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Commission Decision of 9 July 2009 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to hard coverings (Notified under document C(2009) 5613) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/607/EC)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The product group ‘hard coverings’ shall comprise — for internal/external...

  3. Article 2.In order to be awarded the Community eco-label for products...

  4. Article 3.The ecological criteria for the product group ‘ hard coverings...

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

  6. Article 5.Decision 2002/272/EC is repealed.

  7. Article 6.(1) Applications for the eco-label for products falling within the...

  8. Article 7.This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX

      1. FRAMEWORK

        1. The aims of the criteria

        2. Assessment and verification requirements

      2. HARD COVERINGS CRITERIA

        1. 1. Raw material extraction

          1. 1.1. Extraction management (for natural products only)

          2. 1.2. Extraction management (for all hard covering products)

        2. 2. Raw materials selection (for all hard coverings products)

          1. 2.1. Absence of risk phrases in raw materials

          2. 2.2. Limitation of the presence of some substances in the additives...

          3. 2.3. Limitation of the presence of asbestos and polyester resins in...

        3. 3. Finishing operations (for natural products only)

        4. 4. Production process (for processed products only)

          1. 4.1. Energy consumption

            1. (a) Process energy requirement (PER) limit

            2. (b) Energy requirement for firing (ERF) limit

          2. 4.2. Water consumption and use

            1. (a) The water consumption at the manufacturing stage, from raw material...

            2. (b) The waste water produced by the processes included in the...

          3. 4.3. Emissions to air

            1. (a) Agglomerated stones

            2. (b) Ceramic tiles

            3. (c) Clay tiles

            4. (d) Terrazzo tiles and concrete paving units

          4. 4.4. Emissions to water

          5. 4.5. Cement

        5. 5. Waste management

          1. 5.1. Waste management (for natural products only)

          2. 5.2. Recovery of waste (for processed products only)

        6. 6. Use phase

          1. 6.1. Release of dangerous substances (glazed tiles only)

        7. 7. Packaging

        8. 8. Fitness for use

        9. 9. Consumer information

        10. 10. Information appearing on the eco-label

      3. Technical appendix for hard coverings

        1. The applicant shall provide all the required information calculated, measured...

        2. A1 Raw material extraction — indicators and weights definitions

          1. Confined waterbed

          2. Average flow of the surface water bodies

          3. Indicator description

            1. I.1. Water recycling ratio

            2. I.2. Quarry impact ratio

            3. I.3. Natural resource waste

            4. I.4. Air quality

            5. I.5. Water quality

            6. I.6. Noise

          4. Weight description

            1. W1. Soil protection/land capability classification

        3. A2 Raw materials selection

        4. A3 Water recycling ratio

        5. A4 Energy consumption calculation (PER, ERF)

        6. A5 Water consumption calculation

        7. A6 Emissions to air (for processed products only)

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