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Commission Decision of 9 July 2009 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community Ecolabel for textile products (notified under document number C(2009) 4595) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/567/EC) (repealed)

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    1. ANNEX

      1. FRAMEWORK

        1. The aims of the criteria

        2. Assessment and verification requirements

      2. ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA

        1. TEXTILE FIBRE CRITERIA

          1. 1. Acrylic

            1. 1.1. The residual acrylonitrile content in raw fibres leaving the fibre...

            2. 1.2. The emissions to air of acrylonitrile (during polymerisation and up...

          2. 2. Cotton and other natural cellulosic seed fibres (including kapok)

          3. 3. Elastane

            1. 3.1. Organotin compounds shall not be used.

            2. 3.2. The emissions to air of aromatic diisocyanates during polymerisation and...

          4. 4. Flax and other bast fibres (including hemp, jute, and ramie)...

          5. 5. Greasy wool and other keratin fibres (including wool from sheep,...

            1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 5.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 5.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

            5. 5.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

          6. 6. Man-made cellulose fibres (including viscose, lyocell, acetate, cupro, triacetate)

            1. 6.1. The level of AOX in the fibres shall not exceed...

            2. 6.2. For viscose fibres, the sulphur content of the emissions of...

            3. 6.3. For viscose fibres, the emission to water of zinc from...

            4. 6.4. For cupro fibres, the copper content of the effluent water...

          7. 7. Polyamide

          8. 8. Polyester

            1. 8.1. The amount of antimony in the polyester fibres shall not...

            2. 8.2. The emissions of VOCs during polymerisation and fibre production of...

          9. 9. Polypropylene

        2. PROCESSES AND CHEMICALS CRITERIA

          1. 10. Auxiliaries and finishing agents for fibres and yarns

            1. 10.1. Size: At least 95 % (by dry weight) of the...

            2. 10.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 10.3. The content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the mineral...

          2. 11. Biocidal or biostatic products

          3. 12. Stripping or depigmentation

          4. 13. Weighting

          5. 14. All chemicals and chemical preparations

          6. 15. Detergents, fabric softeners and complexing agents

          7. 16. Bleaching agents: Chlorine agents are excluded for bleaching yarns, fabrics...

          8. 17. Impurities in dyes: Colour matter with fibre affinity (soluble or...

          9. 18. Impurities in pigments: Insoluble colour matter without fibre affinity

          10. 19. Chrome mordant dyeing

          11. 20. Metal complex dyes

          12. 21. Azo dyes

          13. 22. Dyes that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction

            1. 22.1. The following dyes shall not be used:

            2. 22.2. No use is allowed of dye substances or of dye...

          14. 23. Potentially sensitising dyes

          15. 24. Halogenated carriers for polyester

          16. 25. Printing

            1. 25.1. Printing pastes used shall not contain more than 5 %...

            2. 25.2. Plastisol-based printing is not allowed.

          17. 26. Formaldehyde

          18. 27. Waste water discharges from wet-processing

            1. 27.1. Waste water from wet-processing sites (except greasy wool scouring sites...

            2. 27.2. If the effluent is treated on site and discharged directly...

          19. 28. Flame retardants

          20. 29. Anti felting finishes

          21. 30. Fabrics Finishes

          22. 31. Fillings

            1. 31.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 31.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 31.3. Detergents and other chemicals used for the washing of fillings...

          23. 32. Coatings, laminates and membranes

            1. 32.1. Products made of polyurethane shall comply with the criterion set...

            2. 32.2. Products made of polyester shall comply with the criterion set...

            3. 32.3. Coatings, laminates and membranes shall not be produced using plasticisers...

            4. 32.4. the VOC emissions to air shall not exceed 10 g...

          24. 33. Energy and water use

        3. FITNESS FOR USE CRITERIA

          1. 34. Dimensional changes during washing and drying

          2. 35. Colour fastness to washing

          3. 36. Colour fastness to perspiration (acid, alkaline)

          4. 37. Colour fastness to wet rubbing

          5. 38. Colour fastness to dry rubbing

          6. 39. Colour fastness to light

          7. 40. Information appearing on the Ecolabel

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