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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-120 Other foods 02-120-0140 other liquid foods
Product description
Liquid foods
Product in detail Not classified here
Liquid food supplements
Food flavouring essences
Liquid food for the elderly or recovery
Liquid food for athletes
Special dietary liquid food
Other liquid foods
Acidifiers
01-000-0030 Fruit syrup, concentrates 
02-120-0080 Vinegar 
18-000-0040 Medicinal products, liquid 
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for other liquid foods in quantities of 9 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. Comparable sources of waste generation also include artisanal food production businesses 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 liquid foods in quantities exceeding 9 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings, primarily including the food industry, along with wholesale bakeries, chain bakeries and artisanal bakeries that exceed the volume criterion.
The food and beverage industries order significant volumes in reusable containers or in tanks.
Shipment packaging for other liquid foods 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.
Specials
The quantity of other liquid foods can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.
Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)
Kunststoffflasche für Trinknahrung ("bilanzierte Diät") (VI)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 06.02.2020 | Antragsteller: B. Braun Melsungen AG

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Kunststoffflasche für Trinknahrung ("bilanzierte Diät") (V)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 06.02.2020 | Antragsteller: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH

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Kunststoffflasche für Trinknahrung ("bilanzierte Diät") (IV)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 06.02.2020 | Antragsteller: Nestle Health Science (Deutschland)

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Kunststoffflasche für Trinknahrung ("bilanzierte Diät") (III)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 06.02.2020 | Antragsteller: Nutricia GmbH

pdf, 526 KB
Kunststoffflasche für Trinknahrung ("bilanzierte Diät") (II)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 06.02.2020 | Antragsteller: Vitaflo Deutschland GmbH

pdf, 390 KB
Kunststoffflasche für Trinknahrung ("bilanzierte Diät") (I)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 06.02.2020 | Antragsteller: vitasyn medical GmbH

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Kunststoffflasche für Trinknahrung ("bilanzierte Diät") (VII)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 24.08.2021 | Antragsteller: vitasyn medical GmbH

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Flasche aus Kunststoff mit Schraubverschluss für Trinknahrung (bilanzierte Diät)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 05.05.2022 | Antragsteller: HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-120-0140 // other liquid foods

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 ≤ 9 kg yes
All types All types > 9 kg no
Glass Ampoules, bottles ≤ 9 kg yes
Other composite packaging Square bags ≤ 9 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 9 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes > 9 kg no
Plastic Bags, cans, buckets, bottles, canisters ≤ 9 kg yes
Plastic Buckets, canisters > 9 kg no
Tinplate Bottles ≤ 9 kg yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 9 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 9 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Bottle carriers, wrappings > 9 kg no
Plastic Bottle carriers, wrappings ≤ 9 kg yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-120-0140 // other liquid foods

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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 > 9 kg no
All types All types ≤ 9 kg yes
Glass Ampoules, bottles ≤ 9 kg yes
Other composite packaging Square bags 200 ml yes
Other composite packaging Square bags 250 ml yes
Other composite packaging Square bags 300 ml yes
Other composite packaging Square bags 330 ml yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 600 ml yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 2.5 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 10 kg no
Plastic Bottles 200 ml - 2 l yes
Plastic Buckets 10 kg - 15 kg no
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