Eco Mark Product Category No.105“Textile Products for Industrial Use Version3.5”
Certification Criteria―Applicable Scope―
Textile products for industrial use (belts, canvas, bags, packaging fabric, binding
material, zips, oil absorbing materials, tatami mat materials, hoses, synthetic leatherbase fabrics, electric materials, and automotive upholsteries, fiber materials forconstruction, etc.); “non-woven fabrics and felt” of “lace fabrics or non-woven fabrics”;“nets, fences and ropes” of “other fabricated basic textiles”, and “knit fabrics” listed
in the “Japan Standard Commodity Classification” issued by the Ministry of Public
Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications and also product whose
fiber content ratio in the entire mass of the product or the area (outer area) accounts
for 50% or more.

Established
RevisedExpiration Date

August 1, 2015
August 1, 2024
July 31, 2027

Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office

NOTE: This document is a translation of the criteria written in Japanese.
event of dispute, the original document should be taken as authoritative.

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Eco Mark Product Category No.105“Textile Products for Industrial Use Version3.5” Certification Criteria
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Certification Criteria
Since the establishment of Product Categories No.103 "Clothing Version2", No.104"Household Textile Products Version2", and No.105 "Textile Products for Industrial
Use" in 2003, many products have been certified centered on recycled fiber. However,the discharge amount of fiber product waste and the improvement of recycled ratios
were not advanced socially. While the total discharge amount of fiber products in 2009
was 1,713,000 tons (of which the discharge amount of clothing was 942,000 tons),
recycling of fiber remained low at 163,000 tons, which means less than a 10% recycle
rate. Among Eco Mark certified products, while PET bottle recycled fiber has become
popular, the certification of so called recovered fiber recycled product is relatively low,
and an issue citing a weak contribution of fiber waste to recycling emerged.
Consequently, a complete review was made for Version3 Certification Criteria by
focusing on inducing the recycling of fiber products from recovered fibers.
Simultaneously, wool, bio-based synthetic fibers, etc. are widely added as new
categories in addition to cotton products, which were previously considered for
certification. We also considered the consistency of the latest laws, industry standards,
standards of overseas fiber products, etc.

2. Applicable Scope
Textile products for industrial use (belts, canvas, bags, packaging fabric, binding
material, zips, oil absorbing materials, tatami mat materials, hoses, synthetic leatherbase fabrics, electric materials, and automotive upholsteries, fiber materials forconstruction, etc.); “non-woven fabrics and felt” of “lace fabrics or non-woven fabrics”;“nets, fences and ropes” of “other fabricated basic textiles”, and “knit fabrics” of the“Japan Standard Commodity Classification” issued by the Ministry of Public
Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications and also products whose
fiber content ratio in the entire mass of the product or the area (outer area) accounts
for 50% or more.

3. Terminology
Recycling:
Pre-consumer material:

Material recycling and Chemical recycling. Energy
recovery (thermal recycling) shall not be included.
Materials or defective products generated from thedisposal route in the product manufacturing process.
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Post-consumer material:
Unused fibers:

Materials or products disposed after use.
Fibers using unused materials such as cotton
linters, staples produced during spinning (threadthat cannot be used as the same grade, or ones that
require some processing when used), fibers extracted
from waste plant fiber materials (banana fiber, etc.) ,etc.
Cotton linter:
The fuzz of cotton fibers that start to emerge fromthe plant four to twelve days after flowering
Waste
plant
fiber Unused plant fibers including cane, etc., which arematerial
usually wasted, such as agricultural residue
generated in harvesting and manufacturing processof crop.
Recycled fibers:
Fibersrecycledfrompre-consumer
andpost-consumer materials. Depending on therecycling method, there are reclaimed fibers,
recycled polymer fibers, chemically recycled fibers
and other recycled fibers (fibers directly recycledfrom recovered fiber by twisting, cutting, tearing,etc.).
Recovered fibers:
Waste fiber products including used clothing thathave become unnecessary. It refers to both "wasted
clothing", the used clothing and used cloth material
collected from homes and plants. This term alsomeans "wasted fibers", which are generated frommanufacturing processes such as thread wastes froma weaving mill and cutting wastes from a sewing
plant.
Reclaimed fibers:
Fiber which returned to flocculating fiber byraveling a recovered fiber of pre-consumer andpost-consumer material with Rag machines
Recycled polymer fiber:
Fibers recycled from synthetic resin or recycledmaterials of synthetic fibers without changing a
polymer structure using recycled flakes or pellets.
Chemically recycled fiber: Fibers consisting of polymer from polymerizing
monomers obtained by depolymerizing the polymersof regenerated materials of synthetic resin, or
synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester.
Fiber-based
recycled Recycled fibers whose main contents are recovered
fibersfibers from recycled polymer fibers or chemicallyrecycled fibers. Although recovered fibers frompre-consumer and post-consumer materials may beconsidered materials, they shall only be applied in
the event of using recovered fibers frompost-consumer materials to be recycled. If major
materials of regenerated materials, which are put
through a series of recycled processes for theformation of fibers are recovered fibers, even when
only a part of the regenerated materials include
waste plastic, the total amount of regenerated
materials included can be considered recovered
fiber-based.
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Biomass

Bio-based synthetic fiber

Biomass is a term originally used in ecology todescribe the amount (mass) of living organisms (bio).
In this certification criteria, it refers to resourcesthat are organic matter-derived from plants andanimals, excluding fossil fuels.
Synthetic fiber whose material is bio-based plastic

