Article 1
1. The product group ‘converted paper products’ shall comprise the following products:
(a) envelopes and paper carrier bags that consist of at least 90 % by weight of paper, paperboard or paper-based substrates;
(b) stationery paper products that consist of at least 70 % by weight of paper, paperboard or paper based substrates, except for suspension files and folders with metal fastener subcategories.
In the case referred to in point (b), the plastic component cannot exceed 10 % except for ring binders, exercise books, notebooks, diaries, and lever arch files where the plastic weight cannot exceed 13 %. Furthermore, the metal weight cannot exceed 30 g per product except for suspension files, folders with metal fasteners and ring binders where it can be up to 50 g and except for lever arch files, where it can up to 120 g.
2. The product group ‘converted paper product’ shall not include the following products:
(a) printed paper products included in the EU Ecolabel as established in Commission Decision 2012/481/EU ( 1 );
(b) packaging products (with the exception of paper carrier bags).
( 1 ) Commission Decision 2012/481/EU of 16 August 2012 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for printed paper (OJ L 223, 21.8.2012, p. 55).