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 To
facilitate the procedure of certifying products made of compostable materials,
DIN CERTCO maintains registers of constituent materials, intermediates and
additives that are either biodegradable as specified in DIN V 54900, DIN EN
13432 or ASTM D 6400 (ASTM D 6868), or otherwise meet the requirements of the
certification scheme. Processing companies are thus able to refer to these
registers when applying for certification of their products. In this way, applications
for certification can be made in a simpler and more economical form. When the
result is positive, the material (intermediate or additive) is entered in one
of two positive lists, either in the "Register of materials and
intermediates approved for the manufacture of certified products made of
compostable materials" or in the "Register of additives approved for the
manufacture of certified products made of compostable materials". Should
the result be negative, a certificate of non-objection may be issued if it has
been proven that the material, although biodegradable, does not fully meet the
stringent requirements of DIN V 54900, DIN EN 13432 or ASTM D 6400 (ASTM D
6868).
The
following documents are to be submitted together with the application:
For
the registration of a material:
- Details of the chemical
composition
- Test report complying with
DIN V 54900, DIN EN 13432 or ASTM D 6400
- Infrared transmission
spectrum
For
the registration of an intermediate:
- Description of the structure
of the intermediate, indicating all layer thicknesses
- List of all materials used,
indicating their respective percentage by mass in the intermediate
- For each material present in
the intermediate: Reference to the listing of the material in the corresponding
positive list or a test report complying with DIN V 54900, DIN EN 13432 or ASTM
D 6400 (ASTM D 6868) and
- For the intermediate: Test
report for a disintegration test complying with DIN V 54900-3, DIN EN 13432 or
ASTM D 6400 (ASTM D 6868).
- Alternatively a test report
according to DIN V 54900-3, DIN EN 13432 or ASTM D 6400 (ASTM D 6868) for the
intermediate
- For each material in the
intermediate: One infrared transmission spectrum (This requirement does not
apply to materials that are registered in the positive list maintained by DIN CERTCO.).
For
the registration of an additive:
- Details of chemical
composition
- Test report documenting
chemical safety and biological degradability as specified in DIN V 54900-1 and
-2 or DIN EN 13432 or ASTM D 6400 (ASTM D 6868) or in accordance with other
internationally recognised standard methods of testing biological degradability.
- Infrared transmission
spectrum
Certification
of products:
Certification
is undertaken for products only, not for materials, additives or intermediates.
Application may be made for certification of separate products, product
families or individual subtypes of a product. When the result of testing is
positive, a certificate with a registration number will be issued for the product
concerned. On conclusion of an agreement on the use of the logo with DIN CERTCO
(and, for products whose disposal is subject to the provisions of the German
Packaging Regulation, on submission of evidence of the conclusion of a
waste-disposal contract for the product concerned), the certified and marked
product may be placed on the market. The following documents are to be
submitted together with the application.
For
the certification of a product:
- Design drawing, detailed
description of the product (product family) and of its application. In the case
of a product family: for each type, details of all parameters in which the
separate types differ.
- List of all materials
(intermediates) and additives used in the manufacture of the product, indicating
their respective percentage by mass in the product and their respective wall thickness
and/or layer thickness.
- Proof of compliance with DIN
V 54900, DIN EN 13432 or ASTM D 6400 (ASTM D 6868) for all materials (intermediates)
used that are not registered in the positive list of materials and intermediates
(DIN CERTCO). For this purpose, the complete test reports are to be submitted.
- Proof of compliance with the
requirements specified in the certification scheme for all additives used that
are present in the product in a percentage by mass greater than 1% and that are
not registered in the positive list of additives (DIN CERTCO). Here, too, the
complete test reports are to be submitted.
- Infrared transmission
spectrum of all materials used and of all additives present in the product in a
percentage by mass greater than 1%.
- List of all other substances
used in the product and of all materials which in the course of intended use
may be disposed as waste together with the product. Proof of non-toxicity for these
materials and substances.
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