Water repellent and waterproof function in textiles where such a function is required
Level: Core
Textiles with water-repellent or waterproof function shall not be treated with environmentally and health-hazardous compounds on the candidate list but can be treated with other compounds to achieve their function.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 10018:3
- Group:
- Supplement for textiles with special functions
Criterion text
In textiles with water-repellent or waterproof function delivered under the contract, perfluorinated substances or cyclic siloxanes on the current candidate list (Article 59 of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)) shall not be included in levels above 100 mg/kg textile.
Verification
The supplier shall, upon request, be able to present any of for example the following:
- Valid license for any of for example the following labels:
- Nordic Swan Ecolabel of Textile, hides/skins and leather, version 5
- EU Ecolabel for textile products 2014/350/EU
- Analysis report from an accredited laboratory with measured levels of the specified substances/substance groups that meet the limit value in the requirement.
- The supplier's self-declaration including technical documentation of compliance verified by an accredited verification body, accredited for the task in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029 or equivalent standard.
Proposed follow-up
Labelling
If the requirement has been verified with a label, check that there is a valid license for the product in question. This can be checked on each website: Nordic Swan Ecolabel, EU Ecolabel.
Analysis report
If the requirement has been verified with analysis reports, perform spot-checks on the analysis reports and check that the values are below the requirement limit value for each substance. Also check that the analyses were performed by an accredited laboratory.
Self-declaration verified by an accredited verification body
If a verified self-declaration is used to prove that the requirement is fulfilled, request the supplier’s self-declaration, including documentation showing that the requirement is met. The self-declaration shall be verified by a verification body accredited for the task in accordance with ISO / IEC 17029 or equivalent standard.
Information about the criterion
This criterion is used for textiles where there is a need for water-repellent or waterproof function. In many textile products, these functions are fully sufficient.
If it is necessary for the textiles to have a function that provides protection against dirt, oil, biological or chemical agents, see requirement ID 11028: 3 “Textiles with dirt and oil-repellent function where such a function is required”.
There are currently a limited number of accredited verification bodies for ISO/IEC 17029 (Conformity assessment - General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies) as it is a relatively new standard. 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
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
- 10018:3
- Version date
- 2021-05-25