FRAMEWORK The aims of the criteria CRITERIA 1.Assessment and verification (a)Requirements (b)Measurement thresholds 2.Functional unit 3.Reference dosage EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA Criterion 1 —Dosage requirements Criterion 2 —Toxicity to aquatic organisms: Critical Dilution Volume (CDV) Criterion 3 —Biodegradability of organics Criterion 4 —Excluded or limited substances and mixtures (a)Specified excluded ingredients (b)Hazardous substances and mixtures (c)Substances listed in accordance with article 59(1) of Regulation (EC)...(d)Specified limited ingredients — fragrances (e)Biocides (i)The product may only include biocides in order to preserve...(ii)It is prohibited to claim or suggest on the packaging...Criterion 5 —Packaging requirements (a)Weight/utility ratio (WUR) (b)Plastic packaging (c)Labelling of plastic packaging Criterion 6 —Washing performance (fitness for use) Criterion 7 —Points (a)Heavy-duty laundry detergents, Colour-safe laundry detergents (b)Low-duty laundry detergents Criterion 8 —Consumer information (a)Dosage instructions (b)Information on the packaging (c)Claims on the packaging (d)Information on the packaging — additional requirements for stain removers...Criterion 9 —Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel Detergents Ingredients Database (DID) list Documentation of ready biodegradability Documentation of anaerobic biodegradability Extrapolation for substances not listed in the DID-list
Commission Decision
of 28 April 2011
on establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for laundry detergents
(notified under document C(2011) 2815)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/264/EU) (repealed)
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Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
Repealed by Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1218 of 23 June 2017 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for laundry detergents (notified under document C(2017) 4243) (Text with EEA relevance).