The Commission shall promote, as appropriate, the preparation of European standards relating to the essential requirements referred to in Annex II.
The Commission shall promote, in particular, the preparation of European standards relating to:
criteria and methodologies for life-cycle analysis of packaging,
the methods for measuring and verifying the presence of heavy metals and other dangerous substances in the packaging and their release into the environment from packaging and packaging waste,
criteria for a minimum content of recycled material in packaging for appropriate types of packaging,
criteria for recycling methods,
criteria for composting methods and produced compost,
criteria for the marking of packaging.