Bio-based plastic

Plastics made from bio-based synthetic polymer
using renewable organic resources such as plants as
raw materials and those that use plants as raw
materials are also referred to as plant-based
plastics. Those are Polyethylene (PE), polyethylene
terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), andpolytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), and others.
* plastics whose bio-based carbon content ismeasured according to the 14C method defined in
ISO 16620-2 or ASTM D6866-05
Bio-basedsynthetic Content of bio-based material included in bio-based
polymer content
synthetic fibers that account for a product (or adesignated section by certification criteria) Meansbio-based synthetic polymer content defined by ISO
16620-1 3.1.5 (Original sentence: bio-based synthetic
polymer content ： amount of bio-based synthetic
polymer present in the product)
Cellulose system chemical Fiber (regenerated fiber) returned to a previous
fiber
structural polymer, as well as fiber generated after
treating and dissolving by a chemical agent using
natural polymer (cellulose) as a material or fiber(semisynthetic fiber) whose material was made bycombining a chemical agent with a natural polymer.
Cupra, rayon, polynosic, etc. are regenerated fibers,
and acetate, triacetate, etc. are semisynthetic fibers.
Forestcertification A system to evaluate and certify forest management
systemstandards of an operator who manages forests by athird party based on standards stipulated by anindependent forest certification organization (citedfrom “Guideline for Verification on Legality andSustainability of Wood and Wood Products” Forestry
Agency,(February 15, 2006))。
Credit method
This means a method to deem Certified forest woodare equally used for individual products based on
the amount of forest certification materials andother materials that were used for entire products
produced in a certain period of time, whether
blended or not, for individual products (cited from
“Basic Policy on Promoting Green Purchasing”
Ministry of Environment,(February, 2015)”

4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure

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4-1-1. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure on main environmental
requirements
Products applying for certification shall select and conform to either of criteria items
from the following (1) to (5).
(1) The mass ratio of unused fibers or recycled fibers in the total mass of the entire
product (which shall be of the mass of the fiber portions, excluding small accessories
such as buttons, zips, hooks and thread, Hereinafter called the mass of fiber
portions) shall meet the Standard Content Rate shown in Table 1. However,products fall under Table 2 shall meet the standard content rate of Table 2. In
addition, if using resin materials such as Eco Mark certified small accessories andplastic parts, etc., regenerated materials from these items may be added to
calculate the Standard Content Rate.
Table 1. Standard Content Rate of Fiber to Total Mass of Entire Product
Type
Fiber
UnusedfibersRecycled
fibersStandard Content Rateof

70% or over

Unused material shall be 70% orover.

Reclaimed fibers

70% or over

Recycled polymer fibers

50% or over
25% or overChemicallyfibersrecycled

50% or over
25% or over

Other recycled fiber

Recycled
polymerasresincontent shall be 50% or over.
For fiber-based recycled fibers,
therecoveredfiber-based
recycled polymer shall be 25% orover.
Recycled monomer as monomer
content shall be 50% or over.
For fiber-based recycled fibers,
therecoveredfiber-based
recycled polymer shall be 25% orover.

50% or overTable 2 Standard Content Rate by productApplicableproducts
Waste cloth
Dust cloth,
unwoven clothwiper, etc.

Standard content rate
Defective cloth found in the inspection, old clothing andrecycled cloth created by cutting old clothing shall be used by
100%.
The mass ratio of unused fibers or recycled fibers in the total
mass of the entire product (the mass of the fiber portions)shall meet the Standard Content Rate shown in Table 1.
However, other than a product that is normally repeated touse after cleaning when it becomes dirty, unused fibers or
recycled fibers in the total mass of the entire product (themass of the fiber portions) shall be 70% or more.

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105 V3 Criteria[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, the applicant or the manufacturer shall submit a certificate indicat ing
the mass ratio of the total mass in the entire product. They shall submit amaterial certificate indicating the details of unused/recycled materials, recycled
methods, content rate, management methods, etc. which was issued by the
supplier of the fiber material. When criteria for fiber-based recycled fibers areapplied, amounts of recycled materials received (amounts used) and theirbreakdown (recovered fiber, other waste plastic, etc.) and results from a recent
year, as well as their receiving system and results of recovered fiber frompost-consumer materials shall be reported. However, when spinning and weavingbasic products and semi-manufactured products certified by Eco Mark No.104"Household Textile Products Version3" are used, the indication of the "Productname (Product brand name)", "Certification number" and "Model (productnumber)" in relation to the cloth, etc. in the attached certificate may besubstituted for a materials certificate.
(2) The content ratio of bio-based synthetic polymer in the total mass of the entire
product (the mass of the fiber portions) shall be 10% or more. Also, the mass ratioof bio-based synthetic fiber in the total mass of the entire product (the mass of thefiber portions) shall be 25% or more. However, needle punch carpets shall meetrequirements indicated in Table 3. In addition, if bio-based plastic is used forresin materials such as small accessories and plastic parts, etc., such bio-based
plastic (material resin) portions may be added to the calculation of the bio-based
synthetic polymer content ratio and bio-based synthetic fibers mass ratio as
bio-based synthetic fibers.
Bio-based synthetic fiber and bio-based plastic (raw resin) shall satisfy therequirements of 1) and 2).
1) Sustainability of biomass used as a raw material shall meet the requirementsof Appendix 1(a) “Sustainability checklist of bio-based plastics (raw resin)” andthe supply chains of the biomass shall be identified. If the biomass material has
underwent third-party audit or certification for sustainability (an internationalsustainability certification for plastics, etc.), the result of audit or certification
may be submitted as evidence instead of Appendix 1(a).
2) It shall be confirmed through life cycle assessment (LCA) that the bio-based
plastic (raw resin) does not cause an increase of GHG emissions (in terms of CO 2)
throughout the product life cycle in comparison with a resin to replace with.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, the applicant or the manufacturer shall submit a certificate indicating
the bio-based synthetic polymer content ratio and the mass ratio of bio-based
synthetic fibers in the entire product, as well as a certificate indicating bio-based
synthetic polymer content ratio calculated by a fiber material supplier or a raw
resin supplier. For the bio-based plastic (raw resin) thereof, measurement resultsof the bio-based synthetic polymer content calculated with the method specified
using bio-based carbon content in ISO 16620-3, using measurement results of the
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bio-based carbon content and element composition by according to the 14C
method specified in ISO 16620-2 or ASTM D6866-05 shall be mentioned. Should
there be any deviation of 10% or higher between the measurement results andthe bio-based synthetic polymer content rate in the standard, a description of areason(s) therefor shall also be included. The measurement results of thebio-based carbon content rate shall be submitted as an attached document.
In addition, for appropriate maintenance of the bio-based synthetic polymer
content rate after certification, any of the following certificates issued by a raw
resin supplier (including a dealer) shall be submitted.
- An explanatory document stating that measurements of the bio-based carbon
polymer content rate will be regularly carried out, and that measurement
results can be disclosed as per a request of the Eco Mark Office; and- A certificate that the Applicant has been audited or certified by a third party
for management of the bio-based synthetic polymer content rate.
The following shall be submitted with regard to the requirements of 1) and 2)
for the bio-based plastic (raw resin) to be used for bio-based synthetic fibers.
1) An applicant shall submit documents on the source of biomass material (acultivation area (country, state, city, etc.), a generation process of waste andresidues, etc.), a manufacturing flowchart (of raw resin) (describe the name of
manufacturers of fundamental chemicals (monomers), polymers, etc.), andchecklists or an evidence of a third-party audit or certification. To theapplication for Eco Mark certification of products containing bio-based
plastics or biomass materials that have never been certified for use, Eco Mark
Office may request the applicant (or the plastic supplier) to provide
information on the chemical composition of the products (see Appendix 1(b)).
2) An applicant shall submit the result of LCA conducted by a third-party. (Anapplicant shall provide the LCA result and the calculation conditions. If theapplicant has underwent LCA under an international sustainability
certification scheme for plastics, it may submit the data instead. The
applicant may submit an academic paper published on a journal as anevidence as long as the same materials and/or manufacturing processes(sites) are mentioned in the paper as those used for the product applied for
certification.)
However, when spinning and weaving basic products and intermediate products
certified by Eco Mark No.104 "Household Textile Products Version 3" or No.105"Textile Products for Industrial Use Version 3" are used, the indication of the"Product name (Product brand name)", "Certification number" and "Model(product number)" in relation to the thread, cloth, etc. in the attached certificate
may be substituted for the certificate for a raw resin supplier (including a dealer)or a fiber material supplier (measurement results of the bio-based synthetic
polymer content, Sustainability checklist of bio-based plastics (raw resin), rawmaterials certificate (bio-based synthetic fibers), etc.).
(3) Products shall be duly recovered, and reused or recycled after use and shall meetthe following requirements 1) and 2). In addition, products shall voluntarily meetrequirement 3).
1) The applicant shall have a mechanism for collecting and recycling unwanted
used products. Products shall have been designed by more than 70% materials
that can be recycled by the system. Portions of products that cannot be recycledshall be subject to energy recovery by an eco-friendly method.

