# Commission Decision of 9 July 2009 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to hard coverings (Notified under document C(2009) 5613) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/607/EC), Division 1.2: Extraction management (for all hard covering products)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The raw materials used in the production of hard coverings shall comply with the following requirements for the related extraction activities:
OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.
OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1.
For detailed information see http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/index_en.htm
Parameter
Requirement
Extraction activity project and environmental recovery
The applicant shall provide a technical report including the following documents:
the authorisation for the extraction activity;
the environmental recovery plan and/or environmental impact assessment report;
the map indicating the location of the quarry;
the declaration of conformity to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (habitats) and Council Directive 79/409/EEC (birds). In areas outside the Community, a similar technical report is required to demonstrate compliance with the UN conservation on biological diversity (1992) and provide information on any national biodiversity strategy and action plan, if available.
Assessment and verification: the applicant shall provide the related data and documents including a map of the area. If the extraction activity is not directly managed by the producers, the documentation shall always be requested to the extractor(s).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/607/annex/division/HARD/division/1/division/1.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-607/annex/division-HARD/division-1/division-1.2
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