94/924/EC: Commission Decision of 14 November 1994 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to toilet paper

• Published date: 31 December 1994
• Subject Matter: Environment,Technical barriers,Consumer protection
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 364, 31 December 1994

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94/924/EC: Commission Decision of 14 November 1994 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to toilet paper

Official Journal L 364 , 31/12/1994 P. 0024 - 0031
Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 14 P. 0168
Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 14 P. 0168

COMMISSION DECISION of 14 November 1994 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to toilet paper (94/924/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) thereof,

Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 provides that the conditions for the award of the Community eco-label shall be defined by product group;

Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 states that the environmental performance of a product shall be assessed by reference to the specific criteria for product groups;

Whereas in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 the Commission has consulted the principal interest groups within a consultation forum;

Whereas the measures set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The product group 'toilet paper' shall mean:

'Rolls or sheets of paper intended for personal hygiene in toilets. The paper normally consists of creped or embossed paper in one or several plies. The criteria do not apply to paper containing wet strength agents. Related products based on soft paper, such as napkins and wipes, are excluded from the product group.'

Article 2

The environmental performance of the product group as defined in Article 1 shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological criteria set out in the Annex.

Article 3

The product group definition and the specific ecological criteria for the product group shall be valid for a period of three years from the date on which this Decision takes effect.

Article 4

For administrative purposes, the code number assigned to the product group shall be '004'.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 November 1994.

For the Commission

Yannis PALEOKRASSAS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1.

ANNEX

ECO-LABEL CRITERIA FOR TOILET PAPER Environmental Criteria (i) The fibrous raw material for the paper production shall be virgin pulp, or pulp made from waste paper (1)(), or mixtures thereof. All virgin wood shall originate from regions where forest management (2)() is applied.

(ii) The environmental impact of a product shall be assessed in relation to the following parameters:

(a) consumption of renewable resources (3)();

(b) consumption of non-renewable resources (4)();

(c) emission of carbon dioxide;

(d) emission of sulphur/sulphur dioxide;

(e) emission of organics to water (COD);

(f) emission of chlorinated organics (to water) (AOX);

(g) emission of waste (5)().

Its performance against each parameter shall be expressed in terms of a load point, in accordance with the system of values and related load points specified in the Table of this document. If the load point for its performance against parameters (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) is in excess of the values described as 'hurdle' in the system specified in the Table of this document, the product shall not qualify for the eco-label.

Table Parameters, Values and Related load points "" ID="1">Renewable Resources, RR (tonne wood/tonne tissue)> ID="2">t wood/t i 0,1 = 0

0,1 ) t wood/t i 0,7 = 0,3

0,7 ) t wood/t i 1,3 = 0,6

1,3 ) t wood/t i 1,9 = 0,9

1,9 ) t wood/t i 2,5 = 1,2

2,5 ) t wood/t i 3,5 = 1,5

3,5 ) t wood/t= 2> ID="3">Y1"> ID="1">Non-Renewable Resources, NRR (TORE/tonne tissue)> ID="2">TORE/t i 0,1 = 0

0,1 ) TORE/t i 0,2 = 0,3

0,2 ) TORE/t i 0,3 = 0,6

0,3 ) TORE/t i 0,4 = 0,9

0,4 ) TORE/t i 0,5 = 1,2

0,5 ) TORE/t= 2,4> ID="3">Y2"> ID="1">Carbon dioxide, CO2 (t CO2/tonne tissue)> ID="2">t CO2/t i 0,6 = 0

0,6 ) t CO2/t i 1,2 = 1

1,2 ) t CO2/t i 1,8 = 2

1,8 ) t CO2/t i 2,4 = 3

2,4 ) t CO2/t i 3,0 = 4

3,0 ) t CO2/t= Hurdle> ID="3">Y3"> ID="1">Sulphur dioxide, SO2 (kg...