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the EU Ecolabel for laundry detergents (notified under document C(2011) 2815) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/264/EU) (repealed)

Article 2

1. For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

‘heavy-duty detergents’ means detergents used for ordinary washing of white textiles at any temperature;

(2)

‘colour-safe detergents’ means detergents used for ordinary washing of coloured textiles at any temperature;

(3)

‘low-duty detergents’ means detergents intended for delicate fabrics;

(4)

‘substance’ means a chemical element and their compounds in the natural state or obtained by any production process, including any additive necessary to preserve the stability of the products and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(1) and (2), a detergent shall be considered either a heavy-duty detergent or a colour-safe detergent except where the detergent is predominantly intended and marketed for delicate fabrics.

For the purposes of paragraph 1(3), liquid detergents for ordinary washing of white and coloured textiles shall not be considered low-duty detergents.