Commission Decision
of 9 July 2009
on establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label for footwear
(notified under document number C(2009) 5612)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/563/EC) (repealed)

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Repealed by Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1349 of 5 August 2016 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for footwear (notified under document C(2016) 5028) (Text with EEA relevance).

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Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX

FRAMEWORK

The aims of the criteria
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Assessment and verification requirements
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CRITERIA

1. Dangerous substances in the final product

(a) For shoes made of leather, there shall be no Chromium VI in the final product.
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(b) There shall be no Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead in the materials used for the product assembly or in the final product.
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(c) The amount of free and hydrolysed formaldehyde of the components of the footwear shall not exceed the following limits:
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2. Reduction of water consumption (only for the tanning of hides and skins)
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3. Emissions from the production of material

(a) If the waste waters from leather tanning sites and from the textile industries are released directly into fresh waters the content of COD shall not exceed 250 mg COD/l of water discharged.
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(b) Tannery waste water after treatment shall contain less than 1 mg Chromium (III)/l.
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4. Use of hazardous substances (up until purchase)

(a) Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and Tetrachlorophenol (TCP) and its salts and esters shall not be used.
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(b) No azo dyes shall be used that may cleave to any of the following aromatic amines:
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(c) The following N-Nitrosamines shall not be detected in rubber:
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(d) C10-C13 chloralkanes shall not be used in leather, rubber or textile components.
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(e) No dyes meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic toxic to reproduction, hazardous/dangerous to the environment with the following R-phrases: R40, R45, R49, R50, R51, R52, R53, R60, R61, R62, R63 or R68 (or any combination), shall be used. (Classification rules as according to Council Directive 67/548/EEC or Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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(f) Alkylphenol ethoxylate (APE), and Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) shall not be used.
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(g) No dyes meeting the criteria for classification as sensitising to skin (R43) shall be used. (Classification rules as according to Directive 67/548/EEC or Directive 1999/45/EC).
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(h) Phthalates: Only phthalates that at the time of application have been risk assessed and have not been classified with the phrases (or combinations thereof): R60, R61, R62, R50, R51, R52, R53, R50/53, R51/53, R52/53, in accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC, may be used in the product (if applicable). Additionally DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DINP (di-isononyl phthalate), DIDP (di-isodecyl phthalate) are not permitted in the product.
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(i) Biocides: Only biocidal products containing biocidal active substances included in Annex IA of the Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and authorised for use in footwear, shall be allowed for use.
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5. Use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during final assembly of shoes
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6. Energy Consumption
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7. Packaging of the final product
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8. Information on the packaging

(a) User Instructions
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(b) Information about the eco-label
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(c) Information to consumers
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9. Information appearing on the eco-label
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10. Parameters contributing to durability
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Technical Appendix

A1. Energy consumption calculation
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Repealed by Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1349 of 5 August 2016 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for footwear (notified under document C(2016) 5028) (Text with EEA relevance).