Translation of "emballage formé sous vide " (French → English) :

Vacuum packaging or packaging in a protective atmosphere is made mandatory once the hams have been boned so as to remove any risk of microbial reproduction in the cavity left by the removal of the bones.

Well-designed food packaging can also help consumers keep what they buy at its best through re-closable packs, new vacuum and shrink wrap packaging that extends shelf life. Finally, food packaging can help consumers use what they buy effectively through portioning, extending shelf life and providing tips.

At the moment Decision 2006/133/EC does not provide for requirements to be applied on movements of susceptible wood, originating in areas other than the demarcated areas in the form of dunnage, spacers and bearers, including that which has not kept its natural round surface, as well as in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds (hereafter ‘susceptible wood packaging material’ ...[+++]) from the demarcated areas to other areas in Member States or in third countries as well as movement of these materials from part of the demarcated area in which PWN is known to occur to the part of the demarcated area designated as buffer zone.

susceptible wood in the form of dunnage, spacers and bearers, including that which has not kept its natural round surface, as well as in the form of packing cases, boxes with exception of boxes entirely composed of wood of 6 mm of thickness or less, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, that wood shall not be allowed to leave the demarcated area; the responsible official body may grant an exception from this prohibition where that wood has been subject to one of the approved treatments as specified in Annex ...[+++]I to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade and marked according to Annex II to the said Standard’.

While the Commission sees the environmental benefit of charging a deposit and of taking back packaging, it believes that the way in which the deposit and return systems function in Germany constitutes a disproportionate barrier to the free movement of packaged beverages from other Member States, in violation of the Treaty's Internal Market rules (Article 28) and of Article 7 of Directive 94/62/EC (the "Packaging Directive"). These measures particularly affect imported drinks, given that, for reasons mainly related to long distance deliveries, some 95 per cent of imported drinks are in 'one way' packaging. The Commission's request will ...[+++] take the form of a reasoned opinion, the second step of an infringement procedure under Article 226 of the EC Treaty. If Germany does not respond satisfactorily within two months, the Commission could decide to take the case to the European Court of Justice.

'However, where products of animal origin arrive in containers or are wrapped or packaged under vacuum, the identity check may be limited to ensuring that the seals placed by the official veterinarian or the competent authority on the container or package are intact and that the indications given thereon correspond to those included in the accompanying document or certificate'.