Search Legislation

Advanced Search

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)

Help about what version

What Version

More Resources

Revised version PDFs

Close

This is a legislation item that originated from the EU

After exit day there will be three versions of this legislation to consult for different purposes. The legislation.gov.uk version is the version that applies in the UK. The EU Version currently on EUR-lex is the version that currently applies in the EU i.e you may need this if you operate a business in the EU.

The web archive version is the official version of this legislation item as it stood on exit day before being published to legislation.gov.uk and any subsequent UK changes and effects applied. The web archive also captured associated case law and other language formats from EUR-Lex.

Changes to legislation:

There are outstanding changes not yet made to 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). Those changes will be listed when you open the content using the Table of Contents below. Any changes that have already been made to the legislation appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the affected provisions when you open the content using the Table of Contents below.

View outstanding changes

Changes and effects yet to be applied to :

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) The product group ‘textile products’ shall comprise:

  3. Article 2.For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall...

  4. Article 3.For ‘textile clothing and accessories’ and for ‘interior textiles’ fillings,...

  5. Article 4.Filling materials that are not made from textile fibres shall...

  6. Article 5.The criteria for awarding the EU Ecolabel under Regulation (EC)...

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

  8. Article 7.For administrative purposes, the code number assigned to the product...

  9. Article 8.Decision 2009/567/EC is repealed.

  10. Article 9.(1) Applications for the EU Ecolabel for products falling within...

  11. Article 10.This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX

      1. The criteria for awarding the EU Ecolabel to textile products,...

      2. Textile fibres

      3. Components and accessories

      4. Chemicals and processes

      5. Fitness for use

      6. Corporate Social Responsibility

      7. Supporting information

        1. 28. Information appearing on the Ecolabel

      8. Appendix 1 additionally contains the RSL referred to in criterion...

      9. The Ecolabel criteria reflect the best environmental performing products on...

      10. The criteria exclude whenever possible or restrict at minimum the...

      11. Derogations are evaluated on the basis of the precautionary principle...

      12. Product testing for restricted hazardous substances is requested in order...

      13. Assessment and verification In order to show compliance with the...

      14. Each criteria contains detailed verification requirements which require the applicant...

      15. The validity of the license is based on verification upon...

      16. Competent bodies shall preferentially recognise tests by laboratories which are...

      17. The functional unit, to which inputs and outputs should be...

      18. Where the applicant uses a certification system to provide independent...

      19. The competent bodies are recommended to take into account the...

      20. EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA

        1. 1. TEXTILE FIBRE CRITERIA

          1. Criterion 1. Cotton and other natural cellulosic seed fibres (including...

            1. 1(a) Organic production standard

            2. 1(b) Cotton production according to IPM principles

            3. 1(c) Pesticide restrictions applying to conventional and IPM cotton

            4. 1(d) Traceability requirements applying to organic and IPM cotton

          2. Criterion 2. Flax and other bast fibres (including hemp, jute...

            1. 2(a) Flax and other bast fibres shall be retted under ambient...

            2. 2(b) Where water retting has been used the wastewater from retting...

          3. Criterion 3. Wool and other keratin fibres (including wool from...

            1. 3(a) The sum totals provided in Table 2 shall not be...

            2. 3(b) Wool scouring operations shall minimise effluent COD by maximising dirt...

            3. 3(c) Wool scourers shall implement at least one of the following...

          4. Criterion 4. Acrylic

            1. 4(a) The emissions to air of acrylonitrile (during polymerisation and up...

            2. 4(b) The workplace emissions to air of N,N-dimethylacetamide (127-19-5) during polymerisation...

          5. Criterion 5. Elastane

            1. 5(a) Organotin compounds shall not be used to manufacture the fibres....

            2. 5(b) The workplace emissions to air of the following substances during...

          6. Criterion 6. Polyamide (or nylon)

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

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

          7. Criterion 7. Polyester

            1. 7(a) The level of antimony present in the polyester fibres shall...

            2. 7(b) Fibres shall be manufactured using a minimum content of PET...

            3. 7(c) The emissions of VOCs during the production of polyester, expressed...

