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GUIDE

Guide on Green Public Procurement

This guide is based on the criteria of the Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5), version of July 2014.

Despite the thorough examination of all information provided in the guide, errors cannot be excluded with absolute certain-ty. We therefore make no guarantee regarding the correctness, completeness and up-to-dateness of the contents. Any liability of the publisher is also excluded for potential consequences related to the contents.

We allow the copying as well as other forms of use of all ­contents­of­this­guide­provided­that­they­are­not­falsified­or­used in any other improper manner.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 5

2. How to use this guide 5

3. Scope 6

4.­ Definitions­ 6

5.­ Verification­management­ 7

5.1­­ Verification­through­certificates­by­conformity­assessment­bodies­ 7

5.2­ Verification­by­labels­ 8

5.3­­ Recommendations­for­verification­requirements­ 8

6. Environmental requirements for the subject matter of the contract 9

6.1 Pulp 9

6.2­ Whiteness­of­the­final­product­ 9

6.3 Fabrication additives 9

6.3.1 Wet and dry strength agents and other auxiliary processing substances 9

6.3.2­ Chloropropanols­and­antimicrobial­constituents­in­the­final­product­ 10

6.3.3­ Use­of­preservatives­ 10

6.3.4 Restrictions on dyes and pigments 11

6.3.5 Prohibition of lotions, fragrances and bacterial suspensions for the production of sanitary papers 12

6.4 Migration of colourants in dyed or printed products 12

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6.5 Processing of waste paper 13

6.6­ Regulations­of­the­Foodstuffs­and­Consumer­Products­Act­­ 13

7.­ Tender­evaluation­ 13

Annex:­Tenderer­questionnaire­on­green­procurement­of­sanitary­paper­­ 14

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1. Introduction

Sanitary papers are normally used only once and are subsequently lost to the paper chain, since they are disposed of via the sewers­or­as­waste.­Therefore,­only­sanitary­papers made of recycled paper and, if possible, from lower and medium grade secondary­fibres­should­be­used.­These­are waste papers of low to medium quality which constitute the majority of the waste paper amount.

In the ecological comparison of systems, paper products made of waste paper perform better than paper products made of­primary­fibres­that­use­wood­as­raw­material­for­fibres­regarding­the­aspects­of resource consumption, waste water pollution, water and energy consumption while the performance characteristics of the products remain similar.

2. How to use this guide

This­guide­itself­contains­the­main­infor-mation and recommendations relevant for the contracting authority for including environmental aspects in the tender and contractual documents.

The­tenderer­questionnaire­regarding­the green public procurement of sanitary papers, which is provided as annex of the present guide and is separately published under www.beschaffung-info.de as Word document, is intended as an appendix to­the­specifications.­With­respect­to­the­environmental requirements to the subject matter of the contract, thus, only a ref-erence­in­the­specifications­is­necessary­in order to comply with the provision of the public procurement law according to which the performance is to be described unambiguously­and­comprehensively.­The­tenderer questionnaire is also to be used for­verification­management.­An­appropri-ate formulation in the tender documents could be:

The [sanitary papers] shall comply with the minimum criteria indicated in the attached “Tenderer questionnaire on the green pro-curement of sanitary papers” in order to be taken into consideration when the decision on the award of the contract is made. For verification purposes, the filled-in tenderer questionnaire is to be provided with the respective verifications required therein for each offered product. If the product is labelled with the Blue Angel RAL-UZ 5 envi-ronmental label, the individual verifications (except for the verification of the whiteness of the final product) may be omitted. This shall also apply if the product is marked with an equivalent label which requires the compliance with all minimum criteria indi-cated in the tenderer questionnaire (except for the criterion of whiteness). The require-ment for whiteness shall be verified sepa-rately in that case, unless the requirement is certified by the label.

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3. Scope

This­guide­shall­apply­for­sanitary­paper­products, e.g. paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning papers, handkerchiefs, cosmetic

tissues, napkins, kitchen towels and cover papers (e.g. paper couch covers).

4. Definitions

• “Waste paper” is the generic term for all types of paper and cardboard that accumulate after use or processing and are­registered­as­such.­The­specification­of the types of waste paper is estab-lished in the European list of standard grades of paper and board for recycling (DIN EN 643).

