# 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 (b): The waste water produced by the processes included in the production chain shall reach a recycling ratio of at least 90 %. The recycling ratio shall be calculated as the ratio between the waste water recycled or recovered by applying a combination of process optimisation measures and process waste water treatment systems, internally or externally at the plant, and the total water that leaves the process, as defined in the Technical appendix — A3.

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

Assessment and verification: the applicant shall provide the calculation of the recycling ratio including raw data on total wastewater produced, water recycled and the quantity and source of fresh water used in the process.

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