| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2017) 355 final (30.6.17) |
| Publication Date | 30/06/2017 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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EMAS and the EU Ecolabel are part of the EU policy framework for sustainable consumption and production. The EU Ecolabel was created in 1992 and EMAS in 1995. Both were re-launched as part of the Communication on sustainable consumption and production and the sustainable industrial policy action plan in 2008. The objective for the EU Ecolabel is to promote products with a reduced environmental impact during their entire life cycle and to provide consumers with accurate, non-deceptive, science-based information on the environmental impacts of products. The objective for EMAS is to promote continuous improvements in the environmental performance of organisations by establishment and implementation of environmental management systems by organisations, the systematic, objective and periodic evaluation of the performance of such systems, the provision of information on environmental performance, an open dialogue with the public and other interested parties and the active involvement of employees in organisations and appropriate training. Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 on the EU Ecolabel (the EU Ecolabel Regulation) requires the Commission to submit a report on the implementation of the EU Ecolabel scheme, and also to identify elements for a possible review of the scheme. Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (the EMAS Regulation) requires the Commission to submit a report containing information on the actions and measures taken and the information received from the Member States. Article 50 of the Regulation requires the Commission to review EMAS in the light of the experience gained during its operation and international developments. This Commission report and its annexes fulfil these requirements. They also provide the findings of the Fitness check that has been carried out on the legislation as part of the European Commission's Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT). The REFIT objective of the Fitness check is to understand how the Regulations perform against their intended benefits for citizens, businesses and society. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2017:355:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
