COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/1218
of 23 June 2017
establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for laundry detergents
(notified under document C(2017) 4243)
(Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
ANNEX
FRAMEWORK
EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA
Criteria for awarding the EU Ecolabel to laundry detergents
CRITERIA
ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION
(a)
Requirements
(b)
Measurement thresholds
Criterion name |
Surfactants |
Preservatives |
Colouring agents |
Fragrances |
Other (e.g. enzymes) |
|
Toxicity to aquatic organisms |
≥ 0,010 |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
≥ 0,010 |
|
Biodegradability |
Surfactants |
≥ 0,010 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Organics |
≥ 0,010 |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
≥ 0,010 |
|
Sustainable sourcing of palm oil |
≥ 0,010 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
≥ 0,010 |
|
Excluded or limited substances |
Specified excluded and limited subst. |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
Hazardous subst. |
≥ 0,010 |
≥ 0,010 |
≥ 0,010 |
≥ 0,010 |
≥ 0,010 |
|
SVHCs |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
|
Fragrances |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
no limit (*1) |
N/A |
|
Preservatives |
N/A |
no limit (*1) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Colouring agents |
N/A |
N/A |
no limit (*1) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Enzymes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
no limit (*1) |
|
REFERENCE DOSAGE
Heavy-duty detergent, colour-safe detergent |
Dosage recommended by the manufacturer for one kilogram of normally soiled dry laundry (indicated in g/kg of laundry or ml/kg of laundry) calculated on the basis of the dosage recommended for a load of 4,5 kg at a water hardness of 2,5 mmol CaCO3/l. |
Light-duty detergent |
Dosage recommended by the manufacturer for one kilogram of normally soiled delicate laundry (indicated in g/kg of laundry or ml/kg of laundry) calculated on the basis of the dosage recommended for a load of 2,5 kg at a water hardness of 2,5 mmol CaCO3/l. |
Stain remover (pre-treatment only) |
Dosage recommended by the manufacturer for one kilogram of dry laundry (indicated in g/kg of laundry or ml/kg of laundry) calculated on the basis of 6 applications for a load of 4,5 kg. |
Criterion 1 — Dosage requirements
Product type |
Dosage (g/kg of laundry) |
Heavy-duty detergent, colour-safe detergent |
16,0 |
Light-duty detergent |
16,0 |
Stain remover (pre-treatment only) |
2,7 |
Criterion 2 — Toxicity to aquatic organisms
Product type |
Limit CDV (l/kg of laundry) |
Heavy-duty detergent, colour-safe detergent |
31 500 |
Light-duty detergent |
20 000 |
Stain remover (pre-treatment only) |
3 500 |
Criterion 3 — Biodegradability
(a)
Biodegradability of surfactants
(b)
Biodegradability of organic compounds
Product type |
aNBO (g/kg of laundry) powder/tablets |
aNBO (g/kg of laundry) liquid, capsules, gel |
Heavy-duty laundry detergent, colour-safe detergent |
1,00 |
0,45 |
Light-duty detergent |
0,55 |
0,30 |
Stain remover (pre-treatment only) |
0,10 |
0,10 |
Product type |
anNBO (g/kg of laundry) powder/tablets |
anNBO (g/kg of laundry) liquid, capsules, gel |
Heavy-duty laundry detergent, colour-safe detergent |
1,10 |
0,55 |
Light-duty detergent |
0,55 |
0,30 |
Stain remover (pre-treatment only) |
0,10 |
0,10 |
Criterion 4 — Sustainable sourcing of palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives
Criterion 5 — Excluded and restricted substances
(a)
Specified excluded and restricted substances
(i)
Excluded substances
(ii)
Restricted substances
(b)
Hazardous substances
(i)
Final product
(ii)
Ingoing substances
Acute toxicity |
|
Categories 1 and 2 |
Category 3 |
H300 Fatal if swallowed |
H301 Toxic if swallowed |
H310 Fatal in contact with skin |
H311 Toxic in contact with skin |
H330 Fatal if inhaled |
H331 Toxic if inhaled |
H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways |
EUH070 Toxic by eye contact |
Specific target organ toxicity |
|
Category 1 |
Category 2 |
H370 Causes damage to organs |
H371 May cause damage to organs |
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure |
H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure |
Respiratory and skin sensitisation |
|
Category 1A/1 |
Category 1B |
H317 May cause allergic skin reaction |
H317 May cause allergic skin reaction |
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled |
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled |
Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction |
|
Categories 1A and 1B |
Category 2 |
H340 May cause genetic defects |
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects |
H350 May cause cancer |
H351 Suspected of causing cancer |
H350i May cause cancer by inhalation |
|
H360F May damage fertility |
H361f Suspected of damaging fertility |
H360D May damage the unborn child |
H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
H360FD May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child |
H361fd Suspected of damaging fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
H360Fd May damage fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
H362 May cause harm to breast fed children |
H360Df May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility |
|
Hazardous to the aquatic environment |
|
Categories 1 and 2 |
Categories 3 and 4 |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
H413 May cause long-lasting effects to aquatic life |
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
|
Hazardous to the ozone layer |
|
H420 Hazardous to the ozone layer |
|
Substance |
Hazard statement |
Surfactants |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
|
Subtilisin |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
|
Enzymes (*2) |
H317 May cause allergic skin reaction |
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled |
|
ε-phthalimido-peroxy-hexanoic acid (PAP) used as bleaching agent at max concentration of 0,6 g/kg of laundry |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
|
NTA as an impurity in MGDA and GLDA (*3) |
H351 Suspected of causing cancer |
(c)
Substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
(d)
Fragrances
(e)
Preservatives
(f)
Colouring agents
(g)
Enzymes
Criterion 6 — Packaging
(a)
Weight/utility ratio (WUR)
Product type |
WUR (g/kg of laundry) |
Powder laundry detergents Laundry detergents in tablets or capsules |
1,2 |
Liquid/gel laundry detergents (not in tablets or capsules) |
1,4 |
Stain remover (pre-treatment only) |
1,2 |
(b)
Design for recycling
Packaging element |
Excluded materials and components (*4) |
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Label or sleeve |
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Closure |
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Barrier coatings |
Polyamide, functional polyolefins, metallised and light blocking barriers |