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Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 on establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community Ecolabel for textile floor coverings (notified under document C(2009) 9523) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/967/EC)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Textile floor coverings shall be defined as floor coverings, usually...

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

  4. Article 3.The ecological criteria for the product group ‘ textile floor...

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

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

    1. ANNEX

      1. FRAMEWORK

        1. The aims of the criteria

        2. Assessment and verification requirements

      2. TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS CRITERIA

        1. 1. RAW MATERIALS

          1. Generic materials requirements

            1. 1.1. Textile fibres — chemical substances

              1. Wool treatments

                1. (a) The total sum content of the following substances shall not...

                2. (b) The total sum content of the following substances shall not...

                3. (c) The total sum content of the following substances shall not...

                4. (d) The total sum content of the following substances shall not...

              2. Polyamide fibres

              3. Polyester

                1. a) The amount of antimony in the polyester fibres shall not...

                2. b) The emissions of VOCs during polymerisation and fibre production of...

              4. Polypropylene

                1. (a) Lead-based pigments shall not be used.

                2. (b) Emissions of NOx and SO2 from the production of PP...

            2. 1.2. Backing agents

              1. Foam rubber (natural and synthetic latex and polyurethane)

                2. (a) Extractable heavy metals: the concentrations of the following metals shall...

                3. (b) Volatile organic compounds (VOCs): The concentration of VOCs shall not...

                4. (c) Metal complex dyes: Metal complex dyes based on copper, lead,...

                5. (d) Chlorophenols: No chlorophenol (salts and esters) shall be present in...

                6. (e) Butadiene: The concentration of butadiene shall not exceed 1 ppm....

                7. (f) Nitrosamines: The concentration of N-nitrosamines shall not exceed 0,001 mg/m3...

              2. Foam rubber (only for polyurethane)

                1. (a) Organic tin: Tin in organic form (tin bonded to a...

                2. (b) Blowing agents: CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs or methylene chloride shall not...

              3. Vulcanized foams

              4. Formaldehyde

        2. 2. PRODUCTION OF ALL MATERIALS

          1. Flame retardants

          2. Plasticizers

            1. 2.1. Chemicals used as auxiliaries for textile fibres treatment

            2. 2.2. Dyes and pigments

              1. Azo dyes

              2. Dyes that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction

                1. (a) The following dyes shall not be used:

                2. (b) No use is allowed of dye substances or of dye...

              3. Potentially sensitising dyes

              4. Heavy metals

            3. 2.3. Water emissions

              1. Wool — COD

              2. Wastewater discharges from wet-processing

                1. (a) Waste water from wet-processing sites (except greasy wool scouring sites)...

                2. (b) If the effluent is treated on site and discharged directly...

              3. Detergents, fabric softeners and complexing agents

              4. Metal complex dyes

                1. (a) In case of cellulose dyeing, where metal complex dyes are...

                2. (b) The emissions to water after treatment shall not exceed: Cu...

            4. 2.4. Energy consumption

        3. 3. USE PHASE

          1. 3.1. Release of dangerous substances

        4. 4. FITNESS FOR USE

        5. 5. CONSUMER INFORMATION

        6. 6. INFORMATION APPEARING ON THE ECOLABEL

      3. Technical Appendix for Textile Flooring

        1. ENERGY CONSUMPTION CALCULATION

          1. Environmental parameters

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