EMICODE compared to other labels

EMICODE^® compared to other labels

Eco- and environmental labels may have a different focus. The EMICODE^® label in particular concentrates on the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) together with the restrictions or ban imposed on certain hazardous substances. The table below compares the VOC limit values and other evaluation parameters defined by the different institutes (AgBB, GEV etc.). For a detailed assessment, it is necessary to take the respective testing conditions into account.

EMICODE^® compared to other labels

Eco- and environmental labels may have a different focus. The EMICODE^® label in particular concentrates on the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) together with the restrictions or ban imposed on certain hazardous substances. The table below compares the VOC limit values and other evaluation parameters defined by the different institutes (AgBB, GEV etc.). For a detailed assessment, it is necessary to take the respective testing conditions into account.

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EMICODE EC1 PLUS

Year of publication	2019
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	750 µg/m³	60 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	40 µg/m³
R value	-	1
Version of VOC list	-	AgBB 2018
VOC without LCI value	-	40 µg/m³
Formaldehyde	50 µg/m³	-
Acetaldehyde	50 µg/m³	-
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	-	-
For more information	www.emicode.com

EMICODE EC1

Year of publication	2019
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	1.000 µg/m³	100 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	50 µg/m³
R value	-	-
Version of VOC list	-	-
VOC without LCI value	-	-
Formaldehyde	50 µg/m³	-
Acetaldehyde	50 µg/m³	-
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	-	-
For more information	www.emicode.com

EMICODE EC2

Year of publication	2019
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	3.000 µg/m³	300 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	100 µg/m³
R value	-	-
Version of VOC list	-	-
VOC without LCI value	-	-
Formaldehyde	50 µg/m³	-
Acetaldehyde	50 µg/m³	-
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	-	-
For more information	www.emicode.com

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AgBB

Year of publication	2018
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	10.000 µg/m³	1.000 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	100 µg/m³
R value	-	1
Version of VOC list	-	AgBB 2018
VOC without LCI value	-	100 µg/m³
Formaldehyde	-	100 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	-	1.200 µg/m³
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	-	optional odour test
For more information	www.umweltbundesamt.de

Belgium

Year of publication	2014
Testing after … days	28
TVOC	1.000 µg/m³
TSVOC	100 µg/m³
R value	1
Version of VOC list	Belgium 2014
VOC without LCI value	100 µg/m³
Formaldehyde	100 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	200 µg/m³
Cancerogene	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	-
For more information	www.health.belgium.be

France: Class A+

Year of publication	2012
Testing after … days	28
TVOC	1.000 µg/m³
TSVOC	-
R value	-
Version of VOC list	France 2012
VOC without LCI value	-
Formaldehyde	10 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	200 µg/m³
Cancerogene	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	4 C compounds according to 2 Franch decrees
Other	-
For more information	www.anses.fr

France: Class A

Year of publication	2012
Testing after … days	28
TVOC	1.500 µg/m³
TSVOC	-
R value	-
Version of VOC list	France 2012
VOC without LCI value	-
Formaldehyde	60 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	300 µg/m³
Cancerogene	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	4 K-Stoffe gemäß 2 französischen Verordnungen
Other	-
For more information	www.anses.fr

France: Class B

Year of publication	2012
Testing after … days	28
TVOC	2.000 µg/m³
TSVOC	-
R value	-
Version of VOC list	France 2012
VOC without LCI value	-
Formaldehyde	120 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	400 µg/m³
Cancerogene	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	4 K-Stoffe gemäß 2 französischen Verordnungen
Other	-
For more information	www.anses.fr

France: Class C

Year of publication	2012
Testing after … days	28
TVOC	> 2.000 µg/m³
TSVOC	-
R value	-
Version of VOC list	France 2012
VOC without LCI value	-
Formaldehyde	> 120 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	> 400 µg/m³
Cancerogene	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	4 K-Stoffe gemäß 2 französischen Verordnungen
Other	-
For more information	www.anses.fr

Blue Angel RAL UZ 113

Year of publication	2019
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	1.000 µg/m³	60 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	50 µg/m³
R value	-	1
Version of VOC list	-	AgBB 2018
VOC without LCI value	-	40 µg/m³
Formaldehyde	-	0,05 ppm (60 µg/m³)
Acetaldehyde	-	0,05 ppm (91 µg/m³)
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B, TRGS 905
Other	Acetic acid after 3 and 28 days	Odour test, if sold as with low odour
For more information	www.blauer-engel.de

Blauer Engel RAL UZ 123

Year of publication	2019
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	2.000 µg/m³	300 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	30 µg/m³
R value	-	1
Version of VOC list	-	AgBB 2018
VOC without LCI value	-	100 µg/m³
Formaldehyde	-	0,05 ppm (60 µg/m³)
Acetaldehyde	-	1.200 µg/m³ (NIK-Wert)
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B, TRGS 905
Other	-	Odour test, if sold as with low odour
For more information	www.blauer-engel.de

Finland M1 - general

Year of publication	2019
Testing after … days	28
TVOC	200 µg/m²h (250 µg/m³)
TSVOC	-
R value	-
Version of VOC list	EU LCI
VOC without LCI value	-
Formaldehyde	50 mg/m²h (63 µg/m³)
Acetaldehyde	1500 µg/m²h (1.200 µg/m³, LCI)
Cancerogene	1 µg/m²h (1,25 µg/m³)
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	Ammonia & smell tests
For more information	www.cer.rts.fi

Finland M1 - Sealants

Year of publication	2019
Testing after … days	28
TVOC	20 µg/m³
TSVOC	-
R value	-
Version of VOC list	EU LCI
VOC without LCI value	-
Formaldehyde	10 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	1.200 µg/m³ (EU-LCI-Wert)
Cancerogene	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	Ammoniak- & Geruchsprüfungen
For more information	www.cer.rts.fi

Indoor Air Comfort GOLD

Year of publication	2017
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	750 µg/m³	60 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	30 µg/m³
R value	-	1
Version of VOC list	-	AgBB 2018, Belgium 2014
VOC without LCI value	-	10 µg/m³
Formaldehyde	50 µg/m³	10 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	50 µg/m³	50 µg/m³
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	-	-
For more information	www.eurofins.com

Indoor Air Comfort

Year of publication	2017
Testing after … days	3	28
TVOC	10.000 µg/m³	1.000 µg/m³
TSVOC	-	100 µg/m³
R value	-	1
Version of VOC list	-	AgBB 2018, Belgium 2014
VOC without LCI value	-	100 µg/m³
Formaldehyde	50 µg/m³	60 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	50 µg/m³	200 µg/m³
Cancerogene	10 µg/m³	1 µg/m³
List of carcinogens	EU Kat. 1A & 1B
Other	-	-
For more information	www.eurofins.com

California - CDPH v1.2

Year of publication	2017
Testing after … days	14
TVOC	-
TSVOC	-
R value	-
Version of VOC list	35 Californian CREL values
VOC without LCI value	-
Formaldehyde	9 µg/m³
Acetaldehyde	70 µg/m³
Cancerogene	-
List of carcinogens	-
Other	-
For more information	www.cdph.ca.gov

This survey has been compiled to the best of our knowledge. However, no guarantee is given for the correctness of the information and no liability is accepted.