(3) The allowable minus deviations are as follows:
Nominal filling quan-
tity Q
N
in g or ml
Admissible minus deviation
in % of Q
N
in g or ml
5 to 50 9 -
50 to 100 - 4.5
100 to 200 4.5 -
200 to 300 - 9
300 to 500 3 -
500 to 1,000 - 15
1,000 to 10,000 1.5 -
When applying this table, any values for admissible minus deviations calculated in weight or
volume units that are stated in percent should always be rounded up to 0.1 gram or 0.1 milli-
litre. Minus deviations should not exceed 2 per cent of the packaged goods.
(4) Packaged goods labelled by weight or volume of the same nominal filling quantity may
only be launched commercially if the minus deviation from the nominal filling quantity does
not exceed double the amount of the values stipulated on the table under section 3.
These rules give the manufacturers of packaged goods a clear standard for production con-
trol in manufacture and the consumer confidence that such products actually contain the
filling quantity labelled on the package by the manufacturer.
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