• “Bisphenol A” is a chemical com-pound that is used in stable plastics (polycarbonate and epoxy resins) or thermal­paper.­Tests­have­shown­that­the substance is found in the envi-ronment and that it has an impact on the hormonal system of humans and environmental organisms, even at very low concentrations. Under certain con-ditions, the chemical may be released from objects of use and enter the hu-man body through food or through the skin, for example from thermal paper.1

• “Chloropropanols”: In the paper in-dustry, epichlorohydrin resins are used as wet strength or retention agents for the production of paper and cardboard. This­may­lead­to­the­formation­of­chlo-

ropropanols­in­the­final­product­which­are capable of migrating. Of these, 3-monochloropropanediol (3MCPD) and 1,3-dichloropropanediol (1,3DCP) are relevant for health since they are water-soluble and 3MCPD has been classified­as­mutagenic­and­1,3DCP­as­carcinogenic and genotoxic.2

• “Glyoxal” is a chemical bond of the dialdehydes (bivalent aldehydes) and refers to a chemical substance which is used as auxiliary processing substance for paper production.

• “Migration of colourants” refers to the transition of single colourant com-ponents (e.g. glyoxal, azo dyes) from the print colours into the produced san-itary­paper.­The­transition­is­enabled­by­the­fibre­material­which­transports­the­colourants­into­the­sanitary­paper.­The­migration of single substances can be problematic if these are potentially or verifiably­hazardous­to­health­or­to­the­environment.

1 Cf. www.reach-info.de/bisphenol-a.htm.2­ Please­refer­to­the­respective­current­version­of­the­MAK­(threshold­limit­values)­and­BAT­(biological­tolerance­

values) list of the German Research Foundation (DFG) under http://www.dfg.de/en/dfg_profile/statutory_bodies/senate/health_hazards/index.html.

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• “Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS)”­define­the­state­of technology, occupational medicine and occupational hygiene as well as other­substantiated­scientific­findings­for handling hazardous substances,

including­classification­and­labelling.­These­are­established­and­adapted­to­the up-to-date state of developments by the German Hazardous Substances Committee (AGS).

5. Verification management

Public procurement bodies may specify in the tender that the tenderer shall verify the compliance with the performance require-ments­by­providing­certificates­issued­by­a conformity assessment body (as per § 33 Regulation on the Award of Public Con-tracts (Vergabeverordnung, VgV)­2016)­or­by labels (as per § 34 VgV­2016;­§­24­Ordi-nance for the procurement of goods and services below the EU thresholds (Unter-schwellenvergabeordnung (UVgO)­20173).

5.1 Verification through certif-icates by conformity as-sessment bodies

The­verification­that­the­technical­require-ments­are­complied­with­may­be­effected­via­a­certificate­issued­by­a­conformity­assessment body4­(e.g.­TÜV,­VDE,­certified­test­laboratory)­or­a­certification­issued­by­them (as per § 33 VgV­2016).

If the public procurement body demands a­certificate­from­a­specific­conformity­

assessment body, they must also recognize certificates­from­equivalent­other­conform-ity assessment bodies as per § 33 sec. 1 sentence 2 VgV­2016).­The­public­procure-ment body shall also admit other forms of verification,­for­instance­the­technical­file­of the manufacturer (as per § 33 sec. 2 VgV 2016). As a precondition, the tenderer:

• had­no­access­to­the­required­certifi-cates issued by a conformity assess-ment­body­or­to­the­verifications­provid-ed by an equivalent body or

• is not responsible for not being able to­obtain­the­verifications­from­the­conformity assessment body before the submission deadline for the tender.

In the two versions indicated above, the tenderer­bears­the­burden­of­proof;­this­means that, if they are unable to verify that­their­offered­performance­complies­with the technical requirements, they are excluded from the award procedure.

3 As a Rule of Procedure, UVgO­is­put­into­effect­with­the­new­revision­of­the­General­Administrative­Regulation­on­§ 55 of the Federal Budget Regulations or with respective state-law regulations for the states. At national level, UVgO­was­put­into­effect­on­September­2,­2017­(circular­letter­of­the­Federal­Ministry­of­Finance­from­January­9,­2017­–­II­A­3­-­H­1012-6/16/10003:003).­For­implementation­of­UVgO, the budgetary provisions of the states are to be updated in the coming months.

