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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1349/annex/division-1/division-10/division-10.2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1349",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1349 of 5 August 2016 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for footwear (notified under document C(2016) 5028) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1349",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/10/division/10.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "10.2",
  "heading": "Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel",
  "text": "If the optional label with a text box is used, it shall contain, where relevant, three of the following statements:\n(i) natural origin raw materials sustainably managed (in case criterion 1 applies);\n(ii) reduced pollution in production processes;\n(iii) minimised use of hazardous substances;\n(iv) tested for durability;\n(v) xx % organic cotton used (this claim may be made only if, based on criterion 1.2(a), more than 95 % of the total cotton is organic).\nThe guidelines for the use of the optional label with a text box can be found in the ‘Guidelines for use of the Ecolabel logo’ on the website:\nhttp://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/documents/logo_guidelines.pdf\nAssessment and verification: the applicant shall provide a declaration of compliance together with a sample of the product label or the proposed artwork showing where the EU Ecolabel is placed.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1349/annex/division/1/division/10/division/10.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:51.941236+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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