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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
08-010 Construction chemicals 08-010-0010 Lacquers and varnishes
Product description
Liquid coating that is applied thinly on the surface of an object, with chemical or physical reactions (e.g. evaporation of the solvent) leaving a hard, solid film. This includes all lacquers and varnishes, irrespective of binders, fillers, pigments or so
Product in detail Not classified here
Marine coatings
Clear lacquer
Lacquer sprays, spray paints
Aircraft dope, dipping lacquer
Other lacquers and varnishes
Acrylic lacquers
08-010-0060 dispersion paints 
08-010-0040 Powder coatings 
08-010-0260 wood preservatives 
08-010-0120 Thinners, solvents 
08-010-0100 Primers 
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for lacquers and varnishes in quantities of 6 litres 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). Comparable sources of waste generation also include painters and decorators 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'). Especially aerosol cans, canisters and cans holding 6 litres or less typically accumulate as waste with private households and small businesses.

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for lacquers and varnishes in quantities exceeding 6 litres typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. This also includes building trade businesses that exceed the volume criterion.

Shipment packaging for lacquers and varnishes 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: 08-010-0010 // Lacquers and varnishes

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 ≤ 6 l yes
All types All types > 6 l no
Metal Aerosol cans, cans, buckets, canisters ≤ 6 l yes
Metal Buckets, casks, hobbocks, canisters, jugs > 6 l no
Plastic Cans, bottles, sticks ≤ 6 l yes
Plastic Casks > 6 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 6 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 6 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, strappings ≤ 6 l yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, strappings > 6 l no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 08-010-0010 // Lacquers and varnishes

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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 ≤ 6 l yes
All types All types > 6 l no
Metal Aerosol cans 100 ml yes
Metal Aerosol cans 150 ml yes
Metal Aerosol cans 300 ml yes
Metal Aerosol cans 400 ml yes
Metal Buckets 2 l yes
Metal Buckets 2.5 l yes
Metal Buckets 3 l yes
Metal Buckets 4 l yes
Metal Buckets 5 l yes
Metal Buckets 10 l no
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