Brussels, 26/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - From 24 January to 15 March 2005, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry held a public consultation on packaging via the internet with consumers, producers, retailers and authorities. The report based on the consultation has been published on the internet on the Commission's website. Stakeholders were asked to give their views on alternatives to the existing EU legislation on labelling of quantities and the metrological requirements for pre-packaging on the basis of a Commission staff working paper setting out the key issues. Close to 500 comments and views were received from authorities, trade federations, consumer organisations and individual consumers and companies. The results were examined with public authorities at a meeting on 19-20 May 2005 of Working Group 6 of WELMEC, Western European Legal Metrology Cooperation. In the report based on the consultation, Commission departments suggest that regulatory changes at Community level are not needed and that most issues identified can be dealt with by voluntary documents and guidance. The report is available at: http: //http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/prepack/metrol_requir/inmetrolog_requir_en.htm Stakeholders should send their reactions to the report by 15 October 2005 to: Entr-metrology@cec.eu.int