4­ A­conformity­assessment­is­the­examination­and­certification­of­the­compliance­with­stipulated­requirements­for­products­and­services.­The­conformity­assessment­bodies­implementing­these­activities­are­accredited.­This­means­that­the­competence­of­the­conformity­assessment­body­has­been­verified­by­an­independent­authority.

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5.2 Verification by labelsThe­public­procurement­body­may­require­a­specific­label­for­verifying­the­compliance­with­the­technical­specification,­such­as­the Blue Angel environmental label (VgV 2016).­In­such­case­they­must­also­accept­labels which post equivalent requirements on the performance (§ 34 sec. 4 VgV­2016;­§ 24 sec. 4 UVgO­2017);­in­particular,­this­applies to labels of other EU member states.

If the performance does not have to meet all requirements of a label, the public pro-curement body shall indicate the respective requirements of the label (§ 34 sec. 3 VgV 2016;­§­24­sec.­3­UVgO­2017).

If the tenderer is unable to provide the de-manded label or an equivalent label within an adequate period, and if they are not re-sponsible for this circumstance, the public procurement body shall also accept other suitable­verification­options,­e.g.­technical­files­or­test­reports­of­acknowledged­bodies­(§ 34 sec. 5 VgV­2016;­§­24­sec.­5­UvGO 2017).­The­tenderer­bears­the­burden­of­proof­that­they­meet­the­specific­require-ments of the label with their alternative verification­option.

5.3 Recommendations for veri-fication requirements

Exclusive­verification­of­compliance­with­the­performance­specifications­by­a­label,­such as the Blue Angel environmental label, can only be recommended if there is a­sufficient­number­of­products­from­differ-ent manufacturers that bear the label. Only then, a competition amongst the tenderers can be guaranteed.

In­the­field­of­sanitary­papers,­there­is­a­range of products labelled with the Blue Angel for sanitary papers made of waste paper (RAL-UZ 5)5.

The­tenderer­questionnaire­in­the­annex­to­this­guide­considers­all­three­verification­options (environmental label, equivalent label,­individual­verifications).

5 https://www.blauer-engel.de/en/products/home-living/sanitary-recycled-paper.

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6. Environmental requirements for the subject matter of the contract

6.1 Pulp

Criterion: Minimum

Verifications: Blue Angel environmen-tal label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or verification report of a recognised authority6 or declaration by the manu-facturer

The­paper­fibres­must­be­made­of­100%­waste paper.

Crepe toilet papers

Crepe toilet papers must be completely made of waste paper of lower, medium and­special­grades­(groups­1,­2­–­with­the­exception­of­the­groups­2.14­–­and­5)­(according to the European list of standard grades of recovered paper and board DIN EN 643).

Crepe paper towels

Crepe paper towels must be completely made of waste paper of lower, medium and kraft grades (groups 1, 2, 4 and 5, with the exception­of­the­individual­kinds­2.14,­4.01­and­4.07)­(according­to­the­European­list­of standard grades of recovered paper and board DIN EN 643).

Other sanitary papers

Any other sanitary papers must be made of at­least­65%­waste­paper­of­lower,­medium­and kraft grades as well as special grades (groups 1, 2, 4 and 5, with the exception of the­individual­kinds­2.14­and­4.07).

6.2 Whiteness of the final product

Criterion: Minimum

Verifications: Declaration of the man-ufacturer or product documentation, presentation of a product sample

The­products­must­not­exceed­a­maximum­degree­of­whiteness­of­80%­(including­UV­percentage)­according­to­DIN­ISO­2470.

6.3 Fabrication additives6.3.1 Wet and dry strength agents

and other auxiliary processing substances

Criterion: Minimum

Verification: Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or declaration by the manufacturer

6­ For­example,­by­a­certification­body­accredited­by­the­German­Accreditation­Body­(DAkkS)­for­ISO­14001­with­the­scope­for­the­pulp­and­paper­industry­(NACE­17.12),­by­an­environmental­verifier­or­an­accredited­FSC­certifier­approved­for­this­scope­(NACE­17.12)­by­the­Deutsche­Akkreditierungs-­und­Zulassungsgesellschaft­für­Um-weltgutachter­mbH­(DAU)­(German­Accreditation­and­Certification­Association­for­Environmental­Verifiers­mbH­(DAU)) as per the Environmental Audit Act

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Only auxiliary processing substances listed in the XXXVIth recommendation7 of the Ger-man Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)­may­be­used.­The­maximum­quanti-ties­and/or­concentration­values­specified­therein must be complied with.