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When collecting and reusing the products that were provided for lease or rental
service, etc., such products shall meet the requirement 3) and the applicant shalltake measures that recover the state of used products and have a mechanism forreusing such product multiple times. If products become unavailable for reuse
after used so that the purpose of use for the product applying for certification
cannot be met, such products shall be used for other purposes, such as cascadereuse, or their raw materials shall be recycled, and portions of the products thatcannot be recycled shall be subject to energy recovery by an eco-friendly method.
2) The product body shall carry indication that it will be recovered and reused or
recycled after use and contact information, if a user requests for recovery. If theinformation can be easily disseminated because a sale destination is specified, etc.,
the indication in a catalog or web page, etc., may replace this requirement.
3) (Voluntary requirement) The mass ratio of unused fibers and recycled fibers
stipulated in Table 1 of 4-1-1.(1) shall be 10% or more., or the bio-based synthetic
polymer content rate stipulated in (2) shall be 4% or more and the mass ratio of
the bio-based synthetic fiber shall be 10% or more.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
For 1), Copy of certificate, etc. of the extensive authorization system shall be
submitted as an indication that a recycling system stipulated in the Appendix has
been implemented (collection system, processing capacity, processing contents,
product design that makes recycling easy, etc.). Details that indicate the results ofcollection and recycling shall also be submitted. In addition, a certificate
indicating of the material constitution and the ratio of recyclable materials by
each product applying for certification, shall be submitted.
For 2), an indication for publicizing collection shall be submitted (indication ofenvironment information in the lower part of the eco mark, name of a contractor
who uses the eco mark, indication of a certification number, etc.). Regarding the
replacement of an indication, the reason shall be explained if the information canbe easily disseminated.
For 3), a certificate shall be submitted in accordance with the certification
procedure in 4-1-1.(1) or (2).
(4) Regarding products whose main material is cotton, wool or cellulose systemchemical fibers, for fibers that consist of the product, materials accounting for 70%
or more of the total mass of the entire product (the mass of the fiber portions) shallsatisfy 1) to 3).
(If each of the included materials does not reach 70%, the combination of either
cotton, wool or cellulose system chemical fibers accounts for 70% or more of thetotal mass of the entire product (the mass of the fiber portions) shall apply to thisitem.)
1) Cotton (Shall conform to either a. or b.)a. Efforts to reduce energy use (CO 2 emissions) required for processing without
increasing the amount of chemical substance used compared to existingprocesses (alkali scouring, chlorine-based bleaching or hydrogen peroxide

