Eco Mark Product Category No.162“Laminators Version1.0”
Certification Criteria―Applicable Scope―
A pouch- type laminator that treats A4- or A3-size films by laminatingthem

Established
Last revised
Expiration date

March 20, 2018
April 1, 2019
March 31, 2030

Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office

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

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Eco Mark Product Category No.162“Laminators Version1.0” Certification Criteria
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Certification Criteria
Omitted2. Applicable Scope
A pouch- type laminator that treats A4- or A3-size films by laminating them.
3. Terminology
Omitted4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
The corresponding boxes in the Attached Certificates shall be checked/filled in, stampedwith the applicant company seal and submitted. When overseas Ecolabelling is acquiredby utilizing the Mutual Recognition Agreement, for certifying 4-1-2.(5) and (6), thetesting shall be conducted at a testing laboratory certified by ISO/IEC 17025(corresponding JIS Q17025 “General requirements for the competence of testing andcalibration laboratories”).
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure
4-1-1. Resource Saving and Resource Recycling(1) The product shall have a design that enables disassembly for recycling. Specifically,
the Appendix 1 “Product design checklist” shall be satisfied.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. In
addition, Form 1 “Product design checklist” shall be submitted.
(2) Supply of the spare parts shall be continued for five years after suspension of the
product manufacturing.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, copies of the instruction manual, leaflet and website indicating thematters related to this item shall be submitted.
(3) Repair subcontract systems shall be available, and repairs shall be carried out asrequested by the users (repair system). The following requirements on the repair
system shall be satisfied:a. information on repair subcontract system is available;
b. information on the scope of repair (details of services), contact address, etc.
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are provided to users.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, copies of the instruction manual, leaflet and website indicating thematters related to this item shall be submitted.
(4) Consideration shall be given to resource saving of packaging materials. Specifically,
Appendix 2 “Packaging material checklist” shall be satisfied.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, Form 2 “Packaging Material Check List” shall be submitted.
4-1-2. Prevention of Global Warming(5) Power consumption from start of warm-up till completion of treatment of one
laminate sheet shall satisfy Table 1.
Table 1 standard of power consumption
Maximum size of a film to be
power consumption (Wh)treated
A3

≤30

A4

≤24

[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate and a test
result (Form 3) of power consumption from start of warm-up till completion oftreatment of one laminate sheet shall be submitted. Note that measurement
conditions shall be as described below. If a result of a first measurement exceeds
90% of the upper limit of the criteria in Table 1, the applicant shall perform asecond measurement when five hours elapse after the main power source isturned off, and submit results of the two measurements (The results of bothmeasurements shall each satisfy the criteria in Table 1).
<Measurement Conditions>- Film: Each company’s (recommended) normal A4-size film having a thicknessof 100μm (the short-edge binding).
- Paper to be used: Copy paper (size: A4 (210 x 297 mm), basis weight: 64 g/m 2)
One sheet- Ambient temperature: 25°C±5°C- Set heating temperature: (Recommended) Normal set temperature based on
the above conditions of the corresponding device
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The name and address of the analysis test center and the conformance to
ISO/IEC17025 (corresponding JIS Q17025) shall also be indicated in the AttachedCertificate.
(6) The laminator shall have the automatic off function by which it shifts to the off mode
when a non-operation state has continued for a certain period of time while the mainfunction is stopped. In addition, the time to shift to the off mode shall be set to 60
minutes or shorter before shipment, and off mode power consumption shall be 2.0W
or lower.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate, and thetest result of the off mode power consumption shall be submitted
The name and address of the analysis test center and the information on theconformance to ISO/IEC17025 (corresponding JIS Q17025) shall also be indicatedin the Attached Certificate.
A copy of a corresponding page of an instruction manual, leaflet, website, etc.
indicating automatic off function shall be submitted.
4-1-3. Restriction and Control of Hazardous Substances(7) The content rate of lead, mercury, cadmium and those compounds, hexavalentchromium compounds, polybrominated biphenyl(PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl
ether(PBDE) in the product shall comply with ANNEX II of the [Commission
Delegated Directive (EU)2015/863 amending Annex II of RoHS (II) Directive] (Table2). However, this does not apply to those substances specified in ANNEX III.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item and the confirmation method shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. In addition, it is recommended that checking is performed
based on JIS Z 7201 “Management of chemical substances in products - Principles
and guidelines”.
Table 2. Standard value of content rate
Material
Content rate[wt%]Lead and its compounds
 0.1
Mercury and its compounds 0.1
Cadmium and its compounds
 0.01Hexavalent chromium compounds
 0.1
Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB)
 0.1
Polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE) 0.1
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate(DEHP) *1
 0.1
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) *1
 0.1
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Dibutyl phthalate(DBP) *1
Diisobutyl phthalate(DIBP) *1

