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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-040 Confectionery, snack foods 02-040-0080 Other chocolate, chocolate products
Product description
Other chocolate and chocolate products
Product in detail Not classified here
Chocolate balls
Chocolate shavings
Chocolate surprise eggs
Chocolate crisps
Other chocolate products
Chocolate figures like Santas or Easter bunnies
Chocolate leaves
02-040-0090 Chocolates, confectionery 
02-080-0150 Couverture chocolate 
02-040-0100 Chocolate bars, candy bars 
02-040-0070 Chocolate bars 
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for other chocolate and chocolate products in quantities of 4.5 kg or less are subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) such as cinemas, theatres and amusement parks, as well as authorities, administrations and administrative sections of companies, especially in trade and manufacturing, food and beverage businesses, canteens and educational institutions. Comparable sources of waste generation also include craft enterprises whose packaging waste can be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres ('volume criterion').
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for other chocolate and chocolate products in quantities exceeding 4.5 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in large commercial enterprise settings, including especially the food industry along with artisanal food production businesses (e.g. bakeries and pastry shops) and caterers exceeding the volume criterion.
Shipment packaging for other chocolate and chocolate products of all kinds typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation and, as such, is subject to system participation.
Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)
Faltschachtel aus Pappe und Tiefenzieheinsatz aus Kunststoff für 25 Schokoladentaler - Adventskalender

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 23.02.2021 | Antragsteller: Hans Riegelein & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-040-0080 // Other chocolate, chocolate products

Packaging material
Packaging material

Abbreviations:

PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard.
PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic).
PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic).

Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.

 		Shape/form
Shape/form

This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration.

IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials.

An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.

 		Delineation criterion
Delineation criterion

Criterion that relates to a specific product and determines whether the shipment, retail or grouped packaging in question is subject to system participation.

For food packaging, that delineation criterion often is quantity. For packaging filled with other products, the delineation criterion tends to be the number/volume or unit of the individual products contained in the packaging. Depending on the product, other criteria may be used within the scope of an overall market assessment to delineate or determine whether the system participation requirement applies to a packaging, such as the stress class in the case of laminate products.

 		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types All types > 4.5 kg no
All types All types ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Aluminium Wrappings ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Plastic Bags, cans, wrappings, nets ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 4.5 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Cans, multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Plastic Cans, multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 4.5 kg no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-040-0080 // Other chocolate, chocolate products

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Packaging material
Packaging material

Abbreviations:

PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard.
PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic).
PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic).

Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.

 		Shape/form
Shape/form

This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration.

IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials.

An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.

 		Quantity/volume
exemplary listing 		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types All types ≤ 4.5 kg yes
All types All types > 4.5 kg no
Aluminium Wrappings 5 g - 20 g yes
Aluminium Wrappings 50 g yes
Aluminium Wrappings 75 g yes
Aluminium Wrappings 100 g yes
Aluminium Wrappings 150 g yes
Aluminium Wrappings 180 g yes
Other composite packaging Bags 250 g yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 250 g yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes 60 g yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes 100 g yes
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