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CHANGED DEFINITION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES
PACKAGING
PACKAGING – NON-PACKAGING
This definition applies from 23 July 2014 in accordance with Annex 2 of the Packaging Ordinance
2014.
Type
Roll cores
Definition
Formerly
Rolls, tubes and cylinders around which flexible material Non-packaging
(e.g. plastic film, aluminium, paper) is wound; except
rolls, tubes and cylinders intended as parts of production
machinery and not used to present a product as a sales
unit.
As of 23 July 2014
Packaging
Version of 1 January 2017. ARA accepts no liability for the accuracy of the information provided.
Derogations apply to rolls, tubes and cylinders (roll or
winding cores etc.) around which flexible material is
wound, if they are intended for processing in an
automated manufacturing process. In this case, they are
considered non-packaging.
Clothes hangers
CD, DVD and video
cases
Toner cartridges
Mechanical quern
(integrated in a
refillable recipient)
RFID tags
Syringes
Roll or winding cores for flexible materials (e.g. pallet
shrink wrap, stretch film, silage film) that are intended
for packaging/wrapping of goods or products without
any additional processing fall under the definition of
packaging.
Clothes hangers (sold with a clothing item)
CD, DVD and video cases (sold together with a CD, DVD
or video inside)
Mechanical quern (integrated in a refillable recipient,
e.g. refillable pepper mill)
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags
Filled (ready to use) and unfilled
Release paper of selfadhesive labels
Non-packaging
Packaging or durable
packaging
Packaging
Packaging or durable
packaging
Packaging
Non-packaging
Non-packaging
Non-packaging
Not defined
Non-packaging
Packaging, if ready to Non-packaging
use without a needle
Non-packaging
Packaging
The derogations for durable packaging no longer apply.
Examples of packaging that used to be classified as durable and new definitions:
- Warning triangle containers ...... packaging
- Jewelry boxes ........................... packaging
- Snow chain boxes ..................... packaging
- Game boxes .............................. non-packaging
- First-aid kits .............................. non-packaging
- Hiking map covers .................... packaging
Refer to Annex 2 of the Packaging Ordinance for more details.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any further questions.
Altstoff Recycling Austria AG
Mariahilfer Straße 123, 1062 Vienna, Austria
phone: +43.1.599 97-0, fax: +43.1.595 35 35
[email protected], www.ara.at
Commercial Register No: 38398v, Registered Office: Vienna, Commercial Court: Vienna, DVR: 0731358, UID: ATU 16019902
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