Eco Mark Product Category No. 130“Furniture Version2.8”
Certification Criteria- Applicable ScopeThe criteria shall cover “Furniture” defined in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2. Of electrical
products other than specific electrical appliances based on the Electrical Appliance andMaterial Safety Law, this product category addresses products included in “329 Furniturewith Lamp” and “330 Furniture with Electrical Outlet”, but not products included in “331
Other Furniture with Electrical Devices”.

Established:
Revised:Expiration date:June 1, 2016
August 1, 2024
May 31, 2028

Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office

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

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Eco Mark Product Category No.130 “Furniture Version2.8”
Certification Criteria
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Criteria
Omitted.

2. Applicable Scope
The criteria shall cover “Furniture” defined in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2. Of electrical
products other than specific electrical appliances based on the Electrical Appliance andMaterial Safety Law, this product category addresses products included in “329 Furniturewith Lamp” and “330 Furniture with Electrical Outlet”, but not products included in “331
Other Furniture with Electrical Devices”.

3. Terminology
Prescription
constituent
Additive
Key material

Terms for paper
Post-consumer
waste paper
Pre-consumer
waste paper

Components intentionally added with the purpose of providing
specific characteristics to the product. Impurities which are inevitably
mixed during the manufacturing process are excluded.
Substance added to give new properties to products or to complement
insufficient properties.
A material that accounts for 50% or higher of product weight,
excluding sub-materials such as metal and adhesive/paint, etc., asbeing a constituent material (paper material, wood, and plastic
material) of the product. When each constituent material does notreach 50% of the product weight excluding the sub-materials such as
metal and adhesive/paint, etc., however, a material whose weightpercentage is highest in the paper material, wood, and plastic
material shall be a key material.

Used paper generated from stores, offices and households andcontaining those to be used as a raw material for paper by paper
manufacturers (including those that are shipped as articles andreturned after passing through the distribution chain).
Paper generated from the working process following the paper making
process of base paper, and used as a raw material by paper
manufacturers.
However, the following shall not be treated as waste paper: paper
which is generated if processing is performed in a factory or workplacethat uses paper as a raw material, such as paper processing factories,
paper products factories, or printing and bookbinding plants of apaper manufacturer (including an associated company such as a
subsidiary, affiliated company, etc. of said paper manufacturer) or if

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Waste
paper
pulp
Percentage of
waste paper inthepulp
mixtureWaste sheets

Paper
Manufacturer

Subsidiary,
affiliate
company, andassociatedcompany
Terms for wood
Reused/Unused
wood

said paper manufacturer has other contractor to conduct processing
through commissioning of the product before its shipment, and which
is used by said paper manufacturer as a raw material for paper
without being shipped as articles. (If paper leaves said paper
manufacturer, etc. and is distributed by way of a third party, it shallbe treated as waste paper, excluding a case in which waste sheet isintentionally treated as waste paper.)Pulp obtained by deflaking or deflaking/deinking waste paper, paperboard, or cutting scraps of paper or paper board.
Weight percentage of waste pulp in pulp contained in product.
Expressed by (waste paper pulp) / (virgin pulp + waste paper pulp) x
100 (%). However, the weight of the pulp is measured under thecondition of containing 10% moisture. In addition, waste sheets shallnot be included in the denominator and numerator, respectively, of thecalculating formula of waste paper pulp combination rate.
Waste paper shall fall under any of the following:- Those generated in the paper making process, and directly returnedto the paper making process to be used as a raw material (so-called“circulating waste sheet”. Wet broke and dry broke)- Those stored in a paper making factory or operator and used as araw material (so-called “stocked waste sheets”)- Those stipulated by the conditional clause in the definition of the
pre-consumer waste paper described above.
“PAPER (142)” listed in the Medium Category of the Japan Standard
Industrial Classification (The Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications Public Notice No. 175 of March 23, 2009), and“Paper (1421)”, “Paperboard (1422)”, “Machine-made Japanese style
paper (1423)” and “Hand-made Japanese style paper (1424)” in the
Small Category.
Those defined in each section of Article 8 of “Ordinance on
Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Financial
Statements, etc.” based on the stipulation of Article 193 of the
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948).

Indicates the following: thinned wood, waste wood, construction waste
wood, and less useful wood.

Thinned wood：

Waste wood：

Constructionwaste wood:：

Indicates the following: thinned wood, waste wood, construction waste wood,and less useful wood.
Wood produced from work activities adjusting the individual density of theobjective tree type according to the congested state of forest stand.
Used wood (used packaging material, etc.), remainder material generated inwood processing plants (shavings generated in plywood and lumber plants, etc,
low quality chips not used as raw material for paper, etc.), and wood andwooden materials such as trimmed branches, bark, etc.

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130V2 CriteriaLess useful wood：

Abandoned lumber in the forest, shrubs, tree roots, wood obtained from lumber
damaged by disease, pests, disasters, bent or small diameter logs, etc. Also
includes bamboo cut down in bamboo groves for the purpose of maintenanceand management in environment preservation. Small diameter logs
measuring less than 14 cm in diameter corresponding to “a” or “b” below mustbe certified as forests sustainably managed by an independent third party or
public organization.
a. Small diameter logs from logs felled from natural forests.
b. Small diameter logs from logs produced by clear cutting, patch logging, andstrip logging in plantation forests.
(*Refer Attachment 1, “Products Using Thinned-out Wood, Reused/Unused
Wood, etc. Version 2 ” for “sustainably managed forest”

Waste plant fiber：

Agricultural residue generated in harvesting and the manufacturing process
such as rice hull, and used packaging material such as jute bag, etc.

Native forests

Naturalregenerated
forests
Plantation
forests
Wooden part
Adhesives

ForestCertification
SystemCredit System

Strictly speaking, primeval forests. If forests are in the process of
returning to native forest conditions and continue to be so in the
future even though they were affected by human intervention, they
are also called native forests. This also applies to natural forests.
Similar to natural forests, forests with natural regeneration. They areintended to supply wood and wooden products. Regeneration support
activities, fostering activities, etc are provided.
Forests made by planting, breeding, nursing, etc.
Actual wood (including plant fiber)
Added for adhesive functions required in the manufacture of products.
Also includes agents added to bond baseboard with synthetic resin
sheets when implementing overlays, and to bond different materials
together such as fixtures and metals, etc.
Mechanism for a third party organization to evaluate/certify a forest
management level of a forest operator based on the standard definedby an independent forest certification organization. (From “Guideline
for Verification on Legality and Sustainability of Wood and Products”
of Forest Agency (February 15, 2006)
System that assumes certified forest wood/thinned wood, etc. areequally used in individual products, based on used amounts ofcertified forest wood/thinned wood, etc. and other raw materials thatwere used in entire products manufactured for a certain period oftime, irrespective of whether they are actually mixed in the individual
products (From “Basic Policy for the Promotion of Procurement of EcoFriendly Goods and Services”, February 2014).

