ECOLEBAN CRITERIA FOR

LEATHER FOOTWEAR

USER´S MANUAL

This project is funded by

The European Union

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1 SCOPE

The criteria shall apply only to shoes or footwear designed to protect or cover the feet with an upper of
leather”.

2 BACKGROUND

The ECOLEBAN Project (Implementation of Environmental Management Systems and eco-labelling

schemes in the SMEs of the leather sector in Bangladesh), funded by the European Commission under
the Switch Asia Programme, is being implemented by Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation
(TECNALIA, Spain, Beneficiary), Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leathergoods and Footwear Exporters
Association (BFLLFEA, Bangladesh, partner), Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA, Bangladesh, partner)
and Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB,
Bangladesh, partner). The ECOLEBAN aims at enhancing the resource efficiency and sustainability of the
leather sector in Bangladesh throughout the whole value chain of the leather related products, such as
footwear and other leather goods. Its specific objective is to increase the number of less polluting and
more resource efficient leather products by means of the implementation of Environmental
Management Systems (EMS) (ISO 14001) and life cycle approaches (LCA, eco-design) in the SMEs, and
promoting “green” commercialization and consumption through the use of eco-labelling.
In the framework of this project the eco-labelling scheme for the Bangladeshi leather footwear has been
designed.

3 OBJECTIVES OF THE ECOLEBAN eco-label

The objective of the eco-labelling scheme is to reduce the environmental impact, improving the
sustainability and resource efficiency of the leather sector in Bangladesh throughout the whole value
chain and to promote green commercialization and consumption.
The objective of the eco-label award is to recognize the SMEs in their sector that most contribute to the
reduction of the environmental impact.

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4 CERTIFICATION CRITERIA

4.1 General requirements

The applicant should use the application documents to apply for the eco-label and demonstrate
compliance with the criteria.
The applicant shall dully fulfil and deliver the Annex 0_Application form and inform about the materials
and components of the footwear following the Annex 1_Product description.
The applicant shall dully fulfil and provide also the checklist included in the Annex 8_Check list that
summarizes all the documentation to be provided.

4.2 Specific requirements

The criteria for obtaining the ECOLEBAN eco-label award are the next ones:

LIFE CYCLE STAGE CRITERIA

Input materials Origin of hides and skins

Manufacturing input materials Wastewater from the production of leather

Use of chemicals Special Substance Requirements.

Durability

Use- Product Parameters (Serviceability) Packaging

Information to the consumer.

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4.2.1 CRITERIA 1 - Origin of hides and skins

Raw hides and skins shall be obtained from animals raised for milk or meat production. Wild or
endangered species shall be explicitly excluded.
Assessment and verification:
The applicant shall submit a declaration of compliance from the leather manufacturer or leather
supplier following the Annex 2_Leather supplier.

4.2.2 CRITERIA 2 - Wastewater from the production of leather

The wastewater from leather manufacturing shall not exceed the following values upon discharge into a
effluent treatment plant or facility:
 pH 6–9
 Suspended solids 150 mg/l
 BOD5 20ºC 100 mg/l
 Sulfide (as S) 1 mg/l
 Total Chromium (as Cr) 2 mg/l
 Oil and Grease 10 mg/l
 Total dissolved solids 2100 mg/l
 Wastewater per ton of hide processing (in cubic meter) 30

Assessment and verification:

The applicant shall submit a declaration of compliance from the leather-manufacturing company
following the Annex 3_Wastewater as well as test reports. For this purpose, the test methods may be
used:

Parameter Text method

pH IUC 11,BS 1309:9, IUC 3
Suspended solids SLT2/3C
BOD5 20ºC DIN 38409T51, DIN 38409T52
Sulfide (as S) SLC 202
Total Chromium (as Cr) ISO 9174 or EN 1233 or EN ISO 11885
Total dissolved solids SLT2/3C

Table 1 –Wastewater parameters.

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4.2.3 CRITERIA 3 - Presence of chemical substances in the final product.

The final product does not contain at all or it contains in quantities lower than maximum allowed, any of
the next substance group:
 Total Heavy Metals (Soluble)
 Chromium VI (Cr+6)
 Dimethylfumarate (DMFu)
 Organotin Compounds
 Azo dyes
 Alkylphenol (AP) and AlkylphenolEthoxylates (APEOs)
 Chlorophenols
 PolycyclicAromaticHydrocarbons (PAHs)
 Formaldehyde

Assessment and verification:

The applicant shall provide a declaration of compliance and submit the laboratory test reporting
following the Annex 4_Restricted substances. The relevant Material Safety Data Sheets shall be
submitted also.

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4.2.4 CRITERIA 4 - Durability

All footwear shall meet the requirements indicated in the next table (flex resistant, strength, abrasion resistance, etc):

Men´s Cold Women´s

General Children´s Casual Fashion Infant´s Indoor
Town Weather Town
Sports shoes Shoes Shoes Shoes Shoes
Shoes Shoes Shoes
Dry = 100 Dry = 100 Dry = 80 Dry = 80 Dry = 100 Dry = 50
Uppers, flex resistance (kc= no visible Wet = 20 Dry=15 Dry=15 Dry=15
damage) Wet = 20 Wet = 20 Wet = 20 Wet = 20 Wet = 10
-20º = 30
Uppers, tear strengthen:
Leather >=80 >=60 >=60 >=60 >=60 >=40 >=30 >=30 >=30
average tear force, N
Cut growth (mm) <=4 <=4 <=4 <=4 <=4 <=4
Outsoles, flex re-
sistance: Nsc=no spontaneous Nsc At –
Nsc Nsc Nsc Nsc Nsc
crack 10ºC
Outsoles abrasion D>=0,9 g/cm3 <=200 <=200 <=250 <=350 <=200 <=400 <=450
resistance D< 0,9 g/cm3 <=150 <=150 <=170 <=200 <=150 <=250 <=300
Upper sole, adhesion (N/mm) >=4.0 >=4.0 >=3.0 >=3.5 >=3.5 >=3.0 >=2.5 >=3.0 >=2.5
Outsoles, tear D>=0,9g/cm3 8 8 8 6 8 6 5 6 5
strength (average
strength, N/mm) D<0,9 g/cm3 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 5 4
Colour fastness of the inside of the footwear
(lining or inner face of the upper). Grey >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3
scale on the felt after 50 cycles wet

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Assessment and verification:
The applicant shall provide a declaration of compliance following the Annex 5_ Durability and submit
the test reports stating the parameters listed in above table. For this purpose the following test
methods may be used:
 EN 13512, IUP 20, SATRA PM 55 — Test methods for uppers and lining – Flex resistance,
 EN 13571, IUP 8, SATRA PM 162 — Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks, Tear strength,
 EN ISO 17707, SATRA PM 161, SATRA PM 60, SATRA PM 133 — Test methods for outsoles – Flex
resistance,
 EN 12770, SATRA PM 174, DIN 53516 — Test methods for outsoles – Abrasion resistance,
 EN ISO 17708, SATRA AM 04 — Test methods for whole shoe – Upper sole adhesion
 EN 12771, SATRA PM 65 — Test methods for outsoles – Tear strength
 EN ISO 17700, SATRA PM 08 — Test methods for uppers, linings and insocks – Colour fastness to
rubbing.

4.2.5 CRITERIA 5 – Packaging

The final packaging of footwear shall be made of recycled material. In case of cardboard and paper used
shall be made of 100% recycled material. Plastic used shall be made of at least 80% of recycled material
and textile used shall be made of at least 70% of recycled material.

Assessment and verification:

The applicant shall submit a photo of the product packaging and provide a declaration of compliance
following the Annex 6_Packaging specifying the material composition of the packaging and the
percentage of recycled and virgin material.

4.2.6 CRITERIA 6 – Information to the consumer

The product should provide to the consumer information about the next issues.
a) User instructions. Cleaning and care instruction specified for each product in order to improve the
durability of the product.
Once a year, wax your leather shoes with appropriate product’ — ‘Use your shoes correctly, in
accordance with their original design’ — ‘
Such as in case of leather upper and soling, the shoe must be handled with proper care. It should be
kept in dry place after use. Humid and hot atmosphere are advantageous to grow fungus in it.

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b) Sole material. The sole material used on the footwear affect directly to the durability and the quality
of the footwear. So the footwear manufacture SMEs should include a description of the sole.

c) Eco-label information.
The Bangladeshi leather footwear eco-label (ECOLEBAN eco-label) has been designed in the framework
in the European project ECOLEBAN. Therefore, the certified product shall give the next information.

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The ECOLEBAN eco-label logo shall appear on the product packaging or marketing material.

