Quality and Durability of flooring underlays
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Underlays must meet the relevant technical bulletin's tests at an accredited institute, at commercial-use levels if also sold for commercial use. Evidence the scheme asks for: technical data sheet, declaration of performance or other documents where the parameters and the standards/test methods are clearly stated. An independent assessor checks it.
Nordic Swan·clause O44·p.46
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Details
What the product must meet
The document’s own listing
Underlay materials under wood flooring (Flooring types EN ISO 14354 and EN ISO 13489): Technical Bulletin from European Parquet Federation (FEP). The test methods are described in the standard EN 16354 “Laminate floor coverings - Underlays - Specifications, requirements and test methods”. Underlays intended for private use must fulfil the minimum requirements. Underlays intended for commercial use must fulfil the higher requirements. Underlay Materials under Laminate Floor Coverings (Flooring type EN 13329): Technical Bulletin from European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF). The test methods are described in the standard EN 16354 “Laminate floor coverings - Underlays - Specifications, requirements and test methods”. Underlay Materials under Multilayer Modular Floor Coverings (Flooring types EN 16511): Technical Bulletin from Multilayer Modular Flooring Association (MMFA). The test methods are described in the technical bulletin.
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- Technical data sheet, declaration of performance or other documents where the parameters and the standards/test methods are clearly stated.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
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- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Refers to
- Appendix 1 — places elsewhere in the document
Cite this clause
Nordic Swan · Floor Coverings (029) · version Group 029 v7.3 · clause O44 · page 46 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/2a60f69639918eb3
Record details
Page 46, 1.7.2 Quality and durability requirements. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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