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24.11.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
326/25
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 November 2012
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for Industrial and Institutional
Automatic Dishwasher Detergents
(notified under document C(2012) 8054)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/720/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
or in special machines for cleaning industrial equipment,
including in special machines for the food industry.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
Sprays not dosed via automatic pumps are excluded from this
product group.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU
Article 2
Ecolabel ( 1 ), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
In order to be awarded the EU Ecolabel under Regulation (EC)
After consulting the European Union Eco-labelling Board,
No 66/2010, an item of automatic dishwasher detergent shall
fall within the product group ‘Industrial and Institutional
Whereas:
Automatic Dishwasher Detergents’ as defined in Article 1 of
this Decision and shall comply with the criteria as well as the
(1) Under
Regulation
(EC)
No
66/2010,
the
EU
Ecolabel
may related assessment and verification requirements set out in the
be awarded to those products with a reduced environ
Annex to this Decision.
mental impact during their entire life cycle.
Article 3
(2) Regulation
(EC)
No
66/2010
provides
that
specific
EU
Ecolabel criteria are to be established according to
The criteria for the product group ‘Industrial and Institutional
product groups.
Automatic Dishwasher Detergents’, as well as the related
assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid for
(3)
The new criteria, as well as the related assessment and
four years from the date of adoption of this Decision.
verification requirements, should be valid for four years
from the date of adoption of this Decision.
Article 4
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab
product group ‘Industrial and Institutional Automatic Dish
lished by Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010,
washer Detergents’ shall be ‘038’.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 5
Article 1
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
The product group ‘Industrial and Institutional Automatic Dish
washer Detergents’ shall comprise single and multi-component
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2012.
dishwasher detergents, rinse and pre-soaks, designed for use in
professional dishwashers.
For the Commission
The following products are excluded from the scope of this
product group: consumer automatic dishwasher detergents,
Janez POTONIK
detergents intended to be used in washers of medical devices
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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ANNEX
FRAMEWORK
The aims of the criteria
The criteria aim, in particular, at promoting products that have a reduced impact on aquatic ecosystems, contain a limited
amount of hazardous substances and whose performance has been tested.
CRITERIA
Criteria are set for each of the following aspects:
1. Toxicity to aquatic organisms: Critical Dilution Volume (CDV)
2. Biodegradability
3. Excluded or limited substances and mixtures
4. Packaging requirements
5. Washing performance (fitness for use)
6. Automatic dosing systems
7. User information — Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel
(1) Assessment and verification
(a) Requirements
The specific assessment and verification requirements are indicated within each criterion.
Where the applicant is required to provide declarations, documentation, analyses test reports or other evidence to
show compliance with the criteria, it is understood that these may originate from the applicant and/or his supplier(s)
and/or their supplier(s) etc., as appropriate.
Where possible, the testing should be performed by laboratories that meet the general requirements of EN ISO 17025
or equivalent.
Where appropriate, test methods other than those indicated for each criterion may be used if the competent body
assessing the application accepts their equivalence.
Appendix I makes reference to the detergent ingredient database (DID list) which contains the most widely used
ingoing substances used in detergent formulations. It shall be used for deriving the data for the calculations of the
Critical Dilution Volume (CDV) and for the assessment of the biodegradability of the ingoing substances. For
substances not present on the DID list, guidance is given on how to calculate or extrapolate the relevant data.
The latest version of the DID list is available from the EU Ecolabel website or via the websites of the individual
competent bodies.
Where appropriate, competent bodies may require supporting documentation and may carry out independent verifi
cations.
(b) Measurement thresholds
Compliance with the ecological criteria is required for substances intentionally added, as well as for by-products and
impurities from raw materials, the concentration of which equals or exceeds 0,010 % by weight of final formulation.
For biocides and colouring agents compliance with the criteria is required regardless of their concentration.
Substances meeting the threshold limit as listed above are hereby referred to as ‘Ingoing substances’.
(2) Functional unit
The functional unit for this product group shall be expressed in g/l washing solution (grams per litre washing solution).

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Requirements relating to assessment and verification of the functional unit:
The full formulation indicating trade name, chemical name, CAS No, DID No (*), the ingoing quantity including and
excluding water, the function and the form of all the ingoing substances (regardless of concentration) in the product must
be submitted to the competent body. A sample of the artwork including dosage recommendations must be submitted to
the competent body.
Safety data sheets for each ingoing substance shall be submitted to the competent body in accordance with Regulation
(EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ).
Parts A and B of the DID list can be found on the EU Ecolabel website:
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