Commission Decision
of 9 December 2014
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for rinse-off cosmetic products
(notified under document C(2014) 9302)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/893/EU) (revoked)

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Decision revoked (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/458), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 31; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA AND ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
FRAMEWORK

CRITERIA
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ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION
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a) Requirements
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b) Measurement thresholds
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EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA
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Criterion 1 — Toxicity to aquatic organisms: Critical Dilution Volume (CDV)
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Criterion 2 — Biodegradability
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(a) Biodegradability of surfactants
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(b) Biodegradability of organic ingoing substances
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Criterion 3 — Excluded or limited substances and mixtures
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(a) Specified excluded ingoing substances and mixtures
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(b) Hazardous substances and mixtures
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(c) Ingoing substances listed in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
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(d) Fragrances
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(e) Preservatives
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(f) Colorants
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Criterion 4 — Packaging
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(a) Primary packaging
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(b) Packaging Impact Ratio (PIR)
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(c) Design of primary packaging
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(d) Design for recycling of plastic packaging
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Criterion 5 — Sustainable sourcing of palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives
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Criterion 6 — Fitness for use
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Criterion 7 — Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel
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Appendix Detergents Ingredients Database (DID) list
The DID list (Part A) is a list containing information of the aquatic toxicity and biodegradability of ingredients typically used in detergent formulations. The list includes information on the toxicity and biodegradability of a range of substances used in washing and cleaning products. The list is not comprehensive, but guidance is given in Part B of the DID list concerning the determination of the relevant calculation parameters for substances not present on the DID list (e.g. the Toxicity Factor (TF) and degradation factor (DF), which are used for calculation of the critical dilution volume). The list is a generic source of information and substances present on the DID list are not automatically approved for use in EU Ecolabelled products.
Part A and Part B of the DID list can be found on the EU Ecolabel website at:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/documents/did_list/didlist_part_a_en.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/documents/did_list/didlist_part_b_en.pdf
For substances with no data regarding aquatic toxicity and degradability, structure analogies with similar substances may be used to assess the TF and DF. Such structure analogies shall be approved by the competent body granting the EU Ecolabel license. Alternatively, a worst case approach shall be applied, using the parameters below:
Worst case approach:

Documentation of ready biodegradability
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Documentation of anaerobic biodegradability
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Extrapolation for substances not listed in the DID-list
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