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Eco Mark Product Category No.123 “Building Products (Materials for InteriorWork) Version2.18” Certification Criteria
A. Materials for wood work

Category A-1 Wooden Floor
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Criteria
Omitted2. Applicable Scope□ Single-layer and multi-layer wooden floors as defined in Japan AgriculturalStandard JAS□ Sound insulation wooden floor
3. Terminology
Omitted4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
To show conformance to the individual criteria, the Applicant shall submit therespective Attached Certificate forms duly filled in.
In the event re-examination under the present Certification Criteria is sought fora product that is already certified in the Product Category No. 115 “Products Using
Thinned-out Wood, Reused Wood, etc. Version 2,” the raw materials certification
issued by the raw material supplier which is one of the procedures to show
conformance to the applicable criteria 4-1. (1) as well as the certifications procedures(7) and (7) may be substituted by filling in necessary items on the Attached Certificate
form and declaring further therein that no alterations have been made to the productalready certified.
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure(1) The wooden part of the Product shall be 100% reused/unused wood or waste plantfiber. Small-diameter logs of less useful wood shall satisfy the requirements onforest certification defined in Table 1 if corresponding to “a” or “b” in Terminology.
In the event the Product uses as its raw material construction-derived wood that isdefined as disassembled architectural wood (wood and woody materials that aregenerated as waste as a result of building demolition), materials that havereceived preservative, termite control or insect repellent treatment shall havebeen sorted out and removed. The content of hazardous substances in the Product1123V2Criteria A-1
shall satisfy the requirements with respect to hexavalent chromium and arsenicthat are listed in Attached Table 5 of the enforcement regulation of the Soil
Contamination Countermeasures Law (Ministerial Ordinance of the Ministry ofthe Environment No. 29 dated December 26, 2002).

Table 1

Forest Accreditation Requirements

Accreditation
standards

Accreditation system

Accreditation
organization or bodyThat the standard balances the economic, ecologicaland social interests, adheres to the principles ofAgenda 21 and the Declaration of Forest Principle,and observes compliance with pertinentinternational agreements and treaties.
That the standard contains secure requirements
and is conducive to and oriented towardsustainable forests.
That the standard is recognized nationally orinternationally and is recommended as part of aprocess open to participation of ecological, economic
and social stakeholders.
That the accreditation system is transparent,
maintains extensive credibility nationally orinternationally, and is capable of verifying therequirements.
That the organization is fair and reliable. That it
is capable of verifying performance of therequirements, communicating the findings andenforcing effective performance of therequirements.

[Certification Procedure]
A certificate on the types of reused/ unused wood and waste plant fiber used in
the product and those content rates shall be submitted. In addition, a raw
material certificate issued by the raw material supplier shall also be submitted.
If there are multiple vendors, a list of the vendors and list of certification of thetop 10 vendors in terms of volume of material traded shall be submitted.
If using thinned wood as the material, a certificate of origin that includes
information on the place of production, type of tree, and year of planting shall besubmitted with photographs of the forest concerned (showing clearly that theforest stand has been thinned). The trimming percentage and how many times
the forest has been thinned, including the most recent trimming shall also beindicated if possible.
If using less useful wood, a certificate including the following information shallbe submitted. If small diameter logs, which fall into a. or b. of Terminology areused as the material, official documents stating that the forest has been certified
as sustainable by a third party shall be submitted.
∙ Type of forest (natural, artificial, etc.), location, tree species, and in case ofartificial forest, the year of forestation∙ The reason for lumbering (damage by diseases, insects, animals or naturalcalamities, being not straight, being a small-diameter wood, etc.) and in case2

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of small-diameter wood the method of management, end diameter, and otherinformation