Assessment and verification:

The applicant should submit a copy of the information provided to the consumers following the Annex
7_Information to the consumers.

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 APPLICATION FORM
for the ECOLEBAN Eco-label for footwear

Applicant information

Company name

Address

VAT number or equivalent if relevant:

Contact person:

Position:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Website:

Name and address of manufacturing/assembly

site(s) (if different from above)

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 APPLICATION FORM
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Product Information

What type of footwear are you applying for (i.e

Casual, fashion, men´s, women´s, infants, indoor,
etc?

Please give general specification of the product(s),

including registered name(s) i.e. Trade name,
trademarks, product type/description

Please indicate if an application for the same

product has been successful under other environ- Yes….☐ No….☐
ment label schemes
Expected sales of the products applying for the
eco-label during the year of application in €

Is the company registered under EMAS and/or Yes… ☐ No…. ☐

certified under ISO 14001 or other Environmental Specify:
Management ISO?

Has the company in its environmental policy,

committed to maintain compliance of its eco-label Yes… ☐ No…. ☐
throughout the contract’s period of validity?

Place: Company Stamp:

Date: Responsible person´s name and signature

Print in capitals the name of above signatory

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 APPLICATION FORM
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Applicant’s undertaking
As the applicant for an ECOLEBAN eco-label award, I hereby declare that:

I undertake formally to respect and make respect permanently regulations and

dispositions concerning environment preservation to which the production site "name of
the company and address of the plant" is submitted, and to put under the
inspector/auditor's disposal reports.

I also undertake that if the application for an ECOLEBAN eco-label is successful, we agree
to maintain the product in conformity with the ECOLEBAN criteria and to notify the
ECOLEBAN SCHEME immediately of any significant modification to it or to the production
processes.

I take responsibility for the correct and proper use of the logo.

Signed:

Name in capitals:

Date:

Company stamp:

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 ANNEX 1 – PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
for the ECOLEBAN eco-label for footwear

Applicant:
Model/Model line:
(NAME AND PICTURE)

Composition of the Product applying for the ECOLEBAN eco-label,

Weight % in the Further specification

No Material (1) Function (2) Manufacturer (3)
final product (4) (if necessary) (5)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
….

Date: Signature of person legal responsibility.

(1) MATERIAL i.e Leather, Synthetic leather , Textiles , plastic, rubber etc,
(2) FUNCTION: i.e Outer shaft, Lining , Inners sole , Cover or insole , Outsole , Heel , Intermediate membrane , Glue , Finish material ,
(3) MANUFACTURER. Include the name of the material manufacturer
(4) WEIGHT Include only the materials with more that are weighting more than 3% of the total weight of the footwear.
(5) FURTHER SPECIFICATION, for example kind of plastic, % weigh of materials mixtures

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 ANNEX 1 – PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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Composition of the packaging of the Product applying for the ECOLEBAN eco-label:

Packaging Picture:

No Material (1) Manufacturer (2) Weight (g) (3) Further specification (if necessary) (4)
1
2
3
4
5
6
….
….

Date: Signature of person legal responsibility.

(1) MATERIAL i.e Cardboard, plastic, paper, textile etc

(2) MANUFACTURER. Include the name of the material supplier
(3) WEIGHT of the material.
(4) FURTHER SPECIFICATION as type of plastic, recycled content, etc

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 ANNEX 2 – LEATHER SUPPLIER DECLARATION
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Requirement on hides and skins

Leather manufacturer company´s name

Address

Declaration as a supplier of leather to the

company (applicant company)
I, the undersigned, declare that,

The raw materials, raw hides and skins come from animals raised for milk and/or meat
production.

and

Wild or endangered species are explicitly excluded. The manufacturer conducts compliance
verification checks on the raw materials used.

Name of responsible person:

Position:

Date
Signature and company stamp.

