1. Joint Research Centre
The European Commission’s in-house science service

2. Revision of EU Ecolabel and GPP for (wooden) Furniture
Overview on the 1st questionnaire outcome
European Union Ecolabelling Board (EUEB) meeting, Brussels, June 2013
Hans Moons (JRC-IPTS)
Malgorzata Kowalska(JRC-IPTS)
Oliver Wolf (JRC-IPTS)

3. Content of the questionnaire
General
Content of the questionnaire
Scope and definition
Current criteria
New/additional criteria
Sent to: EUEB members and 78 extra stakeholders
Output
Responses: 19 duly completed + 3 comments
Segmentation:
Industry: 11 companies, 6 associations
Environment agency: 3
Member State: 1
University: 1

4. Indicated as main reason why nobody (except one) applied for Ecolabel
Scope and definition
Old Criteria
The product shall be made of at least 90 % w/w solid wood or wood-based materials….
Proposal for the revision
… include furniture based on wood and wood-based materials, metal, plastic, padding, textiles and other materials (e.g. bamboo).
Furniture can also contain other components made, for instance, of glass or stone. Q
Wooden furniture
Furniture
Indicated as main reason why nobody (except one) applied for Ecolabel

5. x x Scope and definition Proposal for the revision
The product shall be made of at least X % w/w solid wood or wood-based materials
The weight of any individual material, other than solid wood and wood-based materials, shall not exceed X % of the total weight of the product. The total combined weight of such materials shall not exceed X % of the total weight of the product x
Percentage of wood would be irrelevant

6. Criteria
Important to set criteria for most common materials, try to align with existing criteria for other products (textiles, paints, bed matresses, etc.), but a customized approach
Environmental impacts mainly associated with production and treatment of raw materials (not with assembling)

7. Criteria Product description Hazardous substances
% of sustainable/certified wood
Surface treatments and adhesives
Whole product: durability and ergonomics
% of sustainable/certified bamboo, hemp, etc.
Recycled content recyclability
Marking of different materials
Design for dismantling

8. Q Widening of the scope Conclusion Wooden furniture Furniture
No restriction on material content, many materials:
More a new product than a revision?

9. Thank you!