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

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

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

8. 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 Criteria development 4/6  Identification of basic criteria for elaboration of EU criteria

9. 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). Criteria development 5/6

10. 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. Criteria development 6/6

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

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

13. Application fee  Reduction of 20% for companies certified with EMAS or ISO 14001 Fee system 3/5  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. Annual fee  Up to EUR 1500 Fee system 4/5  Max EUR 750 for SMEs  Max EUR 350 for micro enterprise

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

16. Contacts: Ecolabel Sector - ISPRA Via Vitaliano Brancati, 48 00144 ROMA Tel.: (06) 5007 2231 Fax: (06) 5007 2078 e-mail: stefania.minestrini@isprambiente.it http://www.isprambiente.it/certificazioni/site/it-IT/Ecolabel/ THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION