Textile floor coverings shall be defined as floor coverings, usually of woven, knitted, or needle-tufted fabric; commonly installed with tacks or staples, or by adhesives. Loose mats and rugs are excluded. It does not apply to wall coverings or that for external use.
This product group will not include textiles treated with biocidal products, except where the active substance in those biocidal products are included in Annex IA to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1), and where the biocidal product is authorised for the use in question according to Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC.
In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a textile floor covering must fall within the product group ‘textile floor coverings’ as defined in Article 1 of this Decision and must comply with the ecological criteria set out in the Annex.
The ecological criteria for the product group ‘ textile floor coverings ’ , as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2015 .]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 17 June 2013 amending Decisions 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2009/300/EC, 2009/543/EC, 2009/544/EC, 2009/563/EC, 2009/564/EC, 2009/567/EC, 2009/568/EC, 2009/578/EC, 2009/598/EC, 2009/607/EC, 2009/894/EC, 2009/967/EC, 2010/18/EC and 2011/331/EU in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to certain products (notified under document C(2013) 3550) (2013/295/EU).
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group ‘textile floor coverings’ shall be ‘34’.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.