Neither wet or dry strength agents nor any other auxiliary processing substances containing glyoxal may be used for the production of the sanitary papers.

6.3.2 Chloropropanols and antimi-crobial constituents in the final product

Criterion: Minimum

Verification: Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or verification report of an independent testing authority

The­concentration­of­chloropropanols­in­the water extract of the products which are produced using wet strength agents must not­exceed­the­values­specified­in­the­XXX-VIth recommendation7 of the BfR.8

When testing dry sanitary papers for the presence of antimicrobial constituents, no growth­inhibition­of­certain­defined­bacte-ria may be observable when the “Hemmhof Test”­is­applied­according­to­DIN­EN­1104.­Excluded from the above are paper towels and cosmetic tissues.

6.3.3 Use of preservatives

Criterion: Minimum

Verification: Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or declaration by the manufacturer as well as information on the amount of muci-lage prevention agents and preserva-tives used per kg product according to IUPAC name.

Only such substances may be used as mucilage prevention agents and preserv-atives for manufacturing of the products, which have been approved as per the German­Biocides­Ordinance­VO­528/2012­or which are still registered as existing ac-tive substances and are examined as such within the scope of the EU existing active substances programme for the respectively applicable type of biocide product.

Only such substances must be used as biocide products that have been approved for the respective purpose. Products con-taining existing active substances that are still subject to the EU examination proce-dure, may be continued to be used without approval until a decision is taken.9

Moreover, the products must not contain any active substances that are intended for­substitution­according­to­art.­10­of­the­German­Biocide­Ordinance­VO­528/2012.

7­ Cf.­https://bfr.ble.de/kse/faces/resources/pdf/360.pdf8­ Method:­cf.­§­35­LMBG,­p.­80.56-2.9­ EU­list­of­approved­substances,­prev.­included­in­Annex­I­of­the­Biocides­Directive­98/09­EC.­Cf.­https://www.

baua.de/EN/Topics/Safe-use-of-chemicals-and-products/Chemicals-law/Biocides/Biocides_node.html;jsession-id=056E2D47335FDA9C013690C6BA5E6456.s1t1.

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Prior to the respective approval obligation for biocide products containing existing active­substances­becoming­effective,­only­such substances are permitted that are ad-ditionally listed in the XXXVIth recommen-dation­of­the­BfR.­The­following­substances­must not be used:

Sodium fluorosil-icate

CAS no. 16893-85-9

N-(a-(1-nitroethyl)benzyl)-ethylene-diamine

CAS no. 14762-38-0

Mixture of tris-(hydroxyme-thyl)-nitrometh-ane,

CAS no. 126-11-4

5-chloro-2-me-thyl-4-isothiazo-lin-3-one and

CAS no. 26172-55-4

2-methyl-4-isothi-azolin-3-one

CAS no. 2682-20-4

Thiram CAS no. 127-36-8

Nanosilver CAS no. 7440-22-4

6.3.4 Restrictions on dyes and pigments

Criterion: Minimum

Verification: Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or declaration by the manufacturer or declarations by the dye/pigment tender-

er or subcontractor for dyes/pigments, surface-finishing products, auxiliary and coating substances

Azo dyes and pigments that are capable of splitting­off­one­of­the­amines­specified­in­the respective current version of Directive 2002/61/EEC­or­in­TRGS­61410 must not be used for this purpose.

Colourants (i.e. dyes and/or pigments) containing mercury, lead, cadmium or chromium(VI) compounds as constituent components must not be used.

Dyes/pigments,­surface-finishing­products,­auxiliary and coating substances that

• are marked with one of the H-Phrases listed in the table below as per EC regu-lation­1272/200811 or meet the criteria for such marking, must not be used.

• or­are­classified­as­carcinogenic,­mu-tagenic or reprotoxic substances as per TRGS­90512 as currently amended.

10­ Cf.­German­Federal­Institute­for­Health­and­Safety: www.baua.de/de/Themen-von-A-Z/Gefahrstoffe/TRGS/TRGS-614.html.

