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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
21-000 Textiles, shoes, leather goods 21-000-0070 Clothing
Product description
The totality of all materials that make up a person’s wardrobe
Product in detail Not classified here
Outerwear, hosiery for ladies, gents, children
Other clothing
Sportswear, skiwear, swimwear
Baby clothing, burial clothes
Underwear, nightwear, bras, corsetry
Workwear, special clothing, uniforms
Gloves (textile), scarves, shawls, headpieces, ties, bow ties
Fur, leather clothing
21-000-0010 Shoes 
22-000-0130 Straws, rubber bands, household gloves 
   
   
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for clothing in quantities of 30 items/pairs or fewer (excluding hangers, small hangers and hooks) is subject to system participation because it typically 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) such as food and beverage businesses and accommodation establishments, administrations, cultural and recreational facilities or service enterprises.

Packaging for clothing in quantities of 30 items/pairs or fewer also accumulates as waste in retail settings; however, the lion’s share accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation.

Hangers wider than 15 cm, which are used for display purposes, typically remain with retailers. Hangers of 15 cm width or less are usually given to the consumer and are subject to system participation.
Shipment packaging for clothing 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
Hangers and garment bags that enable or support handing an item of clothing over to the consumer are subject to system participation.
Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)
Pappdeckel, Pappboden, zwei Kunststoffbänder für 10 Paar Schutzhandschuhe

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 16.12.2020 | Antragsteller: ASK Kloska GmbH

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Schachtel aus Karton für 100 Paar Schutzhandschuhe

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 16.12.2020 | Antragsteller: ASK Kloska GmbH

pdf, 453 KB
Beutel aus Kunststoff und Hängeetiketten aus Papier für Babyschlafsack

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 28.02.2022 | Antragsteller: Kolibri GmbH

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Schachtel aus Karton für 40 Babyschlafsäcke

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 11.05.2022 | Antragsteller: Kolibri GmbH

pdf, 312 KB
Briefumschlag aus Papier für ein Paar Babyschuhe

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 15.09.2022 | Antragsteller: [natürliche Person]

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 21-000-0070 // Clothing

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 ≤ 30 Pair yes
All types All types > 30 Item(s) no
All types All types ≤ 30 Item(s) yes
Metal Hangers width > 15 cm no
Metal Small hangers width ≤ 15 cm yes
Natural materials Hangers width > 15 cm no
Natural materials Small hangers width ≤ 15 cm yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes ≤ 30 Pair yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes ≤ 30 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Labels, hanging cards, covers ≤ 30 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Labels, hanging cards, covers ≤ 30 Pair yes
Plastic Bags, wrappings, covers, boxes ≤ 30 Item(s) yes
Plastic Bags, wrappings, covers, boxes ≤ 30 Pair yes
Plastic Hangers width > 15 cm no
Plastic Hangers, small hangers width ≤ 15 cm 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: 21-000-0070 // Clothing

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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 > 30 Pair no
All types All types ≤ 30 Pair yes
Metal Hangers width > 15 cm no
Metal Small hangers width ≤ 15 cm yes
Natural materials Hangers width > 15 cm no
Natural materials Small hangers width ≤ 15 cm yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Adhesive labels 2 Pair yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Adhesive labels 5 Pair yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 1 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 20 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Hang tab boxes 1 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Hang tags, hanging cards 1 Item(s) yes
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