L 86/6 Official Journal of the European Union 5.4.2005 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 22 March 2005 establishing the formats relating to the database system pursuant to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (notified under document number C(2005) 854) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/270[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste ('), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, Whereas: (1)  The formats established in Commission Decision 97/138/EC(3), for the provision of harmonised data within the framework of Directive 94/62/EC, should be revised and simplified in order to take into account the experience with their application. (2)  Those formats should reflect the targets laid down in Directive  94/62/EC, as amended by Directive 2004/12[EC. (3)  In order to guarantee the comparability of data between the Member States, it is appropriate to lay down detailed rules concerning the data to be contained in the formats and to allow Member States to provide further data on a voluntary basis. (4 In view of the number of amendments that must therefore be made to Decision 97/138/EC, that Decision should be replaced for the sake of clarity. (") OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/12[EC (O] L 47, 18.2.2004, p. 26). ® OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 22. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab- lished pursuant to Article 21 of Directive 94/62[EC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 This Decision establishes the formats for the database system on packaging and packaging waste provided for in Article 12 of Directive 94/62/EC. Atrticle 2 1. In addition to the relevant definitions set out in Article 3 of Directive 94/62[EC, the following definitions shall apply: (@) ‘composite packaging’ means packaging made of different materials which cannot be separated by hand, none exceeding a given percentage by weight; (b) ‘generated packaging waste’ means the amount of packaging that becomes waste within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Directive 75/442[EEC (}) within the territory of a given Member State, after having been used to contain, protect, handle, deliver and present goods; () OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.