{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1349/annex/division-1/division-5/division-5.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1349/annex/division-1/division-5/division-5.1.json",
  "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/5/division/5.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.1",
  "heading": "Restriction of substances of very high concern",
  "text": "The final product, and any homogeneous materials or articles thereof, shall not contain substances that have been identified according to the procedure described in Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and included in the Candidate List for SVHCs in concentrations higher than 0,10 % weight by weight.\nNo derogation shall be given to Candidate List SVHCs if they are present in the final product, or to any homogeneous materials or articles that form part of the final product in concentrations higher than 0,10 % weight by weight.\nThe screening shall be based on the identification of the potential for presence of such substances in the product.\nAssessment and verification: the applicant shall provide a declaration of compliance supported, where appropriate, by declarations from the material supplier regarding the absence of SVHCs at concentrations greater than 0,10 % (weight by weight) for the final product, and any homogeneous materials or articles that form part of the product. Declarations shall be referenced to the latest version of the Candidate List published by ECHA.\nWhere EU Ecolabel textile products are used, the applicant shall provide a copy of the EU Ecolabel certificate showing that it was awarded in accordance with Decision 2014/350/EU.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "ECHA, Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorisation, http://www.echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1349/annex/division/1/division/5/division/5.1",
    "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."
}