# 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 (a): The water consumption at the manufacturing stage, from raw material preparation to firing operations, for the fired products shall not exceed the following requirement:

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

(litres/kg of product)
Parameter
Requirement
Fresh water specific consumption (Cwp-a)
1
Assessment and verification: the applicant shall provide the calculation of fresh water specific consumption as indicated in the Technical appendix — A5. For fresh water, only groundwater, shallow water or water from the aqueduct should be considered.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/607/annex/division/HARD/division/4/division/4.2/division/a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-607/annex/division-HARD/division-4/division-4.2/division-a
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