If using bamboo as the raw material in less useful wood, certificates indicating
the following information and photographs/maps of the surroundings of thebamboo grove shall be submitted.
* Type of bamboo, place of production, surrounding conditions, and descriptionthat logging is carried out for the purpose of appropriate maintenance andmanagement in environment preservation, as well as management plans andquantity.
If using lumber from dismantled buildings, a certificate (operation manuals,operational flow-chart, etc.) that proves sorting of lumber from dismantled
buildings and removing of lumber subject to preservatives, termicides, andpesticides shall be submitted. In addition, the test results prepared by thethird party test organization or public body shall be submitted.
(2) If wood is used in base material, thinned wood as the material shall be harvested
in legally appropriate procedure consistent with the forest laws of timber
producing countries or regions.
[Certification Procedure]
A certificate shall be submitted to prove that the timber whose legality has beenverified* in accordance with “Guideline for Verification on Legality andSustainability of Wood and Wood Products” of Forestry Agency has been incustody to be separated by the applicant or the paper manufacturer and issupplied to the applied products. At the same time, the applicant or the paper
manufacturer who issues the above certificate shall submit any of the following
certificates:
1) Certificate that the applicant or the paper manufacturer has been assessed
and authenticated by the CoC (Chain of Custody) Certification System;
2) Certificate of the authorized company (that guarantees the association
member’s adequate way of supplying wood and wood products verified withlegality, etc.); and
3) Code of management practice which stipulates the way of custody to managewood and wood products verified with legality (the method in the case that thetimber verified with legality only is handled. The same applies to hereunder),retention of certificates for a predetermined period, etc.
In the event that Item 2) or 3) above is chosen and the certificate is submitted,
the applicant or the material supplier who issues the above-mentioned
certificates shall publicly announce through its web site the code of management
practice prescribed by the association concerned in the case of Item 2) and shall3123V2Criteria A-1
prescribe and publicly announce through its Web site the code of management
practice concerning the scheme to assess and guarantee the system for separativemanagement, document management for retention of certificates for apredetermined period, etc. in the case of Item 3).
*Confirm the certificate issued by the related company closest in commercial
process, which at least verifies that wood and wood products they supply are withlegality and under separative custody management.
(3) The total mass of any non-woody materials that may be added shall less than 30%of the total mass of the Product. If any adhesives, additives, or any decorative
laminates are used in the Product, their respective recipe formulations and themass content shall be stated.
[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall state in the Attached Certificate form the conformance (orlack thereof) to this criteria.
(4) The Product shall be free of termite control agents, preservatives, or insect
repellents.
[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall state in the Attached Certificate form the conformance (orlack thereof) to this criteria.
(5) The product using paint shall not contain any heavy metals or their compounds
listed in Table 2 as prescribed constituents of the paint.
Table 2 Standards for heavy metals and their compounds
Substance
Cadmium
Mercury
Hexavalent chromium
LeadArsenic
Antimony
Tributyl tin
Triphenyl tin[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall submit the certificate issued by the paint manufacturer toshow that the product does not contain any applicable substances. In the event
Eco Mark-certified paints are used, proof of conformance may be substituted bymention of the “brand name” and “certification number” of the certified paint to4

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the application form.
(6) Products for which wooden materials (engineering wood), adhesives and paints
have been used shall satisfy “Standard of emission rate of volatile organic
compounds from building products ( Study group on voluntary labeling of VOCs

emitted from building materials )” regarding emission of Toluene, Xylene,
Ethylbenzene or Styrene at the time of product shipment. (Table 3)
Table 3 Standard value of VOC emission rateToluene

Standard value of emission rate
(μg/m2h)38

Xylene,29

Ethylbenzene

550

Styrene32

Target VOC[Certification Procedure]
Regarding emission of Toluene, Xylene, Ethylbenzene or Styrene, test results
followed by JIS A 1901 “Measuring methods for emission of volatile organic
chemicals (VOC), formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds—small chambermethod” conducted by a third party testing body or an own company, or indication
details of “conformance to 4VOC standard” defined in “Housing part VOC
indication guidelines” shall be submitted. In addition, for products for which thetarget VOC are not added as prescribed components, the test may be exempted if
a certificate issued by the manufacturer which proves the said substances havenot been added in the product is submitted.
(7) In the case of Products for which adhesives or paints have been used, either theProduct or the individual woody materials used, the adhesives, and the paints
shall, with respect to the question of formaldehyde emission, conform to theapplicable JIS standard, are rated “F four-stars” under the JAS standards, and areoutside the scope of regulations set forth by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport, respectively. Put differently, the Product shall satisfy thenumerical criteria of either a) or b) below:a)

The formaldehyde emission is not more than 0.3 mg/l on average and not
more than 0.4 mg/l at maximum, as measured pursuant to JIS A 1460 “Testmethod for formaldehyde emission of building boards—desiccator method.”b)

The formaldehyde emission rate is no higher than 5g/(m2∙h), as measured
pursuant to JIS A 1901 “Test method for formaldehyde emission of building
materials—small chamber method.”5

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Provided however the following alternatives c) and d) are also accepted:c)

The formaldehyde emission is not more than 0.3 mg/l on average and not
more than 0.4 mg/l at maximum, as measured pursuant to the glassdesiccator method or the acrylic desiccator method that is stipulated in theindividual JAS standards corresponding to woody material-based woodenfloor.

d)

In the case of adhesives or paints for which JIS or JAS standards exist, theformaldehyde emission rate, as calculated by the use of conversion formulafrom the results of glass desiccator method measurement set out in theapplicable individual standard, is no higher than 5g/(m2∙h).

