Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Added(c) an indication of the washing machine load.

AddedPoints (1)(c) and (d) of Part B shall also apply where the simplified dosage information is provided. [Am. 144]

AddedAnnex VI

AddedPRODUCT PASSPORT

AddedThe product passport shall include the following information:

Added(a) the unique product identifier of the detergent or surfactant;

Added(b) the name, the postal and email address of the manufacturer or the manufacturer’s authorised representative as well the manufacturer’s unique operator identifier; [Am. 145]

Added(c) the identification of detergent or surfactant allowing traceability, including a colour image of sufficient clarity to enable the identification of the detergent or surfactant;

Added(d) the commodity code under which the detergent or surfactant is classified at the moment the product passport is created, as set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/871;

Added(e) references to Union legal acts that the detergent or surfactant complies with;

Added(f) a full list of substances intentionally added in the detergent or surfactant and of preservatives labelled in accordance with part A, point 3, first subparagraph, point (b), of Annex V, using the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients, or where it is not available, the European Pharmacopoeia name and, when also the latter is not available, the common chemical name or International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists name. [Am. 146]

Added(fa) the technical documentation and results of the conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 7(2); [Am. 147]

Added(fb) where applicable, the results of the test carried out by the manufacturer in accordance with point 9 of Annex II and the third party verification statement of those tests; [Am. 148]

Added(fc) where applicable, a link to the digital label referred to in Article 16(1). [Am. 149]

AddedThe information referred to in point (fa) shall only be available to market surveillance authorities of the Member States and the Commission. [Am. 150]

AddedThe obligation referred to in point (f) shall not apply to professional detergents, or to surfactants for professional detergents, for which a safety data sheet referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is available.

AddedAnnex VII

AddedTEST METHODS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 22(2)

Added1. Reference method (confirmatory test)

Added1.1. Definition

AddedThis method describes a laboratory model of the activated sludge and secondary settler which is designed to simulate municipal sewage treatment. Improved state-of-the-art operating conditions can be applied to this test method as described in EN ISO 11733.

Added1.2. Equipment needed for measurement

AddedThe method of measurement employs the small-activated sludge plant shown in Figure 1, and in greater detail in Figure 2. The equipment consists of a sewage vessel A for synthetic sewage, dosing pump B, aeration vessel C, settling vessel D, air-lift pump E to recycle the activated sludge, and vessel F for collecting the treated effluent.

AddedVessels A and F must be of glass or suitable plastic and hold at least twenty-four litres. Pump B must provide a constant flow of synthetic sewage to the aeration vessel; this vessel, during normal operation, contains three litres of mixed liquor. A sintered aeration cube G is suspended in the vessel C at the apex of the cone. The quantity of air blown through the aerator shall be monitored by means of a flow meter H.

Added1.3. Synthetic sewage

AddedA synthetic sewage is employed for the test. Dissolve in each litre of tap water:

Added- 160 mg peptone;

Added- 110 mg meat extract;

Added- 30 mg urea, CO(NH2)2;

Added- 7 mg sodium chloride, NaCl;

Added- 4 mg calcium chloride, CaCl2.2H2O;

Added- 2 mg magnesium sulphate, MgSO4.7H2O;

Added- 28 mg of di-potassium hydrogen phosphate, K2HPO4;

Added- and 10 ± 1 mg of the surfactant.

AddedThe synthetic sewage is freshly prepared daily.

Added1.4. Preparation of samples

AddedUncompounded surfactants are examined in the original state. Active content of surfactant samples must be determined in order to prepare the synthetic sewage (point 1.3).

Added1.5. Operation of equipment

AddedInitially, fill aeration vessel C and settling vessel D with synthetic sewage. The height of the vessel D should be so fixed that the volume contained in the aeration vessel C is three litres. Inoculation is made by introducing 3 ml of a secondary effluent of good quality, freshly collected from a treatment plant dealing with a predominantly domestic sewage. The effluent must be kept under aerobic conditions in the period between sampling and application. Then set the aerator G, air-lift E and dosing device B in operation. The synthetic sewage must pass through the aeration vessel C at a rate of one litre per hour; this gives a mean retention time of three hours.

AddedThe rate of aeration should be so regulated that the contents of vessel C are kept constantly in suspension and the dissolved oxygen content is at least 2 mg/l. Foaming must be prevented by appropriate means. Anti-foaming agents that inhibit the activated sludge or contain surfactants must not be used. The air-lift pump E must be set so that the activated sludge from the settling vessel is continually and regularly recycled to aeration vessel C. Sludge which has accumulated around the top of the aeration vessel C, in the base of the settling vessel D, or in the circulation circuit must be returned to the circulation at least once each day by brushing or some other appropriate means. When the sludge fails to settle, its settleability may be increased by the addition of 2 ml portions of a 5 % solution of ferric chloride, repeated as necessary.

AddedThe effluent from the settling vessel D is accumulated in vessel F for twenty-four hours, following which a sample is taken after thorough mixing. Vessel F must then be carefully cleaned.

Added1.6. Checking measuring equipment

AddedThe surfactant content (in mg/l) of the synthetic sewage is determined immediately before use.

AddedThe surfactant content (in mg/l) of the effluent collected over twenty-four hours in vessel F should be determined analytically by the same method, immediately after collection: otherwise the samples must be preserved, preferably by freezing. The concentrations must be determined to the nearest 0,1 mg/l surfactant

AddedAs a check on the efficiency of the process, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) or the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of the glass fibre filtered effluent accumulated in vessel F and of the filtered synthetic sewage in vessel A is measured at least twice per week.

AddedThe reduction in COD or DOC should level off when a roughly regular daily surfactant degradation is obtained at the end of the running-in period shown in Figure 3.

AddedThe content of dry matter in the activated sludge contained in the aeration vessel should be determined twice a week in g/l. If it is more than 2,5 g/l, the excess activated sludge must be discarded.

AddedThe degradation test is performed at room temperature; this should be steady and kept between 19-24 ° C.

Added1.7. Calculation of biodegradability

AddedThe percentage degradation of surfactant must be calculated every day on the basis of the surfactant content in mg/l of the synthetic sewage and of the corresponding effluent accumulated in vessel F.

AddedThe degradability values thus obtained should be presented graphically as in Figure 3.

AddedThe degradability of the surfactant should be calculated as the arithmetic mean of the values obtained over the twenty-one days that follow the running-in and acclimatisation period, during which degradation has been regular and the operation of the plant trouble-free. In any event the duration of the running-in period should not exceed six weeks.

AddedThe daily degradation values are calculated to the nearest 0,1 % but the final result is given to the nearest whole number.

AddedIn some cases it may be permissible to reduce the frequency of sampling but at least fourteen results collected over the twenty-one days which follow the running-in period should be used in calculating the average.

Added2. Determination of anionic surfactants in biodegradability tests

Added2.1. Principle

AddedThe method is based on the fact that the cationic dye methylene blue forms blue salts with anionic surfactants (MBAS), which can be extracted with chloroform. To eliminate interference, the extraction is first effected from alkaline solution and the extract is then shaken with acidic methylene blue solution. The absorbency of the separated organic phase is measured photometrically at the wavelength of maximum absorption of 650 nm.

Added2.2. Reagents and equipment

Added2.2.1. Buffer solution pH 10

AddedDissolve 24 g sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3 AR, and 27 g anhydrous sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) AR in deionised water and dilute to 1000 ml.