Terms for plastic (this product category includes synthetic fiber into plastic)
Recycled plastic Plastic composed of post-consumer material and pre-consumer
material
Recycling
Indicates material recycling. Does not include energy recovery,
conversion to oil, gasification, blast furnace reduction or conversion tochemical materials by coke oven.
Post-consumer
Materials or products disposed of after they have been used as goods.
material
Pre-consumer
Materials or defective products generated from disposal route ofmaterial
manufacturing process. However, excludes those recycled within thesame process as the raw material (same plant).

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Plastic
Polymer
Recycled
polymer fiber
Chemicallyrecycled fiber
Fiber-based
recycled fibers

Bio-basedsynthetic fiber
Biomass

Materials made of single or multiple polymers, additives, fillers, etc.
added to give characteristics.
Macromolecules which are the main components of plastic.
Fibers recycled from synthetic resin or regenerated materials ofsynthetic resins in a polymer structure using regenerate flakes orpellets.
Fibers consisting of polymer from polymerizing monomers obtainedby depolymerizing the polymers of regenerated materials of synthetic
resin, or synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester.
Recycled fibers whose main contents are recovered fibers fromrecycled polymer fibers or chemically recycled fibers. Although
recovered fibers from pre-consumer and post-consumer materials may
be considered materials, they shall only be applied in the event ofusing recovered fibers from post-consumer materials to be recycled. If
major materials of regenerated materials, which are put through aseries of recycled processes for the formation of fibers are recovered
fibers, even when only a part of the regenerated materials include
waste plastic, the total amount of regenerated materials included canbe considered recovered fiber-based.
Synthetic fiber whose material is bio-based plastic

Biomass is a term originally used in ecology to describe the amount(mass) of living organisms (bio). In this criteria, it refers to resourcesthat are organic matter derived from plants and animals, excluding
fossil fuels.
Bio-based
Plastics that are produced from bio-based synthetic polymer derived
plastic
from renewable organic resources such as plants. In particular, plantderived plastics are also called plant-based plastics. For example,
polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid
(PLA) and polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) are offered in theform of bio-based plastics.
*Bio-based plastic means plastic whose bio-based carbon content canbe determined by 14C content measurement specified in ISO 16620-2
or ASTM D6866.
Bio-based
Polymer obtained through chemical and/or biological industrial
synthetic
process(es) wholly or partly from biomass resources.
polymer
It refers bio-based synthetic polymer defined in ISO 16620-1
3.1.4.
Bio-based
Amount of biomass resource origin part in biobased synthetic polymer
syntheticpresent in the product (or the portion specified in the certification
polymer content criteria). Natural polymers such as starch are not included. This isratedefined in ISO 16620-1 3.1.5. (original :biobased synthetic polymer
content: amount of biobased synthetic polymer present in the
product.)
Terms for fiber
Unused fibers:

Cotton linter:

Fibers using unused materials such as cotton linters, staples produced
during spinning (thread that cannot be used as the same grade, orones that require some processing when used), fibers extracted fromwaste plant fiber materials (banana fiber, etc.) , etc.
The fuzz of cotton fibers that start to emerge from the plant four to
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Waste
plant Unused plant fibers including cane, etc., which are usually wasted,fiber material
such as agricultural residue generated in harvesting andmanufacturing process of crop.
Recovered
Waste fiber products including used clothing that have become
fibers:unnecessary. It refers to both "wasted clothing", the used clothing andused cloth material collected from homes and plants. This term alsomeans "wasted fibers", which are generated from manufacturing
processes such as thread wastes from a weaving mill and cutting
wastes from a sewing plant.
Reclaimed
Fiber which returned to flocculating fiber by raveling a recovered fiber
fibers:of pre-consumer and post-consumer material with Rag machines
Terms for leather material
Eco leather
Leather materials that can meet certain material standards forleather, and that are identified as having less effect on theenvironment. The Japan Eco Leather certification Label (JEL label),
SG label of Germany, Oeko-Tex, EU eco-label criteria for footwear, etc.
are known.
Leather
Full grain leathers (including hair leathers) and split leathers.
Fullgrain Leathers having a full grain side, where hide cross section structure
leather(grain side layer, reticular layer) is not damaged, tanning is
performed, finished/painted film has thickness of 0.15 mm or less, and
70% or more of the cross section structure is made of leathers.
Split leather

Leathers that reuse leathers remaining on the flesh side when theleathers are divided into layers. The split leathers have undamaged
leather fiber structure (not fractured), have been tanned, and havethe finished/painted film having thickness of 0.15 mm or less, and
70% or more of the cross section structure is made of leathers.

4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedures
If Eco Mark certified material is used, a “product brand name” and “certification number”
of said material that are clearly indicated in the Attached Certificate shall be able toreplace a raw material certificate.
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedures
4-1-1 Resource Saving and Resource Recycling<Common>(1) A key material shall meet the standard content rate of recycled materials listed inTable 1.
However, a shelf, storage furniture and fixtures and a display stand in which metal,
etc. used is 95% or more of the product total mass (excluding any sub-material such as
an adhesive/paint), shall meet the criteria item (2) instead of this item (1). A mattressin Appendix 2 shall meet the criteria item (3) instead of this item (1).
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in which metal, etc. is used more than 90% of the entire product mass (excluding a submaterial such as an adhesive/paint, etc.) may meet the criteria item (2), a productwhose key material falls under the plastic material and in which bio-based plastic isused may meet the criteria item (4), a product that is an item that does not fall under
Appendix 2 and in which leather is used for 50% of a product outer area may meet thecriteria item (22), and a product whose key material falls under wood and in which
forest-certified wood is used may meet the criteria item (24).
Table 1 Standard content ratio of recycled material
Name of key name of recycled materialmaterial