[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall state in the Attached Certificate form the conformance (orlack thereof) to this criteria.
In the event the Product used none of the formaldehyde emitting building
materials specified by the Building Standards Law and hence is not subjected toformaldehyde regulations, the Applicant shall so state in the Attached Certificateform.
With respect to the Products for which any of the formaldehyde emitting building
materials specified by the Building Standards Law are used, the Applicant shallsubmit a certificate showing that the Product has been rated Class “F four-stars”
based on test results according to JIS standard or a document explaining that theproduct is outside the scope of regulations by the Minister of Land, Infrastructureand Transport.
(8) 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]
The Applicant shall state in the Attached Certificate form the conformance (orlack 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.
(9) The Product shall be again recyclable after use. With respect to composite
materials, attention shall have been paid for easy separation of different materials(base material, resin-based coating, etc.); provided however this criteria does not
apply to any materials that are laminated onto the reverse side for the purposes ofmoisture prevention and unevenness moderation.

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The Applicant shall explain how main materials are recycled and how different
materials are separated.
(10)

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 prescriptive constituents.
The product shall not use antimicrobial agents (including fungicides) as far aspossible. In the case of use, the product shall be certified by such as the SIAAMark of Society of Industrial technology for Antimicrobial Articles orRegistration system for the use of antimicrobial performance criteria of Japan
Construction Material & Housing Equipment Industries Federation.
[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 the namesof chemical substances on the Attached Certificate. In the case of using
antimicrobial agents, a copy of a certificate etc shall be submitted.
(11) In manufacturing the applied 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 materials 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 last
five years from the date of application (whether there is any violation) must bereported. If there is any violation, it is necessary that proper remedies andpreventive measures have been already taken, and the related EnvironmentalLaws, 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 manager of the relevant plant (entry or attachment of thelist of names of the Environmental Laws, etc.) must be submitted.
In addition, it is necessary to report whether there is any violation during thelast 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 from7

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administrative agencies (including order of correction and warning) andcopies of written answers (including those reporting causes and results ofcorrection) to such documents (making a series of progress clear);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, and so on) concerning
the management system for compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc.
in 1)-5):
1) List of the Environmental Laws, etc. related to the area where the plant islocated;
2) Implementation system (organizational chart with entry of roles, etc.);
3) Document 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).
4-2.

Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure(12) The Product quality shall conform to the JAS “Japan Agricultural Standard forWooden Floor.”In the case of sound insulation wooden floor, the sound insulation performanceshall not exceed Level “L-50” stipulated in JIS A 1419, as adjudged from test
results according to JIS A 1440. With respect to bamboo wooden floor,
conformance to in-house standards similar to corresponding JAS “JapanAgricultural Standard for Wooden Floor” shall suffice.
[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall submit a document certifying the test results and other data
to show conformance to the applicable JAS standards and JIS standards.

In theevent the Product or the manufacturing site of the Product has been certified by
JAS and JIS, submission of a copy of certificate issued by JAS, JIS or the likeshall suffice for the aforesaid purpose.

With respect to the Products

corresponding to JAS, a certification showing conformance to in-house standards
similar to corresponding JAS “Japan Agricultural Standard for Wooden Floor”
shall be submitted.

5. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) Products shall be classified by brand name. Classification by size and color is not
performed.
(2) In principle, Eco Mark shall be indicated on the product. The Eco Mark licensees
who own the Eco Mark products shall also be allowed to indicate the description
and the certification number as before.

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123V2Criteria A-1(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/)

May 1, 2007

Established (scheduled) (Version 2.0)

November 1, 2007

Revised (4-1.(4)(5)(8): Version 2.2)

August 21, 2008

Revised (4-1.(9): Version 2.5)

March 15, 2010

Extension of expiration

March 1, 2011

Revised (5.(2): Version 2.9)

April 1, 2012

Revised (4-1.(1): Version 2.10)

June 15, 2012

Revised (4-1.(3)(9)): Version2.12)

March 15, 2016

Extension of expiration

March 1, 2018
April 1, 2019

Revised (addition of 4-1.(2): Version2.15)
Revised (5-2.)

March 1, 2021

Revised ([C-4]: Version 2.16), Extension of expiration

February 1, 2023

Revised (plastic additives, halogen, antibacterial,Version 2.17)

September 1, 2023

Revised (VOC emission rate, C-2, etc.) Version2.18)

December 31, 2027

Expiration date

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

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