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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
19-000 Furniture 19-000-0030 Household furniture, pre-assembled
Product description
Pre-assembled furniture for living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, guest rooms and other living areas
Product in detail Not classified here
Pre-assembled sofas, chairs and other upholstery
Pre-assembled cabinets and wall units
Pre-assembled beds and slatted frames
Pre-assembled furniture for living rooms and bedrooms
Pre-assembled bookcases and other shelves
Pre-assembled tables and benches
Pre-assembled wicker furniture
Other pre-assembled household furniture
19-000-0060 Garden furniture, flat-pack 
19-000-0210 Mattresses 
19-000-0010 Household furniture, flat-pack 
28-020-0110 Lamps, lighting products 
19-000-0090 Office furniture 
19-000-0150 Commercial furniture 
21-000-0110 Linen, table linen, bedding 
19-000-0110 Kitchen furniture, flat-pack 
Explanation
Retail packaging for pre-assembled household furniture of all kinds is not subject to system participation because it typically accumulates as waste with craft enterprises whose packaging waste cannot be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres. (It also accumulates in retail settings.)

Although packaging for pre-assembled household furniture also accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) to some extent, the lion's share remains with retailers or is unpacked and taken away again upon delivery.

However, shipment packaging for pre-assembled household furniture 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
Pre-assembled furniture is designed and packed in such a way that customers are generally unable to collect it from the point of sale themselves.
Furniture is typically characterised as pre-assembled if: 1. the furniture is large and bulky; 2. the furniture generally cannot be sent via parcel service and has to be shipped via a forwarding agent; 3. after being unpacked, the furniture requires only minor assembly.
Not all of these criteria have to be met for furniture to be considered pre-assembled.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 19-000-0030 // Household furniture, pre-assembled

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 All types no
All types Edge protectors, cushioning materials All types no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, boxes, sheets All types no
Plastic Wrappings, films, covers All types no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 19-000-0030 // Household furniture, pre-assembled

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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 All types no
All types Edge protectors, cushioning materials All types no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, boxes, sheets All types no
Plastic Wrappings, films, covers All types no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes
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