standard
content rate

paper
wood
plastic

Waste paper pulp
70% or more
Reused/unused wood
30% or more
Post-consumer material, pre-consumer 15% or more*material* When a post-consumer material is used, the standard content rate shall be 10% or
more.
[Certification Procedure]<For waste paper pulp>
Certificates of a percentage (mass percentage) of waste paper in the pulp mixture
and manufacturing process/management certificates indicating the name of
manufacturers in each manufacturing process shall be submitted.
A paper quality certificate issued by a paper manufacturer and indicating apercentage of waste paper pulp (a specific numeric value to be guaranteed atminimum) including the following items shall be submitted.
1) Thorough management at a manufacturing plant (by specifying the percentage
of waste paper pulp of Eco Mark products in a written technical standard(quality standard), etc.), conducting internal audit on “Checklist for Verification
System of Percentage of Waste Paper Pulp” (April 2, 2008, Japan Paper
Association) or according thereto the percentage of waste paper pulp by a paper
manufacturer2) Clear indication of names of those who are in charge of manufacturing or quality
control of Eco Mark products at a manufacturing plant<For reused/unused wood>
Certificates of a percentage (mass percentage) of reused/unused wood and amanufacturing process/management certificates indicating the name of
manufacturers in each manufacturing process shall be submitted. A certificate
issued by a raw material vendor, certifying that the raw material is reused/unused
wood shall also 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 be
submitted with photographs of the forest concerned (showing clearly that the forest
stand has been thinned). The thinning percentage and how many times the forest
stand has been thinned, including the most recent thinning shall also be indicatedif possible.
If using less useful wood, the following information shall be submitted.
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year of tree planting if plantation.
- Under what conditions was the wood produced (damaged by disease/pests,
damaged by disaster, bent or narrow trees, etc.). For small-diameter log,
indicate logging method and tip end diameter.
In addition, for a small-diameter log applicable to a. or b. in Terminology,
documents indicating that the forest has been certified as sustainable by a third
party shall also be submitted.
If using bamboo for the raw material, a description that felling was carried out for
appropriate maintenance and management in environment preservation shall be
made.
For the product using Eco Mark certified product under product category No,111“Board Made of Wood or the Like Version2”, the product name and certification
number of the relevant product can be indicated in the Application Form for
Certification and Use of the Eco Mark in place of a statement certifying conformity
with the certification criteria.
Note that the calculation of mass ratio shows the proportional mass of the productor each material in an air dried state*1 or at the point of constant weight*2 at
a temperature of 20±2ºC and humidity of 65±5%.
*1: Indicates leaving in a well-ventilated room for seven days or more.
*2: Change is less than 0.1% when the weight is measured every 24 hours*1 is not applicable in the case of using lumber and log. However, it is applicablein the case of using wood which is equivalent to the criteria of percentage of watercontent (15% and below), among the international official criteria of percentage ofwater content for dried wood.
<For recycled plastic>
Certificates of mass percentage of recycled plastic and manufacturing process/management certificates indicating the name of manufacturers in eachmanufacturing process shall be submitted. In addition, a raw material certificate
issued by the recycled material collector shall be submitted. For synthetic fibers, thecertificate the same as 4-1-1(3) shall be submitted. In addition, a raw material
supply certificate issued by a recycled material dealer shall be submitted. For
synthetic fiber, a certificate similar to 4-1-1(3) shall be submitted.
(2) A shelf, storage furniture and fixtures and a display stand in which metal, etc. used is
95% or more of the product total mass (excluding any sub-material such as anadhesive/paint). or a product that does not fall under Appendix 2 and in which metal,
etc. is used more than 90% of the entire product mass (excluding a sub-material suchas an adhesive/paint, etc.) shall meet all the requirements listed in a) to d) below.
a) When compared with a conventional product, the product shall be designed toreduce the amount of raw materials used and to reduce the weight and volume ofparts and other components and shall use recyclable materials (recyclingconsideration design). Specifically, the product shall meet the requirements listed
in the check list in Appendix 3.
b) For a shelf board of a storeroom (excluding any special purpose such as a storage
rack for medical records, etc.) or a shelf (bookshelf/light-duty shelf/medium-duty

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shelf), load per one shelf board shall be 10 times or more than the shelf board mass.
c) For the product, a value of the single material decomposable rate determined withthe following calculating formula shall be 90% or higher. For products, the single
material decomposable percentage found from the following calculation formulae
shall be not less than 90%.
Single material decomposable percentage (%)= number of components decomposable to single material / number of productcomponents x 100
Components which come under any of the following shall not be included incomponents subject to computation of single material decomposable percentage.
[1] Components that prevent a robbery, a possible fall in earthquakes and operation(locks, components of fall-prevention mechanism, stable maintenance components,
etc.)[2] Components that hold portions which may cause overhang from the main bodyfrom the viewpoint of component fall prevention (hinges, drawer rails, etc.)[3] Accessory screws used for fixing or connecting components covered by JapaneseIndustrial Standard or its equivalents.
d) Manufacturers or sales dealers (including industry organizations) shall provide
recovery and recycling systems for the product under application and corresponding
information. Moreover, at least 90% of metal parts in mass of the collected productmust be materially recycled.
[Certification Procedure]a) The applicant or manufacturer shall submit the reduce/recycling-consideration
design check list in the entry table H and attached materials thereof.
b) The applicant or manufacturer shall state the shelf board mass and shelf load
capacity in the Attached Certificate and submit it.
c) The applicant or manufacturer shall state the number of components that canbe decomposed to a single material, the number of product components, and thesingle material decomposable rate and submit them.
d) A separately attached certificate and materials shall be submitted(3) For mattress, fibers used in padding shall meet the standard content rate listed inTable 2 below:
Table 2 Standard content rate
Target material
Material namePolyester fiber
Polymer recycled fiber orchemically recycled fiber
Biobased synthetic fiber(those conforming to thecertification criteria (4)b)c))

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50% or higher (in the massof fiber part)
25% or higher, and the biobased synthetic polymer
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Target material

Felt (excluding any
binding due to athermoplastic
material andadhesive)

Material nameStandard content rate
higher (in the mass of fiber
part)
Unused fiber or reclaimed 100% (in the mass of felt
fiber
part)

[Certification Procedure]
The applicant or manufacturer shall submit a certificate indicating the mass ratioof the entire product. The applicant or manufacturer shall submit a raw material
certificate that describes details of unused/recycled raw materials issued by a fiber
material supplier, a method for reproduction, content rate, method for management,
etc. In the case of bio-based synthetic fiber, the applicant or manufacturer shallsubmit a certificate similar to 4-1-1(4).
(4) A product whose key material is plastic material and in which bio-based plastic(including bio-based synthetic fiber) is used shall meet all the requirements listed ina) to c) below. However, when the criteria item (1) is selected, this item shall not apply.
a) The bio-based synthetic polymer content in plastic shall be 10% or higher, and themass ratio of the bio-based plastic shall be 25% or higher.
b) Sustainability of biomass mixed into plastic as raw material shall meet therequirements of Appendix 4(a) “Sustainability checklist of bio-based plastics (rawresin)” and the supply chains of the biomass shall be identified. If the biomass
material has underwent third-party audit or certification for sustainability (aninternational sustainability certification for plastics, etc.), the result of audit or
certification may be submitted as evidence instead of Appendix 4(a).
c) 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 CO2)
throughout the product life cycle in comparison with a resin to replace with.
[Certification Procedure]a) Certificates indicating the calculated content of biobased synthetic polymers in
the product shall be submitted. For the bio-based plastic (raw resin) thereof,
measurement results of the biobased synthetic polymer content calculated withthe method specified in ISO 16620-3, using measurement results of the biobasedcarbon content and element composition by the 14C method specified in ISO
16620-2 or ASTM D6866 shall be mentioned. Should there be any deviation of
10% or higher between the measurement results and the content of biobased
synthetic polymer in the standard, a description of a reason(s) therefor shallalso be included. The measurement results of the biobased carbon content shallbe submitted as an attached document.
In addition, for appropriate maintenance of the content of biobased synthetic
polymer 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 content of biobasedcarbon will be regularly carried out, and that measurement results can bedisclosed as per a request of the Eco Mark Office; and10/40

