# BIO Package

Packages are a mechanism that enable modularity, and code organization based on common and related functionality. They are also useful to avoid naming conflicts when the code base becomes larger and shared with multiple parties. **BIO** packages group a collection of related **BIO** Standard Components and their functionality. A **BIO** Package should start with the namespace: bio.package.

An application can have both **bio.package** ‘s and non-**bio.package** ‘s. The only requirement to qualify as a **bio.package** is that its components adhere to the **BIO Component Standard**.