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b) chemical substances classified as harm- ful for the environment by the producer or the supplier according to the European Community classification system (28th amendment to Directive 67/548/EEC) must respect the following two limits:
- contain only up to 5% of volatile organ- ic compounds (VOC)
- wet paints and varnishes must not ex- ceed 14 g/sq m of the surface area, and the quantity of VOC applied must not ex- ceed 35 g/sq m;
c) chemical substances classified as harmful to the environment by Directive 1999/45/ EC must not be
added to the sub-
stances and prepa- rations used for sur- face treatment. Prod- ucts may, however, contain up to 5% % of volatile organic compounds (VOC) as specified in Coun- cil Directive 1999/ 13/EC. Whenever the product must be diluted, the concen- tration of the prod- uct diluted must not exceed the limit val- ues specified above. The quantity of harmful substances for the environment applied (in wet paints/varnishes) must not exceed 14 g/m2 of surface area, and the quantity of VOC applied (in wet paints/varnishes) must not exceed 35 g/m2.
Formaldehyde emission
The emissions of for- maldehyde by the sub- stances and prepara- tions used in surface treatments must be lower than 0.05 ppm. The applicant and/or his supplier must pro- vide the material safety sheet and a conformity certificate or its equiv- alent for the purpose of meeting this requi- site, together with the necessary information on the formulation of the surface treatment
provided, and test certificates issued by accredited laboratories that certify the respect of the limits established by law.
Energy consumption
A formula has been proposed for the calcu- lation of the energy consumed during the production process that in addition to the effective energy consumed also takes into account the percentage of raw material tak- en from certified forests and recycled mate- rials. Energy consumption calculated in this way regards only the production phase from the raw material to the finished floor cov- R