1. Introductory Text

2. Article 1. (1) The product group ‘footwear’ shall comprise all articles designed...

3. Article 2. For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall...

4. Article 3. In order to be awarded the EU Ecolabel under Regulation...

5. Article 4. The ecological criteria for the product group ‘ footwear ’...

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

7. Article 6. Decision 2009/563/EC is repealed.

8. Article 7. (1) By derogation from Article 6, applications for the EU...

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

10. 1. ANNEX

       EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA AND ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

       1. Criteria for awarding the EU Ecolabel to ‘footwear’:

       2. Origin of hides and skins, cotton, wood and cork, and...

       3. Assessment and verification: The detailed assessment and verification requirements are...

       4. Where the applicant is required to provide declarations, documentation, analyses,...

       5. Competent bodies shall preferentially recognise attestations which are issued by...

       6. Where appropriate, test methods other than those indicated for each...

       7. Where appropriate, competent bodies may require supporting documentation and may...

       8. The final product is one pair of shoes. Requirements are...

       9. Unless separately specified, the criteria apply to the final product...

       10. The applicant shall provide the bill of materials of the...

       11. Criterion 6 refers to a Restricted Substances List which is...

       12. EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA

           1. Criterion 1 — Origin of hides and skins, cotton, wood...

              1. 1.1. Requirements on hides and skins

                 1. 1.1(a) Hides and skins

                 2. 1.1(b) Prohibited hides and skins

              2. 1.2. Cotton and other natural cellulosic seed fibres

                 1. 1.2(a) Organic production standard

                 2. 1.2(b) Cotton production according to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles and...

              3. 1.3. Sustainable wood and cork

              4. 1.4. Man-made cellulose fibres (including viscose, modal and lyocell)

              5. 1.5. Plastics

           2. Criterion 2 — Reduction of water consumption and restriction on...

              1. 2.1. Water consumption

              2. 2.2. Restriction on the tanning of hides and skins

           3. Criterion 3 — Emissions to water from the production of...

              1. 3.1. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in waste water from leather tanning...

              2. 3.2. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in waste water from textile finishing...

              3. 3.3. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in waste water from the processing...

              4. 3.4. Chromium in tannery waste water after treatment

           4. Criterion 4 — Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

           5. Criterion 5 — Hazardous substances in the product and shoe...

              1. Table 2 Grouping of restricted hazards

                 1. Group 1 hazards — Substances of very high concern (SVHC)...

                 2. Group 2 hazards — CLP hazards

                 3. Group 3 hazards — CLP hazards

              2. 5.1. Restriction of substances of very high concern

              3. 5.2. Restriction based on CLP classified substances and mixtures

                 1. Table 3 Substances and mixtures groups to which criterion 5.2 shall apply...

           6. Criterion 6 — Restricted Substances List (RSL)

           7. Criterion 7 — Parameters contributing to durability

           8. Criterion 8 — Corporate Social Responsibility with regard to labour...

           9. Criterion 9 — Packaging

              1. 9.1. Cardboard and paper

              2. 9.2. Plastic

           10. Criterion 10 — Information on the packaging

               1. 10.1. User Instructions

               2. 10.2. Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel

       13. APPENDIX

           1. RESTRICTED SUBSTANCES LIST (RSL)