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 ANNEX 3 – WASTEWATER
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Requirements in the wastewater from leather tanning sites

Leather manufacturer company name:

Address:

Declaration as a supplier of leather to the company (applicant company)

I, the undersigned, declare that, the wastewater from leather manufacturing does not exceed the
following values upon discharge.
• pH 6–9
• Suspended solids 150 mg/l
• BOD5 20ºC 100 mg/l
• Sulfide (as S) 1 mg/l
• Total Chromium (as Cr) 2 mg/l
• Oil and Grease 10 mg/l
• Total dissolved solids 2100 mg/l
• Wastewater per ton of hide processing (in cubic meter) 30

Requirements Test results Test method

pH 6–9
Suspended solids 150 mg/l
BOD5 20ºC 100 mg/l
Sulfide (as S) 1 mg/l
Total Chromium (as Cr) 2 mg/l
Total dissolved solids 2100 mg/l
Wastewater per ton of hide
processing (in cubic meter) 30
Name of Responsible person:
Position:
Date:
Signature and company stamp.

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 ANNEX 4 –RSL DECLARATION
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A) Requirement of Restricted Substances List (RSL) in the final product.

I, the undersigned, declare that, the final product does not contain at all or it contains in quantities
lower than maximum allowed, any of the next substance group specified in the Restricted Substances
List (see table below ):
Total Heavy metals.
Chromium VI,
Dimethylfumarate (DMFu),
OrganotinCompounds
Dyes – Azo
Alkylphenol (AP) and AlkylphenolEthoxylates (APEOs)
Chlorophenols
PolycyclicAromaticHydrocarbons (PAHs)
Formaldehyde

Attached

….☐ Test results from laboratory analysis of samples of the final product.
….☐ Safety Data Sheets for chemical suppliers.

Responsible person name:

Position:
Date
Signature and company stamp.

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ECOLEBAN RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE LIST.

With regard to the use of chemical substances in the manufacturing process, the following criteria shall
be satisfied:

CAS No. Substance Limit

Total Heavy Metals (soluble)

7440-36-0 Antimony (Sb)

7440-38-2 Arsenic (As)
7440-43-9 Cadmium (Cd)
7440-50-8 Copper
7440-48-4 Cobalt
7439-97-6 Mercury (Hg)
7440-02-0 Nickel
7439-92-1 Lead (Pb)

Chromium (VI)

18540-29-9 Chromium (VI) Chromium (Cr) 80 mg/kg

Dimethylfumarate (DMFu),

624-49-7 dimethylfumarate (DMFu), < 0.1 mg/kg

OrganotinCompounds

Multiple Dibutyltin (DBT)

Multiple Mono-, di- and tri-methyltin derivatives (MMT, DMT, TMT)
Multiple Mono-, di- and tri-butyltin derivatives (MBT, DBT, TBT) No intentional use
Multiple Mono-, di- and tri-phenyltin derivatives (MPT, DPT, TPT)
Multiple Mono-, di- and tri-octyltin derivatives (MOT, DOT, TOT)

Dyes – Azo (Forming Restricted Amines)

101-14-4 4,4’-methylene-bis-(2-chloro-aniline)
101-77-9 4,4’-methylenedianiline
101-80-4 4,4’-oxydianiline
106-47-8 4-chloroaniline
119-90-4 3,3’-dimethoxylbenzidine
119-93-7 3,3’-dimethylbenzidine
120-71-8 6-methoxy-m-toluidine
137-17-7 2,4,5-trimethylaniline
No intentional use
139-65-1 4,4’-thiodianiline
60-09-3 4-aminoazobenzene
615-05-4 4-methoxy-m-phenylenediamine
838-88-0 4,4’-methylenedi-o-toluidine
87-62-7 2,6-xylidine
90-04-0 o-anisidine
91-59-8 2-naphthylamine
91-94-1 3,’3-dichlorobenzidine

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CAS No. Substance Limit

92-67-1 4-aminodiphenyl
92-87-5 Benzidine
95-53-4 o-toluidine
95-68-1 2,4-xylidine
95-69-2 4-chloro-o-toluidine
95-80-7 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine
97-56-3 o-aminoazotoluene
99-55-8 5-nitro-o-toluidine

Alkylphenol (AP) and AlkylphenolEthoxylates (APEOs): including all isomers

104-40-5
11066-49-2
Nonylphenol (NP), mixedisomers
25154-52-3
84852-15-3
140-66-9
1806-26-4 Octylphenol (OP), mixedisomers
27193-28-8
9002-93-1
9036-19-5 Octylphenolethoxylates (OPEO)
68987-90-6
9016-45-9
26027-38-3
37205-87-1 Nonylphenolethoxylates (NPEO)
68412-54-4
127087-87-0

Chlorophenols

25167-83-3 Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP)

