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Commission Decision of 26 November 2009 on establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community Ecolabel for wooden floor coverings (notified under document C(2009) 9427) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/18/EC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The product group ‘wooden floor coverings’ shall comprise wood- and...

  3. Article 2.In order to be awarded the Community Ecolabel under Regulation...

  4. Article 3.The ecological criteria for the product group ‘wooden floor coverings’,...

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

  6. Article 5.This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. FRAMEWORK

        1. The aims of the criteria

        2. Assessment and verification requirements

      2. WOODEN FLOOR COVERINGS CRITERIA

        1. 1. RAW MATERIALS

          1. 1.1. Sustainable forest management

          2. 1.2. Recycled wood and plant materials (for laminate flooring and multilayer...

          3. 1.3. Impregnating substances and preservatives

          4. 1.4. Genetically modified wood

        2. 2. USE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES

          1. 2.1. Dangerous substances for the raw wood and plant treatments

            1. (a) No substances or preparations that are assigned, or may be...

            2. (b) The product must not contain halogenated organic binding agents, azidirin...

          2. 2.2. Dangerous substances in the coating and surface treatments

            1. Generic requirements

              1. (a) The requirements of part 2.1 on dangerous substances for the...

              2. (b) Chemical substances classified as harmful for the environment by the...

              3. (c) The content of free formaldehyde in products or preparations used...

            2. Adhesives

              1. (a) The requirements of part 2.1 on dangerous substances for the...

              2. (b) The VOC content of adhesives used in the assembly of...

            3. Formaldehyde

            4. Plasticisers

            5. Biocides

        3. 3. PRODUCTION PROCESS

          1. 3.1. Energy consumption

          2. 3.2. Waste management

        4. 4. USE PHASE

          1. 4.1. Release of dangerous substances

            1. Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

        5. 5. PACKAGING

        6. 6. FITNESS FOR USE

        7. 7. CONSUMER INFORMATION

        8. 8. INFORMATION APPEARING ON THE ECOLABEL

      3. Technical appendix for wood- and plant-based coverings

        ENERGY CONSUMPTION CALCULATION

        1. Energy consumption is calculated as an annual average of the...

        2. The calculation shall not include the energy content of the...

        3. The energy required to manufacture adhesives and varnish or coatings...

        4. The unit chosen for the calculations is the MJ/m2.

        5. Electricity consumption refers to electricity purchased from an external supplier....

        6. If the producer has an energy surplus that is sold...

        7. Solid wood floor and bamboo coverings

          1. Environmental parameter

        8. Laminate flooring

          1. Environmental parameter

        9. Cork coverings

          1. Environmental parameter

        10. The energy contents of various fuels are provided in the...

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