IS 14898: ECO Criteria for Finished Leather

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IS 14898 (2001): ECO Criteria for Finished Leather [CHD 17:
Leather, Tanning Materials and Allied Products]
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IS14898:2001

Indian Standard
ECO CRITERIA FOR FINISHED LEATHER —
SPECIFICATION ____
ICS 13.020.50; 59.140.30

@BIS 2001
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

January 2001 Price Group 2
Leather Sectional Committee, CHD 17
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard wasadopted by the Bureau ofIndian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Leather
Sectional Committee had been approved by the ChemicaJ Division Council.
The environmental impact ofleather processing hasbeen amatter ofconcern among theusersaswell asinthe
leather manufacturers. With the growing awareness of environmental aspects, the concept of environment- .—-—
friendly leather isbecoming more andmore popular.
Keeping in view the above, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India haa &cided to
include finished leather under theECO MrukScheme. Sofar,quality parameters asper Indian Standards have
been an inherent part ofthe ECO Mark criteria. Incaaeofleather ithas been felt tha4 since tMsisaproducq
which istraded internationally toalmge extent, conformance toIndian Standard may not berelevant most of
the time, asin suchcases, finished leather ismade asper thebuyersrequirement.
Considering this fact, theECO Mark Steering Committee decided tomodify the existing practice andin this
standard, conformance tothebuyer’squality requirement hasbeenprescribed tobethrough self-declaration in
casethe samedoesn’tcallforconformity totherelevant IndianStandards. Insuchcasesalso,forthepurpose of
certification, the Bureau willcertify onlytheconformity toECOcriteria laiddowninthisstandard andnot the
quality parameters.
There isno 1S0 standard onthe subject.Thk standardhasbeenprepared basedontheGazette Notification No.
58 dated 27 January 2000 issued by theMinis&yofEnvironment and Forests, Government ofIndia.
There exists aseparate standard, IS 14816:2000 ‘Leather—Method oftestsforECOcriteria’.

The composition of the technicaJ committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given in

Annex B.
Forthepurpose ofdeciding whether aparticulm requirement ofthisstandard iscomplied with, thefinal value,
observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS2:1960 ‘Rulesforrounding offnnmerical values (revised)’. Thenumber ofsignificant places retained inthe
rounded off value should be the same asthat ofthe specified value inthis standard.
Indian Standard
ECO CRITERIA FOR FINISHED LEATHER —
SPECIFICATION
1 SCOPE LS’NO. l’itle
Thisstandardprescfibes requirements forECO-friendly phenol (PCP)inleather— Methods
criteria forfinished leather. of test
14816:2000 Leather — Method of tests for
1.1 This standard does not prescribe the quality
ECOcriteria _ ...
parameters forfinished leather.
3 TERMINOLOGY
2 REFERENCES
For thepurpose ofthis standard the definitions given
The Indian Standards listedbelow containprovisions,
inIS 1640shallapply.
which through reference in this text, constitute pro-
visions of this standard. At the time of publication, 4 REQ~
the editions indicated were valid. All standards are
4,1 GeneralRequirements
subject to revision, and parties to agreements based
on this standard are encouraged to investigate the Themannfaeturersgballproduce theconsentclearance
possibility ofapplying themostrecent editions ofthe aaper theprovisions ofWater(PreventionandControl
standards indicated below: of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 along with the
ZSNO, l’itle authorization if required under the Environment
ProtectionAct, 1986to the certifying agency while
1640:1960 Glossaryoftermsrelating tohides,
applying forECO Mark certification.
skins and leather
4.2 Product Specific Requirements
5868:1983 Methods ofsampling for leather
The product shall meet ECO criteria as given in
14575:1999 Determination of pentachloro- Table 1.
.
Table1Product Specific Requirements forECO Criteria forFinished Leather

S1No. Parameters Limits MethodsofTestas
per
(1) (2) (3) (4)
i) pH of aqueous extract of leathet Not 1sss thm 3.5 andin case itis .LC :1 of IS 14816
less tli&h3.5 the difference ofpH on
dilution by a factor of 10 (differential
itumber), shall not be more than 0.6
ii) Forrnaldeh$de, mg/kg, Max 200 LC :3 of IS 14816
iii) Pentacldorophenol (PCP), mg/kg, 5 IS 14575
Max
iv) Coupled amines released from 30 LC :4 of IS 14816
am-d yes (sum parameters), mgkg,
Max
~) Hexawlent chromium, mgllcg, Max 3 LC :2 of IS 14816
NOTES
1 The IWO Mark for leather certifies that only ECtJ related parameters are assured and the quality related parameters ate
through self-declaration for complying btiyer’s requirement.
2 The list O*Aryl Amines released axo-dyes is given inAnnex A.

