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Information sheet eco-INSTITUT-Label certification programme
Testing manual eco-INSTITUT-Label
eco-INSTITUT-Label at a glance: information for consumers
eco-INSTITUT-Label at a glance: information for label holders
Advertising correctly with eco-INSTITUT-Label
Rules for the use of the eco-INSTITUT-Label
DIN EN 16516 | European test standard for emissions testing of construction products
Coating materials, lacquers, paints, impregnation materials
Test criteria for coating materials
Sealants
Insulating materials, timber and building boards
Test criteria for timber products
Adhesives
Testing criteria for adhesives
Mineral construction products, bricks, stones, mortar, spatula, floorsubstructures (e.g. screed) and similar products from minimal raw materials
Testing criteria for mineral construction products
Design flooring, resilient floor covering, wooden, flooring, cork, flooring, laminate, outdoor flooring, parquet, paneels, skriting boards
Testing criteria for floor coverings
Windows, doors, partition walls
Innerspring mattresses, futons with upolstery of coconut, kapok, horsehair or plastic fibres, nature mattresses, foam mattresses, coconut mattresses,
Under beds, toppers, duvets with plant, animal or plastic padding materials, sleeping bags, pillows with plant, animal or plastic padding materials
Test criteria for bedding goods
Mattress cores, latex foam and latexed fibres
Furniture and furnishing for living, sleeping & working spaces and work tops
Coating materials, lacquers, paints, impregnation materials
Test criteria for coating materials
Sealants
Work tops, timber and building boards
Test criteria for timber products
Adhesives
Testing criteria for adhesives
Mineral construction products, bricks, stones, mortar, spatula, floorsubstructures (e.g. screed), insulating materials and similar products from minimal raw materials
Testing criteria for mineral construction products
Design flooring, resilient floor covering, wooden, flooring, cork, flooring, laminate, outdoor flooring, parquet, paneels, skriting boards
Testing criteria for floor coverings
Windows, doors, partition walls
Innerspring mattresses, futons with upolstery of coconut, kapok, horsehair or plastic fibres, nature mattresses, foam mattresses, coconut mattresses, latex mattresses
Under beds, toppers, duvets with plant, animal or plastic padding materials, sleeping bags, pillows with plant, animal or plastic padding materials
Furniture and furnishing for living, sleeping, working spaces made of wood, plastics or metal or of coated or non-coated timber products
Test criteria for furniture (wood / plastics / metal)
Textile upholstered furniture
Coating materials, lacquers, paints, impregnation materials
Test criteria for coating materials
Insulation boards and materials, sealants
Work tops, timber and building boards
Test criteria for timber products
Adhesives
Testing criteria for adhesives
Mineral construction products, plastar and mortar
Testing criteria for mineral construction products
Design flooring, resilient floor covering, wooden, flooring, cork, flooring, laminate, outdoor flooring, parquet, paneels, skriting boards
Testing criteria for floor coverings
Windows, doors, partition walls
Innerspring mattresses, futons with upolstery of coconut, kapok, horsehair or plastic fibres, nature mattresses, foam mattresses, coconut mattresses, latex mattresses
Under beds, toppers, duvets with plant, animal or plastic padding materials, sleeping bags, pillows with plant, animal or plastic padding materials
Furniture and furnishing for living, sleeping, working spaces made of wood, plastics or metal or of coated or non-coated timber products
Test criteria for furniture (wood / plastics / metal)
Textile upholstered furniture
Coating materials, lacquers, paints, impregnation materials
Test criteria for coating materials
Insulation boards and materials, sealants
Work tops, timber and building boards
Test criteria for timber products
Adhesives
Testing criteria for adhesives
Mineral construction products, plastar and mortar
Testing criteria for mineral construction products
Design flooring, resilient floor covering, wooden, flooring, cork, flooring, laminate, outdoor flooring, parquet, paneels, skriting boards
Innerspring mattresses, futons with upolstery of coconut, kapok, horsehair or plastic fibres, nature mattresses, foam mattresses, coconut mattresses, latex mattresses
Under beds, toppers, duvets with plant, animal or plastic padding materials, sleeping bags, pillows with plant, animal or plastic padding materials
Furniture and furnishing for living, sleeping, working spaces made of wood, plastics or metal or of coated or non-coated timber products
Test criteria for furniture (wood / plastics / metal)
Leather upholstered furniture
Test criteria for (upholstered) furniture / leather
Textile upholstered furniture
* Products with certificates issued before March 2023 were tested following the criteria version 2022.
**Products with certificates issued before August 2022 were tested following the criteria version 2021.
***Products with certificates issued before May 2021 were tested following the criteria version 2018. (Except cleaning agents: version 2019)