Division 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING THE ACTUAL CONTENTS OF PREPACKAGESF1
United Kingdom
The actual contents of prepackages may be measured directly by means of weighing instruments or volumetric instruments or, in the case of liquids, indirectly, by weighing the prepacked product and measuring its density.
Irrespective of the method used, the error made in measuring the actual contents of a prepackage shall not exceed one-fifth of the tolerable negative error for the nominal quantity in the prepackage.
The procedure for measuring the actual contents of a prepackage may be the subject of domestic regulations in each Member State.