# Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1803 of 27 November 2020 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for printed paper, stationery paper, and paper carrier bag products (notified under document C(2020) 8155) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 4.1: Emissions to water from rotogravure printing

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

The specific amount of Cr and Cu at the point of discharge must not exceed, respectively, 20 mg per m2 and 200 mg per m2 of printing cylinder surface area used in the press.
Assessment and verification: discharges of Cr and Cu shall be checked at rotogravure printing plants after treatment and immediately prior to discharge. A representative composite sample of Cr and Cu discharges shall be collected at least every 3 months. At least one annual analytical test shall be carried out by an accredited laboratory to determine the content of Cr and Cu from the composite sample according to EN ISO 11885 or equivalent standard methods that are accepted by the competent body as providing data of equivalent scientific quality.
Compliance with this criterion shall be assessed by dividing the content of Cr and Cu, as determined by the annual analytical test, by the cylinder surface used in the press during the printing. The cylinder surface used in the press during printing is calculated by multiplying the cylinder surface (= 2πrL, where r is the radius and L the length of the cylinder) by the number of printing productions during a year (= number of different printing jobs).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/1803/annex/division/2/division/4/division/4.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1803/annex/division-2/division-4/division-4.1
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