Commission Decision of 5 June 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for textile products (notified under document C(2014) 3677) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/350/EU) (c. 350)

ANNEX U.K.

EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA U.K.

1. TEXTILE FIBRE CRITERIA U.K.

Criterion 6. Polyamide (or nylon) U.K.

Polyamide products shall comply with at least one of the production standards listed in sub-criteria 6(a) and 6(b).

Any product that meets the minimum recycled content threshold shall be permitted to display additional text alongside the Ecolabel communicating a content claim. Guidance is provided in criterion 28.

6(a) Production standard 1: Minimum recycled content. U.K.

Fibres shall be manufactured using a minimum content of 20 % nylon that has been recycled from pre and/or post-consumer waste.

Assessment and verification

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recycled content shall be traceable back to the reprocessing of the feedstock. This shall be verified by independent certification of the chain of custody or by documentation provided by suppliers and processors.

6(b) Production standard 2: N₂O emissions from monomer production. U.K.

The emissions to air of N₂O from nylon monomer production, expressed as an annual average, shall not exceed 9,0 g N₂O/kg of caprolactam (for nylon 6) or adipic acid (for nylon 6,6).

Assessment and verification

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the applicant shall provide documentation or test reports showing compliance based on monitoring data, together with a declaration of compliance from fibre manufacturer(s) and their feedstock providers.