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management of the content of the biobased synthetic polymer.
b) 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 the application 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 informationon the chemical composition of the products (see Appendix 4(b))c) 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 an evidence as long as
the same materials and/or manufacturing processes (sites) are mentioned in thepaper as those used for the product applied for certification.).
<Common>(5) A supply of a service part or consumable part shall be continued for 10 years or longer
after the termination of product manufacturing. However, this item shall not apply to
any product only composed of a single member (for example, a plastic molded part,etc.), or any case that the repair service specified in (6) is provided upon customer’s
request for 10 years or longer from the termination of the product.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to this item shall be stated in the Attached Certificate. In addition, a
copy of the corresponding part of the instruction manual, leaflet, web site, etc. thatclearly states this matter shall be submitted.
<Common>(6) The repair commissioning system shall be arranged, so that repair services areprovided as per a request from a user (repair system). As the arrangement of thesystem, the following a) and b) shall be met. This item shall not apply to any productonly composed of a single member (for example, a plastic molded part, etc.).
a)

Information that a repair is commissioned has been provided. .

b)

Information on a range or repairs (description of the services), a contact address,

etc. has been provided.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to this item shall be stated in the Attached Certificate. In addition, a
copy of the corresponding part of the instruction manual, leaflet, web site, etc. thatclearly states this matter shall be submitted.
<Common>(7) A product shall make it possible to sort metal, a key material, etc., so that it can beeasily recycled. However, in consideration of safety, etc., any component that is

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required not to be easily sorted shall be excluded. In addition, for product packaging,consideration shall be given to resource saving and recyclability.
[Certification Procedure]
A product design document describing a method for sorting or an explanatory
document shall be submitted. If there is any component that is required not to beeasily sorted shall be excluded in consideration of safety, etc., the explanation to that
extent shall be provided. Wrapping materials for the product and raw materials
thereof shall be specifically described (A supplement may be given withdrawings/photographs, etc.).
<Key material is a plastic material (excluding synthetic fiber)>(8) The product has a type of plastic indicated on components so that it can be easily
recycled. To indicate a plastic type, symbols in JIS K6899 or ISO 1043-1 shall be used
and a plastic type shall appear on any components of 100g mass or more. This item
shall not apply to any component for which the indication is technically difficult.
[Certification Procedure]
A list of components on which a plastic type is indicated shall be submitted (a drawing
on a type indication may also be acceptable).

4-1-2 Prevention of Global Warming<Common>(9) No fluorocarbons (the substances listed in the Act on Rational Use and Proper
Management of Fluorocarbons, Article 2, Section 1) shall be used in a blowing agent. .
[Certification Procedure]
A substance name of a blowing agent to be used shall be stated in the AttachedCertificate and a safety data sheet (SDS) on the substance to be used shall be
submitted.

4-1-3 Restriction and Control of Hazardous Substances<Common>(10) In manufacturing the applying 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 materials 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 last five
years from the date of application (whether there is any violation) must be reported. If
there is any violation, it is necessary that proper remedies and preventive measures
have been already taken, and the related Environmental Laws, etc. must thereafter befollowed 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
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by the representative of the manufacturer of the applying product or the manager ofthe relevant plant (entry or attachment of the list of names of the Environmental
Laws, etc.) must be submitted.
In addition, it is necessary to report whether there is any violation during the last
five years, including a violation subject to administrative punishment oradministrative 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(making a series of progress clear);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, and so on) 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 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 (result ofchecking of the state of compliance, including the result of onsite inspection).
<Common>(11)
Plastic materials used for product packaging shall not use plastics containing
halogens in the polymer backbone. For the product to use plastics containing halogens
in the polymer backbone, at least 70% of the plastic part of the product after use shallbe recovered. Furthermore, at least 70% of such recovered plastic part shall be directed
to material recycling. This item shall not apply to any product whose duration ofservice is assumed to be 20 years or longer, colorants, fluorinated additives, flame
retardants, adhesives, and electric components such as an outlet.
[Certification Procedure]
Packaging materials for the product and raw materials thereof shall be specificallydescribed (A supplement may be given with drawings/photographs, etc.). In addition,no-use of plastics containing halogens in the product and packaging shall be statedin the Attached Certificates. For a certificate of recovery/recycling system, acertificate similar to the certification criteria 4-1-1(2)d) shall be submitted. In
addition, for any product whose duration of service is assumed to be 20 years or
longer, an explanatory document that serves as a ground thereof and describes theservice life and use records (of a similar product may be acceptable), etc. shall be
submitted.
<Common>(12)

The product shall not contain Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), Polybrominateddiphenylether (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) as prescribed constituents.
The product shall not use antimicrobial agents as far as possible. In the case of using
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of Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council, or SIAA Mark of Society of Industrial
technology for Antimicrobial Article, etc.
[Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall state the status of conformance to this item in the AttachedCertificate. If an antibacterial agent is used, the applicant shall submit a copy of thecertificate.
<Common>(13) A paint used in the product shall have no heavy metal stipulated in Appendix 5
added as a prescription constituent.
[Certification Procedure]
A list indicating presence or absence of addition of the corresponding substance shallbe submitted<Common>(14) An adhesive used for indoor furniture (including an adhesive supplied with furniturethat is sold on the assumption that a user assembles it) shall meet the VOC emission
speed reference value listed in the VOC emission speed standard (Study group on
voluntary labeling of VOCs emitted from building materials) of Appendix 6.
Alternatively, the content of each of four substances (toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene andstyrene) in an adhesive shall be less than 0.1% (mass ratio).
[Certification Procedure]
Regarding emission of four VOCs, test results followed by JIS A 1901 “Measuringmethods for emission of volatile organic chemicals (VOC), formaldehyde and othercarbonyl compounds—small chamber method” conducted by a third party testing
body or an own company, or a document that can ensure through the registration
system of a related organization that the four VOC compounds are not added, or inan SDS, etc. that the content of four VOC compounds is less than 0.1% (mass ratio)<Common>(15) An adhesive, paint used in indoor furniture or indoor furniture (component) in which
an adhesive and paint are used shall conform to any one of the following a) to c) for
emission of formaldehyde. However, this item does not apply to a baking finishing used
for metal parts.
Also, if paint with F**** grade cannot be used, the applicant shall set enough curing
period after painting and confirm that the product is equal to “F four stars” grade at
the time of shipment.
a) The product shall be rated “F four-stars” under the applicable JIS standards or the
JAS standards.
b) 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 “Test method forformaldehyde emission of building boards—desiccator method.”

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pursuant to JIS A 1901 “Measuring methods for emission of volatile organic
chemicals (VOC), formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds—small chamber
method.”[Certification Procedure]
The Attached Certificate shall state whether or not an adhesive or paint is used ina material or the product. Note that if the adhesive or paint is used, the conformanceshall be demonstrated with any one of the methods listed in a) to c) below.
If the adhesive or paint conforms to a), a document or a copy thereof demonstratingthat the indication of F**** according to the JIS standard or JAS standard isapproved shall be submitted. In addition, when the adhesive or paint conforms to b)or c), a result of a test carried out according to the method defined in JIS A1460 or
JIS A 1901 by a third-party organization or an own company shall be submitted.
However, for any powder paint or paint that falls under JIS and is not covered by
the announcement target of the Building Standards Act, certification thereof or a
copy of the certification can be submitted, which then replaces test results. If paintwith F**** grade cannot be used, a document explaining that the applicant setsenough curing period after painting and confirms that the product is equal to “F fourstars” grade at the time of shipment shall be submitted.
<A key material is wood>(16) Wooden materials used for indoor furniture (engineering wood) shall not emit
formaldehyde, shall be rated as F**** grade of the formaldehyde emission criteriaprescribed in JIS and JAS, or products equivalent to this shall be used.
[Certification Procedure]
A certificate similar to 4-1-3(15) shall be submitted.
<A key material is wood>(17) A paint used for indoor furniture shall meet the VOC emission speed reference value
listed in the VOC emission speed standard (Study group on voluntary labeling of VOCs
emitted from building materials) of Appendix 6. Alternatively, the content of each offour substances (toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene and styrene) in a paint shall be lessthan 0.1% (mass ratio).
This item does not apply to a baking finishing used for metal parts.
[Certification Procedure]
Regarding emission of four VOCs, test results followed by JIS A 1901 “Measuringmethods for emission of volatile organic chemicals (VOC), formaldehyde and othercarbonyl compounds—small chamber method” conducted by a third party testing
body or an own company, or a document that can ensure through the registration
system of a related organization that the four VOC compounds are not added, or inan SDS, etc. that the content of four VOC compounds is less than 0.1% (mass ratio)<A key material is wood>(18) When products contain wood preserving agents (wood termicides, preservatives,
pesticides, and fungicides) as prescription constituents, the wood preservatives usedshall be those approved by Japan Wood Protection Association.
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When the product contains such preservatives, a certificate to show that theseagents have been certified by the Japan Wood Protection Association shall be
submitted.
<A key material is wood>(19) For products using lumber from dismantled buildings (wood and wooden materials
disposed in dismantling), materials subject to preservatives, termicides, andpesticides shall be differentiated and eliminated. The content of harmful substancesin these products shall meet the requirements for hexavalent chromium and arsenic
given in Attachment 5, which is provided by the detailed enforcement regulations of
the Soil Pollution Control Law (Environment Ministry Ordinance No. 29 in 2002,).
[Certification Procedure]
When building dismantled waste wood is used, a certificate that the building
dismantled waste wood subjected to antiseptic/anti-termite/insect repelling
treatment is sorted or that no such building dismantled waste wood is used
(operating manual, process flow, etc.) shall be submitted. In addition, test results bya third-party organization or own company, etc. shall be submitted.
<A key material is plastic (excluding synthetic fiber>(20) A plastic component shall meet the content standard value of heavy metal definedin Appendix 7.
[Certification Procedure]
A document describing a control method for meeting the reference value of heavy
metal shall be submitted.
In addition, for any plastic component in which recycled material is used, test
results on heavy metals conducted by a third-party organization or own company
shall be submitted. A testing method shall conform to the revised RoHS directive.
<A key material includes fiber (including artificial leather, and synthetic leather) of plastic
materials> *unused fiber, etc.

(21) Fiber used in the product shall meet all the requirements of a) to c) below.
a) 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 8 shall be met.
b) The amount of free formaldehyde in a product shall conform to a standard value inTable 9. The product rated F four star grade (the formaldehyde emission rate is nohigher than 5mg/(m2∙h)) is acceptable. However, this item does not apply to a
product installed outside the buildings.
c) For a dye and pigment to be used in the product, dyes and pigments and chromium
listed in 1), 2), and 3) of Table 10 shall not be added as a prescription constituent.
[Certification Procedure]
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130V2 Criteriaa) 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 8, or a certified documentof the test results, etc. shall be submitted.
b) For amount of free formaldehyde, test result by a third-party testingorganization or an applying company itself or a copy of product’s F four starcertificate shall be submitted.
c) A certificate of non-use or test results issued by the dye plant (including spindyeing and printing) shall be submitted. If the non-use of dyes, pigment andchromate stipulated in 1), 2) and 3) of Table 10 at each phase of the supply chain
in relation to fiber materials excluding small accessories is confirmed bycomplying with voluntary standards (Japan Textile Federation), regarding thenon-use of hazardous substances on fiber products and management is
implemented by clarifying traceability, a certificate (including a sample of theconfirmed documents), which describes the management method issued by theapplicant or the manufacturer is acceptable.
<Leather>(22) A leather material that does not fall under Appendix 2 and in which leather is used
for 50% of the outer area of the product shall meet all the requirements from a) to g)
below. However, if the criteria item (1) is selected, this item shall not apply.
a)

Leather material used for products shall be calf and cow leather, pig leather,
sheep leather, horse leather or goat leather, and at the same time, by-products ofmeat (foods).

b)

Leather material shall be free of any abnormal smell such as mold, fish, petroleum,aromatic substance, etc. “To be free of any abnormal smell” means that the resultsof the odor test measured by a 5-grade functional panel method (German
Industrial Standard DIN10955 or Swiss National Standard SNV195651) shall be
grade 3 or lower.

c)

The elusion of formaldehyde shall conform to the standard values prescribed inAppendix 9 for each applicable product.

d) The elution of heavy metals shall conform to reference values prescribed inAppendix 11 for each applicable producte)

Chlorophenols, Organic tin compounds, Mercury, Oorthophenyl phenol, Organic
fluorine compounds, Dimethyl fumarate as specified in Table 12 shall not be usedin the manufacture of leather materials used for the product.

f)

The elusion of carcinogenic aromatic amines that are generated from decomposed
Azo dyestuff prescribed in Appendix 13 (1) shall conform to the standard values
in Appendix 14. In addition, carcinogenic dyestuffs listed in Appendix 13 (2) shallnot be added as prescription constituent.

g)Color fastness to rubbing of pigment finish leather shall conform to the standard
value prescribed in Appendix 15.

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130V2 Criteria[Certification Procedure]
For a leather material certified by JEL label which is administered by Japan Leather
and Leather Goods Industries Association, submission of a copy of a JEL label
certificate can replace the required certification below.
a)

The raw material certificate which tanners issue shall be submitted.

b)

For the odor from leather materials, test results by a third-party test instituteshall be submitted.

c)With respect to the elusion of formaldehyde, test results by a third-party test
institute shall be submitted.

d) With respect to the elution of heavy metals, test results by a third-party test
institute shall be submitted. In addition, if leather materials are different only incolors although they have been processed in a same manner (in a same process
and with a same chemical), lead, cadmium, cobalt, and chrome that are associatedwith color materials shall be tested for each color.
e)

A certificate issued by a leather manufacturer shall be submitted to show thatnone of the materials listed in Table 12 are used in the manufacture of leather
materials.

f)With respect to elusion of carcinogenic aromatic amines, test results by a thirdparty test institute shall be submitted. In addition, the certificate thatcarcinogenic dyestuff is added to the leather material as a prescription
constituents issued by tanners shall be submitted.

g)With respect to color fastness to rubbing, test results by a third-party test
institution shall be submitted. In addition, if leather materials are different onlyin colors although they have been processed in a same manner, they shall be tested
for each color.