87-86-5 Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
4901-51-3 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorophenol
58-90-2 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol
935-95-5 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorophenol
95-57-8 2-chlorophenol
120-83-2 2,4-dichlorophenol
583-78-8 2,5-dichlorophenol
87-65-0 2,6-dichlorophenol No intentional use
95-95-4 2,4,5-trichlorophenol
88-06-2 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
591-35-5 3,5-dichlorophenol
576-24-9 2,3-Dichlorophenol
95-77-2 3,4-Dichlorophenol
108-43-0 3-Chlorophenol
106-48-9 4-Chlorophenol
15950-66-0 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol

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CAS No. Substance Limit

933-78-8 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol
609-19-8 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol

PolycyclicAromaticHydrocarbons (PAHs)

50-32-8 Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)

120-12-7 Anthracene
129-00-0 Pyrene
191-24-2 Benzo[ghi]perylene
192-97-2 Benzo[e]pyrene
193-39-5 Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
205-82-3 Benzo[j]fluoranthene
205-99-2 Benzo[b]fluoranthene
206-44-0 Fluoranthene
No intentional use
207-08-9 Benzo[k]fluoranthene
208-96-8 Acenaphthylene
218-01-9 Chrysene
53-70-3 Dibenz[a,h]anthracene
56-55-3 Benzo[a]anthracene
83-32-9 Acenaphthene
85-01-8 Phenanthrene
86-73-7 Fluorene
91-20-3 Naphthalene

Formaldehyde
leather: <n.d. (20 mg/kg) (children
50-00-0 Formaldehyde footwear), 75 mg/kg (insole and
socks), 150 mg/kg for other parts

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 ANNEX 5 – DURABILITY DECLARATION
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Parameters for durability.

I, the undersigned, declare that, the footwear meet the requirements concerning flex resistance, tear
strength, abrasion resistance, upper sole adhesion as well as tear strength and colour fastness indicated
in the table found in the following pages.

(it is need to complete the table x)

….☐ Attached test results of samples of the final product made by a certified laboratory.

Name of the responsible person:

Position:
Date
Signature and company stamp.

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General Sports Shoes Children´s shoes Casual Shoes Men´s Town Shoes Test
Parameter
method
Requirement Test result Requirement Test result Requirement Test result Requirement Test result
Uppers, flex resistance (kc= no visible Dry = 100 Dry = 101 Dry = 100 Dry = 80 Dry = 80
damage) Wet = 20 Wet = 21 Wet = 20 Wet = 20 Wet = 20
Uppers, tear
strengthen: aver- Leather >=80 >=60 >=60 >=60
age tear force, N)
Cut growth (mm) <=4 <=4 <=4 <=4
Outsoles, flex
resistance: Nsc=no spontaneous
Nsc Nsc Nsc Nsc
crack
Outsoles abrasion D>=0,9 g/cm3 <=200 <=200 <=250 <=350
resistance D< 0,9 g/cm3 <=150 <=150 <=170 <=200
Uppersole, adhesion (N/mm) >=4.0 >=4.0 >=3.0 >=3.5
Outsoles, tear D>=0,9g/cm3 8 8 8 6
strength (average
strength, N/mm) D<0,9 g/cm3 6 6 6 4
Colour fastness of the inside of the foot-
wear (lining or inner face of the uppey). >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3
Grey scale on the felt after 50 cycles wet)

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Cold Weather Shoes Women´s Town Shoes Fashion Shoes Infant´s Shoes Indoor Shoes
Test
Parameter
Requirement
Test
Requirement Test result Requirement
Test
Requirement
Test
Requirement
Test method
result result result result
Dry = 100 Dry = 50
Uppers, flex resistance (kc= no visible
Wet = 20 Dry=15 Dry=15 Dry=15
damage) Wet = 10
-20º = 30
Uppers, tear strength-
en: average tear force, Leather >=60 >=40 >=30 >=30 >=30
N)
Cut growth
<=4 <=4
(mm)
Outsoles, flex re-
Nsc=no
sistance: Nsc At –
spontane- Nsc
10ºC
ous crack
D>=0,9
<=200 <=400 <=450
Outsoles abrasion g/cm3
resistance D< 0,9
<=150 <=250 <=300
g/cm3
Uppersole, adhesion (N/mm) >=3.5 >=3.0 >=2.5 >=3.0 >=2.5
D>=0,9g/c
Outsoles, tear strength 8 6 5 6 5
m3
(average strength,
D<0,9
N/mm) 6 4 4 5 4
g/cm3
Colour fastness of the inside of the
footwear (lining or inner face of the
>=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3 >=2/3
upper). Grey scale on the felt after 50
cycles wet)

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 ANNEX 6 – PACKAGING DECLARATION
for the ECOLEBAN eco-label for footwear.

