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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
19-000 Furniture 19-000-0110 Kitchen furniture, flat-pack
Product description
Flat-pack furniture for kitchens
Product in detail Not classified here
Flat-pack kitchen tables and benches
Flat-pack bar carts and trolleys
Flat-pack cabinets and shelves
Other flat-pack kitchen furniture
Flat-pack kitchen side tables
19-000-0060 Garden furniture, flat-pack 
19-000-0120 Kitchen furniture, pre-assembled 
19-000-0010 Household furniture, flat-pack 
19-000-0070 Garden furniture, pre-assembled 
19-000-0030 Household furniture, pre-assembled 
19-000-0090 Office furniture 
Explanation
Retail packaging and shipment packaging for flat-pack kitchen furniture of all kinds 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).

Flat-pack furniture is primarily available in furniture stores, furniture discounters, furniture specialist stores, supermarkets and DIY markets. The product is usually delivered to the customer in the original packaging. Only in exceptional cases are large commercial enterprises the end customers.
Specials
Flat-pack furniture is furniture that is packed in such a way that it can be taken away by customers themselves from the point of sale.
Typical indicators for flat-pack furniture include the following examples: 1. The furniture is small or substantially disassembled. 2. The furniture can be sent via parcel service and does not need to be shipped via a forwarding agent. 3. Once unpacked, the furniture has to be assembled to a significant extent and based on assembly instructions. Not all of these criteria have to be met for a furniture to be considered flat-pack furniture.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 19-000-0110 // Kitchen furniture, flat-pack

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 yes
All types Edge protectors, cushioning materials All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, boxes, sheets All types yes
Plastic Wrappings, films, covers All types yes
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: 19-000-0110 // Kitchen furniture, flat-pack

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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 yes
All types Edge protectors, cushioning materials All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, boxes, sheets All types yes
Plastic Wrappings, films, covers All types yes
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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