Content of Substances of Very High Concern (the Candidate List)

Level: Advanced

This contract term minimizes content of the environmentally and health-hazardous chemicals listed on the candidate list in the EU chemicals legislation Reach.

Details

Type:: Special contract terms
ID:: 11037:3
Group:: All textiles
Swedish:: Innehåll av särskilt farliga ämnen (kandidatförteckning)

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Criterion text

Textiles delivered under the contract shall not contain substances included on the current candidate list (Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)) in levels above 0.1 weight percent (1000 mg/kg) per substance. 0.1 weight percent refers to each individual part of a product¹.

If new substances are entered on the candidate list during the contract period, the supplier shall within six months of the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) publication of a revised candidate list present an action plan on how the substances can be phased out. The action plan is presented to the contracting authority upon request.

¹The weight percentage refers to each individual part of a composite article and thus does not refer to 0.1% of a composite product, but to 0.1% of each constituent part.

Verification

The supplier's acceptance in the tender means that the contract terms will be fulfilled at the times specified in the contract. This can be followed up during the term of the contract.

Proposed follow-up

Labelling

Follow up on the contract term by checking that there is a valid license for the product in question, for example:

Nordic Swan Ecolabel of Textile, hides/skins and leather
EU Ecolabel for textile products 2014/350/EU
GOTS

Analysis report

Follow up the contract term by requesting analysis reports for spot-checks and check that the values are below the requirement limit value for each substance. Also check that the analyses were performed by a laboratory accredited for the method of analysis used.

Self-declaration verified by an accredited verification body

Follow up the contract term by requesting the supplier’s self-declaration including documentation showing that the requirement is met. The self-declaration shall be verified by an accredited verification body accredited for the task in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029 or equivalent standard.

Information about the criterion

Please note that the labels that can verify this criterion are only the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, EU Ecolabel and GOTS.

There are currently a limited number of accredited verification bodies according to ISO / IEC 17029 (Conformity assessment - General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies), as it is a relatively new standard. However, this may change, especially if the demand for verifying compliance in this way increases. More information about the standard and accredited verification bodies can be found on Swedac's website.

Environmental goals

A Non-Toxic Environment

Agenda 2030

Good health and well-being
Clean water and sanitation
Decent work and economic growth
Responsible consumption and production
Life on land
Life below water

Versions history

The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.

Current ID: 11037:3
Version date: 2025-05-15