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Commission Decision (EU) 2015/2099 of 18 November 2015 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for growing media, soil improvers and mulch (notified under document C(2015) 7891) (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The product group ‘growing media, soil improvers and mulch’ shall...

  3. Article 2.For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall...

  4. Article 3.In order to be awarded the EU Ecolabel under Regulation...

  5. Article 4.The ecological criteria for the product group ‘ growing media,...

  6. Article 5.For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product...

  7. Article 6.Decision 2006/799/EC and Decision 2007/64/EC are repealed.

  8. Article 7.(1) By derogation from Article 6, applications for the EU...

  9. Article 8.This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX

      FRAMEWORK

      1. EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA

      2. ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

        1. Criterion 1 — Constituents

        2. Criterion 2 — Organic constituents

          1. Criterion 2.1.

          2. Criterion 2.2.

          3. Criterion 2.3.

        3. Criterion 3 — Mineral growing media and mineral constituents

          1. Criterion 3.1. Energy consumption and CO2 emissions

          2. Criterion 3.2. Sources of mineral extraction

          3. Criterion 3.3. Mineral growing media use and after use

        4. Criterion 4 — Recycled/recovered and organic materials in growing media...

        5. Criterion 5 — Limitation of hazardous substances

          1. Criterion 5.1. — Limits for heavy metals

            1. (a) Soil improvers, mulch and organic constituents of growing media

            2. (b) Growing media

          2. Criterion 5.2. — Limits for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)

          3. Criterion 5.3. — Hazardous substances and mixtures

          4. Criterion 5.4. — Substances listed in accordance with Article 59(1)...

          5. Criterion 5.5. — Limits for E. coli and Salmonella spp....

        6. Criterion 6 — Stability

        7. Criterion 7 — Physical Contaminants

        8. Criterion 8 — Organic matter and dry matter

        9. Criterion 9 — Viable weed seeds and plant propagules

        10. Criterion 10 — Plant response

        11. Criterion 11 — Growing media features

          1. Criterion 11.1. — Electrical conductivity

          2. Criterion 11.2. — pH

          3. Criterion 11.3. — Sodium content

          4. Criterion 11.4. — Chloride content

        12. Criterion 12 — Provision of information

          1. Criterion 12.1. — Soil improvers

          2. Criterion 12.2. — Growing media

          3. Criterion 12.3. — Mulch

        13. Criterion 13 — Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel

      3. Appendix 1

        1. Sampling and test frequency for the application year

      4. Appendix 2

        1. Sampling and test frequency for the following years

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