Indoor paints and varnishes 096
A Nordic Ecolabelled indoor paint or varnish is amongst the least environmentally harmful within its product group. The Nordic Ecolabel shows that the product fulfils strict environmental and health requirements.
Indoor paints and varnishes labelled with the Nordic Ecolabel contain less environ-mentally harmful substances and fewer substances with health effects than other indoor paints.
Nordic Ecolabel paints and varnishes are considered to have:
- Strict requirements for solvents (VOC and SVOC)
- Strict requirements for substances dangerous to the environment and for preservatives
- Does not contain plasticizers
- Quality requirements include coverage
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Hearing proposalSwedish
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Hearing proposalEnglish
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In order to use the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in your marketing, you must have a valid Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence. Please log in to The Nordic Ecolabelling Portal to apply for a licence. You are free to use the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in all of your marketing from the date of approval until your licence expires.
Go to The Nordic Ecolabelling Portal and start your application process!
If this is the first time you apply, an authorised signatory in your company must approve the terms and conditions for the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal. Then you will get a login to the portal and the right to assign access to other colleagues.
Please, fill in the power of attorney.
When you have filled in the power of attorney, you will receive an e-mail from us with your login credentials.
Start by going through the requirements and fees that apply to your specific product group. These can be found above.
In some cases, you must use our separate application form. For example, the form must be used in cases where the producer and licensee are two separate companies, or if you wish to cancel a licence. Please contact your advisor in these cases, or if you are unsure what applies to you. The form to be used in these special cases can be downloaded here.
For more details on the application process, please head to our application guide: "Application step by step".
Good luck with your application!
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Fees are charged according to the price list below. Exceptions apply to Indoor paints and varnishes and Outdoor paints and varnishes (from product group 097), which are counted as one product group.
Valid from 1 January 2023 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 114 EUR. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 389 EUR per recipe will be charged. Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 557 EUR. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 194,5 EUR per recipe will be charged. Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 30 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 30 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 076 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 076 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 300 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
Should the extension regard inspection of recipes, which are not already included in the licence, 389 EUR will be charged per recipe. Other types of alterations will be charged a fixed fee according to how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 389 EUR 4–8 hours 778 EUR 8 or more hours 1 557 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 519 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 557 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 595 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 038 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
Valid from 1 January 2021 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 000 EUR. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 375 EUR per recipe will be charged. Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 500 EUR. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 187,5 EUR per recipe will be charged. Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 30 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 30 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 000 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 000 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 300 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
Should the extension regard inspection of recipes, which are not already included in the licence, 375 EUR will be charged per recipe. Other types of alterations will be charged a fixed fee according to how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 375 EUR. 4–8 hours 750 EUR. 8 or more hours 1 500 EUR. Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 500 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 500 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 500 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 000 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
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Criteria documentSwedish / 3.10
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Writable declarationsSwedish / 3.10
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Criteria documentEnglish / 3.10
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Writable declarationsEnglish / 3.10
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Information on the latest version of the criteria for indoor paints and varnishes
3.9 ⇛ 3.10: Adjustment of requirements
Adjustment of wet room colors that have been included in Table 4a for requirement O5 with a separate limit value for total amount of preservative. The new version is called 3.10.
3.8 ⇛ 3.9: Adjustment of requirements
Adjustment of the time-based trimethylolpropane (TMP) exemption. The current exemption will apply during the period of validity of the criteria and TMP will be re-evaluated during the development of new criteria. The new version is called 3.9.
3.7 ⇛ 3.8: Prolongation and adjustment of requirements
The vaidity of the criteria have been prolonged by 12 months until 30 June 2024. Futhermore three have been adjustment of requirements O3, O4, O5 and O6. The new version is called 3.8.
3.6 ⇛ 3.7: Adjustment of requirements
Adjustment of the requirements for O3 Classification of chemical substances, O9 Titanium dioxide and O11 Nanoparticles. The new version is called 3.7.
3.5 ⇛ 3.6: Adjustment of criteria
Adjustment regarding the harmonization of the reclassification of MIT with the Nordic Ecolabel requirements for preservatives and the applicable exemption for the dispersant trimethylolpropane (TMP). The new version is called 3.6.
3.4 ⇛ 3.5: Prolongation of validity of the criteria
The criteria have been prolonged with 24 months and is valid until the 31 June 2023. The new version is called 3.5.
3.3 ⇛ 3.4: Prolongation and adjustment of criteria
The criteria have been prolonged with 18 months and is valid until the 31 June 2021. At the same time requirement O6 was adjusted regarding formaldehyde releasing substances and requirement O23 was removed. The new version is called 3.4.
3.2 ⇛ 3.3: Adjustment of criteria
Requirement O3, Classification of ingoing chemical substances, has been adjusted. The new version is called 3.3.
3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Adjustment of criteria
A change has been made to requirement O7, Residual monomers in polymers in the criteria for chemical building products. The new version is called 3.2.
3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Adjustment of criteria
Exemptions have been introduced in requirements O3 and O12. The new version, 3.1, is valid until December 31st 2019.
3.0: New criteria generation
The criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled paints and varnishes were published on November 15th, 2015. Version 3.0 of the criteria is valid until December 31st, 2019.
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Background documentSwedish / 3.10
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Background documentEnglish / 3.10
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Public hearing commentsEnglish / 3.10
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