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Article 2 - Decision 2020/1803

Article 2

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

binders’ means paper-based products used for storing of documents or magazines and consisting of a cover, usually made of board, with rings for holding loose papers together, including ring binders and lever arch files;

(2)

books’ means yarn-bound or adhesive-bound printed paper products with hard or soft covers, not including annual reports, journals, brochures, magazines, and catalogues published on a regular basis;

(3)

filing products’ mean product used for organization, storage and protection of paper documents, including suspension files and lever arch files;

(4)

folder’ means a folding case or cover used for storage of loose papers including products including indices and dividers, document wallets, square cut folders, suspension files, cardboard boxes and 3-flap folders;

(5)

insert’ means an extra leaf or section, printed independently from the printed paper product which is either placed within the pages of a printed paper product and may be removed (non-fixed insert) or bound into the pages of the printed paper product and thus form an integral part thereof (fixed insert) including multipage advertisements, booklets, brochures, reply cards, or other promotional materials;

(6)

packaging’ means all products made of any material of any nature to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery or presentation of goods, from raw materials to processed goods, from the producer to the user or the consumer;

(7)

paper carrier bags’ mean paper-based products used for the handling or transportation of goods.

(8)

printed paper product’ means product bearing the printed image resulting from the processing of a printing material printed onto paper and including finishing.

(9)

stationery paper products’ mean writing and filing materials made of paper, including envelopes and office materials;

(10)

wrapping paper’ means a paper sheet or roll used for wrapping items such as gifts and parcels;