11­ Regulation­(EC)­no.­1272/2008­on­classification,­labelling­and­packaging­of­substances­and­mixtures­(GHS­regu-lation).­You­can­find­the­GHS­regulation­at:­www.reach-info.de/ghs.

12 Cf. German Federal Institute for Health and Safety: www.baua.de/nn_16812/de/Themen-von-A-Z/Gefahrstoffe/TRGS/pdf/TRGS-905.pdf.

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EC Reg-ulation 1272/2008 (GHS Regu-lation)

Wording

Carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproduction-toxic substances

H340 May cause genetic defects.

H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects.

H350 May cause cancer.

H350i May cause cancer by inhalation.

H351 Suspected of causing cancer.

H360F May damage fertility.

H360D May damage the unborn child.

H360FD May damage fertility.

May damage the unborn child.

H360Fd May damage fertility.

Suspected of damaging the unborn child.

H360Df May damage the unborn child.

Suspected of damaging fertility.

H361f Suspected of damaging fertility.

H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child.

H361fd Suspected of damaging fertility.

Suspected of damaging the unborn child.

Sensitising substances

H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.

6.3.5 Prohibition of lotions, fragranc-es and bacterial suspensions for the production of sanitary papers

Criterion: Minimum

Verification: Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or declaration by the manufacturer

Lotions, fragrances and bacterial suspen-sions must not be used for the production of sanitary papers.

6.4 Migration of colourants in dyed or printed products

Criterion: Minimum

Verification: Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or verification report of an independent testing authority

When tested for colourant migration according to DIN 646 (short process), dyed or printed products are required to reach at least level 4 of the grey scale.13

Napkins and kitchen towels must reach level 5 of the grey scale. When testing the migration of optical brighteners according to­DIN­648:2003,­kitchen­towels­and­nap-kins must reach level 5.

13 If the measurement is between 4 and 5, level 5 shall be selected.

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6.5 Processing of waste paperCriterion: Minimum

Verification: Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or declaration by the manufacturer

For processing of waste paper, chlorine, halogenated bleaching chemicals and hardly or non-biodegradable complexing agents, such as ehtylenediamine tetraacet-ic­acid­(EDTA)­and­diethylenetriamine­pentaacetic­acid­(DTPA)­must­be­completely­avoided.

Optical brighteners must not be added.

6.6 Regulations of the Food-stuffs and Consumer Prod-ucts Act

Criterion: Minimum

Verifications: Blue Angel environmen-tal label for sanitary papers (RAL-UZ 5, version of July 2014), equivalent label or declaration by the manufacturer

Sanitary papers must comply with the regulations­of­the­Foodstuffs,­Consumer­Products­and­Feedstuffs­Act.

7. Tender evaluation

In the framework of the tender evaluation, the­criteria­justified­by­the­object­of­the­tender, among others the environmental characteristics, may be taken into consid-eration.14

The­consideration­of­all­environmental­properties indicated in section 6 is recom-mended as minimum criteria for sanitary papers.­This­means­that­only­tenders­which­fulfil­all­criteria­can­be­taken­into­consider-ation.­The­offer­is­then­evaluated­under­the­cost aspect exclusively (price).

14­ See­§­16­sec.­8­VOL/A­(Rules­for­contracting­for­the­award­of­public­service­contracts)­2009;­§­43­sec.­2­&­4­UVgO 2017;­§­127­GWB­(German­Act­against­Restraints­of­Competition)­2016­in­conjunction­with­§­58­sec.­2­VgV­2016.

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Annex: Tenderer questionnaire on green procurement of sanitary paper Product name

Manufacturer

Tenderer

Tenderer contact details

Is the Blue Angel environmental label present?

If the offered product is certified with the Blue Angel environmen-tal label for sanitary paper (RAL-UZ 5), version of July 2014, then the following criteria – with the exception of criterion number 2 – are regarded as fulfilled. In this case, the questionnaire shall only be filled out for criterion number 2 and the verification required for this criterion shall be provided.

Yes

Equivalent label present?

If the offered product is labelled with an equivalent label, the tenderer may present this as an alternative. Based on the ques-tionnaire below, the tenderer must prove that the applicable label is an equivalent of the Blue Angel label. Compliance with the requirement for whiteness shall be verified separately (see num-ber 2), unless this is part of the presented label.

Designation of the label:

Yes

Is there no equivalent label present?

