本文件提供了在确定面向消费者的产品的最合适包装类型时应考虑的一般建议。包装可执行的功能包括但不限于:容器、保护、搬运、运输、储存、便利、信息和展示。 本文件还考虑了资源的可持续利用，包括包装的优化、再利用和回收。 本文件为以下方面提供了指导: -产品设计师、制造商和其他参与包装决策的人员； -起草标准，以满足消费者作为产品潜在购买者的包装需求和要求； -为消费品或服务制定标准的委员会； -监管机构。 本文件不适用于散装包装，散装包装仅用于在制造商和零售商之间运输时保护散装产品，不适用于工业包装。

This document provides general recommendations to be taken into consideration when determining the most suitable type of packaging for products intended for consumers. The functions that packaging can perform include, but are not limited to, containment, protection, handling, transport, storage, convenience, information and presentation. This document also considers the sustainable use of resources covering optimization, reuse and recovery of packaging. This document provides guidance to: — product designers, manufacturers and others engaged in the process of making decisions concerning packaging; — those drafting standards to meet the packaging needs and requirements of consumers as prospective purchasers of products; — committees preparing standards for consumer products or services; — regulators. This document is not applicable to bulk packaging, which is solely intended to protect products in bulk when being transported between manufacturers and retailers, and it is not intended for industrial packaging.