4-1-4 Conservation of Biodiversity<Common>(23) If paper (virgin pulp) and wood are used as the material, the raw wood shall be
harvested in legally appropriate procedure consistent with the forest laws of timber
producing countries or regions. However, this item is not applicable for waste wood,construction waste wood or less useful wood.
[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 in custody
to be separated by the applicant or the paper manufacturer and is supplied to theapplied 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 andauthenticated by the CoC (Chain of Custody) Certification System;
2) Certificate of the authorized company (that guarantees the association member’s

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130V2 Criteriaadequate way of supplying wood and wood products verified with legality, etc.);and3) Code of management practice which stipulates the way of custody to manage woodand wood products verified with legality (the method in the case that the timberverified with legality only is handled. The same applies to hereunder), retentionof certificates for a predetermined period, etc.
In the event that Item 2) or 3) above is chosen and the certificate is submitted, theapplicant, the paper manufacturer or the material supplier who issues the abovementioned certificates shall publicly announce through its Web site the code ofmanagement practice prescribed by the association concerned in the case of Item 2)and shall prescribe and publicly announce through its Web site the code ofmanagement practice concerning the scheme to assess and guarantee the system forseparative management, 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.
<A key material is wood>(24) If a key material is wood and forest certified wood is used, product mass of forest
certified wood which has been certified by a third party shall be equal to or higher than
70%. The mass percentage may be the certification method according to the credit
method. However, when the criteria item (1) is selected, this item shall not apply.
[Certification Procedure]
The certificate of the mass percentage of the forest-certified wood and the certificatethat the product has been forest-certified by the third party shall be submitted.
4-1-5 Information Provision to users<Common>(25) Information on the content of a) and b) listed below shall be provided to users
through the instruction manual, leaflet, web site, etc. In addition, it is desirable thatthe information is provided in such a way that a consumer can refer to it whenpurchasing the product.
a) Information on measures against the sick building syndrome that can be taken bya user himself/herself (such as strict observation of proper ventilation) (this only
applies to a product using paint, adhesive, or wooden material (engineering wood).
b) Information on appropriate method for using the product, maintenance, etc.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be stated in the Attached Certificate. In addition, a
copy of the corresponding part of the instruction manual, leaflet, web site, etc. thatclearly states this matter shall be submitted.

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4-2. Quality Criteria and Certification Procedures<Common>(26) The product quality and safety shall conform to appropriate quality standards .ofJapanese Industrial Standard, etc.
[Certification Procedure]
Test results based on the quality standard (also including dimensions) such as Japan
Industrial Standard or a document stating that the applicant has been certified as a
JIS mark carrying operator shall be submitted. Or, test results based on the own
company’s criteria shall be submitted.

5．Considerations
In the process of manufacturing products, it is desirable to consider the following items,
although they are not requirements for certification. Compliance with each item shallbe indicated in the Attached Certificate(1) The product package (one sales unit to the end consumer) shall give consideration to
the resource saving and resource circulation and conform to the following items:a. The paper material shall have the percentage of waste paper in the pulp mixture of
70% or higher; andb. The plastic material shall have the mass percentage of recycled plastic of 50% or
higher.
(2) Consideration shall be given to the environmental load of transportation and deliveryof materials, etc., and depending on a material to be used, locally produced materials,
etc. shall be positively used and efficient transportation shall be in place.
(3) LCA shall be implemented on the product and the environmental load reduction effectshall be confirmed. In addition, a result thereof shall be published.
(4) The recovery/recycling system of products after use shall be built.
(5) Designing shall be such performed that partly replacement of/addition to the productor components can enhance the product capability.
(6) A paint for baking finishing used in metal parts of indoor furniture or indoor furniture(parts) in which such paint is used shall conform to any one of the following a) to c) for
emission of formaldehyde.
a) The product shall be rated “F four-stars” under the applicable JIS or the JAS
standards.
b) The formaldehyde emission is not more than 0.3 mg/l on average and not more than

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0.4 mg/l at maximum, as measured pursuant to JIS A 1460 “Test method forformaldehyde emission of building boards—desiccator method.”c) The formaldehyde emission rate is no higher than 5 μ g/(m2∙h), as measured
pursuant to JIS A 1901 “Measuring methods for emission of volatile organic
chemicals (VOC), formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds—small chamber
method.”(7) A paint for baking finishing used in metal parts of indoor furniture shall meet theemission reference value listed in Appendix 6 “the VOC emission speed standard(Study group on voluntary labeling of VOCs emitted from building materials)”.
Alternatively, the content of each of VOC four substances (toluene, xylene,
ethylbenzene and styrene) in a paint shall be less than 0.1% (mass ratio).

6．Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) Product classification (application classification) shall be on the basis of the mediumclassification in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2, the key material, criteria items to be selected((1)(2)(3)(4)(22)(24)), and the product name. However, no classification by tone of color
or being large or small shall be performed.
(2) Regarding products which correspond to designated procurement items under the "Acton Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State andOther Entities (Green Purchasing Law)", conformity status for evaluation criteria will
be released on the website of the Eco Mark Office.
(3) In principle, Eco Mark shown as below shall be indicated on the product main body, etc.
The licensees of Eco Mark Utilization Contract who own the Eco Mark products shallalso be allowed to use the indication and the certification number as before.

(Note for the indication)*For indicating the logo, Eco Mark certification number (eight-digit number) or the nameof 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.

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130V2 Criteria(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/)
Established: June 1, 2016 (Version 2.0)
Revised: February 1, 2017 (Version2.1)
Revised: September 1, 2017 (Version2.2)
Revised: March 1, 2018 (4-1-4(23), Version2.3)
Revised: August 10, 2018 (4-1-1(1)、(5)、4-1-3(15)、(17)、5(6)、(7), Version2.4)
Revised: April 1, 2019 (Eco Mark indication)
Extension of Expiration date: March 1, 2022
Revised: December 15, 2022 (Terminology, 4-1-1(4), 4-1-3(11), Appendix 4 Version2.5)
Revised: March 15, 2023 (4-1-1(1)(2), Appendix 2, Version2.6)
Revised: September 1, 2023 (Appendix 6, Version2.7)
Revised: August 1, 2024 (4-1-3(21), (22), Appendix8, 9, 11, 12, 15 Version2.8)
Expiration date: May 31, 2028

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

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Appendix 1 Applicable furniture
Omitted.

