Pre-Packaging Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1981 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on pre-packaging. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Packaging/labelling Agricultural commodities Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Offences/penalties Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to pre-packaging. The text consists of 39 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: Mandatory standards and containers (I); Capacity marking of pre-packages (II); Quantities of pre-packaged (III); Special provisions for pre-packaged quantities of less than 5grams (IV); Open packages, unpacked bread and selling units without wrapping (V); Exceptions, penalties, transitional and final provisions. (VI). Nine Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de