If the offered product is neither certified with the Blue Angel environmental label for sanitary paper (RAL-UZ 5), version of July 2014, nor labelled with an equivalent label, based on the follow-ing questionnaire and the verifications requested therein, the provider must prove that the product meets the minimum criteria stipulated therein.

Yes

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided15 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

1 Used fibre materials

The paper fibres must be made of 100% waste paper.

• Crepe toilet papers must be completely made of waste paper of lower, medium and special grades­(groups­1,­2­–­with­the­exception­of­the­group­2.14­–­and­5)­(according­to­the­European­list of standard grades of recovered paper and board DIN EN 643).

• Crepe paper towels must be completely made of waste paper of lower, medium and kraft grades (groups 1, 2, 4 and 5, with the exception­of­the­individual­kinds­2.14,­4.01­and­4.07)­(according­to­the­European­list­of­standard grades of recovered paper and board DIN EN 643).

• Any other sanitary papers must be made of at­least­65%­waste­paper­of­lower,­medium­and­kraft grades as well as special grades (groups 1, 2, 4 and 5, with the exception of the individ-ual­kinds­2.14­and­4.07)

Minimum criterion

Verification by test report of a recognised authority16 or declaration of the manufac-turer

15­ As­verification,­the­documents­indicated­under­“comment”­shall­be­attached­to­the­completed­questionnaire..16­ For­example,­by­a­certification­body­accredited­by­the­German­Accreditation­Body­(DAkkS)­for­ISO­14001­with­the­

scope­for­the­pulp­and­paper­industry­(NACE­17.12),­by­an­environmental­verifier­or­an­accredited­FSC­certifier­approved­for­this­scope­(NACE­17.12)­by­the­Deutsche­Akkreditierungs-­und­Zulassungsgesellschaft­für­Um-weltgutachter­mbH­(DAU)­(German­Accreditation­and­Certification­Association­for­Environmental­Verifiers­mbH­(DAU)) as per the Environmental Audit Act

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided15 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

2 Whiteness of the final product

The products must not exceed a maximum degree of whiteness of 80% (including UV percentage) according to DIN ISO 2470.

Minimum criterion

Verification by declaration of the manu-facturer or product doc-umentation; presentation of a product sample

3 Fabrication additives

3.1 Wet and dry strength agents and other auxiliary processing substances

Only auxiliary processing substances listed in the XXXVIth recommendation7 of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) may be used. The maximum quantities and/or concentration val-ues specified therein must be complied with.

Neither wet or dry strength agents nor any other auxiliary processing substances containing glyox-al may be used for the production of the sanitary papers.

Minimum criterion

Verification by manufactur-er’s declara-tion

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided15 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

3.2 Chloropropanols and antimicrobial constituents in the final product

The concentration of chloropropanols in the water extract of the products which are produced using wet strength agents must not exceed the values specified in the XXXVIth recommendation17 of the BfR.18

When testing dry sanitary papers for the presence of antimicrobial ingredients, no growth inhibition of certain defined bacteria may be observable when the “Hemmhof Test” is applied according to DIN EN 1104. Excluded from the above are paper towels and cosmetic tissues.

Minimum criterion

Verification by test report of an inde-pendent test institute

3.3 Use of preservatives

Only such substances may be used as mucilage prevention agents and preservatives for manufac-turing of the products, which have been ap-proved as per the German Biocides Ordinance VO 528/2012 or which are still registered as existing active substances and are examined as such with-in the scope of the EU existing active substances programme for the respectively applicable type of biocide product.

Only such substances must be used as biocide products that have been approved for the respec-tive purpose. Products containing existing active substances that are still subject to the EU exam-ination procedure, may be continued to be used without approval until a decision is taken.19

Minimum criterion

17­ Cf.­https://bfr.ble.de/kse/faces/resources/pdf/360.pdf18­ Method:­cf.­§­35­LMBG,­p.­80.56-2.19­ EU­list­of­approved­substances,­prev.­included­in­Annex­I­of­the­Biocides­Directive­98/09­EC.­Cf.­https://www.

baua.de/EN/Topics/Safe-use-of-chemicals-and-products/Chemicals-law/Biocides/Biocides_node.html.

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided15 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

Moreover, the products must not contain any active substances that are intended for substi-tution according to art. 10 of the German Biocide Ordinance VO 528/2012.

