1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation...

  3. Article 2.The product group ‘textile products’ shall comprise: Textile clothing and...

  4. Article 3.For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product...

  5. Article 4.Article 3 of Decision 1999/178/EC is replaced by the following:...

  6. Article 5.The ecological criteria for the product group ‘ textile products...

  7. Article 6.This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX

      1. FRAMEWORK

        1. The aims of the criteria

        2. Assessment and verification requirements

      2. CRITERIA

        1. TEXTILE FIBRE CRITERIA

          1. Assessment and verification:

          2. 1. Acrylic

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

          4. 3. Elastane

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

            1. Assessment and verification:

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

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

          8. 7. Polyamide

            1. Assessment and verification:

          9. 8. Polyester

          10. 9. Polypropylene

            1. Assessment and verification:

        2. PROCESSES AND CHEMICALS CRITERIA

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

          2. 11. Biocidal or biostatic products

          3. 12. Stripping or depigmentation

            1. Assessment and verification:

          4. 13. Weighting

            1. Assessment and verification:

          5. 14. Auxiliary chemicals

            1. Assessment and verification:

          6. 15. Detergents, fabric softeners and complexing agents

            1. Assessment and verification:

          7. 16. Bleaching agents

          8. 17. Impurities in dyes

          9. 18. Impurities in pigments

          10. 19. Chrome mordant dyeing

          11. 20. Metal complex dyes.

          12. 21. Azo dyes

            1. Assessment and verification:

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

          14. 23. Potentially sensitising dyes

            1. Assessment and verification:

          15. 24. Halogenated carriers for polyester

            1. Assessment and verification:

          16. 25. Printing

          17. 26. Formaldehyde

            1. Assessment and verification:

          18. 27. Waste water discharges from wet-processing

          19. 28. Flame retardants

            1. Assessment and verification:

          20. 29. Shrink resistant finishes

            1. Assessment and verification:

          21. 30. Finishes

            1. Assessment and verification:

          22. 31. Fillings

          23. 32. Coatings, laminates and membranes

          24. 33. Energy and water use

            1. Assessment and verification:

        3. FITNESS FOR USE CRITERIA

          1. 34. Dimensional changes during washing and drying

            1. Assessment and verification:

          2. 35. Colour fastness to washing

            1. Assessment and verification:

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

            1. Assessment and verification:

          4. 37. Colour fastness to wet rubbing

            1. Assessment and verification:

          5. 38. Colour fastness to dry rubbing

            1. Assessment and verification:

          6. 39. Colour fastness to light

            1. Assessment and verification:

          7. 40. Information appearing on the eco-label

            1. Assessment and verification: