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Shoe Design EU Ecolabel Criteria and Assessment and Veri ca on

Requirements.
Regula on Parameters

Criteria for awarding the EU Ecolabel to ‘footwear’:

1. Origin of hides and skins, co on, wood and cork, and
man-made cellulose bres;
EU Ecolabel Footwearproducts meet criteria that guarantee:

2. Reduc on of water consump on and restric on on the
The product group ‘footwear’ shall comprise all ar cles designed tanning of hides and skins;

to protect or cover the foot, with an applied sole which comes into
contact with the ground. 3. Emissions to water from the produc on of leather,

tex les and rubber;
Cleaning and care instruc ons speci ed for each product.

4. Vola le organic compounds (VOCs);
Footwear is repaired rather than thrown out.

5. Hazardous substances in the product and shoe

Footwear should be disposed of in an appropriate local collec on components;
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6.Restricted Substances List (RSL);
Only raw hides and skins from animals raised for milk or meat
produc on are allowed to be used for the produc on of leather 7. Parameters contribu ng to durability;

that is des ned for use in the nal product.

8. Corporate Social Responsibility with regard to labour
Leather used in products intended for children under three years aspects

of age shall be subject to the restric on on chromium-based tan-

ning as speci ed under criterion 2.2. 9. Packaging;

Chemical Regula ons:
10. Informa on on the packaging.

The Regula on on Registra on, Evalua on, Authorisa on and
EU Ecolabel footwear regula on criteria con nued:
Restric on of Chemicals (REACH) will impose obliga ons on

companies in the sector using chemicals in their produc on
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