VOC emissions limit

EU Ecolabel·clause 1.3·p.12

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

What the product must meet

The document’s own listing

Total VOC: 300 μg/m3; Formaldehyde: 10 μg/m3; Carcinogenic 1A and 1B VOCs listed in Annex H of EN 16516:2017 (excluding formaldehyde and acetaldehyde): 1 μg/m3 per individual substance

The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.

The publisher’s words

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This is the publisher’s condition for Klar Cite showing its words; the limits, the citation and everything else on this page are free to read. Showing the wording counts one clause.

How it is proven

Evidence required
declaration if the final product surface has been treated with any waxes, adhesives, coatings, resins or similar surface treatment chemicals and provide any related safety data sheets or supplier declarations about the VOC content of the surface treatment chemicals used; in cases where VOC emission testing is required, a declaration of compliance supported by a test report carried out according to EN 16516
Who checks it
Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks
Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy
Standing
Required — must be met for the credential
Impact area
Human Health — the CMF area the clause addresses
Refers to
Annex H — places elsewhere in the document

Cite this clause

EU Ecolabel · Hard covering products · version 32021D0476 · clause 1.3 · page 12 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/9b8a963fda5851b3

Source document

Record details

Page 12, 1. HORIZONTAL CRITERIA COMMON TO ALL HARD COVERING PRODUCTS. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.

uid 9b8a963fda5851b3 · document a64652d0f9877b8e · fidelity close quote · published 2021-03

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