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1. A Company may use the IGI Quality Mark if:

It has submitted a formal statement to IGI that its product conforms to the appropriate CEN Standards :
- EN 233:1999     (Wallcoverings in roll form - Specification for finished Wallpapers, wall vinyls and plastic wallcoverings)
- EN 234: 1996    (Wallcoverings in roll form - Specification for wallcoverings for subsequent decoration)
- EN 259-1: 2001 (Wallcoverings in roll form - Specification for heavy duty wallcoverings) 
- EN 266: 1991    (Wallcoverings in roll form - Specification for textile wallcoverings)

AND

It as properly selected its sample to be tested in the appropriate category, submitted it to IGI Secretariat for testing and approval  as complying with the CEN tests listed above, plus other tests specified here by IGI.

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2. Annual Fee 2009:
IGI Member - yearly Fee:      750 Euro
Non- Member - yearly Fee: 1500 Euro

3. First access to the IGI Quality Mark:
Each candidate manufacturer who wishes to register product(s) for the IGI Quality Mark must:

· Complete one questionnaire per product,
· Submit a formal statement that its product conforms to the CEN Standards,
· Submit one roll per product to be tested, (Sample should be finished wrapped labelled product)
· Pay the IGI Quality Mark fee.

The IGI Quality Board will have the option to decide which product type will be tested. One product type per company will be tested.

Upon receipt of the results from the Test House, the IGI Quality Mark will be granted:

· Without Remark
· With Remark
· or Declined

4. IGI Quality Mark Renewal:
Each year, the companies who are using the IGI Quality Mark and wishes to continue to use it for an additional year must:

· Resubmit a questionnaire for the selected product(s),
· Submit 3 rolls in different designs including production date for each product type (properly wrapped and labelled),
· Pay the annual IGI Quality Mark fee.

During the year, IGI will randomly select one roll per company and submit it for testing.
Each year, no more than one sample per company will be tested.The selected sample will be tested on all criteria.

The test result is sent anonymously to the IGI Quality Board which will decide which measures to apply in case of remarks:

· Automatic withdraw
· Warning requiring additional testing at the company’s costs
· Simple warning in writing

If necessary, the manufacturer may appeal against the decision in front of the IGI Executive Committee.

5. IGI Quality Board:
The IGI Quality Board will be comprised of the IGI Technical Committee members, 1 member of the Executive Committee and the IGI Secretary General.

6. Relationship with Test House:
The IGI Quality Board will be the contact with the selected test house.

7. The IGI Quality Mark Symbol:
The symbol as used on rolls should be printed in black, and should have a dimension of not less than 10mm and no more than 20mm diameter.
Print ready logo of the symbol will be furnished to each company by IGI as soon as the IGI Secretariat has received satisfactory statements from the test house.

8. 10 Product Categories:
- Wallpaper (including whites for subsequent decoration) simplex
- Wallpaper (including whites for subsequent decoration) duplex
- Solid Vinyl paper-backed
- Solid Vinyl other backing (specify)
- Blown Vinylchemically or mechanically embossed
- Textile Wallcoverings
- Woodchip
- Non Woven direct printed or coated & printed
- Non Woven backed solid vinyl
- Non Woven backed blown vinyl

9. Composition Limits
A. Formaldehyde:    

12mg/100gr ( < 0.05 ppm) of wallcovering measured in accordance with test C of EN 12149, using either the German modified WKI Water Bottle Test.

B. Heavy Metals:

The migration of heavy metals measured in mg/kg of wallcovering in accordance with test A of EN 12149 shall not execeed the following values:
          
                                mg / kg    
 Antimony                  20                 
 Arsenic                       3                 
 Barium                    500               
 Cadmium                    3                
 Chromium (VI)           20                  
 Lead                         20                  
 Mercury                    20                  
 Selenium                  <10     

< 0.2 mg/kg of wallcovering measured in accordance with test B of EN 12149, using either the German §35 LMBG 80.32-1 (EG).

10. Other tests
A. Dry Opacity Test Finished Product (not for paintable)
Level : Minimum 98%
Test Method: to be measured on a 400-700nm spectrophotometer using the Contrast Ratio software Programme.

B. Dry Tear Strength
Level: Minimum 450 mN when measured in both Machine Direction (MD) and Cross Direction (CD)
Test Method : ISO 1974:1990 – Determination of internal tearing resistance of paper.

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