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IS 14898:2001
5PACKINGANDMARKING 5.2.2 Finished leathers may be marked with the
5.1 Packing StandardMark(thatisECO Markonly andthequality-
related parameters are through self-declaration and
The material used for product packaging shall be
conforming tobuyer’srequirement.
recyclable orreusable orbiodegradable.
5.2.3 Theuse of the Standard Mark is governed by
5.2 Marking
theprovisions oftheBureauofIndianStandardsAct,
5.2.1 Eachpackage shall“mmarked withthefollowing 1986andtheRulesandRegulations made thereunder.
information:
The details of‘conditions-under which the lience
a) Name of manufacturer and recognized trade- for the use of the Standard Mark maybe granted to
mark, ifany; manufacturers orproducers maybe obtained from the
b) Type ofleather (Finished Leather IS 1640); Bureau ofIndian Standards.
c) Number ofpieces ofleather;
6 SAMPLING - -—
d) Total area andmass; and
For the purpose of verifying conformance of the
e) Month and year ofmanufacture.
product to the requirements of this specification,
5.2.1.1 The packaging shall also display the criteria ~nished leather sh~l be sampled inacc~dance with
of labelling of theproduct environment-friendly. IS5868.
ANNEX A
(Table 1,Note 2)
LIST OFARYL AMINES
a) 4-Aminodiphenyl k) 3,3-Dimethylbenzidine
b) Benzidine m) 3,3-Dimethyl-4,4-diaminodiphenylrnethane
c) 4-Chloro-o-toluidine n) p-Cresidin (2-Methoxy 5-methylaniline)
d) 2-Naphthylamine p) 4,4-Methylene-bis (2-chloraniline)
e) p-Chloraniline q) 4,4-Oxydianiline
f) 2,4-Diaminoanisole r) 4,4-Thiodianiline
g) 4,4-Diaminodiphenylmetha ne s) o-Toluidine

h) 3,3-Dichlorobenzidine t) 2,4-Toluenediamine
j) 3,3-Dimethoxy-benzidine u) 2,4,5-Trimethylaniline

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IS 14898:2001
ANNEX B
(Forewor@
COMMITIXE COMPOSITION
Leather SectiortalCommittee, CHD 17
Chairman Representing
DrtT. Rm&a.wt Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR), Chennai
L.fembers
SHRSANII.AGARWAL Ministry of Defence (R & D)
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SHIUM. K. AWASTHI (Alternate)
SmuSwmcmtAm.cm Indian Finished Leather Manufacturers and Exporters
SHRtV.P.NAIMURRAHMAN@lternate) Association, Chennai
SrnaS.K.BMW Department of Education, Government of West Bengal, Calcutta
SHRtS.K. BASU Development Commissioner, Small Scrde Industries, New Delhi
SHRIO.1?Bm.mt Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (Ministry of
DRN. R. MUKHOPADHVAY(Alternate) Agriculture), Faridabad
SHHS.K. BHADRA Indian Leather Technologist Association, Calcutta
DHOZTOR(Lwmms) Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai
SHraP.K. GHOSH Bata India Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI N. K. MAZUMDAR(Alternute)
SHRIG.GUPTA Ministry of Defence (DGI), DGQA, Kanpur
SHRIG. C. KANAUIIYA (Alternute)
SHst0. K. J(AUL Tata International Ltd, Dewas
SHRIR. SUBHSAMANIAM(Alternu?e)
SHRIP.D. MAVEF Planning Commission, New Delhi
SHRIS. C. LAWRY (Alternate)
SHRIP.V.PARWTIKAR Footwear Design & Development Institute, Noida
SHRIS.RAJA The Leatherware, Bangalore
I& REsE-mATtvE Council for Leather Exports, Chennai

REPRmmTtvE Leather Research and Testing Laboratory, Directorate of
Industries, Kanpur
REPsEw?mrw National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi
SHRIA. K. SATWAH Directorate General of Supply and Disposal, New Delhi
SHRIP.JAYAKUMARAN(Alternute)
SHRIAIAYSHANKAR Ministry of Defence (DGOF), Kanpur
SHRISANJEIWGUPTA(Alternate)
SHRSG.M. SlWRIF All India Small Scale Tanners and Exporters’ Association,
Chennai
SHRIM.SRINtVAS All India Skins and Hides Tanners and Merchants’ Association,
SHRIN. M. ZACHAIUAH(Alternate) Chennai
SHRILAJINDERSINGH, Director General, BIS (Ex-oj@i~ Member)
Director (Chem)
Member-Secretary
Da Kmwmm /m.&o
Director (Chem), BIS
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(Continued fiompage 3)
Finished Leather Subcommittee, CHD 17:01
Convener Representing
DRD. H. KAMAT Centraf Leather Research Institute, Chennai
Members
SHRIT.RAFIKXJEAHMBD T.Abdul Wahib & Co, Chennai
SruuSHMEEQUEAm@n Indian Finished Leather Manufacturers and Exporters
SHRIV.P.NAIMURRAHMAN(Alternate) Association, Chennai
SHtUM.ALI Ministry of Defence (DGI), DGQA, Kanpur
SHRI J. K. MATHUR(Alternale)
SHRIS.K. BASU Development Commissioner, SrnaUScale Industries, New Defhi
SHRIM. M. HASHIM M. A. Khizar Huesain & Sons, Chennai
SHRIT. KUTOMBARAO(Alternate)
JOMTDIPJKTURCEO (LIL.WHER) Khadi and Vdlage Industries Commission, Mumbai
SHFJO. K. KAUL Tata International Ltd, Dewas
SHRIP.K. MUKHIWEE(Alternate)
SHRIP.K. KUNDU Indian Leather Industries Association, Calcutta
SHRIAMABJHA(Alternate)
SHiURADHEYLAL Council for Leather Exports, Chennai
SHRIC.K. DUSANELAN (Alternate)
SHRIR.RAJARAMAN Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
SHRIM.SRINIVAS AU India Skins and Hides Tanners and Merchants’ Association,
Chennai

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