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Workshop on Green Voluntary Mechanism Belgrade, 29 May - 30 May 2012

Workshop on Green Voluntary Mechanism Belgrade, 29 May - 30 May 2012. Coordination and cooperation at national, regional and European level within the EU Ecolabel scheme. Dr. Stefania Minestrini. Ecolabel Sector - Service for Environmental Certifications

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Workshop on Green Voluntary Mechanism Belgrade, 29 May - 30 May 2012

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  1. Workshop on Green VoluntaryMechanism Belgrade, 29 May - 30 May 2012 Coordination and cooperation at national, regional and European level within the EU Ecolabel scheme Dr. Stefania Minestrini Ecolabel Sector - Service for Environmental Certifications ISPRA- National Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research

  2. Presentation contents • Cooperation and coordination • Criteria development • Fee system

  3. Cooperation and coordination 1/2 Art. 11 Regulation 66/2010 Ecolabelling schemes in the Member States • EU Ecolabel versus national or regional • ISO 14024 (type I) schemes • European ecolabelling schemes ISO 14024 • (type I) versus EU Ecolabel

  4. Cooperation and coordination 2/2 ISO 14024 (Type I ecolabelling) • Based on performance criteria • Life Cycle Assessment approach • Stakeholder involvement in the criteria process • Third part verification

  5. Criteria development 1/6 Art. 7 Regulation 66/2010 • Article 7, paragraph 2 • Annex1, part B

  6. Criteria development 2/6 ANNEX 1 PART B Shortened procedure for developing criteria • A single report instead of three reports • None AHWG meeting or at most one • instead of at least two AHWG meeting

  7. Criteria development 3/6 EXAMPLES Consideration of existing initiatives ISO type I labelling in the standard procedure • Consideration in the criteria development • Consideration in specific criteria

  8. Criteria development 4/6 EXAMPLES Consideration of existing initiatives in criteria development for TAS and CSS • Selection of the more significant initiatives • Analysis of the more frequent environmental criteria • Identification of basic criteria for elaboration of EU criteria

  9. Criteria development 5/6 EXAMPLES Consideration in specific criteria • Criterion 63 of Commission Decision 2009/578/EC Detergents (up to 3 points) At least 80 % by weight of hand dishwashing detergents and/or detergents for dishwashers and/or laundry detergent and/or all purpose cleaners and/or sanitary detergents and/or soaps and shampoos used by the tourist accommodation shall have been awarded the Community eco-label or other national or regional ISO Type I eco-labels (1 point for each of these categories of detergents up to a maximum of 3 points).

  10. Criteria development 6/6 EXAMPLES Consideration in specific criteria • Criterion 88 of Commission Decision 2009/564/EC Paper products (up to 3 points) At least 80 % of toilet/tissue paper and/or office paper and/or printed paper used shall have been awarded the Community eco-label or other national or regional ISO Type I eco-labels (1 point for each of these three categories of paper products). Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide data and documentation (including relevant invoices) indicating the quantities of such products used and the quantities that have an eco-label.

  11. Fee system 1/5 Annex III of Regulation 66/2010 • Application fee • Annual fee

  12. Fee system 2/5 Application fee • EUR 200 up to EUR 1200 • Max EUR 600 for SMEs • Max EUR 350 for micro enterprise

  13. Fee system 3/5 Application fee • Reduction of 20% for companies certified with • EMAS or ISO 14001 • The aplicant shall commit in the environmental • policy and in the environmental objectives to • insure full compliance of its ecolabelled products • with EU Ecolabel criteria

  14. Fee system 4/5 Annual fee • Up to EUR 1500 • Max EUR 750 for SMEs • Max EUR 350 for micro enterprise

  15. Fee system 5/5 Connections with fee systems for national label • Reduction for application fee • Reduction for annual fee • Reduction for verification fee

  16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Contacts: Ecolabel Sector - ISPRA Via Vitaliano Brancati, 4800144 ROMA Tel.: (06) 5007 2231 Fax: (06) 5007 2078e-mail: stefania.minestrini@isprambiente.it http://www.isprambiente.it/certificazioni/site/it-IT/Ecolabel/

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