+RIALACHÁN (CE) Uimh. 66/2010 Ó PHARLAIMINT NA hEORPA AGUS ÓN gCOMHAIRLE an 25 Samhain 2009 maidir le hÉicilipéad an AE (Téacs atá ábhartha maidir leis an LEE)
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RIALACHÁN (CE) Uimh. 66/2010 Ó PHARLAIMINT NA hEORPA AGUS ÓN gCOMHAIRLE an 25 Samhain 2009 maidir le hÉicilipéad an AE (Téacs atá ábhartha maidir leis an LEE)
RIALACHÁN (CE) Uimh. 66/2010 Ó PHARLAIMINT NA hEORPA AGUS ÓN gCOMHAIRLE an 25 Samhain 2009 maidir le hÉicilipéad an AE (Téacs atá ábhartha maidir leis an LEE)
1. Forbhreathnú
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Airteagal 1 Ábhar
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Airteagal 1 Ábhar Leis an Rialachán seo, leagtar síos rialacha maidir le bunú agus cur i bhfeidhm scéim shaorálach Éicilipéad an AE.
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Airteagal 2 Raon feidhme
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Airteagal 2 Raon feidhme 1. Beidh feidhm ag an Rialachán seo maidir le haon earraí nó maidir le haon seirbhísí a sholáthraítear lena ndáileadh, lena dtomhailt nó lena n-úsáid ar mhargadh an Chomhphobail cibé acu ar íocaíocht nó saor in aisce (dá ngairtear ‘táirgí’ anseo feasta). 2. Ní bheidh feidhm ag an Rialachán seo maidir le táirgí míochaine lena n-úsáid ag an duine, arna sainmhíniú i dTreoir 2001/83/CE ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle an 6 Samhain 2001 maidir leis an gcód Comhphobail a bhaineann le táirgí míochaine lena n-úsáid ag an duine (
1
), ná maidir le húsáid tréidliachta, arna sainmhíniú i dTreoir 2001/82/CE ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle an 6 Samhain 2001 maidir leis an gcód Comhphobail a bhaineann le táirgí míochaine tréidliachta (
2
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Airteagal 3 Sainmhínithe
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Airteagal 3 Sainmhínithe Chun críocha an Rialacháin seo, beidh feidhm ag na sainmhínithe seo a leanas:
1)
ciallaíonn ‘grúpa táirgí’ sraith táirgí a fhónann do chríocha comhchosúla agus atá comhchosúil lena chéile i dtéarmaí úsáide, nó a bhfuil airíonna feidhmiúla comhchosúla acu, agus atá comhchosúil lena chéile i dtéarmaí an dearcaidh atá ag an tomhaltóir orthu;
2)
ciallaíonn‘oibreoir’ aon táirgeoir, aon mhonaróir, aon allmhaireoir, aon soláthróir seirbhísí, aon mhórdhíoltóir nó aon mhiondíoltóir;
3)
ciallaíonn ‘tionchar ar an gcomhshaol’ aon athrú ar an gcomhshaol ar táirge, i gcaitheamh a shaolré, is cúis leis go hiomlán nó go páirteach;
4)
ciallaíonn ‘feidhmíocht chomhshaoil’ an toradh a ghabhann leis an mbainistíocht a dhéanann an monaróir ar na saintréithe sin de chuid táirge arb iad is cúis le tionchar ar an gcomhshaol;
5)
ciallaíonn ‘fíorú’nós imeachta chun a dheimhniú go gcomhlíonann táirge critéir shonraithe Éicilipéad an AE.
