Form set by Directive 76/211/EEC (drawing in Directive 2009/34/EC, Annex II).
Estimated sign (℮)
A lower-case letter e with a heavy left side and a straight horizontal bar. · also called “EEC sign”, “Estimated sign”, “e mark”, “e symbol”, “℮”
What the Estimated sign (℮) symbol means
Quantity checked under EU rules
Printed next to the nominal weight or volume of a prepacked product (from 5 g or 5 ml up to 10 kg or 10 l). With it the packer or importer guarantees that the packs meet the EU rules on quantity: on average the packs contain at least the stated quantity, and only a small share may fall short by more than the permitted tolerance. It must be at least 3 mm high and in the same field of vision as the quantity.
Source · Official website Council Directive 76/211/EEC on the making-up by weight or by volume of certain prepackaged products · checked
Where it appears
- All brands—This meaning
Questions about the Estimated sign (℮) symbol
- What does the Estimated sign (℮) symbol mean?
- Printed next to the nominal weight or volume of a prepacked product (from 5 g or 5 ml up to 10 kg or 10 l). With it the packer or importer guarantees that the packs meet the EU rules on quantity: on average the packs contain at least the stated quantity, and only a small share may fall short by more than the permitted tolerance. It must be at least 3 mm high and in the same field of vision as the quantity.
- What does the Estimated sign (℮) symbol look like?
- A lower-case letter e with a heavy left side and a straight horizontal bar. It is also called “EEC sign”, “Estimated sign”, “e mark”, “e symbol” and “℮”.
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