 0.1
 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).
*1 Applicable to the applications submitted on or after July 22, 2019.

(8) Polymer containing halogen shall not be used for plastic casing parts weighing over25g. However, fluoroplastics, for example, PTFE, etc. are allowed to be used. In
addition, plastic casing parts weighing over 25g shall have no short-chain chlorinatedparaffin (SCCPs) (the number of chained C is 10 to 13 and contained chloride
concentration is 50% or over), Polybrominated diphenylether (PBDEs, Bromine 4-7
and 10) and Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) added.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item and the confirmation method shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. In addition, Form 4 “plastic material list used” shall be
submitted. The manufacturer of the raw material, whether polymers containing
halogens are added, and the name and CAS number of the frame retardants usedor the code number according to the ISO1043-4 (JIS6899-4) shall be indicated. In
addition, it is recommended that confirmation is performed based on JIS Z 7201
“Management of chemical substances in products - Principles and guidelines”.
(9) 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 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 bereported. 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 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. (Form 5)
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 mustbe submitted:
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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).
(10) Polymer containing halogen shall not be used for a laminate film that is suppliedwith the product or sold as a standard good.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item and the confirmation method shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. In addition, it is recommended that confirmation is
performed based on JIS Z 7201 “Management of chemical substances in products Principles and guidelines”.
4-1-4. Information provision to uses
(11) Information for users shown in 1) to 5) below shall be provided in an instruction
manual, leaflet, website, etc.:
1) Information on appropriate usage of the following a. to c.
a. Thickness and size of a corresponding laminate filmb. Method of maintenance, such as care and cleaning of a roller, etc.
c. Precaution for use (not to cut a laminate film before treatment etc.)
2) Information on usage that contributes to energy saving of the following a. to e.
a. Rated (maximum) power consumption
b. Warm-up periodc. Laminate treatment period (rate)
d. Energy saving function (such as the automatic off function, etc.)
e. Turning off the power switch after using (unplug from the outlet)
3) Information on safety such as not disassembling the product4) Information on smell while in use (how to handle smell, etc.)
5) Information on disposal or recycling of the product after use

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162 Criteria V1[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, copies of the applicable part of the instruction manual, leaflet andwebsite indicating information provided to users shall be submitted.
4-2. Quality criteria and certification procedure(12) The laminator shall have the reverse function that enables removal of any jammed
laminate film, etc.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, copies of the applicable part of the instruction manual, leaflet andwebsite indicating information provided to users shall be submitted.

5. Considerations
In manufacturing products, it is desirable to consider the following, although they are
not requirements for certification. The conformance to the individual criteria item
shall be indicated in Attached Certificates.
(1) A collection and recycling system of products has been established.
(2) As product specifications, in view of energy and resource saving, a laminate film ofwhich thickness is less than 100μm shall also be usable, and such information shallbe provided accordingly.
(3) To facilitate recycling of rare metals (neodymium, dysprosium, cobalt, tungsten,tantalum and samarium) contained in equipment, parts containing many rare
metals shall be identified.
(4) A recycled material shall be used in a laminate film that is supplied with the
product or sold as a standard good.

6. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) A product classification shall be on an item number basis. However, a product of thesame brand but having a different casing color shall be treated as the same productclassification.
(2) In principle, Eco Mark shown as below shall be indicated on the product. The
licensees of Eco Mark Utilization Contract who own Eco Mark products shall also be
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allowed to use the indication of the logo and certification number as before.

