139 V1 Criteria B-1

Eco Mark Product Category No.139“Building Products (Equipment) Version1.5” Certification Criteria

B-1 Bath unit for dwellings
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Criteria
Omitted2. Applicable Scope
Bath unit for dwellings JIS A 4416
3. Terminology
Prescription

Components intentionally added with the purpose of providing

constituents

particular functions to the product. Impurities which areinevitably mixed during the manufacturing process are excluded.

Recycling

Indicates material recycling. Does not include energy recovery(thermal recycling).

4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure(1) Regarding the heat retention performance of the bathtubs or those installed in bathunits for dwellings, decrease in hot water temperature shall be 2.5°C or lower in 4 hours,
conforming to 5.18 high insulation test of JIS A1718 “Test methods for bathtubs”.
[Certification Procedure]
An applicant shall indicate in the Attached Certificate whether the product conforms
to this item and submit test results.
(2) Foamed resins used in the product shall not have been made by the use of the fivespecified CFCs listed in the attached Table 1, other CFCs, carbon tetrachloride,trichloroethane or CFC substitutes (HCFC, HFC).
[Certification Procedure]
An applicant shall indicate in the Attached Certificate whether the product conforms
to this item.
(3) For any product that was manufactured using additives or paints, measures shall betaken, such as provision of adequate curing period, etc., so that emissions of toluene,
xylene, and formaldehyde will be reduced, when the product is delivered.
[Certification Procedure]
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The applicant shall indicate in the Attached Certificate whether or not the productconforms to this item, and explain about measures to reduce emissions of toluene,
xylene, and formaldehyde (non-use of the said substance, curing period/curingmethod, etc.).
(4) In a bathroom, wood materials that emit no formaldehyde or that has the F☆☆☆☆
certification, which is the formaldehyde emission criteria stipulated in the JIS standard
and JAS standard, or those equivalent thereto, shall be used.
[Certification Procedure]
Test results according to JIS standard, a certificate to show that the product is F☆
☆☆☆ class or a copy of those shall be submitted.
(5) In manufacturing the applied product, related environmental laws and regulations
and pollution control agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Environmental Laws,etc.”) must be followed with respect to air pollution, water contamination, noise,offensive odor, and emission of hazardous substances in the area 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 be reported. If
there is any violation, proper remedies and preventive measures shall have 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, a certificate issued
by the representative of the business of manufacturing the applied product or therelevant plant manager (entry or attachment of a list of names of the EnvironmentalLaws, etc.) must be submitted.
In addition, the applicants shall report whether there is any violation in the past fiveyears, including a violation subject to administrative punishment or administrative
guidance, and if there is, the following documents in a and b must be 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 (clearlyindicating a series of communication);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, etc.) concerning themanagement 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 is located;
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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 (result ofchecking of the state of compliance, including the result of onsite inspection).
(6) In order to encourage appropriate disposal/recycling, notes on disposal of a bath unit,etc. shall be placed in manuals, etc. for consumers.
(Example of description)“When you dispose of a bath unit, please request an authorized vendor to do so.

Wewould appreciate your cooperation in appropriate disposal and recycling of any material
that can be recycled.”[Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall submit a sample such as a manual on disposal or recycling.
(7) A main member comprising the product shall carry an indication that facilitates
recycling. To indicate polymer types, symbols in the Japan Industrial Standards JIS
K6899-1 or ISO 1043-1 shall be used.

For a marking method, JIS K 6999 shall befollowed. Targeted members shall follow the latest edition of “Judging Standard forImplementation of Assessment of Bath Unit Products” that is indicated in “Bath Unit
Product Assessment Manual Bath Unit 3R Promotion Committee”.
In addition, for any product that is obliged to indicate materials by other laws orordinances, conformance to this item may be substituted by the indication thereof.
[Certification Procedure]
Any photograph and/or design drawing to show the content and the portion ofindication shall be submitted.
(8) The applicant shall have the system to repair the Eco Mark certified products. Theproduct can be repaired for recovering the product function, and shall be repaired
corresponding to the users’ request for at least 10 years after production stoppage of theapplied product (including replacement). Targeted members shall follow the latest
edition of “Judging Standard for Implementation of Assessment of Bath Unit Products”
that is indicated in “Bath Unit Product Assessment Manual Bath Unit 3R PromotionCommittee”.
[Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall submit the users manual, etc. in which the target scope of repair
or replacement, contact information are written as a certification of a repair system inplace.

