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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-110 Dry goods 02-110-0080 pulses
Product description
Legumes and pulses with an extended shelf life, not for immediate consumption
Product in detail Not classified here
Soybeans
Peas
Chickpeas, garbanzo beans
Lentils
Mixed legumes
Beans
Other legumes and pulses
02-030-0040 frozen vegetables 
02-020-0030 vegetable preserves 
   
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for legumes and pulses in quantities of 18 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 food and beverage businesses, canteens and commercial kitchens.

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for legumes and pulses in quantities exceeding 18 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in the food industry. This applies in particular to 20 kg and 25 kg sacks.

Shipment packaging for legumes and pulses 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.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-110-0080 // pulses

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 ≤ 18 kg yes
All types All types > 18 kg no
Other composite packaging Sacks > 18 kg no
Other composite packaging Sacks ≤ 18 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks > 18 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks ≤ 18 kg yes
Plastic Bags ≤ 18 kg yes
Plastic Bags > 18 kg no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 18 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 18 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 18 kg no
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 18 kg yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-110-0080 // pulses

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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 > 18 kg no
All types All types ≤ 18 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks 10 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks 15 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks 20 kg no
Other composite packaging Sacks 25 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks 10 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks 15 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks 20 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks 25 kg no
Plastic Bags 200 g yes
Plastic Bags 500 g yes
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