(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/)

March 20, 2018
April 1, 2019
March 15, 2023
March 31, 2030

Established (Version 1.0)
Revised (Eco Mark Usage)
Extension of Expiration date
Expiration

Certification Criteria of this Product Category shall be revised as needed.

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Appendix 1 Product Design Checklist (1/3)
Applicable Scope
The requirements apply to certain sub-assemblies of basic unit of equipment andconsumables
Assembly

Recycled plastic part

Unit composed of at least two components linked bypower or design.
Parts with functions serving as a frame to support themain parts of machines
Plastic composed of post-consumer material andpre-consumer material
Material or rejected product generated from a disposalroute in a product manufacturing process, excluding
those that are generated in a material manufacturing
process and that are reused as raw materials within thesame process (plant).
Materials or products disposed of after they have beenused as goods.
Plastic part which contains recycled plastics

Reused plastic part

Plastic part that has been used in the past and are reused

Casing part

Part which protects the machine from environmental
effects and user from getting into contact with moving,radiating, or current-carrying components.
Assembly which includes at least one electric or electronic
component.
General name of multi component polymers obtained by
the chemical binding of the polymers of more than two
components. Polymer blend is the physical blending ofdifferent types of polymers.

ChassisRecycled plastic
Pre-consumer material

Post-consumer material

Electrical/ electronic assembly
Polymer alloy (Polymer blend)Category classification
Any requirements are classified as either “Mandatory requirement” or “Optional
requirement”.
Mandatory requirement

Requirements which must be met

Optional requirement

Requirements which should be met

Reference specification
ECMA341(Environmental Design Considerations for ICT&CE Products) 4th edition
December 2010, European Computer Manufacturer Association

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Appendix 1 Product Design Checklist (2/3)
Mandatory requirement (items which must be met)
group

No

Resource
SavingMaterial Selection andMarking

Structure and Connection Technology

12Requirement

Applicable scope

Disassembly for recycling can be done with
universal tools exclusively"Universal tools" refers to widely used,
Facilitating
commercially available tools. This
disconnection
Yesrequirement does not apply to connections
No
where legal regulations have influenced
the choice of joining technique.
Facilitating
Yes
disconnection
No

Housing, chassis,
Electrical/ electronic
assembly

5
6

The manufacturer did a trial disassembly
according to 1-5 above.

8

PurposeCompatibility of materials can be checked Promoting
Yeswith reference to Appendix C of ECMA reuseandNo341 “Polymers Compatibility Guide”, etc. recycling
Facilitatingparts searchYes

Necessary points of application and working
Casing parts,
space for disassembly tools have been taken into chassis, Electrical/
consideration?
electronic assembly
Screwed connections to secure assemblies can be Casing parts,
separated with no more than 4 tools.
chassis, Electrical/
electronic assembly
Can the disassembly be performed by one
Entire unit
person?

7

Remarks

Components made of materials incompatible
Casing parts,
with each other are connected separably or via
chassis, Electrical/
separation aids.
electronic assemblyElectrical/ electronic assembly and electrical/
Entire unit,
electronic parts are easily traceable and removal. including lamps
Can parts replacement of which is substantiallyneeded in maintenance/repair be easily removed?

3

4Compliance?

Entire unit

No

Tools can be distinguished by drive type Facilitating
Yes(e.g., Phillips screw driver, flathead screw disconnection
Nodriver) and drive size (e.g., tool size)
Facilitating
Yesdisassembly/
No
dismantling
Yes
NoYes For instance, “functions" refer to “heatPromotingNo
resistance”, “impact resistance” andreuse andNo“abrasion resistance”. Polymer blend
recycling
applicab (polymer alloy) may be used.
le partused
The material identification of plastics
PromotingYes shall enable all recycling companies toreuse andNo
sort plastics by type.
recycling