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Airteagal 4 Comhlachtaí inniúla
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Airteagal 4 Comhlachtaí inniúla 1. Déanfaidh gach Ballstát an comhlacht nó na comhlachtaí (‘an comhlacht inniúil’ nó ‘na comhlachtaí inniúla’), atá laistigh d'aireachtaí rialtais nó lasmuigh díobh, a ainmniú chun bheith freagrach as na cúraimí dá bhforáiltear sa Rialachán seo a chur i gcrích agus áiritheoidh na Ballstáit go mbeidh an comhlacht nó na comhlachtaí sin oibríochtúil. I gcás ina n-ainmneofar níos mó ná comhlacht inniúil amháin, cinnfidh an Ballstát cumhachtaí na gcomhlachtaí sin faoi seach agus na ceanglais i ndáil le comhordú a bheidh infheidhmithe maidir leo. 2. Beidh comhdhéanamh na gcomhlachtaí inniúla de chineál a ráthóidh a neamhspleáchas agus a neodracht agus beidh a rialacha nós imeachta de chineál trína ndéanfar trédhearcacht i dtaca le seoladh a ngníomhaíochtaí chomh maith le rannpháirtíocht na bpáirtithe leasmhara go léir, a áirithiú. 3. Áiritheoidh na Ballstáit go gcomhlíonfaidh na comhlachtaí inniúla na ceanglais a leagtar síos in Iarscríbhinn V. 4. Áiritheoidh na comhlachtaí inniúla go ndéanfaidh páirtí atá neamhspleách ar an oibreoir a bheidh á fhíorú an próiseas fíorúcháin a chur i gcrích ar mhodh comhsheasmhach, neodrach agus iontaofa, ar próiseas é a bheidh bunaithe ar chaighdeáin idirnáisiúnta, ar chaighdeáin Eorpacha nó ar chaighdeáin náisiúnta agus ar nósanna imeachta idirnáisiúnta, ar nósanna imeachta Eorpacha nó ar nósanna imeachta náisiúnta, a bhaineann le comhlachtaí a oibríonn scéimeanna deimhniúcháin táirgí.
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Airteagal 5 Bord an Aontais Eorpaigh um Éicilipéadú
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Airteagal 5 Bord an Aontais Eorpaigh um Éicilipéadú 1. Bunóidh an Coimisiún Bord an Aontais Eorpaigh um Éicilipéadú (BAEÉ) a mbeidh ionadaithe air ó chomhlachtaí inniúla na mBallstát go léir, dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 4, agus ó pháirtithe leasmhara eile. Toghfaidh BAEÉ a uachtarán de réir a rialacha nós imeachta. Rannchuideoidh an Bord le forbairt agus le hathchóiriú chritéir Éicilipéad an AE agus le haon athbhreithniú a dhéanfar ar chur chun feidhme scéim Éicilipéad an AE. Soláthróidh sé comhairle agus cúnamh don Choimisiún freisin sna réimsí seo agus, go háirithe, eiseoidh sé moltaí maidir le ceanglais íosta feidhmíochta comhshaoil. 2. Áiritheoidh an Coimisiún go ndéanfaidh BAEÉ, agus a ghníomhaíochtaí á seoladh aige, rannpháirtíocht chothrom na bpáirtithe leasmhara ábhartha go léir a urramú i leith gach grúpa táirgí, amhail comhlachtaí inniúla, táirgeoirí, monaróirí, allmhaireoirí, soláthraithe seirbhíse, mórdhíoltóirí, miondíoltóirí, go háirithe FBManna, agus grúpaí cosanta comhshaoil agus eagraíochtaí tomhaltóirí.
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Airteagal 6 Ceanglais ghinearálta i gcomhair chritéir Éicilipéad an AE
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Airteagal 6 Ceanglais ghinearálta i gcomhair chritéir Éicilipéad an AE 1. Beidh critéir Éicilipéad an AE bunaithe ar fheidhmíocht chomhshaoil na dtáirgí, agus na cuspóirí straitéiseacha is déanaí atá ag an gComhphobal i réimse an chomhshaoil á gcur san áireamh. 2. Le critéir Éicilipéad an AE, leagfar amach na ceanglais chomhshaoil nach mór do tháirge a chomhlíonadh chun go mbeadh Éicilipéad an AE air. 3. Cinnfear critéir Éicilipéad an AE ar bhonn eolaíoch agus saolré iomlán na dtáirgí á breithniú. Le linn na critéir sin a chinneadh, breithneofar an méid seo a leanas:
(a)
na tionchair is suntasaí ar an gcomhshaol, go háirithe an tionchar ar athrú aeráide, an tionchar ar an dúlra agus ar an mbithéagsúlacht, ar úsáid fuinnimh agus úsáid acmhainní, ar ghiniúint dramhaíola, ar astaíochtaí chuig gach meán comhshaoil, ar an truailliú trí éifeachtaí fisiceacha agus trí úsáid agus scaoileadh substaintí guaiseacha;
(b)
substaintí níos sábháilte a chur in ionad substaintí guaiseacha, ina gcáil mar shubstaintí níos sábháilte nó trí ábhair mhalartacha nó dearthaí malartacha a úsáid, sna cásanna uile ina bhfuil sé sin indéanta go teicniúil;
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an cumas chun laghdú a dhéanamh ar na tionchair ar an gcomhshaol de thoradh mharthanacht agus ath-inúsáidteacht na dtáirgí;
(d)
an chothromaíocht ghlan don chomhshaol idir na tairbhí comhshaoil agus na hualaí comhshaoil, lena n-áirítear gnéithe sláinte agus sábháilteachta, ag na céimeanna éagsúla i saolré na dtáirgí;
(e)
más iomchuí, gnéithe sóisialta agus gnéithe eiticiúla, e.g. trí thagairt a dhéanamh do choinbhinsiúin ghaolmhara idirnáisiúnta agus do chomhaontuithe gaolmhara idirnáisiúnta, amhail caighdeáin ábhartha ILO agus cóid iompair;
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. critéir a bunaíodh do lipéid eile chomhshaoil, go háirithe lipéid chomhshaoil chineál I EN ISO 14024 a bhfuil aitheantas oifigiúil acu go náisiúnta nó go réigiúnach, i gcás ina bhfuil siad ar marthain don ghrúpa táirgí sin ionas go ndéanfar sineirgígh a fheabhsú;
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a mhéid is féidir, an prionsabal a bhaineann le tástáil ainmhithe a laghdú.
