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Commission Decision (EU) 2015/2099 of 18 November 2015 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for growing media, soil improvers and mulch (notified under document C(2015) 7891) (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

EU Decision 2015/2099 · Adopted 18 November 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision (EU) 2015/2099

of 18 November 2015

establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for growing media, soil improvers and mulch

(notified under document C(2015) 7891)

(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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Decision revoked (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/458), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 35; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Contents

  1. 1Article 1 Repealed
  2. 2Article 2 Repealed
  3. 3Article 3 Repealed
  4. 4Article 4 Repealed
  5. 5Article 5 Repealed
  6. 6Article 6 Repealed
  7. 7Article 7 Repealed
  8. 8Article 8 Repealed
  9. Annex: FRAMEWORK Repealed
  10. EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA Repealed
  11. ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Repealed
  12. Criterion 1 — Constituents Repealed
  13. Criterion 2 — Organic constituents Repealed
  14. Criterion 2.1. Repealed
  15. Criterion 2.2. Repealed
  16. Criterion 2.3. Repealed
  17. Criterion 3 — Mineral growing media and mineral constituents Repealed
  18. Criterion 3.1. Energy consumption and CO2 emissions Repealed
  19. Criterion 3.2. Sources of mineral extraction Repealed
  20. Criterion 3.3. Mineral growing media use and after use Repealed
  21. Criterion 4 — Recycled/recovered and organic materials in growing media Repealed
  22. Criterion 5 — Limitation of hazardous substances Repealed
  23. Criterion 5.1. — Limits for heavy metals Repealed
  24. (a)Soil improvers, mulch and organic constituents of growing media Repealed
  25. (b)Growing media Repealed
  26. Criterion 5.2. — Limits for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Repealed
  27. Criterion 5.3. — Hazardous substances and mixtures Repealed
  28. Criterion 5.4. — Substances listed in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Repealed
  29. Criterion 5.5. — Limits for E. coli and Salmonella spp. Repealed
  30. Criterion 6 — Stability Repealed
  31. Criterion 7 — Physical Contaminants Repealed
  32. Criterion 8 — Organic matter and dry matter Repealed
  33. Criterion 9 — Viable weed seeds and plant propagules Repealed
  34. Criterion 10 — Plant response Repealed
  35. Criterion 11 — Growing media features Repealed
  36. Criterion 11.1. — Electrical conductivity Repealed
  37. Criterion 11.2. — pH Repealed
  38. Criterion 11.3. — Sodium content Repealed
  39. Criterion 11.4. — Chloride content Repealed
  40. Criterion 12 — Provision of information Repealed
  41. Criterion 12.1. — Soil improvers Repealed
  42. Criterion 12.2. — Growing media Repealed
  43. Criterion 12.3. — Mulch Repealed
  44. Criterion 13 — Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel Repealed
  45. 1Appendix 1 Repealed
  46. 2Appendix 2 Repealed

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EU ECOLABEL CRITERIAF1

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ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTSF1

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Criterion 1 — ConstituentsF1

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Criterion 2 — Organic constituentsF1

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Criterion 2.1.F1

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Criterion 2.2.F1

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Criterion 2.3.F1

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Criterion 3 — Mineral growing media and mineral constituentsF1

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Criterion 3.1. Energy consumption and CO2 emissionsF1

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Criterion 3.2. Sources of mineral extractionF1

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Criterion 3.3. Mineral growing media use and after useF1

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Criterion 4 — Recycled/recovered and organic materials in growing mediaF1

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Criterion 5 — Limitation of hazardous substancesF1

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Criterion 5.1. — Limits for heavy metalsF1

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(a)Soil improvers, mulch and organic constituents of growing mediaF1

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Criterion 5.2. — Limits for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)F1

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Criterion 5.3. — Hazardous substances and mixturesF1

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Criterion 5.4. — Substances listed in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006F1

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Criterion 5.5. — Limits for E. coli and Salmonella spp.F1

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Criterion 6 — StabilityF1

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Criterion 7 — Physical ContaminantsF1

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Criterion 8 — Organic matter and dry matterF1

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Criterion 9 — Viable weed seeds and plant propagulesF1

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Criterion 10 — Plant responseF1

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Criterion 11 — Growing media featuresF1

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Criterion 11.1. — Electrical conductivityF1

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Criterion 11.2. — pHF1

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Criterion 11.3. — Sodium contentF1

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Criterion 11.4. — Chloride contentF1

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Criterion 12 — Provision of informationF1

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Criterion 12.1. — Soil improversF1

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Criterion 12.2. — Growing mediaF1

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Criterion 12.3. — MulchF1

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Criterion 13 — Information appearing on the EU EcolabelF1

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Sampling and test frequency for the application year

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Sampling and test frequency for the following years

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