The amendment to the Prepackaging Ordinance, which substantially dates back to the 1970s, completes the comprehensive reform of German measurement and calibration law. It is necessary to modernise the Prepackaging Ordinance as the Ordinance contains a collection of small-scale commercial practices. One particular political problem is that misconduct is not currently punishable with a fine as there is a lack of sufficient clarity in relation to basic offences. In addition, developments in European and national law are not taken into account, e.g. inadmissible duplicate regulations on European food law and law for cosmetic products.

The draft Ordinance consolidates prepackaging law regulations in a clear structure with basic offences. From these regulations, manufacturers can clearly determine which requirements must be observed for labelling prepackaging. In addition to increasing transparency in prepackaging law, the draft intends to reduce bureaucracy and to adapt to applicable European and national law. Furthermore, the draft also contains regulations on fees for controlling prepackaging.