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Eco Mark Product Category No.138“Building Products (Materials for Supplies) Version 1.10” Certification Criteria
Category B-1 “PVC Pipes for Sewage or Vent”
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of establishing criteria
omitted2. Applicable Scope- Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride three layer pipes with recycled solid core

JIS K

9797
- Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride three layer pipes with recycled foamed core

JIS K

9798
- Recycled hard vinyl chloride tube for drainage AS-58- Recycled three-layer hard vinyl chloride tube for sewage AS-62- Hard vinyl chloride pits and recycled three-layer up edge of manholes PMMS 301

3. Terminology
omitted4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure(1) The standard content rate of post-consumer materials derived from unplasticized
polyvinyl chloride pipes or fittings in the product shall satisfy Table 1.
[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall submit a certifying document of the recycle plastic content
rate in the product andthe raw material certificate issued by the respective

raw material suppliers.
Table 1standard content rate of post-consumer materials

classification

Pipe type

standard content(% by mass)

three layer

Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride threepipes

layer pipes with recycled solid core(JIS K9797
Recycled three-layer hard vinyl chloride

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50% or more

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tube for sewage (AS62)
Hard vinyl chloride pits and recycledthree-layer up edge of manholes(PMMS301)
Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride three

30% or morelayer pipes with recycled foamed core (JISK 9798)
single layer

Recycled hard vinyl chloride tube forpipes

drainage (AS58)

80% or more(2) The Product shall conform to the standards concerning elusion of heavy metals andother hazardous substances that are set forth in Attached Table 4 of theenforcement regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law (2002
Ministerial Order No. 29 of the Ministry of the Environment) with respect to
cadmium, lead, hexavalent chromium, arsenic, mercury, selenium among thespecified hazardous substances listed therein.
[Certification Procedure]
For the elusion of applicable substances from the product, the results of tests
conducted by an own company or a third party testing body shall be submitted. Incase to conduct tests for each material, for the material which does not clearly
contain the applicable substances, the certification certified by a material
business or an applicant which shows the product contains no applicable
substances is acceptable. However, for recycled materials, tests shall beconducted.
(3) The products shall be recyclable after use. As a system to be provided by amanufacturer or distributor, there is a system for collecting/recycling applied
products, and information therefore shall be provided.
[Certification Procedure]
Explanatory documents on collection, recycling system and recycle method shallbe submitted.
(4) The Product shall be accompanied by a manual relating to installation, use,maintenance, disassembly, disposal and recycling that is available for reading by
the builder and the building owner.
[Certification Procedure]
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lack thereof) to this criteria. In addition, the Applicant shall submit a sample of amanual relating to installation, use, maintenance, disassembly, disposal andrecycling. Regarding a part of the product’s lifecycle from installation to recycling
which is not included in the manual, the reason shall be indicated.
(5) The product shall have no flame retardant of Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB),Polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE) or short-chain chlorinated paraffin (thenumber of chained C is 10 to 13 and contained chloride concentration is 50% orover) added as formulated components.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance (or lack thereof) with this item shall be indicated in the AttachedCertificate. In the case of using flame retardant, the Applicant shall fill in thenames of chemical substances on the Attached Certificate.
(6) In manufacturing the applied product, related environmental laws and regulations
and pollution control agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “EnvironmentalLaws, etc.”) must be followed with respect to air pollution, water contamination,
noise, offensive odor, and emission of hazardous substances in the area where theplant performing the final manufacturing process is located.
In addition, the state of compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. for the past
five years from the date of application (whether there is any violation) must bereported. If there is any violation, proper remedies and preventive measures shallhave been already taken, and the related Environmental Laws, etc. must
thereafter be followed appropriately.
[Certification Procedure]With respect to the compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in the area
where the plant performing the final manufacturing process is located, acertificate issued by the representative of the business of manufacturing theapplied product or the relevant plant manager (entry or attachment of a list ofnames of the Environmental Laws, etc.) must be submitted. (Entry example 3)
In addition, the applicants shall report whether there is any violation in the past
five years, including a violation subject to administrative punishment oradministrative guidance, and if there is, the following documents in a and b mustbe submitted:
a. Withrespect

tothefactofviolation,guidance

documentsfromadministrative agencies (including order of correction and warning) andcopies of written answers (including those reporting causes and results ofcorrection) to such documents (clearly indicating a series of communication);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, etc.) concerning the3/5

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management system for compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in1)-5):
1) List of the Environmental Laws, etc. related to the area where the plant
is located;
2) Implementation system (organization chart with roles, etc.);
3) Bylaws stipulating retention of recording documents;
4) Recurrence prevention measures (future preventive measures)
5) State of implementation based on the recurrence prevention measures(check results of on-site inspection, etc. as compliance condition).

4-2. Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure(7) The quality of the Product shall conform to any applicable JIS standards, etc.
[Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall submit a certificate of test results and other data showing
conformance to the applicable JIS standards, etc.

If the applied product or themanufacturing plant of the applied product is JIS certified, submission of aphotocopy of such JIS certification shall be sufficient for certification ofconformance to the present criteria.

5. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) A product classification (application unit) shall be by a type of product in 2.
Applicable Scope and by brand name. Products shall not be classified by size orcolor.
(2) In principle, Eco Mark shown as below shall be indicated on the product. Regarding
licensee of Eco Mark Utilization Contract who already own Eco Mark products, theindication of the logo and certification number that have been used is also
acceptable.

(Note for the indication)*For indicating the logo, Eco Mark certification number (eight-digit number) or thename of the licensee using the logo shall be appeared.
* Such expression as “Eco Mark product” can be used following the 2.(2) of the Guide

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to Eco Mark Usage.
“Eco Mark product”, “#Eco Mark”, “www.ecomark.jp”, “Eco Mark Certificate”* If a licensee makes an environmental claim of the Eco Mark certified products
associating with the Eco Mark logo, please comply with the “Environmental
Labeling Guidelines” of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.
(https://www.env.go.jp/policy/hozen/green/ecolabel/guideline/)* The Guide to Eco Mark Usage shall be followed for any cases not listed above.
(https://www.ecomark.jp/office/guideline/guide/)
May 5, 2007

Established (Version 1.0)

November 1, 2007

Revised (B-1 added Version1.1)

August 21, 2008

Revised (4-1.(4) Version1.3)

November 25, 2008

Revised (C-1 added, Version1.4)

November 4, 2009

Revised (2, 4-1(1), (3) added, Version1.5)

March 15, 2010

Extension of Expiration

March 1, 2011

Revised (5. (2) Version1.6)

January 15, 2012

Revised (D-1 and 2 added, Version1.7)

June 15, 2012

Revised (4-1.(5) Version1.9)

March 15, 2016

Extension of Term of Validity

April 1, 2019

Revised (Eco Mark Indication)

March 1, 2020

Revised (B-1:4-1.(1) Version1.10)

March 1, 2021

Extension of Expiration

December 31, 2027

Expiration date

The Certification Criteria for the Product Category will be revised when necessary.

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