The invention relates to an opaque, biaxially oriented polyester film
comprising at least one base layer, characterized in that at least this
base layer contains a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) in a concnetration of
2 to 60 wt. % in relation to the base layer, the glass transition
temperature of said cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) being 70 to 270.degree.
C.; and in that at least one surface is provided with a coupling agent.