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And shall be non-bleaching (non-scouring, oxygen scouring, etc. without ableaching process) or oxygen based bleaching (hydrogen peroxide or ozone,etc.) during the bleaching process and a fluorescent whitening processing
shall not be used.
-The usage of chemical substances in Table 3 that are hazardous to the water
environment shall not be used during desizing and scouring in the case ofnon-bleaching.
-The use of chemical substances in Table 3 that are hazardous to the water
environment shall not be used in principle, excluding chemical bleaching
agents during the process of desizing and scouring in the case of oxygen
based bleaching. However, only if the amount of CO2 emissions are reduced
by 30% compared to the existing process (alkaline scouring, hydrogen
peroxide (alkaline) scouring), chemical substances that are hazardous to
the water environment, and were used in the existing process, may be usedby reducing the amount used and by not leaving any residue of thecorresponding elements in the fibers and discharged water.
Table 3 Chemical substances hazardous to inhabitants of the water
environment
Chemical substances hazardous to the water environment shall be classified asfollows:-The classification according to "Globally Harmonized System of Classificationand Labeling of Chemicals"【GHS】
H400：Strong poisonous tendency to inhabitants of the water environment
H410：Extremely strong poisonous tendency to the water environment due tolong-term influence
H411 ： Poisonous tendency to inhabitants of the water environment due tolong-term influence-The classification based on EU "Risk phrase (Direction 67/548EEC)"【R phrase】
R50: Has strong poisonous tendency to inhabitants of the water environment
R51: Has poisonous tendency to inhabitants of the water environment
R52: Hazardous to inhabitants of the water environment
R53: Might incur a long-term negative influence on the water environment
Regarding chemical agents that are unclear in the above classification, chemical
agents which meet the following conditions, or ones permitted by the Global
Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), may be used.
Oral toxicity Conforms to LD50>2000mg/kg as well as to either of thefollowing:
Water environment inhabitant's toxicity LC50, EC50, IC50>100mg/L or moreorWhen biodegradation is 70% or more Water environment inhabitant's toxicity
LC50、EC50、IC50>10mg/L
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LC50、EC50、IC50>1mg/L
Sample of Medicinal Substances That Can be Used
Enzyme, citric acid, acetic acid, gluconic acid soda, calcined soda, negativeand positive nonionic activators (natural fatty acid of palmitic acid Na, oleic
acid Na, stearic acid Na, taurine acid NA, etc. or surfactants satisfying theabove requirements)b. Organic cotton certified by a third-party in the entire product's total mass(the mass of fiber portions) shall be 30% or more. Traceability of organic
cottons shall be obtained, and certification for products, or for threads andcloths that are directly supplied to the manufacturer of the products applying
for certification, shall be possible. The requirements to be organic shall becomplied with the equivalent basic requirements of EC Regulations,
USDA/NOP (U.S.Department of Agriculture National Organic Program) or
IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements)
Certified Program, and shall include organic cottons during the transition
stage.
2) Wools (Shall conform to all items of the following a. and b.)a. Chromium system dyes are not to be used during the dyeing process. Or aneffort to reduce the use of chromium system dyes shall be made. Products
shall also meet the requirements of Table 4, and the emissions processing ofchromium shall be performed properly during the dyeing process (shall be
0.5mg/L or less of chromate compounds or abide by legally stipulated values,
whichever is more severe).
Table 4 Standard for elusion of heavy metal (chromium)
Name of
Substance

Target product
Adult (over 36 months old), etc.

Test methodhexavalentchromium

0.5 mg/kg or less
(Detection limit or less)

EN ISO105-E04-2014
OekoTextotal
chromium

2mg/kg or less

EN ISO105-E04-2014
OekoTexb. Concentration of pesticide used on animals producing raw wool (greasy wool),
before washing shall not exceed the limit value. Or either of the following
shall apply.
・ Farmers specified in relation to more than 75% of targeted wool, andpesticide used on animals in Table 5 that are not used on target farms andlivestock, were confirmed based by a field examination.
・Wool washing operators using a closed loop type water usage system that
does not incur discharged waste water and degrades residue from wool
washing and pesticide used on animals in Table 5, is likely to remain as raw
material in sludge from burning, manufactures recycled products using
residue and sludge from wool washing sites. This also collects energy in theburning process.
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Table 5 Total limit value of the concentration of pesticide used on animals
Types of pesticide used on animals
γ -hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane), α -hexachlorocyclohexane, β hexachlorocyclohexane, δ -hexachlorocyclohexane, aldrin, dieldrin,
endrin, p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD
Cypermethrin, deltamethrin, fenvalerate, cyhalothrin, flumethrin
Diazinon,propetamphos,
chlorfenvinphos,
dichlofenthion,
chlorpyriphos, fenchlorphos
Diflubenzuron, triflumuron, dicyclanil

Total limit
value
0.5 ppm

0.5 ppm
2 ppm
2 ppm

3) Cellulose system chemical fibers (Shall conform to all items of the following: a.
and b.)
a. Regarding raw materials (cellulose) used for cellulose system chemical fibers,
70% or more of raw materials (cellulose) which is comprised of certified forest
wood (when recycled materials are considered items, such recycled materials
are included) certified by a third-party, or comprised of cotton linters, shall be
used (shall meet this condition not as a calculated ratio by credit method, butby the actual content rate of the products applying for certification). When
non-certified wood is used, raw wood shall be legally valid in view of forestry
laws in the country where it was harvestedb. Chlorine gas shall not be used for bleaching pulp used for fiber production.
Solvent (Rayon: carbon disulfide, Cupra: copper ammonium, etc.) to be usedin fiber production shall be properly managed by preparing equipment to bereused for collection or closed use.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. A
certificate indicating the mass ratio of the total mass of the entire productregarding the mix ratio for the entire product shall be submitted.
【Cotton】Regarding a, efforts to reduce energy consumption during desizing,
scouring and whitening, and the types and amounts of chemical agents used by
the operator shall be submitted. If a chemical agent not found in a usablechemical agent is used, materials (safety data sheet (SDS), etc.), which indicatesthat it does not correspond to hazardous properties shown on Table 3 shall also be
submitted. If the case corresponds to a reduction of CO 2 emissions by 30% or
more, a description of the comparative results of CO2 emissions, as well as theprocessing of chemical substances hazardous to inhabitants of the water
environment shall be submitted. Regarding b. organic cotton, the certificate, as
well as those certified by a third-party, for the mass ratio of organic cotton shallbe submitted. If the product applying for certification has not yet been certified,the certified document for fiber materials after the cloth phase and the certificate
which describes the shipment status (transaction certificate, etc.) of the certified
materials and their usage ratio and management method shall be submitted.
【Wool】Regarding a, non-usage certificate of chromium system dyes or test
results of each color as well as materials describing drainage water managementof the dye plant (water quality analysis result, etc.) issued by the plant shall be
submitted. Regarding b., test results (samples by country of origin or residues inrelation to all sale lots) according to the IWTO Test Method Draft59 shall be
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submitted. Or a certificate of non-use of the related substance by the agricultural
producer, or the composition from the wool washing plant and an inspection
report that shows the degradation of pesticide used on animals shall be
submitted.
【Cellulose system chemical fibers】Regarding a, a certificate of mass ratio, as
well as one certifying the product by a third-party, shall be submitted (when woodother than certified forest wood is used, wood to be used in the contents shall be
confirmed as legally valid and shall be a product covered by CoC certification.) If
the product applying for certification has not yet been certified, the certified
document of fiber contents after the thread phase and the certificate describing
the shipment status (transaction certificate, etc.) of the certified contents use
ratio and management method shall be submitted. Regarding cotton linters, seecertificate procedures of 4-1-1. (1). Regarding b., a certificate by the fiber
manufacturer shall be submitted.
(5) If the composition of a fiber to be used in a product does not conform to therequirements of 4-1-1. (1), (2) and (4), the following 1) and 2) shall be satisfied. (Aproduct can apply for certification if its cotton, wool and cellulose system chemical
fibers are less than 70% and it does not satisfy the basic content ratio of recycled
fibers for the entire product of 4-1-1.(1), or bio-based synthetic polymer content
ratio, or the mass ratio of bio-based synthetic fibers of 4-1-1. (2).)1) The fiber portion of cotton, wool and cellulose system chemical fibers (excluding
small accessories) shall satisfy requirements of 4-1-1.(4),1) to 3)
2) The fiber portion excluding the above 1) (excluding small accessories) shallsatisfy the requirements of recycled polymer fiber or chemical recycle fiber of
4-1-1 (1), or the requirements of bio-based synthetic fiber of 4-1-1 (2) shall besatisfied. In this case, regarding the denominator in (1), the basic content ratio ofrecycled fibers, and (2) the bio-based synthetic polymer content ratio or the mass
ratio of bio-based synthetic fibers, "the total mass of the entire product (the massof the fiber portions)" shall be understood and calculated as "the mass of the fiber
portions excluding 1)."
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. A
certificate indicating the mass ratio of the total mass of the entire productregarding the mixture ratio for the entire product shall be submitted. Regarding
certificates for each fiber, see certificate procedures for 4-1-1. (1), (2) and (4).
4-1-2. Certification criteria and certification procedure on hazardous substances
Products applying for certification (excluding small accessories) shall conform to all
criteria items of the following: (6) to (9).
(6) Adequate consideration shall be given so that various processing of products(mildew proofing, fluorescent whitening, flame retarding, softening, sanitation,
antimicrobial finishing, product bleaching) is limited to a necessity minimum,
products will not be subjected to excessive processing, and that use of any
processing agent that is suspected to affect safety to human body should be
refrained voluntarily. Also, standard in Table 6 shall be met.
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The product shall not contain such flame retardants as Polybrominated biphenyl(PBB), Polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE), short-chain chlorinated paraffin(the number of chained C is 10 to 13 and contained chloride concentration is 50%
or over) or Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) when flame retardant is used.
In the case of using antibacterial agents, the product shall be certified by such as
the SEK Mark of Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council, etc.
Table 6. Standard for processing agents of fiber material
Name

