Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

02-050 Meat, sausage, fish 02-050-0010 Fresh meat

Product description

Unprocessed meat, generally cut meat, intended for human consumption

Product in detail Not classified here

Other meats (e.g. horse, rabbit, kangaroo)

Veal, beef

Other poultry (whole or parts)

Lamb, mutton

Game, game birds

Pork

Chicken, duck, goose, turkey (whole or parts)

Offal, variety meat

05-000-0060	Cat and dog snacks
02-050-0040	Meat products, sausage products
02-020-0080	Canned meat and sausages
05-000-0010	Wet dog and cat food
02-030-0130	Frozen meat, frozen game
	Slaughterhouse waste, butchery waste (not included in the catalogue)

Explanation

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for fresh meat in quantities of 3.9 kg 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 food and beverage businesses, canteens and commercial kitchens. Comparable sources of waste generation also include artisanal food production businesses 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 fresh meat 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

For industrial processors, packaging is also placed on the German market that at the outset does not meet the legal requirements for being handed over to private final consumers and therefore typically does not accumulate as waste with them. This sort of atypically designed packaging, for example packaging that bears only a stamp and does not have adequate foodstuff labelling (in accordance with the FIC Regulation), is not subject to system participation regardless of quantity because it does not typically accumulate with private final consumers as a result of legal requirements.
Reusable containers, such as meat crates used to deliver meat packed in bags, are not subject to system participation.

Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)

Einordnungsentscheidung „Vakuum-Kunststoffbeutel für Rindfleisch“ ( pdf, 937.4 KB)

Publication date: 17.10.2019 | Applicant: A.F.G. Allgäu Fleisch GmbH

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-050-0010 // Fresh meat

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		> 3.9 kg		no
All types	All types		≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Bags, wrappings, trays		≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Bags, wrappings, trays		> 3.9 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Boxes, trays		> 3.9 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Boxes, trays		≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Plastic	Bags, trays, vacuum packaging		≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Plastic	Bags, trays, vacuum packaging		> 3.9 kg		no
Plastic	Dry aging bags		≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Plastic	Dry aging bags		> 3.9 kg		no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard		> 3.9 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard		≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Bags, wrappings		> 3.9 kg		no
Plastic	Bags, wrappings		≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-050-0010 // Fresh meat

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.		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types	All types	> 3.9 kg		no
All types	All types	≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Bags, wrappings, trays	≤ 3.9 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Bags, wrappings, trays	> 3.9 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, hang tab boxes	100 g - 3.9 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, hang tab boxes	> 3.9 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Trays	> 3.9 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Trays	100 g - 3.9 kg	yes
Plastic	Bags, foil wrappings	200 g - 1 kg	yes
Plastic	Bags, foil wrappings	1 kg - 2.5 kg	yes
Plastic	Bags, foil wrappings	2.5 kg - 3.9 kg	yes
Plastic	Bags, foil wrappings	4 kg - 10 kg		no

Product search Definition sheet with explanations Brief system participation requirement overview

Definition sheet with explanations

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-050-0010 // Fresh meat

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-050-0010 // Fresh meat

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