Information of the final Packaging

I, the undersigned, declare that,

….☐ the cardboard used for the final packaging is made of 100% recycled material.
….☐ The plastic used for the final packaging is made at least of 80% recycled material.
….☐ The textile used for the final packaging is made at least of 70% recycled material
….☐ Others

Attached a picture of the packaging.

Name of the responsible person:

Position:
Date:
Signature and company stamp.

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 ANNEX 7 – INFORMATION TO THE CONSUMERS
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Information to consumers. The product should provide to the consumer information

about the next issues.
A) User instruction. Cleaning and care instruction specified for the product in order to improve the
durability of the product.
….☐ I, the undersigned, declare that cleaning and care instructions to improve the durability of the
product are given to the consumers with the product.
B) Sole material. The sole material used on the footwear affect directly to the durability and the quality
of the footwear.

….☐ I the undersigned, declare that the description of the sole is attached to the product.

C) ECOLEBAN scheme

ECOLEBAN information. The Bangladeshi leather footwear eco-label has been designed in the
framework in the European project ECOLEBAN. So the certified product shall give the next information.

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 ANNEX 7 – INFORMATION TO THE CONSUMERS
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The Logo. The ECOLEBAN logo shall appear on the product packaging or marketing material.

….☐ I, the undersigned, declare that the ECOLEBAN information is added to the certified product, and
the ECOLEBAN logo is used.

Please provide a picture where the ECOLEBAN logo is placed and the information to the consumers that
will be supplied with the product.

Name of responsible person:

Position:
Date:
Signature and company stamp.

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 ECOLEBAN REQUIREMENTS

THE LOGO
The ECOLEBAN eco-label logo shall appear on the
product packaging or marketing material.

ECOLEBAN INFORMATION
The Bangladeshi leather footwear eco-label has been designed in the framework in the European
project ECOLEBAN. So the certified product must show the next information.

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Applicant´s Check list

General

A0. Application form ☐

A1. Product description ☐
CRITERIA 1 - Origin of hides and skins

A2. Leather supplier Declaration ☐

CRITERIA 2 - Wastewater from the production of leather

A3. Leather supplier declaration ☐

Test results of the pH of the wastewater from leather tanning site. ☐
Test results of the suspended solids of the wastewater from leather tanning site. ☐
Test results of the BOD5 of the wastewater from leather tanning site. ☐
Test results of the Sulfide of the wastewater from leather tanning site. ☐
Test results of the Total Chromium of the wastewater from leather tanning site. ☐
Test results of the Total dissolved solids of the wastewater from leather tanning
site. ☐
CRITERIA 3- Presence of chemical substances in the final product.

A4. MRSL Declaration ☐

Total Heavy metals test results from laboratory analysis ☐
Chromium VI test results from laboratory analysis- ☐
Dimethylfumarate (DMFu) test results from laboratory analysis- ☐
Organotin Compounds test results from laboratory analysis- ☐
Dyes – Azo test results from laboratory analysis. ☐

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Alkylphenol (AP) and AlkylphenolEthoxylates (APEOs) test results from laboratory

analysis. ☐
Chlorophenols test results from laboratory analysis. ☐
PolycyclicAromaticHydrocarbons (PAHs) test results from laboratory analysis. ☐
Formaldehyde test results from laboratory analysis. ☐
Safety Data Sheets for chemical suppliers. ☐
CRITERIA 4- Durability.

A5. Durability Declaration ☐

Uppers, flex resistance test result. ☐
Uppers, tear strengthen test result. ☐
Outsoles, flex resistance test result. ☐
Outsoles abrasion resistance test result. ☐
Uppersole, adhesion (N/mm) test result. ☐
Outsoles, tear strength test result. ☐
Colour fastness of the inside of the footwear ☐
CRITERIA 5- Packaging

A6. Packaging Declaration ☐

CRITERIA 6- Information to the consumer

A7. Information to consumers declaration ☐

Copy of the consumer information supplied with the product. ☐

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