Criteria

Organic mercury
compoundTriphenyltin compound
Tributyltin compound
Dieldrin
DTTB

Shall
not
detected

APO
TDBPP
Bis (2,3-dibromopropyl)
phosphate compound
PFOS
PFOSF
PFOA
PFHxS

Shall notdetected

be

Shall
used

be

DEHP/ DBP/ BBP/
DNOP/ DINP/ DIDP

0.1wt% or lessbe

30 ppm or lessnot

Test Method

Concerned Products

MHW Ordinance
No. 34

Products using
fungicideMHW Ordinance
No. 34
OekoTexMHW Ordinance
No. 34

Products using wool
products
or
mothproofing agents
Products using fire
retardant agents

EN15777:2009
MHL notification
No. 370
OekoTexProducts using
fluorine system water
repellent agents, oilrepellent agents orsoil-release finishing
agentsPrinted products forsmall babies[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. In
addition, the applicant or the manufacturer shall submit a certificate indicating
the processing or non-processing of the product. If a type of processing or chemical
agent that is being considered is made or used, a safety data sheet which confirms
the non-use of the substance in Table 6, or a certified document of the test results,
etc. shall be submitted. In the case of using antimicrobial agents, documents
certifying SEK of Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council, etc. shall be
submitted.
(7) The amount of free formaldehyde in a product shall conform to a standard value
by target product in Table 7. However, this item shall not be applied to a productwhich is installed outside the buildings. If standards for F ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ grade(formaldehyde release rate 5 μ g/(m2 ・ h) or less) are available as industry
standards for interior design, etc., certification for F☆☆☆☆ grade is acceptable.
Table 7 Standard of formaldehyde amount
Name of
Substance

Target Productproduct for indoor use
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Formaldehyde

300ppm or less

Ordinance No. 34 of the
Ministry of Health andWelfare[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. Foramount of free formaldehyde in a product (or all fiber materials excluding small
accessories) test result by a third-party testing organization or an applying
company itself or a copy of product’s F☆☆☆☆ certificate shall be submitted.
(8) For a dye and pigment to be used in the product, dyes and pigments and chrome
defined in 1), 2), and 3) of Table 8 shall not be added as a prescription constituent.
However, for chromium system dyes, if chromium requirements stipulated in
4-1.(4).2).a are satisfied, it is acceptable.
Table 8 List of prohibited dyes and pigments
1) Azo Dyes which may and generate the following carcinogenic amines indegradation (Dyes whose detection value of the following aromatic amine
exceed 30mg/kg according to JIS L 1940-1 and JIS L 1940-3 (ISO24362-1,
ISO24362-3, or EN 14362-1, EN14362-2))
CAS No92-67-1
92-87-5
95-69-2
91-59-8
97-56-3
99-55-8
106-47-8
615-05-4
101-77-9
91-94-1
119-90-4
119-93-7
838-88-0
120-71-8
101-14-4
101-80-4
139-65-1
95-53-4
95-80-7
137-17-7
90-04-0
95-68-1
87-62-7
60-09-3Name
4-Aminobiphenyl
Benzidine
4-Chloro-o-toluidine
2-Naphthylamineo-Aminoazotoluene
2-Amino-4-nitrotoluene
4-Chloroaniline
2,4-Diaminoanisole
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylmethane
3,3-Dichlorbenzidine
o-Dianisidine; 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine
o-Tolidine; 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine
4,4'-Diamino-3,3'-dimethyldiphenylmethane
p-Cresidine
4,4'-Diamino-3,3'-dichlorodiphenylmethane
4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether
4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfide
o-Toluidine
2,4-Diaminotoluene
2,4,5-Trimethylaniline
o-Anisidine
2,4-Xylidine
2,6-Xylidine
4-Aminoazobenzene

2) Carcinogenic Dyes
CAS No569-61-92475-45-8
3761-53-3
2602-46-2
1937-37-7
573-58-0

C.I.
C.I. BASIC RED 9
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 1
C.I. ACID RED 26
C.I. DIRECT BLUE 6
C.I. DIRECT BLACK 38
C.I. DIRECT RED 28

