3. Determination of Nitrate Nitrogen and Total Nitrate and Ammoniacal Nitrogen

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Materials / Products Types of test / Properties to be Applied methods / Techniques to be used to be tested measured

Chemical tests

Method code 13 01 F 01 1.Fertilizers 1. Gravimetric determination of Reg. 2003/2003/EU water soluble phosphorous ΕLOT EN 15958, 15959 Method code 13 01 Α 01 2. Determination of ammoniacal Reg. 2003 / 2003/EU, nitrogen ELOT EN 15475:2010 3. Determination of nitrate nitrogen Method code 13 01 Α 02 and total nitrate and Reg. 2003 / 2003 EU, ammoniacal nitrogen ELOT EN 15476:2009 4. Determination of water-soluble Method code 13 01 K 01 potassium In house validated method, based on Reg. 2003/2003/EU M.4.1 ( flamephotometry ) 5. Determination of ureic nitrogen Method code 13 01 Α 03, Reg. 2003/2003 EU, ELOT EN 15604:2009 6. Determination of chloride Method code 13 01 CHL 01 Modified method, based on Reg. 2003/2003/EU Annex III – M.6 and IV-M.6.1 7. Gravimetric determination of Method code 13 01 F 02 soluble in inorganic acids Modified method, based on Reg. phosphorous 2003/2003/EU ELOT EN 15956, 15959 8. Gravimetric determination of the Method code 13 01 S 01 water soluble and total sulphur Reg. 2003/2003/ΕU (sulfate form) ELOT EN 15960, 15961, 15749

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Method code 13 02 KAD 01 2. Plastics 1. Determination of total cadmium in In house validated method, FAAS* plastics

Method code 13 02 PTH 01 2. Identification of phthalate esters in In house validated method, HPLC PVC articles 3. Identification and quantification of Method code 13 04 DEHP_1 Di[2-ethylhexyl]phthalate in In house validated method, GC-MS PVC materials 3. Paper and 1. Determination of paper and Method code 13 02 04 ISO 2144: 2015 paperboard paperboard ash on ignition at 900OC ISO 287:2009 ISO 638:2008 2. Determination of pH of aqueous Method code 13 02 07 extracts-Part 1 : Cold extraction ISO 6588-1:2012 ISO 186:2002 Physical tests

1. Fabrics 1. Textiles – Tests for colour Method code 13 03 04 fastness-Part-C10: Colour fastness to ISO 105-C10 : 2006 washing with soap or soap and soda. 2. Textiles - Colour fastness to Method code 13 03 05 moderate washing: (60±2)oC Y-333/69 (ed. General Army Staff) 3. Textiles - Colour fastness to Method code 13 03 02 perspiration ISO 105-Ε04: 2013 4. Textiles - Colour fastness to water Method code 13 03 03 ELOT EN ISO 105-E01:2013 5. Textiles - Colour fastness to dry Method code 13 03 06 cleaning using ELOT EN ISO 105-D01:2011 perchloroethylene solvent Mechanical tests

1. Paper and board 1. Determination of thickness of Method code 13 02 02 single sheets of paper and paper Modified method based on standard ELOT EN board ISO 534: 2012 and ISO 187: 1990

2. Determination of tensile strength Method code 13 02 03 of paper and paperboard Modified method based on standard ISO 1924- 2:2008 and ISO 187:1990 3. Determination of smoothness Method code 13 02 05, (Bekk) of paper and paper board Modified method based on standard ISO 5627:1995, ISO 187:1990

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4. Determination of Method code 13 02 06, roughness/smoothness (air leak Modified method based on standard ISO 8791- 1. Paper and board method) of paper and paper board 2: 2013 and ISO 187:1990 (cont.)

Chemical tests

1. Materials and 1. Determination of Overall Method Code: ΟΜ-GRAV articles intended to Migration from plastics Documented in-house method, come into contact indented to come in contact based on European standards: with food. with food, into volatile food Α. ΕΛΟΤ EN 1186-1/2002, by Gravimetry stimulants, by Gravimetry. Β. ΕΛΟΤ EN 1186-3/2002, by Gravimetry Γ. ΕΛΟΤ EN 1186-5/2002, by Gravimetry Δ. ΕΛΟΤ EN 1186-9/2002, by Gravimetry Ε. ΕΛΟΤ EN 1186-14/2002, by Gravimetry ΣΤ. ΕΛΟΤ EN 1186-15/2002, by Gravimetry Method Code: OM10 2. Determination of Overall Documented in-house method Migration from plastics, indented to based on European standards: come into contact with food, into ELOT EN 1186-2:2002 food simulant D (vegetable oil) 2 ΕΛΟΤ EN ISO 1186-8/2002 ΕΛΟΤ EN ISO 1186-13/2002 by Gravimetry/Gas Chromatography 3. Determination of the Method Code: EM1 concentration of DEHA and DEHP Documented in-house method into plastics from PVC. based on J. of Chromatography (1987), 387 509-514, by Gas Chromatography 4. Determination of Specific Method Code: EM2 Migration of DEHA and DEHP from Documented in-house method plastics into isooctane based on J. of Chromatography (1997), 387 509-514, by Gas Chromatography Method Code: EM3 5. Determination of Specific Documented in-house method Migration of DEHA and DEHP from based on J. of Chromatography plastic films into refined olive oil (1987), 387 509-514, by Gas Chromatography 6. Semi-quantitative estimation of Method Code: EM4 specific migration from plastics. Documented in-house method based on CEN TC194/SC1/WG2: N 118, D. van Battum and J.B.H. van Lierop, by Gas Chromatography. 7. Determination of Specific Method Code: EM11 Migration of 2,2 Bis(4- Documented in-house method Hydroxyphenyl) propane in food based on BCR, MAT1-CT92-0006 simulants. final report: Annex 1, by HPLC - UV-Vis or FLD

of 4 Annex F1/A12 to the Certificate ESYD No.142-4 28.06.2016 Materials / Products Types of test / Properties to be Applied methods / Techniques to be used to be tested measured Method Code: EM15 8. Determination of specific 1. Materials and Documented in-house method based on migration of formaldehyde and articles intended to CEN/TS 13130-23:2005 Materials and articles hexamethylenetetramine, into food come into contact in contact with foodstuffs- Plastics substances simulant B, acetic acid 3% (w/v), by with food (cont.) subject to limitation- Part 23: Determination of Spectrophotometry UV-VIS. formaldehyde and hexamethylenetetramine in food simulants. Spectrophotometry UV-VIS Method Code: EM16 9. Determination of specific Documented in-house method based on migration of melamine into food CEN/TS 13130-27:2005 Materials and articles simulant B, acetic acid 3% (w/v), by in contact with foodstuffs- Plastics substances HPLC-DAD. subject to limitation- Part 27: Determination of 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine in food simulants. Liquide Chromatography, HPLC-DAD * FAAS: Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.

Site of assessment : Permanent Laboratory Premises, 16 An. Tsocha Str., Athens, Greece. Approved signatories: Eug. Lampi, I. Xronaios, M. Stassinopoulou, M. Kormali, St. Xydas, Ar. Papageorgiou, Thras. Savvas, E. Chatiri, K. Chryssou, E.Poulima, T.Togkalidou, E.Dessipri.

This scope of Accreditation replaces the previous one dated 20.04.2016. The Accreditation Certificate No 142-4, to ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, is valid until 06.11.2019.

Athens, July 28th, 2016

Ioannis Sitaras Director of the Laboratories Accreditation Division

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