Refer the Japanese list below.
大分類

たんす

戸だな

たな

箱

フォノキャビネット

机

テーブル(卓子)
鏡台

台

中分類
和たんす
整理たんす
洋たんす
整理たんす(チェスト)
飾り戸だな(すみ(隅)だなを含む。)
書籍戸だな(本箱を含む。)
サイドボード(カップボード)
食器戸だな(水屋、はえ帳を含む。)
茶だな(茶だんす)
整理戸だな類
陳列戸だな
げた箱
その他戸だな
書だな
飾りだな
陳列だな
整理だな
その他のたな
衣類整理箱
縫製箱
がん(玩)具箱
レコードキャビネット
事務用整理箱その他の箱ラジオキャビネット
テレビキャビネット
ステレオキャビネット
その他のフォノキャビネット
座机
立机
学校用机
座卓
立卓
一面鏡台
三面鏡台
姫鏡台
姿見(脚付き)
壁掛け鏡
ドレッサー
その他鏡台
調理台
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大分類

中分類

流し台
ガス台
作業台
実験台
陳列台
売場台(カウンターを含む。)
その他の台いす(椅子)及び腰掛け
ソファー(１人用ひじなし)
スツール
座いす
小いす
ひじ掛けいす(ソファーを含む。)
長いす(ソファーベンチを含む。)
寝いす(安楽いすを含む。)
乳幼児用いす特殊用途いすベッド
普通ベッド
ハリウッドベッド
二段ベッド
ベビーベッドスタディベッド
コンバーチブルベッド
特殊用途のベッド
ベッド用部品
その他のベッド
マットレス(運動用を除く)
スプリングマットレス
フォームマットレス
ウォーターマットレス
その他のマットレス(運動用を除く。)
ロッカー
更衣用ロッカー
物品用ロッカー
器物台
花器台
植木台
電話台
置物台
テレビ台
囲碁・将棋盤用の台
見台
その他の器物台
衣こう(桁)つい(衝)立及びびょうぶ(屏風)衣こう(桁)つい(衝)立及びびょうぶ(屏風)
帽子掛け及びかさ(傘)立
帽子掛け及びかさ(傘)立
ベビーサークル及び揺らん
ベビーサークル及び揺らん
サービスワゴン木製サービスワゴン
金属製サービスワゴン
その他のサービスワゴン
本立(ブックエンドを含む)及びマガジンラ 木製本立(ブックエンドを含む。)及びマガ

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大分類
ック

ジンラック
金属製本立(ブックエンドを含む。)及びマ
ガジンラック
その他の本立(ブックエンドを含む。)及びマガジンラック
黒板
教壇及び演壇ふみ台

黒板
教壇及び演壇ふみ台
Appendix 2

中分類

Designated Procurement Items of Green Procurement Law

Omitted.
大分類
いす

机

棚

収納用什器

ローパーティション
コートハンガー
傘立て
掲示板
黒板
ホワイトボード
個室ブース
ディスプレイスタンド
ベッドフレーム
マットレス

中分類
回転いす
折り畳みいす
固定いす
教室用いす
特殊いす
机
テーブル
カウンター
台
書架
物品棚
移動棚
その他
システム収納キャビネット
ロッカー
小型の収納
ワゴン
システム型製品
自立型製品
コートハンガー
傘立て
壁掛式
自立式
壁掛式
自立式
壁掛式
自立式
個室ブース
ディスプレイスタンド
ベッドフレーム
マットレス

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Appendix 3 Checklist for reduce/recycle consideration designNo.
objective
1 Rational use of
raw materials,
etc.
2 Promotion of
long-term use
3

4

Contrivancesof rawmaterials

5
6

7

Contrivancesof a structure

8

9
10

11

Advanceevaluation

12
13

Provision of
informationitem
Is consideration given to adoption oflight-weight components, etc.?
Is consideration given to adoption of acomponent with high durability or acomponent that allows long-term use?
Is consideration given to facilitation of
repairs or facilitation of replacement ofcomponents, etc., through s haring ofcomponents among different models?
Is consideration given to use of a raw
material that can be used as arecyclable resource?
Is consideration given to reduction of
the number of types of raw materials
used in components, etc.?
Is consideration given to reduction of
the number of components in which a
raw material that can be utilized as arecyclable resource is difficult toseparate from other raw materials?
Is consideration given to reduction of
the quantities of screws?
Is consideration given to a joining
method capable of easily separating acomponent, etc. of a raw material thatcan be utilized as a recyclable resourcefrom a component of other raw
materials and to facilitation of removalof a component, etc.?
Is consideration given to facilitation ofrecovery and transportation?
Is consideration given to indication of amaterial name of a synthetic resin
component which weighs 100 g or more,etc., or other contrivances for sorting?
Have said evaluation items, evaluation
criteria, and evaluation method been
defined?
Were necessary records taken when
performing said evaluation?
Is information on a structure, aremoval method of components, etc., amaterial name of component, etc.
provided?

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requirement

Submission of anevaluation standard of
No. 1 to No. 10, etc.
Submission of adocument evaluatingNo. 1 to No. 10, etc.
Submission of a copy ofa corresponding part in
the instruction manual,etc.

Appendix4(a)No

Purpose1

Prevention of
globalwarming,
conservationof the natural
ecosystem

Sustainability checklist of Bio-based Plastic (Raw Resin)
Request (Item that must be
realized)
Hasn’t the farm land where plants
are cultivated been converted fromvaluable land in biodiversity orland with high carbon storage(forests, peatland, etc.) since 2008?

Subject□Not
converted□Converted

Farm land

2

Realized

Conservation If the Applicant uses theofthe genetically modified crop as a raw
ecosystem
material, has the Applicant
assessed ensuring of safety?

□Notapplicabledue toresidues or
waste

□Yes/
□No/
□Not

Farm land

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

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

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.

130V2 Criteria
Request (Item that must be
realized)No

Purpose3

Prevention ofland
acidification/
nutrient
enrichment/w
ater
contamination

Has the Applicant gained theunderstanding of usage conditionsof fertilizers/agricultural chemicals
in the main cultivation area ofplants?
Isn’t any agricultural chemical
regulated under the “Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants” (POPs Treaty) used?

Appropriate
water usage

Has the Applicant gained theunderstanding of usage conditionsof water in the main cultivation
area of plants?

4

Subject

Realized

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant
items.)-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.):□Confirmed

□Yes/
□No
□Not

Farm land

applicabledue toresidues or
waste

the 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

□Yes/
□No
□Not

Farm land

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applicabledue toresidues orwaste

of 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

130V2 CriteriaNo

Purpose5

Useofrecycledresources,
avoidance ofcompetition
for food
Prevention of
globalwarming67

8Request (Item that must be
realized)

Subject

If recycled resources are available
as a part of crude raw materials of
bio-based plastic (raw resin) on the
Raw resin
site,
did
the
Applicantpreferentially use them?

Has the Applicant gained theunderstanding of the processing
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
sources and energy sources (for example,
renewablebagasse, biogas, off gas, etc.) or
energyrenewable energy sources assourcespossible?
Legal
In manufacturing the bio-based
complianceplastic (raw resin), does theapplicantfollow
relatedenvironmental laws and regulations

Realized□Yes/

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant
items.)
third party, regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.)
Name of recycled resource in use

□No/
□Not

[

]

Generated amount/percentage of recycled resources

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

Crude rawmaterial
manufactu
ring plant

□Yes/
□No

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

□Not

]

applicable
Energy name and method of utilization[

Manufactu
ring plantResinmanufactu
ring plant

]

□Yes/
□No

Monomer manufacturer / plant name
□Yes/
□No

[

Resin manufacturer / plant name
[

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PurposeRequest (Item that must be
realized)and pollution control agreementwith respect to air pollution, watercontamination, noise, vibration,
offensive odor, and emission of
hazardous materials?

