(1)

‘aerosol spray paints’ means aerosol dispensers which are non-refillable receptacles made of metal and containing a gas that is compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure, with a paint formulation, and fitted with a release device allowing the contents to be ejected as solid or liquid particles in suspension in a gas, as a paste or in a liquid state;

(2)

‘alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates’ means organic compounds obtained by the alkylation of phenols and the ethoxylation of alkylphenols, including all the compounds listed in entry 43 of Annex XIV or entry 46 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8);

(3)

‘anti-algal’ means coating products to prevent or reduce deterioration of the coating film due to algal growth;

(4)

‘anti-fouling coating’ means coating materials applied to the underwater sections of a ship´s hull or to other underwater structures to discourage the growth of organisms;

(5)

‘anti-fungal’ means coating products to prevent or reduce the growth of mould or deterioration of the coating film due to fungal growth;

(6)

‘anti-microbial’ or ‘anti-bacterial’ means the property of a coating product to inhibit or prevent the growth and proliferation of microorganisms or bacteria on its surface under conditions conducive to microbial colonisation, encompassing both preservative and disinfectant product types as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012;

(7)

‘anti-corrosion coatings’ means coating products designed to prevent corrosion in metal substrates in the presence of oxygen and moisture, through the application of a protective coating;

(8)

‘binding primers’, as defined in subcategory 1.1(h) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC;

(9)

‘cement-based paints’ means powdered paints containing significant amounts of Portland cement or other cement in the formulation and which need to be carefully mixed with water prior to application;

(10)

‘coatings for exterior walls of mineral substrate’ as defined in subcategory 1.1(c) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC;

(11)

‘cross-linking agents’ means substances that facilitate the establishment of covalent or non-covalent (supramolecular) bonds between separate polymer chains or between non-neighbour parts of the same polymer chain and thus change the properties of the coating (for example drying, mechanical resistance, chemical resistance, adhesion);

(12)

‘dead matt paints’ are paints which, at an angle of incidence of 85°, give a reflectance of < 5;

(13)

‘decorative purpose’ means a treatment whose primary objective is to change or restore the appearance of a substrate;

(14)

‘dry-film preservatives’ means biocidal products within the meaning of Article 3(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for use in product type 7 as described in Annex V to that Regulation, used to preserve films or coatings by controlling microbial deterioration or algal growth to protect the initial properties of the surface of materials or objects;

(15)

‘elastomeric paints’ means paints designed to provide a high-quality decorative and protective finish for masonry surfaces by bridging and sealing cracks in the substrate and which, thanks to their elastic properties and the use of thicker applied films, can stretch and shrink with thermally driven building movement, thus improving the durability of the underlying masonry material;

(16)

‘family of products’ means a group of coating products made by the same manufacturer with the same base formulation and product subcategory, but which only differ in terms of the shade and/or packaging format;

(17)

‘filler’ means a coating material with a high proportion of extender, intended primarily to even out irregularities in substrates to be painted and to improve surface appearance;

(18)

‘film-forming synthetic polymer microparticles’ means synthetic polymer microparticles that are added to the paint or varnish formulation, or its ingredients, and the physical properties of which are permanently modified during the application and curing of the paint or varnish formulation to form a film;

(19)

‘final products’ means decorative paints, varnishes, and related products; performance coatings and related products; and water-based aerosol spray paints, that are awarded the EU Ecolabel, in the form in which they are sold to customers;

(20)

‘floor coatings and floor paints’ means coatings and paints specifically formulated to be applied to flooring, for the purpose of protecting or colouring the flooring substrate;

(21)

‘gloss paints’ means paints which, at an angle of incidence of 60°, give a reflectance of ≥ 60;

(22)

‘impurities’ means unintended constituents (residuals, pollutants, contaminants, by-products, etc.) that remain in the EU Ecolabel product in concentrations less than 100 ppm (0,0100 % w/w, 100 mg/kg) or that remain in the supplied ingredient or raw material in concentrations less than 1 000 ppm (0,100 % w/w, 1 000 mg/kg). Any unintended constituents present above these respective limits for the EU Ecolabel product or the supplied ingredient or raw material shall instead be considered as ingoing substances;

(23)

‘in-can preservatives’ means biocidal products within the meaning of Article 3(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for use in product type 6 as described in Annex V to that Regulation, in particular to preserve manufactured products during storage by controlling microbial deterioration to protect their shelf life, and used to preserve tints that will be dispensed from machines;

(24)

‘ingoing substances’ means constituents (as pure substances or as part of a mixture, and regardless of the amount) that are intentionally added to the final product or its ingredients to achieve or influence certain properties of the final product or its ingredients; substances known to be released from ingoing substances after they have been added (for example formaldehyde from preservatives and arylamine from azodyes and azopigments) shall also be regarded as ingoing substances; unintended constituents present in the final product or its ingredients in concentrations which exceed the permitted concentrations for impurities, shall be considered as ingoing substances;

(25)

‘interior/exterior trim and cladding paints for wood, metal or plastic’, as defined in subcategory 1.1(d) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC,

(26)

‘interior/exterior trim varnishes and woodstains’, as defined in subcategory 1.1(e) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC;

(27)

‘just add water decorative paints or varnishes’ means paints or varnishes that are supplied in powder form, which do not use cement binders, and which simply need to be mixed with water before use as any one of the categories defined in subcategories 1.1(a) to 1.1(h) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC;

(28)

‘lasure (woodstain)’ means a coating material containing small amounts of a suitable pigment and/or extender and used to form a transparent or semi-transparent film to decorate and/or protect the substrate;

(29)

‘light-coloured coating’ means a coating with tristimulus values Y and Y10 greater than 25, measured with a spectrophotometer on a black and white substrate;

(30)

