The analysis laboratory must meet the general requirements pursuant to standard EN ISO 17025 or be an officially GLP-approved analysis laboratory.

The applicant’s analysis laboratory/measurement may be approved to conduct analyses and measurements if:

the authorities monitor the sampling and analysis process, or the manufacturer has a quality system incorporating testing and analyses and which is certified in accordance with ISO 9001, or the manufacturer can show that there is conformity between a first-time test conducted as a parallel test between an impartial test institution and the manufacturer’s own laboratory and that the manufacturer takes samples in accordance with a prescribed sampling plan.

The manufacturer’s test laboratory can be approved to conduct testing to document effectiveness if the following additional requirements are met.

It must be possible for ecolabelling organisations to monitor the performance of testing The ecolabelling organisation must have access to all data on the product The samples must be made anonymous for the test laboratory Performance of the effectiveness test must be described in the quality control system.