VOC content in paints, primers and varnishes
EU Ecolabel·clause 5.3·p.20
The requirement
The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.
What the product must meet
Limits held for this clause
| Parameter / context | Operator | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| ed in the furniture product shall not exceed 5 % (in-can concentration). However, higher | ≤ | 5 | % |
| oating operation amounts to less than 30 g/m2 of coated surface area, or The total qu | ≤ | 30 | g/m2 |
The document states how these relate: any one of these limits is accepted.
Compare this limit across schemes
The limit was read from the clause wording and checked by a reader.
The document’s own listing
Test standard Condition Required result EN 12720. Furniture — Assessment Contact with water No change after 24 hour contact of surface resistance to cold liquids Contact with grease No change after 24 hour contact Contact with alcohol No change after 1 hour contact Contact with coffee No change after 1 hour contact
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
- Applies to
- content of coated metal component parts exceeds 5 % w/w in the final furniture product (excluding packaging)
The publisher’s words
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How it is proven
- Evidence required
- declaration of compliance, specifying whether compliance is achieved because the furniture product is exempt from the criterion or if it is achieved by the controlled use of VOCs in the coating operation. If the latter, information from the paint, primer or varnish supplier stating the VOC content and density of the paint, primer or varnish (both in g/L) and the effective percentage of VOC content.
- 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
- Table 7 — places elsewhere in the document
Cite this clause
EU Ecolabel · Furniture · version 32016D1332 · clause 5.3 · page 20 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/dab12ab80576c703
Record details
Page 20. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
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