EU Ecolabel EMAS Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) · 3 instruments under evaluation •...

EU Ecolabel EMAS

Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

State-of-play and evaluations

Pierre Henry DG Environment B1

3 instruments of Circular Economy action plan

Improving the efficiency and uptake of the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the pilot programme on environmental technology verification (ETV) could also benefit businesses and SMEs in particular. The voluntary EU Ecolabel identifies products that have a reduced environmental impact throughout their lifecycle. The Commission will examine how to increase its effectiveness and contribution to the circular economy.

3 instruments under evaluation

• An evaluation of the EU Ecolabel and EMAS Regulations is being finalised under the Commissions Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT). The results should be published soon.

• An evaluation of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) pilot programme is beginning and should be finalised in the second half of 2017.

• All evaluations include an assessment of the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and EU added value.

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State-of-play on the revision of Product Groups

1. Adopted decisions in 2016

Footwear

Personal, Notebook and Tablet Computers

Furniture

2. Decisions under scrutiny in 2016

Wooden Floor Coverings

Tourist Accommodation and Campsite Services

3. Voted decisions in 2016

All-Purpose Cleaners and Sanitary Cleaners, Detergents for Dishwashers, Industrial and Institutional Automatic Dishwasher Detergents, Hand Dishwashing Detergents, Laundry Detergents, Textile

4. Decisions for vote in 2017

Cleaning Services, Copying and Graphic Paper http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/products-groups-and-criteria.html

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Overall EMAS registration numbers Total numbers 9,049 Sites 3,955 Organisations

Status: October 2016

Organisations registered per country* Country Organisations

registered

Austria 290

Belgium 75

Bulgaria 8

Croatia 0

Cyprus 59

Czech Republic 24

Germany 1,215

Denmark 39

Estonia 6

Spain 904

Finland 4

France 32

Greece 41

Hungary 28

Ireland 3

Country Organisations registered

Italy 1,002

Lithuania 5

Luxembourg 2

Latvia 0

Malta 1

Netherlands 2

Norway 15

Poland 71

Portugal 55

Romania 10

Sweden 18

Slovenia 10

Slovak Republic 3

United Kingdom 31

TOTAL 3,955

Status: October 2016 * Including figures from German national register and official responses from CBs, where provided

Trends per NACE code – industrial sectors*

Status: October 2016 *Based on figures provided by EU EMAS register

and German national EMAS register Multiple references possible

Organisations by size*

Status: October 2016 *Based on figures provided by EU EMAS register

and German national EMAS register

is a third-party validation of the performance of innovative environmental technologies.

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Environmental Technology Verification (ETV):

• promotes innovative environmental technologies

• helps manufacturers to prove the reliability of their claims, and technology purchasers to identify innovations that suit their needs.

• accelerate the market uptake of innovative environmental technologies

Pilot

and demonstration

Test of concept

Testing

in-house or in labs

Early product with innovative technology

3rd party Verification Bodies

Mature product

Product

certification

Standardised performance tests

3rd party

certification Bodies

Pilot programme set up with 7 Member States, implemented by 14 accredited Verification Bodies

Active in 3 technology areas:

• Water treatment and monitoring

• Energy technologies

• Materials, waste and resources

175 quick-scans, 62 contracts signed, 15 verified technologies

End 2016 - 2017 Evaluation of EU ETV program

Based on the evaluation results, possible ex-ante impact assessment and Commission proposal

Explore synergies with other environmental policies 1. ETV as support to Green Public Procurement

and Public Procurement of Innovation 2. ETV as support to legislations based on

technology performance, e.g. support to emerging techniques under IED

3. ETV as complement to standards, e.g. on raw materials, to Product policy tools (ecodesign, labelling, environmental footprint)

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