The obligations for marking of packaging are defined in Art. 5, Para. 1 and Art. 39 of the Ordinance on packaging and packaging waste.
Art. 5. (1) The persons according to Art. 14, paragraph 1 of WMA shall mark each packaging, placed by them on the market with:
1. Identification number and/or abbreviation according to appendix No 2;
2. Marking for recycling of the packaging and the type of the material, from which it is made, according to appendix No 3;
3. Marking for separate collection of the packaging waste according to appendix No 4;
(2) The marking of paragraph 1 must be clear and legible, sufficiently strong and durable, including after opening of the packaging. (3) The marking according to Art. 1 (1-3) shall be put on the prevailing component of the packaging or on its label. (4) The use of other signs for identification of the respective packaging materials apart these pointed out in appendixes No 2 and 3 shall be prohibited.
Art. 39. When the packaging is included in a deposit system or other re-use system, on it or on its label is put the writing “For re-use”.
Appendix № 2 according to Art. 5, paragraph. 1, p. 1
1. ID code and abbreviation for plastics
Packaging material |
Abbreviation |
ID code |
---|---|---|
polyethylene terephthalate |
PET |
1 |
high density polyethylene |
HDPE |
2 |
polyvinyl chloride |
PVC |
3 |
low density polyethylene |
LDPE |
4 |
polypropylene |
PP |
5 |
polystyrene |
PS |
6 |
others |
- |
7 - 19 |
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Note. The numbers, defined in Appendix № 2, are to be written between the three arrows, and the abbreviation of the packaging material from the same Appendix is to be written under the graphical sign.
Appendix № 3 according to Art. 5, paragraph 1,point 2- Marking for recycling of the packaging and the type of the material, from which it is made of
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Appendix № 4 according to Art. 5, paragraph 1,point 3- Marking for separate collection of packaging waste
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Trademark of Bulecopack Jsc.
The members of Bulecopack Jsc. have the right to place the trademark of the organization on their packaging.
Two trademarks are reserved in Patent Office.
Trademark I
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Download the Combined mark in Bulgarian language in vector format here.
Download the Combined mark in English language in vector format here.
Trademark II figurative mark- illustration:
The Figurative mark can be printed in different colors and combination of colors upon packaging, which are suitable for the respective packaging, but it needs to be visible and contrast.
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