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CI 42500
CI 64500
CI 16150
CI 22610
CI 30235
CI 22120

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2832-40-8
632-99-5
82-28-0

C.I. DISPERSE YELLOW 3
C.I. BASIC VIOLET14
C.I. DISPERSE ORANGE11

CI 11855

3) Skin Sensitizing Dyes
2475-46-9
12222-75-2
2832-40-8
730-40-5
2872-52-8
2475-45-8
3179-90-6
3860-63-7

2872-48-2
119-15-3

C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 3
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 35
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 106
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 124
C.I. DISPERSE YELLOW 3
C.I. DISPERSE ORANGE 3
C.I. DISPERSE ORANGE 37
C.I. DISPERSE RED 1
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 1
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 7
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 26
C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 102
C.I. DISPERSE ORANGE 1
C.I. DISPERSE ORANGE 76
C.I. DISPERSE RED 11
C.I. DISPERSE RED 17
C.I. DISPERSE YELLOW 1
C.I. DISPERSE YELLOW 9
C.I. DISPERSE YELLOW 39
C.I. DISPERSE YELLOW 49
C.I. DISPERSE BROWN1

CI 61505

CI 11855
CI 11005
CI 11110
CI 64500
CI 62500
CI 63305
CI 11080
CI 62015
CI 11210
CI 10345
CI 10375[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
non-use substance or test results issued by the dye plant (including spin-dyeing
and printing) shall be submitted. If the non-use of dyes, pigment and chromate
stipulated in 1), 2) and 3) of Table 8 at each phase of the supply chain in relation
to fiber materials excluding small accessories is confirmed by complying withvoluntary standards (Japan Textile Federation), regarding the non-use ofhazardous substances on fiber products and management is implemented byclarifying traceability, a certificate (including a sample of the confirmed
documents), which describes the management method issued by the applicant or
the manufacturer is acceptable. In addition, if chromate is used for wool, refer tocertification procedure of 4-1-1. (4) 2).
(9) The product shall not use plastics and fibers containing halogen in the polymer
backbone. (This item covers plastic parts, coating resins, fibers and dose notapplied to coloring materials, additive agents and fluorine system processing
agents) However, this item shall not apply to required products for securing fire
retardant capability in accordance with the law or public standards (fireretardant items or fire retardant products, etc.), products collected after use in
4-1-1.(3) and ones whose average life span is 20 years or more
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate.
4-1-3. Certification criteria and certification procedures on others
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105 V3 Criteria(10) In manufacturing the applying product, related environmental laws andregulations and pollution control agreement (hereinafter referred to as the“Environmental Laws, etc.”) must be followed with respect to air pollution, watercontamination, noise, offensive odor, and emission of hazardous substances in thearea where the plant 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 manufacturer of the applying
product or the relevant plant manager (entry or attachment of a list of names of
the Environmental Laws, etc.) must be submitted.
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. With respect to the fact of violation, guidance documents from administrative
agencies (including order of correction and warning) and copies of written
answers (including those reporting causes and results of correction) to such
documents (clearly indicating a series of communication);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, etc.) concerning themanagement system for compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in1)-5):
1) List of the Environmental Laws, etc. related to the area where the plant islocated;2) Implementation system (organizational chart with roles, etc.);
3) Bylaws stipulating retention of recording documents;
4) Recurrence prevention measures (future preventive measures);5) State of implementation based on recurrence prevention measures (resultof checking of the state of compliance, including the result of onsite
inspection).
(11) Packaging shall not use plastics containing halogen elements in polymer
backbone as a prescription constituent. In addition, packaging shall giveconsideration to resource saving (simple, lightweight), repeatedly reusable, ease ofrecycling, ease of separating different materials, and material labeling.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate.
(12) Products shall not be disposable.
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4-2. Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure(13) Regarding product quality, quality management shall be made using related
JIS standards, industry standards of an inspection organization, or standards of
its own.
[Certification Procedure]
Quality test results shall be submitted as a compliance with the corresponding
quality criteria

5. Considerations
In the process of manufacturing products, it is desirable to consider the following
items, although they are not requirements for certification.
(1) LCA shall be implemented regarding products applying for certification, and thesame major products and environmental burden reduction shall be confirmed. Its
results shall also have been publicly announced.
(2) Design shall consider recycling after use. In addition, collection efforts and productrecycling after use shall be continually implemented, or periodic participation inand cooperation with similar efforts made by municipalities, organizations, retail
outlets, etc. shall be followed.
(3) For cotton material used in 4-1-1.(4) 1) cotton a., organic cotton or unusedmaterial shall be used as far as possible.

6. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) Product classification (application unit) shall be made by each classification of theapplication range, by each product name and by standard items selected from
4-1-1. (1) to (5). In addition, it shall satisfy the following corresponding
requirements.
When selecting 4-1-1. (1):
In principle, the product classification shall be the same type of fiber as in
Table 1 and Table 2, and the calculation method of content ratio shall bewithin the same range. (Regarding Table 1, a unit for application forcertification shall be by each unused fibers or and recycled fibers, andregarding bedding, etc.in Table 2, a unit for application for certification shalldiffer when Table 1 is applied from when the reused stuffing is applied.)
Furthermore, only for spinning basic products (threads, fabric, cloth, etc.)
or intermediate products, if the type of fibers is the same, and the basic
content ratio is within the same range, they shall be in the same productclassification. (For instance, when recycled polymer fibers and chemicallyrecycled fibers are used, it shall not be the same as when the standard
content ratio, (25%) of waste fiber recycled fibers, is used and the normal
standard content ratio (50%) is used
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In addition, if a product satisfies different types of fiber and basic content
ratios simultaneously, either or both may be selected to register. This shall betreated as the same product classification as long as it is within the samerange (same type of fiber and basic content ratio). (For instance, if a productsatisfies 10% unused fiber and 50% recycled polymer fiber simultaneously,
registration can be selected in two ways: 1) only unused fiber conforms or
recycled polymer fiber conforms or 2) both unused fiber and polymer fiber
conform.)
When selecting 4-1-1. (2):No special note.
When selecting 4-1-1. (3):The same recycled collection system shall be the product classification. (Incase of a different recycled collection system (Parties who is licensed underreceived the extensive authorization system vary), they cannot be of thesame application for certification.
When selecting 4-1-1. (4):Fiber types which account for product configurations of 70% shall be
product classifications. (Though the mixture ratio difference is irrelevant, if
the configuration of fiber types corresponding to the product differs, such as
when the corresponding fiber type is only cotton or cotton and wool or wool
and rayon, etc., it cannot be under the same application for certification.
When selecting 4-1-1. (5):Shall correspond to the classification stipulated in 4-1-1.(1), (2), and (4).
In the case of clothes sold in a set: The application range of A to G shall not be
used. Rather, product classification shall be by product name (product brandname) and shall be by a selected item of 4-1-1.(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), as well as aunit which satisfies the requirements of each selected item. Only aprons, neckties and scarves that are sold and used as a set may be included in a set ofclothing.
In the case of work gloves: Only for the same product in relation to all standard
items, it can be treated as the same product even if the product brand names
differ.
(2) Regarding spinning basic and intermediate products, the content ratio (in the caseof bio-based synthetic fibers, the blending ratio of bio-based synthetic fibers andthe content ratio of bio-based synthetic polymer) and the recycled contents(reclaimed fibers, recycled polymer fibers, chemically recycled fibers and theexistence or non-existence of fiber-based recycled fibers) of each model (productnumber) which received certification in 4-1-1.(1) and (2) shall be publicized on thecompany's website, brochures, specifications, etc..
(3) If 4-1-1. (1)-(3) is selected, regarding products which correspond to designatedprocurement items under the "Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of
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105 V3 Criteria(Green Purchasing Law)", conformity status for evaluation criteria will beannounced by a certification number on the website of the Eco Mark Office.
(4) In principle, Eco Mark shown as below shall be indicated on the product.
Regarding licensee of Eco Mark Utilization Contract who already own Eco Markproducts, the indication of the logo and certification number that have been usedis 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
to Eco Mark Usage.
“Eco Mark product”, “#Eco Mark”, “www.ecomark.jp”, “Eco Mark Certificate”* In accordance with “Environmental Labeling Guidelines” of the Ministry of theEnvironment of Japan, etc., the environmental claims of certified products may be
indicated in association with Eco Mark.
(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/)

August 1, 2015:
April 1, 2016
February 1, 2017
September 1, 2017
April 1, 2019
March 1, 2021
December 15, 2022
August 1, 2024
July 31, 2027

Established
Revised 3, 4-1-1(3) (Version3.1)
Revised 4-1-1.(2) (Version3.2)
Revised 4-1-1.(6) (Version3.3)
Revised (Eco Mark Indication)
Extension of expiration
Revised (4-1-1.(1), etc. ,Version3.4)
Revised (Version3.5)
Expiration date

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

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Appendix

Certificates on Recovery and Recycling (including reusing)
For cases designated as the extensive authorization system for recycling and reuse ofindustrial wastes, requirements (3) to (6) must be met.
To commission industrial waste transportation and disposal, certificates (3) to (6)below are required.
(1) Name of recovery and recycling system(2) Recovery and recycling categories (Reusing (cascade recycling) /Material
recycling/Chemical recycling)(3) Outline of recovery and recycling systems (Based on actual operation of recovery
and recycling systems)
1) Finance2) Recovery assurance
Example: Recovery agreement with user, sewing of cloth label to product, etc.
3) Present operation of recovery and recycling systems
Example: Products/materials applicable for recovery and recycling (Natural fiber
100%, synthetic fiber mixture rate, etc.), Applicable regions of recovery
and recycling systems, Recovery rate (No. products recovered/No.
products sold), Recycling rate (No. products recycled/No. products
recovered), Recycling rate per product( Weight of parts recycled/product weight), recovery ability, recyclability (No. tons/year),Re-production purposes, etc.
4) Overview of recovery and recycling systems and relation with concerned entities
Example: Models of apparel subject to extensive authorization system forrecycling and reuse
Raw
Material

Apparel

Retailer A

User 1Company

Retailer B

User 2

Sales route

User 3（Subcontracted material）

Recycling

Intermediate

Recovery bases

Recovery route

traders

processing

processing

processing

traders

traders

traders

Reuse vendors

Traders licensed by the extensive recycling
and reuse designation system

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Traders licensed for industrial-waste
disposal business105 V3 Criteria(4) Name of recycling vendors and waste disposal certification
Certificates indicating operator's name and waste treatment business permission, etc .
(if permission is not necessary, detail the reason and indicate legal compliance underrelated jurisdictional authority has been followed, etc.) by concerned entity such as:1) Waste disposal within own plant (Applicant)2) Intermediate disposal vendor
3) Final disposal vendor(5) Handing Over of Wastes to Recycling Venders
Description should be given as to how products under application are discharged(industrial wastes, general wastes, valuable resources, etc.) and methods of handing
over such products from waste disposer to recycling vendor should be explained.
(6) Submission of agreements
1) A copy of industrial waste disposal and collection and transportation contract
2) A copy of vendor contract (Contract between applicants and recovery andrecycling system providers)

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Appendix1(a)Sustainability checklist of Bio-based Plastic (Raw Resin)No

Purpose1

Prevention of
globalwarming,
conservationof the natural
ecosystem

Request (Item that must be
realized)
Hasn’t the farm land where plants
are cultivated been converted fromvaluable land in biodiversity or landwith high carbon storage (forests,
peatland, etc.) since 2008?

Subject

Conservationof theecosystem

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant items.)□Confirmed the laws and regulations concerning the land

□Not
converted□Converted

Farm land

2

Realized

If the Applicant uses the geneticallymodified crop as a raw material, has
the Applicant assessed ensuring ofsafety?