Materials of plastic housing components with Casing partssimilar functions are limited to one material. This weighing over 25g
requirement shall not apply to parts that havebeen proved as reused parts or parts which
require special functions “heat resistance”,“impact resistance” and “abrasion resistance”.
Plastic parts weighing over 25g and larger than Entire unit
200mm2 are marked in accordance with (excluding plastic
ISO11469 in consideration of ISO1043.
parts in reusedcomposite assembly)
Is the product designed giving consideration to Entire unitYesweight reduction/volume reduction?
No
 No

Comparison with the equipment used in Promoting
conventional machines.
resource saving

Name of conventional machine
Rate of weight reduction
product
havingRate of volume reduction
equivalent Either the rate of weight reduction or rate offunctionali
volume reduction may serve the purpose.
ty

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Appendix 1 Product Design Checklist (3/3)
Optional requirement (items which should be met)

Material Selection and Marking

Structure andConnection
Technology

grou
p

No

Requirement

Applicable scope2

Casing parts,
chassisFor products weighing over 10kg, theUnit to besupporting surface can be maintained during the handled
entire disassembly work.

3

Parts made of the same sort of plastics are dyed Casing parts
uniformly or compatibly. Integrated control
elements shall be exempt from this requirement.

1

4

Separable connections are easily traceable.

Metallic painting which may require treatment Casing partsfor removal (metal plating and conductive
weighing over 25g
coating) is avoided for the plastic parts. Direct
printing on plastic parts is limited to theminimum required level (example:
manufacturer’s name).
Reused plastic part, recycled plastic part or Entire unit
plant-based plastic part with which theenvironmental load reduction effect isconfirmed is used.

5(If yes,)□ reused plastic part□ recycled plastic part□ plant-based plastic

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Compliance?

Remarks

Yes
No
Yes
No
Not
covered
Yes
No
No
applicablepart used
Yes
No
No
applicablepart usedYes
No

PurposeFacilitatingparts search

When the supporting surface can be
maintained during the disassembly
work without turning over the
product, disassembly / dismantling
will be facilitated.
"Compatible dyeing" stands fordifferent shades of one colour.

Facilitating
disassembly/
dismantling

Large-area coating layer on thesurface of plastic parts require
treatment for removal.
Laser markings are not considered as“prints” referred to herein. This item
does not apply to the coating using
the same materials with the plastic
parts.
At least one such part shall be used.
The ratio of combination does notmatter.

Promotingreuse andrecycling(If yes, fill in
the leftcolumn)(If yes,)□ reused plastic part□ recycled plastic part□ plant-based plastic

Promotingreuse
andrecycling

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Appendix 2 “Packaging material checklist”■List of packaging material used for the product.
Indicate a name, mass, ratio of recycled materials in use of packaging materials that areused per product.
No.

Packaging material used for the productmass[g]Ratio of recycled material
in product

1

%

2

%

3

%
Total

Entry examples of the packaging materials in use: cardboard, polyethylene, foamed polystyrene, pulp mold.

■Packaging material checklist (Optional item: items which should be met)
It is determined that the product complies with the criteria when it meets all of themandatory requirements:
No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Requirement
Is the product designed giving
consideration to weight
reduction/volume reduction?
Is the product designed giving
consideration to use of recycledmaterials?
(Waste paper, recycled plastic, etc.)
Is the recycled waste paper used 70%
or more, or the recycled plastic used
40% or more?
Is the product designed giving
consideration so that the amount of
ink to be used in printing on asurface of packaging materials is
reduced?
Is the product such designed thatsharing of materials is promoted?
Is the product designed giving
consideration to selection of amaterial that is easy to recycle orreuse?
If dissimilar materials are used in
combination, is the product suchdesigned that separation of parts iseasy?
Whether materials are indicatedaccording to the regulations or JIS
standard, etc., so that the product canbe easily recycled or reused.

Compliance

Remarks[Mandatory]

Comparison with packaging material used inconventional machines.

Yes/No
No producthaving equivalentfunctionality[Mandatory]Yes/No[Optional]

Name of conventional machine
Rate of weight reduction
Rate of volume reduction

Either the rate of weight reduction or rate of volume
reduction may serve the purpose.
“Consideration” shall mean examination of
the possibility of use of recycled materials at
the stage of selection of materials for
packaging or the designing.