4. Maidir le critéir Éicilipéad an AE, áireofar iontu ceanglais atá beartaithe lena áirithiú, maidir le táirgí a bhfuil Éicilipéad an AE orthu, go bhfeidhmíonn siad go dóthanach i gcomhréir leis an úsáid a beartaíodh dóibh. 5. Sula bhforbrófar critéir Éicilipéad an AE do tháirgí bia agus do tháirgí beatha, mar a shainítear i Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 178/2002 ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle an 28 Eanáir 2002 lena leagtar síos prionsabail ghinearálta agus ceanglais ghinearálta dhlí an bhia, lena mbunaítear an tÚdarás Eorpach um Shábháilteacht Bia agus lena leagtar síos nósanna imeachta in ábhair a bhaineann le sábháilteacht bia (
3
), déanfaidh an Coimisiún staidéar, faoin 31 Nollaig 2011 ar a dhéanaí, ar staidéar é ina ndéanfar scrúdú i dtaobh an bhfuil sé indéanta critéir iontaofa a bhunú lena gcumhdófar feidhmíocht chomhshaoil le linn shaolré iomlán táirgí den sórt sin, lena n-áirítear táirgí ó iascaireacht agus ó dhobharshaothrú. Ba cheart aird ar leith a thabhairt sa staidéar ar an tionchar a bheadh ag aon chritéir de chuid Éicilipéad an AE ar tháirgí bia agus ar tháirgí beatha, chomh maith le táirgí talmhaíochta neamhphróiseáilte a thagann faoi raon feidhme Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 834/2007. Ba cheart breithniú a dhéanamh sa staidéar ar an rogha gurb iad na táirgí sin amháin a dheimhnítear a bheith orgánach a bheadh i dteideal dámhachtain Éicilipéad an AE a fháil, ionas nach mbeadh ábhar mearbhaill ann do na tomhaltóirí. Déanfaidh an Coimisiún cinneadh, agus toradh an staidéir agus an tuairim ón BAEÉ á gcur san áireamh, maidir le cén grúpa bia agus beatha, más ann, a bhfuil forbairt chritéir Éicilipéad an AE indéanta ina leith, i gcomhréir leis an nós imeachta rialúcháin lena ngabhann grinnscrúdú agus dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 16(2). 6. Ní fhéadfar Éicilipéad an AE a dhámhachtain ar earraí ina bhfuil substaintí nó ullmhóidí/meascáin a chomhlíonann na critéir maidir lena n-aicmiú mar shubstaintí nó mar ullmhódí/mheascáin atá tocsaineach, guaiseach don chomhshaol, carcanaigineach, só-ghineach nó tocsaineach don atáirgeadh (CMR), i gcomhréir le Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1272/2008 ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle an 16 Nollaig 2008 maidir le haicmiú, lipéadú agus pacáistiú substaintí agus meascán (
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), ná ar earraí ina bhfuil substaintí dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 57 de Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1907/2006 Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1907/2006 ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle an 18 Nollaig 2006 maidir le Clárú, Measúnú, Údarú agus Srianadh Ceimiceán (REACH), lena mbunaítear Gníomhaireacht Eorpach um Cheimiceáin (
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). 7. Maidir le catagóirí sonracha earraí a bhfuil substaintí dá dtagraítear i mír 6 iontu, agus san aon chás amháin nach bhfuil sé indéanta go teicniúil earraí eile den sórt céanna a chur ina n-ionad nó substaintí eile a chur ina n-ionad trí ábhair mhalartacha nó dearthaí malartacha a úsáid, nó i gcás táirgí ar airde go suntasach a bhfeidhmíocht chomhshaoil fhoriomlán i gcomparáid le hearraí eile den chatagóir céanna, féadfaidh an Coimisiún bearta a ghlacadh chun maoluithe ar mhír 6 a dheonú. Ní thabharfar aon mhaolú maidir le substaintí a chomhlíonann critéir Airteagal 57 de Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1907/2006 agus a shainaithnítear i gcomhréir leis an nós imeachta a thuairiscítear in Airteagal 59(1) den Rialachán sin, ar substaintí iad atá i meascáin, in earra nó in aon chuid aonchineálach d'earra coimpléascach i dtiúchain is airde ná 0,1 % (w/w). Maidir leis na bearta sin atá ceaptha chun eilimintí neamhriachtanacha den Rialachán seo a leasú, glacfar iad i gcomhréir leis an nós imeachta rialúcháin lena ngabhann grinnscrúdú agus dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 16(2).
