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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-110 Dry goods 02-110-0120 muesli, cereals
Product description
Prepared foods and mixtures made of oat flakes, corn, rice or other products based on grains, with or without added sugar, fruit, chocolate chunks, etc.
Product in detail Not classified here
Sports muesli, granola for athletes
Fruit muesli or granola
Other muesli or granola
Chocolate muesli or granola
Cornflakes
Bircher muesli
Muesli or granola of all kinds
02-110-0040 Cereal flakes, cereal grains 
   
   
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for muesli, granola and cereals 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, accommodation establishments and canteens.

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for muesli, granola and cereals in quantities exceeding 18 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in large commercial enterprise settings. This includes mainly the food industry (e.g. companies manufacturing ready-made desserts and snack products), as well as wholesale bakeries, chain bakeries, artisanal bakeries and caterers that exceed the volume criterion.

Shipment packaging for muesli, granola and cereals 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: 02-110-0120 // muesli, cereals

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 Bags, sacks ≤ 18 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags, folding boxes ≤ 18 kg yes
Plastic Bags ≤ 18 kg yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 18 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 18 kg no
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: 02-110-0120 // muesli, cereals

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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 yes
All types All types > 18 kg no
Other composite packaging Bags 375 g - 500 g yes
Other composite packaging Bags 1 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags 2 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags 25 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks 5 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 375 g - 500 g yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 1 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 2 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 25 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 20 g - 40 g yes
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