Yes/No

If any recycled material is used, indicate itin the above list.

[Optional]

It is desirable to share materials by productsof a same company or standardize packaging
materials used for a same product.

Yes/No[Mandatory]Yes/No[Mandatory]

It is desirable to share materials by productsof a same company or standardize packaging
materials used for a same product.
It is desirable to select a material that
consumers can easily send to recycling, etc.

Yes/No[Mandatory]Yes/No
No combined use ofdissimilar materials[Mandatory]Yes/No

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Dissimilar materials herein stated refer tometals and plastics, paper and plastics, etc.,
and do not mean a difference by a type ofplastic.
It is necessary to provide an appropriate
indication so that consumers can send the
product to recycling, etc. In Japan, the Law
for Promotion of Sorted Collection andRecycling of Containers and Packaging is ineffect, according to which the Report of theCommittee for Considering Identification ofContainer and Packaging, etc. provides forthe identification marks and method of
displaying materials. As to products supplied
to corporations, too, display of material shallbe indispensable; however, indication of162 Criteria V1

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10

Are materials to be used in packaging
selected so that use of any chemical
substances which affect theenvironment is avoided or reduced?
(Non-use of polymers containing
halogens, HCFC, etc. (Appendix 3))
Is there a system for collection andreuse or recycling of packaging
materials?

[Mandatory]materials may be omitted based on suchprovisions concerning the identification
marks as “For the case of solid-color
container and packaging” and “For thecontainer and packaging on which thedisplay cannot be attached.”
If any chemical substance that affects theenvironment is used, it will be a problem
when the product is recycled or disposed of.

Yes/No[Optional]Yes/No

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As stated in the considerations of Act for
Promoting Green Purchasing, it is desirable
that the product has a collection/recycling
system. For usage for individual use,compliance to the Law for Promotion ofSortedCollection
andRecyclingof
Containers and Packaging shall be regarded
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Appendix 3 HCFC Specified in “Packaging material checklist” No.9
Name of substanceName of substanceDichlorofluoromethane (HCFC-21)

Trichlorotetrafluoropropane (HCFC-224)

Chlorodifluoromethane(HCFC-22)

Dichloropentafluoropropane (HCFC-225)

Chlorofluoromethane (HCFC-31)

3,3-Dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225ca)

Tetrachlorofluoroethane (HCFC-121)

1,3- Dichloro -1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225cb)

Trichlorodifluoroethane (HCFC-122)

Chlorohexafluoropropane (HCFC-226)

Dichlorotrifluoroethane (HCFC-123)

Pentachlorofluoropropane (HCFC-231)

2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123)

Tetrachlorodifluoropropane (HCFC-232)

Chlorotetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124)

Trichlorotrifluoropropane (HCFC-233)

2-Chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124)

Dichlorotetrafluoropropane (HCFC-234)

Trichlorofluoroethane (HCFC-131)

Chloropentafluoropropane (HCFC-235)

Dichlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-132)

Tetrachlorofluoropropane (HCFC-241)

Chlorotrifluoroethane (HCFC-133)

Trichlorodifluoropropane (HCFC-242)

Dichlorofluoroethane (HCFC-141)

Dichlorotrifluoropropane (HCFC-243)

1-Dichloro-1-Fluoroethane (HCFC-141b)

Chlorotetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244)

Chlorodifluoroethane (HCFC-142)

Trichlorofluoropropane (HCFC-251)

1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b)

Dichlorodifluoropropane (HCFC-252)

Chlorofluoroethane (HCFC-151)

Chlorotrifluoropropane (HCFC-253)

Hexachlorofluoropropane (HCFC-221)

Dichlorofluoropropane (HCFC-261)

Pentachlorodifluoropropane (HCFC-222)

Chlorodifluoropropane (HCFC-262)

Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane (HCFC-223)

Chlorofluoropropane (HCFC-271)

Source: Group I, Annex C of Montreal Protocol

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