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1. Principles ............................................................................................................6 ..6 1.1. Aim of the Standard ....................................................................................6 ..6 1.2. Scope and structure ....................................................................................6 ..6 1.3. Certificate of Compliance ............................................................................7 ..7 1.4. Label grading and Labelling ........................................................................8 ..8 1.5. Reference documents .................................................................................9 ..9 2. Criteria ..............................................................................................................11 ....11 2.1. Requirements for organic fibre production ................................................11 ... 11 2.2. Requirements for fibre material composition .............................................11 ... 11
2.2.1. Products sold, labelled or represented as \ in conversion\.......................................................................................................12 ...12
2.2.2. Products sold, labelled or represented as \materials\ in conversion materials\ x% x%
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2.3. General requirements for chemical inputs in all processing stages ...........13 ....13
2.3.1. Prohibited and restricted inputs ..........................................................13 ....13
2.3.2. Requirements related to hazards and toxicity ....................................17 17
2.3.3. Assessment of chemical inputs ..........................................................22 ....22 2.4. Specific requirements and test parameters .............................................. 23 3
2.4.1. Separation and Identification ..............................................................23 ....23
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2.4.2. Spinning .............................................................................................23 ...23
2.4.3. Sizing and weaving / knitting ..............................................................24 ....24
2.4.4. Non-woven manufacture ....................................................................24 ....24
2.4.5. Pre-treatment and other wet processing stages .................................24 .....................................................................24 2.4.6. Dyeing ................................................................................................26 ....26
2.4.7. Printing ...............................................................................................27 ...27
2.4.8. Finishing .............................................................................................28 ...28
2.4.9. Requirements for additional fibre materials and accessories .............29 ...29
2.4.9.1 Requirements for additional fibre materials ..........................................29 ..29
2.4.9.2 Requirements for Accessories ..............................................................31 ..31
2.4.10. Environmental management ................................................................33 ..33
2.4.11. Wastewater treatment .........................................................................35 .....35
2.4.12. Storage, packaging and transport ......................................................35 ...35
2.4.13. Record keeping & internal quality assurance .....................................36 ...36
2.4.14. Technical quality parameters .............................................................38 ...38
2.4.15. Limit values for residues in GOTS Goods ...........................................39 GOTS ..39
2.4.16. Limit values for residues in additional fibre materials and accessories44 ..44 3. Social criteria ....................................................................................................50 ...50 3.1. Scope ........................................................................................................50 ...50 3.2. Employment is freely chosen ....................................................................50 ...50 3.3. Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected
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...51 3.4. Child labour must not be used ...................................................................51 ...51 3.5. No discrimination is practised ....................................................................52 ...52 3.6. Working conditions are safe and hygienic .................................................52 ...52 3.7. Fair remuneration ......................................................................................54 ...54 3.8. Working hours are not excessive ..............................................................54 ...54 3.9. No precarious employment is provided .....................................................55 ....55 3.10. Harsh or inhumane treatment is prohibited ...............................................55 ...55 3.11. Social Compliance Management ...............................................................56 ...56 3.12. Ethical Business Behaviour .......................................................................57 ...57 4. Quality assurance system ................................................................................57 ...57 4.1. Auditing of processing, manufacturing and trading stages ........................57 ....57 4.2. Testing of Technical Quality Parameters and Residues ............................59 ....57 Annex .....................................................................................................................61
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A) Specific requirements for textile personal care products .....................................61 ..61 A1) Scope ............................................................................................................61 .61 A2) Specific criteria for materials and inputs (for Group I and Group II)...............62 .62
A2.1) Fibre material components .....................................................................62 ..62
A2.3) Super Absorbing Polymers (SAPs) .........................................................62 SAPs....62
A2.4) Barrier films .............................................................................................63 ..63 A3) Specific criteria for Inputs ..............................................................................63 .63
A3.1) Sizing ......................................................................................................63
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A3.2) Colourants ..............................................................................................63 ..63
A3.3) Optical Brightening Agents .....................................................................63 .64
A3.4) Fragrances and lubricants ......................................................................64 .64 B) Definitions ...........................................................................................................64 ..64 C) List of abbreviations ............................................................................................68 ..68
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