Prior to the respective approval obligation for biocide products containing existing active sub-stances becoming effective, only such substances are permitted that are additionally listed in the XXXVIth recommendation of the BfR. The follow-ing substances must not be used:

Sodium fluorosilicate CAS no. 16893-85-9

N-(a-(1-nitroethyl)benzyl)-eth-ylenediamine

CAS no. 14762-38-0

Mixture of tris-(hydroxyme-thyl)-nitromethane,

5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazo-lin-3-one and

2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one

CAS no. 126-11-4

CAS no. 26172-55-4

CAS no. 2682-20-4

Thiram CAS no. 127-36-8

Nanosilver CAS no. 7440-22-4

Verification by manufactur-er’s declara-tion as well as information on the amount of mucilage prevention agents and preservatives used per kg product according to IUPAC name

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided15 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

3.4 Restrictions on dyes and pigments

Azo dyes and pigments that are capable of split-ting off one of the amines specified in the respec-tive current version of Directive 2002/61/EEC or in TRGS 61420 must not be used for this purpose.

Colourants (i.e. dyes and/or pigments) containing mercury, lead, cadmium or chromium(VI) com-pounds as constituent components must not be used.

Dyes/pigments, surface-finishing products, auxil-iary and coating substances that

• are marked by one of the H-Phrases list-ed in the table below as per EC regulation 1272/200821 or meet the criteria for such mark-ing, must not be used.

• or­are­classified­as­carcinogenic,­mutagenic­or­reprotoxic­substances­as­per­TRGS­90522 as currently amended.

Minimum criterion

Verification by manufactur-er’s declara-tion or decla-rations by the dye/pigment tenderer or subcontrac-tor for dyes/pigments, surface-finish-ing products, auxiliary and coating sub-stances

20­ Cf.­German­Federal­Institute­for­Health­and­Safety: www.baua.de/de/Themen-von-A-Z/Gefahrstoffe/TRGS/TRGS-614.html

21­ Regulation­(EC)­no.­1272/2008­on­classification,­labelling­and­packaging­of­substances­and­mixtures­(GHS­regu-lation).­You­can­find­the­GHS­regulation­at:­www.reach-info.de/ghs.

22 Cf. German Federal Institute for Health and Safety: www.baua.de/nn_16812/de/Themen-von-A-Z/Gefahrstoffe/TRGS/pdf/TRGS-905.pdf

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided15 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

EC Regulation 1272/2008 (GHS Regulation)

Wording

Carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproduction-toxic substances

H340 May cause genetic defects.

H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects.

H350 May cause cancer.

H350i May cause cancer by inhalation.

H351 Suspected of causing cancer.

H360F May damage fertility.

H360D May damage the unborn child.

H360FD May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child.

H360Fd May damage fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child.

H360Df May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility.

H361f Suspected of damaging fertility.

H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child.

H361fd Suspected of damaging fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child.

Sensitising substances

H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided1 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

3.5Prohibition of lotions, fragrances and bacterial suspensions for the production of sanitary papers

Lotions, fragrances and bacterial suspensions must not be used for the production of sanitary papers.

Minimum criterion

Verification by manufactur-er’s declara-tion

4. Migration of colourants in dyed or printed products

When tested for colourant migration according to DIN 646:2000 (short process), dyed or printed products are required to reach at least level 4 of the grey scale.23 Napkins and kitchen towels must reach level 5 of the grey scale. When testing the migration of optical brighteners according to DIN 648:2003, kitchen towels and napkins must reach level 5.

Minimum criterion

Verification by test report of an inde-pendent test institute

5. Processing of waste paper

For processing of waste paper, chlorine, hal-ogenated bleaching chemicals and hardly or non-biodegradable complexing agents, such as ehtylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) must be completely avoided.

Optical brighteners must not be added.

Minimum criterion

Verification by manufactur-er’s declara-tion

23 If the measurement is between 4 and 5, level 5 shall be selected.

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No. Criterion Comment

Criterion fulfilled and ver-ification provided1 (to be filled in by the tenderer)

6. Regulations of the Foodstuffs and Consumer Products Act

Sanitary papers must comply with the regulations of the Foodstuffs, Consumer Products and Feed-stuffs Act.

Minimum criterion

Verification by manufactur-er’s declara-tion

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