‘masonry coating’ means a coating that produces a decorative and protective film for use on concrete, paintable brickwork, blockwork, rendering, calcium silicate board or fibre-reinforced cement;

(31)

‘matt or glossy coatings for interior walls and ceilings’ means coatings designed for application to indoor walls and ceilings, which deliver a dead matt, matt, semi-matt, satin, semi-gloss or gloss finish;

(32)

‘matt paints’ means paints which, at an angle of incidence of 85°, give a reflectance of < 10 and ≥ 5;

(33)

‘mid-sheen paints’ (also referred to as semi-gloss, satin, semi-matt) are paints which, at an angle of incidence of 60° or of 85°, give a reflectance of < 60 and ≥ 10;

(34)

‘minimal build woodstains’, as defined in subcategory 1.1(f) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC;

(35)

‘mixture’, as defined in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;

(36)

‘multi-pack performance coatings’ means coatings with the same use as one-performance coatings, but with a second component for example tertiary amines) added prior to application;

(37)

‘neutralising agent’ means a chemical substance or material added to coating formulations that acts as a Bronsted base, Bronsted acid, Lewis base or Lewis acid in order to stabilise the pH of the coating formulation and prevent unwanted reactions or degradations during production, storage and application that would adversely affect the properties of the coating product and the resulting dry film;

(38)

‘one-pack performance coatings’, as defined in subcategory 1.1(i) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC;

(39)

‘opaque’ means a film with a contrast ratio of ≥ 98 % at 120 μm wet film thickness;

(40)

‘organotin compounds’ means any organometallic compound with at least one Sn-C covalent bond;

(41)

‘paint’ means a pigmented coating material, supplied in a liquid, paste or powder form, which, when applied to a substrate, forms an opaque film having protective, decorative or specific technical properties, which after application dries to a solid, adherent and protective coating;

(42)

‘PFAS’ means any substance that contains at least one fully fluorinated methyl (CF3-) or methylene (-CF2-) carbon atom (without any H/Cl/Br/I attached to it), except a substance that only contains the following structural elements: CF3-X or X-CF2-X’, where X = -OR or -NRR’ and X’ = methyl (-CH3), methylene (-CH2-), an aromatic group, a carbonyl group (-C(O)-), -OR", -SR" or –NR"R"’, and where R/R’/R"/R"’ is a hydrogen (-H), methyl (-CH3), methylene (-CH2-), an aromatic group or a carbonyl group (-C(O)-);

(43)

‘phthalates’ means esters of phthalic acid / orthophthalic acid / 1,2- benzene dicarboxylic acid;

(44)

‘plasters’ means premixed materials designed for plastering interior or exterior walls and ceilings, including gypsum plasters, solvent-free pasty plasters, masonry mortars and structural wall paints designed for use indoors as internal plaster with a thickness of > 400 μm and/or a minimum coverage of < 2 m2/l;

(45)

‘powder coating’ means protective or decorative coating formed by the application of a coating powder to a substrate and fusion to create a continuous film;

(46)

‘primers’, as defined in subcategory 1.1(g) of Annex I of Directive 2004/42/EC;

(47)

‘road-marking paints’ means, paints that form part of the means for horizontal signage and require a functional component to provide road safety;

(48)

‘subcategory of products’ means a defined purpose of use for which a coating product has been formulated and which aligns with the subcategories defined in section 1.1 under the scope of Annex I to Directive 2004/42/EC. For clarity, aerosol spray paints shall always be considered as a separate subcategory from conventional paints even if they share the same final purpose of use;

(49)

‘substance’, as defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;

(50)

‘transparent’ and ‘semi-transparent’ means a film with a contrast ratio of < 98 % at 120 μm wet film thickness;

(51)

‘tinting system’ means a method for preparing coloured paints by mixing a ‘tinting base’ with colour tint;

(52)

‘TiO2 nanoform’ means a form of TiO2 meeting the requirements of nanoform in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, irrespective of whether it is actually required to be registered pursuant to that Regulation;

(53)

‘trim and cladding’ are building elements with functional and aesthetic roles. Trim refers to finishing materials around edges or openings, such as doors and windows, that are used to conceal joints, protect surfaces and enhance design. Cladding is the application of one material over another in a building in order to protect the underlying material, improve building envelope insulation and/or contribute to visual appeal;

(54)

‘tristimulus values’ means the amount of reference colour stimuli, in a given trichromatic system, required to match the colour of the stimulus considered. In the CIE standard colorimetric systems (for example CIE 1931 and CIE 1964) the tristimulus values are represented, for example, by the symbols R, G, B; X, Y, Z; R10, G10, B10, or X10, Y10, Z10;

(55)

‘undercoat’ is a preparatory layer applied before the final coat of paint or varnish, designed to improve adhesion, level the surface, seal porosities, enhance colour perception for darker shades and/or provide additional protection to the substrate;

(56)

‘UV curable paint system’ means the hardening of coating materials by exposure to artificial ultra-violet radiation;

(57)

‘varnish’ means a clear coating material which, when applied to a substrate, forms a solid transparent film having protective, decorative or specific technical properties, which after application dries to a solid, adherent and protective coating;

(58)

‘waterproofing coatings’ means coating products and systems (including any primers and undercoats) applied in liquid form to seal roof surfaces (including green roofs), interior or exterior floor surfaces in a building and building elements in contact with soil;

(59)

‘waxes’ means a group of organic compounds that are typically solid at room temperature and become malleable or liquid when heated;

(60)

‘wood oils’ means oils used to care for and protect wood (for example pearling effect) without any cleaning action;

(61)

‘wood preservative’ are biocidal products within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for use in product type 8 as described in Annex V to that Regulation, they are used for the preservation of wood, from and including the saw-mill stage, or wood products by the control of wood-destroying or wood-disfiguring organisms, including insects.