Subject* Residues or Waste defined in Renewable Energy Directive (RED) of EU

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Realized

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant
items.)

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Appendix 4(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 volume of biobased plastic□Already put on the market (□Japan／□Overseas)
□Not
yet
(the
scheduled
timeoflaunchMonth/Year)
Production volume (actual, planned or estimated)tons (Year)

Manufacturer of bio-based
plastic (and the URL of
website)(Describe
the
name
of
manufacturer of bio-based plastic
proposed in the form in addition to
the applicant)Fossil-based plastic to be
replaced with the bio-based
plastic
Manufacturing process
chart from 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□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 [ %]Management under themass balance (MB) approach□Plastic directly mixed with biomass／□MB approach*Bio-based plastics managed under the MB approach are
not covered by the guidelines.

Biodegradability

□Yes

／

□No

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Disposal after use
Issues in disposal andrecycling in comparison
with fossil-based plastics toreplace with (possible
disposal method, etc.)

2. Information on biomass material
ItemType of biomass material

Description(name of plant, etc.)

Cultivationarea(country,or thegeneration process of waste
and residues, etc.
Production or generation
volume of biomass material
Main
use
of
biomass
material (principal product orstate,

city,

etc.)

by-product)

State of cultivation land (forplants, describe type of land suchas peatland)

Possible influences onbiomass 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 beused, describe the source,collection methods,
management under EU RED,
etc.)

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

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Any other concerns about
the biomass material

4. Others
Item

Description

Other bio-based plastics
produced from the same
biomass material (if any,describe the name of biobased 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 Mark certification
by Eco Mark Office and relevant committees only. The Certification Committee will assess thesustainability of bio-based plastic based on the information provided in the form. The Certification
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 usual.

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Appendix 5 List of prohibited heavy metal used in a paintName of substances
Cadmium
Mercury
Hexavalent chromium
Lead
Arsenic
Antimony
Tributyltin
Triphenyltin
Appendix 6 VOC emission speed standard
VOC

Emission speed standard

Toluene38

Xylene29

Ethylbenzene

550

Styrene32(μg/m2h)

Appendix 7 Content rate
Material
Content rate[wt%]Lead and its compounds≦0.1
Mercury and its compounds≦0.1
Cadmium and its compounds≦0.01
Hexavalent chromium compounds≦0.1* The content rate refers to the content proportion in a homogeneous substance(minimum unit that can be separated by rule with totally uniform composition).

Appendix 8 Standard for processing agents of fiber material
Criteria
Test Method
Concerned
Products
Organic mercury
Shall
not
be MHW Ordinance Products using
compounddetected
No. 34fungicide
Triphenyltin compound
Tributyltin compound
Dieldrin
30 ppm or lessMHW Ordinance Products using
DTTB
No. 34wool products or
OekoTexmothproofing
agents
APO
Shall
not
be MHW Ordinance Products using
TDBPP
detected
No. 34fire retardant
Bis (2,3-dibromopropyl)
agentsphosphate compound
Name

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PFOS
PFOSF
PFOA
PFHxS

Shall not be used

DEHP/ DBP/ BBP/
DNOP/ DINP/ DIDP

0.1wt% or less

Products using
fluorine systemwater repellent
agents, oilrepellent agentsor soil-releasefinishing agents
EN15777:2009
Printed products
MHL notification for small babies
No. 370
OekoTex

Appendix 9 Content standard of formaldehyde amount
Name ofStandard value
Test Method
Substance
Ordinance No. 34 of the
Ministry of Health andFormaldehyde
75ppm or lessWelfare,JIS L1041
ISO17226-1,2Appendix 10 List of prohibited dyes and pigments (fiber)[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

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CAS No569-61-92475-45-8
3761-53-3
2602-46-2
1937-37-7
573-58-0
2832-40-8
632-99-5
82-28-0

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

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

Appendix 11 Elution standard of heavy metals
Substance nameStandard value

Test method

Lead

0.8mg/kg or lessISO17072-1

Cadmium
NickelCobaltHexavalentchromium
Total chromium

0.1mg/kg or less
4.0mg/kg or less
4.0mg/kg or lessNot detected

ISO17072-1
ISO17072-1
ISO17072-1
JIS K 6558-10-1,2
ISO17075
ISO17072-1

200mg/kg or lessAppendix 12 List of restricted materials
Trichlorophenol (TriCP), Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP),
Chlorophenols
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
Organic tin compounds
Dibutyltin, Dioctyltin, Monobutyltin, Tricyclohexyltin,
Trimethyltin, Triocyltin, Tripropyltin, Tributyltin,
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Mercury
Oorthophenyl phenol
Organic fluorinecompounds
Dimethyl fumarate

Triphenyltin
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and related
compounds
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts

Appendix 13 List of banned dyestuff, pigment (leather material)[1] Carcinogenic aromatic amines
CAS NoName

92-67-1
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
60-09-3

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] Five kinds of carcinogenic dyestuff
569-61-9
C.I. BASIC RED 93761-53-3
C.I. ACID RED 26
6459-94-5
C.I. ACID RED 114
2602-46-2
C.I. DIRECT BLUE 6
1937-37-7
C.I. DIRECT BLACK 38

Appendix 14 Elution standard of carcinogenic aromatic amines
Substance namecarcinogenic aromatic
aminesStandard value
Not detected

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Test method
ISO17234-1
ISO17234-2

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Appendix 15 Standard for color fastness to rubbing
Drying test
Humidity test Test method
Pigment-finish leather
Grade 3-4
Grade 2-3
JIS K 6559-3
ISO11640
or higheror higher

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Exhibit
Certification regarding recovery and recycling systems
1. Outline of recovery and recycling system
The maintenance of recovery and recycling system shall be conducted by the authorized
recovery and transport agent/ disposal agent, and it shall meet the requirement of laws
including “Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law”.
2. Required certifications(1) Explanation of recovery flow
•Figure of recovery flow(2) Explanation of treatment flow
•Figure of treatment flow
•Explanatory materials to indicate that material recycle portion is 90% and over, including
design specifications for the structure, weight, etc. of recycled portion and utilization ofrecycled products and the others(3) Applicable area of recovery and recycling system(4) List of agents to conduct recovery and recycling (including intermediate treatment agent),
and existence or nonexistence of license for each agents (if license is unnecessary, indicate thereason)(5) Information for users (instruction manual and labeling on the main part of product isessential)•Recovery expense to fall on users (clients to request taking back), existence or nonexistenceof treatment cost burden•Contact information of recovery center•Clear indication for products to be collected and recycled after use(6) Management system•Method to grasp the result of recovery and treatment•In case of introducing recovery and treatment agent, explanation of the communication anddesignation line
•Management for the status of recovery and treatment (storage of forms, etc.)(7) Existence or nonexistence of actual result of recovery and recycling(In case of existence of actual result, report the real recovery result; it is not limited for Eco
Mark authorized products, and gross result of the company can be applicable)

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system” or “Area-wide certification system”, it must satisfy the items (1), (3), (4) and (6) on theabove. In this case, the copy of certification can be applied instead.

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