Quality class
A description of an item's condition under defined grading criteria. It is separate from the product category and legal waste status.
Batch
An identified quantity of material linked to records of origin, handling and dispatch. Its identity makes the related evidence traceable.
Chain of custody
The documented control of material and related claims as it moves between supply-chain participants.
Intake Assessor (OP)
The role described in RTX-202 for competent assessment at intake. OP is retained as the system abbreviation across languages.
End-of-waste
The legal transition out of waste status under applicable criteria and procedures. It is not established solely by a private quality label.
Operational footprint and avoided emissions
An operational footprint concerns emissions from defined activities. Avoided emissions estimate a comparison with an alternative scenario; the two figures are not interchangeable.
Product category
The type of item, defined by the numbered product groups and sorting categories of RTX-402. It is independent of condition.
Safety exclusion
A decision under RTX-207 that an item must not be offered for reuse for hygiene or safety reasons. It is not a quality class.
Mass balance
An accounting method that reconciles quantities entering and leaving a process or site over a period. Addressed in RTX-203-2 for supply chains.
Scope
The organisation, sites, activities, product groups and modules covered by a decision. Claims must stay within it.
Certification body
An organisation approved under RTX-300 to conduct audits and make certification decisions.
BRIC
A conditional module (RTX-209) for items that are not textile products, with its own scope, exclusions and assessment.