New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

5 Shapes and areas

• For the purposes of these regulations,—

  • (a) In determining whether an area of a retail package is more or less flat, decorative ridges, embossing, bulges, and other irregularities must be disregarded:

  • (b) A soft pack must be treated as being a rectangular solid with 6 flat faces whose edges are equal in length to the corresponding edges of the smallest rectangular solid into which it will fit when not compressed:

  • (c) A face of a retail package (other than a soft pack) that has rounded corners but is otherwise rectangular must, except for the purpose of calculating its area, be treated as being rectangular:

  • (d) The surface area of a retail package is the area that would be covered by its outer layer if opened out and pressed flat (less any area of the outer layer that is covered by a flap when the package is closed):

  • (e) In determining the shape of, or the surface area of any part of, a retail package,—

    • (i) The package must be considered when it is closed; and

    • (ii) All edges, gaps, and openings appearing when it is opened must be disregarded.