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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
14-000 Toiletries 14-000-0040 Dental care products, oral care products
Product description
Toothpaste, mouthwash and similar dental or oral care products
Product in detail Not classified here
Toothwash, mouthwash
Other oral care products
Toothpaste
Other dental care products
Teeth whitening and teeth bleaching products
14-000-0090 Personal care products 
28-020-0150 Small appliances for personal care 
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for dental and oral care products in quantities of 2 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) such as accommodation establishments and healthcare facilities.

Shipment packaging for dental and oral care 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.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 14-000-0040 // Dental care products, oral care 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 ≤ 2 l yes
All types All types > 2 l no
Glass Bottles ≤ 2 l yes
Metal Aerosol cans, tubes ≤ 2 l yes
Other composite packaging Tubes ≤ 2 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes > 2 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 2 l yes
Plastic Bags, bottles, dispensers, tubes ≤ 2 l yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 2 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 2 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 2 l no
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 2 l yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 14-000-0040 // Dental care products, oral care 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
Aluminium Aerosol cans 15 ml yes
Aluminium Tubes 9 ml yes
Aluminium Tubes 25 ml yes
Aluminium Tubes 50 ml yes
Aluminium Tubes 100 ml yes
Glass Bottles 10 ml - 50 ml yes
Glass Bottles 75 ml yes
Glass Bottles 100 ml yes
Glass Bottles 150 ml yes
Glass Bottles 250 ml yes
Other composite packaging Tubes 20 ml yes
Other composite packaging Tubes 25 ml yes
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