# 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 2.2: Limitation of the presence of some substances in the additives (for glazed tiles only)

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

Where lead, cadmium and antimony (or any of their compounds) are used in the glazes, their content shall not exceed the following specific limits:
Glazes are all the substances applied on the tiles surface between the tile shaping and the firing stage.
(% in weight of the glazes)
Parameter
Limit
Lead
0,5
Cadmium
0,1
Antimony
0,25
Assessment and verification: in terms of chemical and mineralogical analysis, the material formulation shall be provided by the applicant together with a declaration of compliance with the abovementioned limits.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/607/annex/division/HARD/division/2/division/2.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-607/annex/division-HARD/division-2/division-2.2
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