□Notapplicabledue toresidues or
waste

conversion for the site.
□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of thesite through on-site investigation or hearings.
□Defined and released the guideline for procurement ofplants. Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an
independent third party.
- Name of the guideline:- Location of release:□Also using the certification system of an independent
third party, regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.):□Confirmed

□Yes/
□No/
□Not

Farm land

applicable(GM crops
Not used)□Not
applicabledue toresidues or
waste

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the laws and regulations concerning
genetically engineered crop on the site.
□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of thesite through on-site investigation or hearings.
□Defined and released the guideline for procurement ofplants. Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an
independent third party.
- Name of the guideline:- Location of release:□Also using the certification system of an independent
third party, regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.):

105 V3 CriteriaNo
3

4

Request (Item that must be
realized)
Prevention of Has the Applicant gained thelandunderstanding of usage conditions ofacidification/n fertilizers/agricultural chemicals inutrient
the main cultivation area of plants?
enrichment/w Isn’t any agricultural chemicalater
regulated under the “Stockholm
contamination Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants” (POPs Treaty) used?
PurposeAppropriate
water usage

Subject

Realized□Confirmed

□Yes/
□No
□Not

Farm land

Has the Applicant gained theunderstanding of usage conditions ofwater in the main cultivation area ofplants?

applicabledue toresidues or
waste

□Yes/
□Not

Farm land

Use ofrecycledresources,

If recycled resources are available asa part of crude raw materials of
bio-based plastic (raw resin) on thethe laws and regulations concerning
fertilizers/agricultural chemicals on the site
□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of thesite through on-site investigation or hearings.
□Defined and released the guideline for procurement ofplants. Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an
independent third party.
- Name of the guideline:- Location of release:□Also using the certification system of an independent
third party, regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.):□Confirmed the laws and regulations concerning usage of□No

5Implementation Method (Check off all relevant items.)

applicabledue toresidues or
waste

□Yes/

Raw resin

□No/
□Not

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water (limits on the amount of water) on the site.
□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of thesite through on-site investigation or hearings.
□Defined and released the guideline for procurement ofplants. Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an
independent third party.
- Name of the guideline:- Location of release:□Also using the certification system of an independent
third party, regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.)
Name of recycled resource in use[]

Generated amount/percentage of recycled resources

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No

6

7

8

PurposeRequest (Item that must be
realized)site, did the Applicant preferentially
use them?

avoidance ofcompetition
for food
Prevention of Has the Applicant gained theglobalunderstanding of the processing
warming
status of methane having a highglobal warming potential if it isgenerated by fermentation in themain manufacturing plant for the
crude raw material?
Utilization of In the course of cultivation to raw
non-fossil
resin manufacturing, did theenergyApplicant utilize as many non-fossil
sourcesand energy sources (for example,
renewablebagasse, biogas, off gas, etc.) or
energyrenewable energy sources assourcespossible?
Legal
In manufacturing the bio-based
complianceplastic (raw resin), does theapplicant follow related
environmental laws and regulations
and pollution control agreementwith respect to air pollution, watercontamination, noise, vibration,
offensive odor, and emission of
hazardous materials?

Subject

Realized

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant items.)

applicable(Not
available)[]□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of the

Crude rawmaterial
manufactur
ing plant

□Yes/
□No

site through on-site investigation or hearings.
□Others (Describe specifically.)
[

□Not

]

applicable
Energy name and method of utilization[]

Manufactur□Yes/
ing plant□No

Monomer manufacturer / plant name[Resinmanufactur □Yes/
ing plant□No* Residues or Waste defined in Renewable Energy Directive (RED) of EU

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]

Resin manufacturer / plant name[]105 V3 Criteria
Appendix 1 (b)Sheet for Providing Information for Application of ProductsContaining New types of Bio-based Plastics or Biomass Materials
Month/Day/Year
Submit to: Eco Mark Office, Japan Environment Association
Company name:
Department:
Name:E-mail:1. Information on bio-based plastic used in a product applied for Eco Markcertification
Item
Type of plastic (PE, etc.)

Description

Chemical structural formula
Major use (molded product,
fiber)
Launch onto the market andproduction
volumeof
bio-based plastic□Already put on the market (□Japan／□Overseas)□Not yet (the scheduled time of launchMonth/Year)
Production
tons (Year)volume(actual,plannedor

estimated)

Manufacturer of bio-based
plastic (and the URL of
website)(Describe the name of manufacturerof bio-based plastic proposed in theform in addition to the applicant)Fossil-based plastic to be
replaced with the bio-based
plastic
Manufacturing process chartfrom raw material toproduction of plastic

May be described in an attached sheet(Description of processes fromacceptance of raw material toproduction of monomer andplastic, with or without offermentation process, etc.)

100-percent bio-based/
Partially bio-based

Management under the massbalance (MB) approach
Biodegradability
Disposal after use
Issues in disposal andrecycling in comparison withfossil-based plastics to replacewith (possible disposal method,□100-percent bio-based (the bio-based synthetic polymer
content is 100 percent)□Partially bio-based -> The maximum bio-based synthetic
polymer content that can be mixed into the bio-based
plastic [ %]□Plastic directly mixed with biomass／□MB approach*Bio-based plastics managed under the MB approach are
not covered by the guidelines.
□Yes

／

□No

etc.)

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2. Information on biomass material
Type

of

Item
biomass

Description
material(name of plant, etc.)
Cultivation area (country, state,city, etc.) or the generation

process of waste and residues,
etc.
Productionorgeneration
volume of biomass material
Main use of biomass material(principal product or by-product)
State of cultivation land (forplants, describe type of land suchas peatland)

Possible influences on biomass
material if production of
bio-based plastic increases in
the future (Influences on otheruses of the biomass, influences
caused by rapid expansion of
production of the biomass, etc.)

Competing demand against
foods
Use of recycled material inproduction of bio-based plastic(If recycled material can be used,describe the source, collection
methods, management under EU
RED, etc.)

3. Information on sustainability of biomass material
Item
Description
Sustainability certificates andinitiatives of biomass material(RSPO,
ISCC,
etc.)
and
acquisition(Ifacquired,
describe
the
name
and
detailed criteria)
Any sustainability issues
pointed out by NGOs or
researchers regarding thecultivation of biomass
material (If any, describe thedetails and the URL of website ofNGOs or researchers)

Any other concerns about thebiomass material

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4. Others
Item

Description

Other bio-based plastics
produced from the same
biomass material (if any,describe the name ofbio-based plastics)
Others* Attach relevant documents such as company profile of manufacturer.
The information provided in this form will be used as reference for examination of Eco Markcertification by Eco Mark Office and relevant committees only. The Certification Committee will assess
the sustainability of bio-based plastic based on the information provided in the form. The Certifica tion
Committee may conduct additional study or consult with the Evaluation Panel established under theCommittee as necessary. In this case, a longer assessment period will be taken than usu al.

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