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Certification to indicate that the repair (or replacement) of the applied product isconducted corresponding to the users’ request for at least 10 years after production
stoppage shall be submitted.
(9) In case a flame retardant is used in the product, the flame retardant shall notcontain PBB (polybrominiated biphenyl), PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ether), orshort-chain chlorinated paraffin (the number of chained C is 10 to 13 and contained
chloride concentration is 50% or over) as a prescription constituent.
[Certification Procedure]
An applicant shall indicate in the Attached Certificate whether the product conforms
to this item. In the case of using flame retardant, the Applicant shall fill in the namesof chemical substances on the Attached Certificate. I(10) In case an antimicrobial agent is used in the product, the product shall be certified bysuch as the SIAA Mark of Society of Industrial technology for Antimicrobial Articles
or Registration 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 antimicrobial agents, a copy of a certificate etc shallbe submitted.
4-2. Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure(11) The quality of the Product shall conform to corresponding JIS standards.
[Certification Procedure]
An applicant shall submit a certificate such as test results, etc., indicating that theproduct conforms to the appropriate JIS. In the case in which the applied product orthe plant manufacturing the applied product has been certified by JIS, a certificate ofconformance to the criteria can be substituted by submitting a copy of the JIScertification.

5. Product Classification, Indication and Others
OmittedMay 5, 2007

Established (Version 1.0):

February 25, 2008

Revised: (B-1 added Version1.1)

August 21, 2008

Revised (4-1(5) Version1.2))

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March 15, 2010

Extension of Validity Period

March 1, 2011

Revised (5.(2) Version 1.3)

April 1, 2012

Revised (A-1(2), B-1(2), Version1.4)

June 15, 2012

Revised (4-1(10) Version1.5)

March 15, 2016

Extension of Expiration

April 1, 2019

Revised (Mark indication)

March 1, 2021

Extension of Expiration

December 31, 2027

Expiration period

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

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Attached Table 1 Fluorocarbons prohibited at the manufacturing of foamed resins
CFC5s
HCFC
Trichlorofluoromethane
Chlorofluoroethane

OtherCFCs

Dichlorodifluoromethane

Hexachlorofluoropropane

Trichlorotrifluoroethane

Pentachlorodifluoropropane

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane

Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane

Chloropentafluoroethane

Trichlorotetrafluoropropane

Chlorotrifluoromethane

Dichloropentafluoropropane

Pentachlorofluoromethane

Chlorohexafluoropropane

Tetrachlorodifluoroethane

Pentachlorofluoropropane

Heptachlorofluoropropane

Tetrachlorodifluoropropane

Hexachlorodifluoropropane

Trichlorotrifluoropropane

Pentachlorotrifluoropropane

Dichlorotetrafluoropropane

Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane

Chloropentafluoropropane

Trichloropentafluoropropane

Tetrachlorofluoropropane

Dichlorohexafluoropropane

Dichlorofluoropropane

Chloroheptafluoropropane

Chlorodifluoropropane

Carbon tetrachloride

Chlorofluoropropane

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

HCFCHFCTrifluoromethane

Dichlorofluoromethane

Difluoromethane

Chlorodifluoromethane

Fluoromethane

Chlorofluoromethane

1,1,1,2,2-Pentafluoroethane

Tetrachlorofluoroethane

1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane

Trichlorodifluoroethane

1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane

Dichlorotrifluoroethane

1,1,2-Trifluoroethane

Chlorotetrafluoroethane

1,1,1-Trifluoroethane

Trichlorofluoroethane

1,1-Difluoroethane

Dichlorodifluoroethane

1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane

Chlorotrifluoroethane

1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane

Dichlorofluoroethane

1,1,2,2,3-Pentafluoropropane

Chlorodifluoroethane

1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-Decafluoropentane

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