Abstract: The invention concerns itself with a process for providing a package, especially a parallelepiped form like a carton with a holding device or handle which is attached to the wall of the package so that it can be transported. According to the invention a handle is provided which is integrated into package wall, the shape of the handle being defined by a perforated tear line in the wall. The handle is attached to the wall by means of a carrying tape attached to the inner surface of the wall and the inner surface of the handle, the carrying tape being such that free-moving, strap-type, foldable tape sections are formed between the end section attached to the inner surface of the wall and the middle section of the carrying tape attached to the handle. The strap-type tape sections have a layer which covers their adhesive coating or their adhesive has been neutralized and they form, in conjunction with the handle and when the handle is separated from the package, a freely-moving carrying loop on the package.