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Glossary item | 19 June 2018

Bio-based product

Bioeconomy

Product wholly or partly derived from biomass. - Note 1 to entry: The bio-based product is normally characterized by the bio-based carbon content or the bio-based content. For the determination and declaration of the bio-based content and the bio-based carbon content, see the relevant standards developed by CEN/TC 411. - Note 2 to entry: Product can be an intermediate, material, semi-finished or final product. - Note 3 to entry: "bio-based product" is often used to refer also to a product which is only partly bio-based. In those cases the claim should be accompanied by a quantification of the bio-based content.