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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
28-020 Small appliances 28-020-0060 Cables, non-assembled
Product description
Non-assembled cables from hardware stores, electronics stores, etc. (cables without connectors)
Product in detail Not classified here
Other cables without connectors
Ethernet network cables
Non-assembled cables
Underground cables
Thermoplastic-sheathed cable, non-metallic sheathed cables
Coaxial cables
28-020-0050 Cables, pre-assembled 
28-020-0070 Electrical installations 
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for non-assembled cables in lengths of 50 running metres or less 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). Comparable sources of waste generation include building trade businesses, electricians, janitorial services and other craft enterprises 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').

Shipment packaging for non-assembled cables 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: 28-020-0060 // Cables, non-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 > 50 m no
All types All types ≤ 50 m yes
Natural materials Single-use reels, single-use drums > 50 m no
Natural materials Single-use reels, single-use drums ≤ 50 m yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 50 m yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes > 50 m no
Plastic Bags, shrink wraps ≤ 50 m yes
Plastic Bags, shrink wraps > 50 m no
Plastic Single-use reels, single-use drums > 50 m no
Plastic Single-use reels, single-use drums ≤ 50 m 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: 28-020-0060 // Cables, non-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 > 50 m no
All types All types ≤ 50 m yes
Natural materials Single-use reels, single-use drums ≤ 50 m yes
Natural materials Single-use reels, single-use drums > 50 m no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes > 50 m no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 50 m yes
Plastic Bags > 50 m no
Plastic Bags ≤ 50 m yes
Plastic Flat bags ≤ 50 m yes
Plastic Flat bags > 50 m no
Plastic Shrink wraps ≤ 50 m yes
Plastic Shrink wraps > 50 m no
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