          8. Criterion 8. Polypropylene

          9. Criterion 9. Man-made cellulose fibres (including viscose, modal and lyocell)...

            1. Pulp production sub-criteria

              1. 9(a) A minimum 25 % of pulp fibres shall be manufactured from...

              2. 9(b) Pulp produced from cotton linters shall, as a minimum, meet...

              3. 9(c) Pulp used to manufacture fibres shall be bleached without the...

              4. 9(d) A minimum of 50 % of the pulp used to manufacture...

            2. Fibre production sub-criteria

              1. 9(e) For viscose and modal fibres, the sulphur content of the...

        2. 2. COMPONENT AND ACCESSORIES CRITERIA

          1. Criterion 10. Fillings

            1. 10(a) Filling materials consisting of textile fibres shall comply with the...

            2. 10(b) Filling materials shall comply with the textile RSL' requirements for...

            3. 10(c) Detergents and other chemicals used for the washing of fillings...

          2. Criterion 11. Coatings, laminates and membranes

            1. 11(a) Components made of polyurethane shall comply with Textile fibre criteria...

            2. 11(b) Components made of polyester shall comply with Textile fibre criteria...

            3. 11(c) Polymers shall comply with restriction g(v) of the RSL in...

          3. Criterion 12. Accessories

        3. 3. CHEMICALS AND PROCESS CRITERIA

          1. Criterion 13. Restricted Substance List (RSL)

            1. 13(a) General requirements

            2. 13(b) Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC's)

          2. Criterion 14. Substitution of hazardous substances and mixtures used in...

            1. 14(a) Hazard classification restrictions

            2. 14(b) Derogations that apply to textile substance groups

          3. Criterion 15. Washing, drying and curing energy efficiency

          4. Criterion 16. Treatment of emissions to air and water

            1. 16(a) Wastewater discharges from wet processing

            2. 16(b) Emissions to air from printing and finishing processes

        4. 4. FITNESS FOR USE CRITERIA

          1. Criterion 17. Dimensional changes during washing and drying

          2. Criterion 18. Colour fastness to washing

          3. Criterion 19. Colour fastness to perspiration (acid, alkaline)

          4. Criterion 20. Colour fastness to wet rubbing

          5. Criterion 21. Colour fastness to dry rubbing

          6. Criterion 22. Colour fastness to light

          7. Criterion 23. Wash resistance and absorbency of cleaning products

          8. Criterion 24. Fabric resistance to pilling and abrasion

          9. Criterion 25. durability of function

            1. 25(a) Water, oil and stain repellent functions

            2. 25(b) Flame retardant functions

            3. 25(c) Easy-care (also referred to as non-crease or permanent press)

        5. 5. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA

          1. Criterion 26. Fundamental principles and rights at work

          2. Criterion 27. Restriction on the sandblasting of denim

          3. Criterion 28. Information appearing on the Ecolabel

      21. Appendix 1

        1. EU ECOLABEL TEXTILE RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE LIST

          1. (a) Restrictions applying to fibre and yarn spinning and weaving

          2. (b) Restrictions applying to bleaching

          3. (c) Restrictions applying to dye houses

          4. (d) Restrictions applying to printing processes

          5. (e) Restrictions applying to finishing processes

          6. (f) Restrictions applying to all production stages

          7. (g) Restrictions applying to the final product

      22. Appendix 2

        1. DYE RESTRICTIONS

          1. (a) Carcinogenic aromatic amines

          2. (b) Indicative list of dyes that may cleave to carcinogenic aromatic...

          3. (c) Dyes that are CMR or which potentially be sensitising

      23. Appendix 3

        BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUE IN THE FIELD OF WASHING, DRYING AND CURING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

You have chosen to open the Whole Decision

The Whole Decision you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open Schedules only

The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As adopted by EU): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was first adopted in the EU. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the EU Official Journal
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different versions taken from EUR-Lex before exit day and during the implementation period as well as any subsequent versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation.

The dates for the EU versions are taken from the document dates on EUR-Lex and may not always coincide with when the changes came into force for the document.

For any versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation the date will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. For further information see our guide to revised legislation on Understanding Legislation.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources