# Council Directive of 20 January 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by weight or by volume of certain prepackaged products (76/211/EEC), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. A prepackage within the meaning of this Directive is the combination of a product and the individual package in which it is prepacked.
2. A product is prepacked when it is placed in a package of whatever nature without the purchaser being present and the quantity of product contained in the package has a predetermined value and cannot be altered without the package either being opened or undergoing a perceptible modification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1976/211/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1976-211/article-2
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