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Airteagal 7 Forbairt agus athchóiriú chritéir Éicilipéad an AE
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Airteagal 7 Forbairt agus athchóiriú chritéir Éicilipéad an AE 1. Tar éis dul i gcomhairle le BAEÉ, féadfaidh an Coimisiún, na Ballstáit, na comhlachtaí inniúla agus na geallsealbhóirí eile forbairt nó athchóiriú chritéir Éicilipéad an AE a thionscnamh agus a threorú. I gcás ina gcuirtear geallsealbhóirí eile den sórt sin mar cheannasaí ar threorú fhorbairt na gcritéar, ní mór dóibh saineolas a léiriú sa réimse táirgí, chomh maith leis an gcumas an próiseas a threorú go neodrach agus i gcomhréir le haidhmeanna an Rialacháin seo. I dtaca leis sin de, tabharfar tús áite do chuibhreannais a bhfuil breis agus leasghrúpa amháin iontu. Déanfaidh an páirtí a thionscnóidh agus a threoróidh forbairt nó athchóiriú chritéir Éicilipéad an AE na doiciméid seo a leanas a thabhairt ar aird i gcomhréir leis an nós imeachta a leagtar amach i gCuid A d'Iarscríbhinn I:
(b)
togra i gcomhair dréachtchritéar;
(c)
tuarascáil theicniúil mar thacaíocht leis an togra i gcomhair dréachtchritéar;
(e)
lámhleabhar d'úsáideoirí ionchasacha Éicilipéad an AE agus do chomhlachtaí inniúla;
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lámhleabhar do na húdaráis a dhámhann conarthaí poiblí.
Cuirfear na doiciméid sin faoi bhráid an Choimisiúin agus faoi bhráid an BAEÉ. 2. I gcás ina mbeidh critéir forbartha cheana féin faoi scéim eile éicilipéid a chomhlíonann na ceanglais do lipéid chomhshaoil chineál I EN ISO 14024 do ghrúpa táirgí nach bhfuil aon chritéir de chuid Éicilipéad an AE arna mbunú ina leith cheana, féadfaidh Ballstát ar bith ina bhfuil an scéim eile éicilipéid aitheanta, tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis an gCoimisiún agus le BAEÉ, a mholadh go bhforbrófaí na critéir sin faoi scéim Éicilipéad an AE. Sna cásanna sin, féadfaidh feidhm a bheith ag an nós imeachta giorraithe maidir le forbairt critéar a leagtar síos i gCuid B d'Iarscríbhinn I ar choinníoll go ndearnadh na critéir atá beartaithe a fhorbairt i gcomhréir le Cuid A d'Iarscríbhinn I. Is é an Coimisiún, nó an Ballstát a mhol an nós imeachta giorraithe um fhorbairt na gcritéar, i gcomhréir leis an gcéad fhomhír, a threoróidh an nós imeachta sin. 3. I gcás ina mbeidh gá le hathchóiriú neamhshubstaintiúil ar na critéir, féadfaidh feidhm a bheith ag an nós imeachta giorraithe um athchóiriú a leagtar síos i gCuid C d'Iarscríbhinn I. 4. Faoin 19 Feabhra 2011, aontóidh an BAEÉ agus an Coimisiún ar phlean oibre lena n-áirítear straitéis agus liosta neamh-uileghabhálach de ghrúpaí táirgí. Sa phlean sin, breithneofar gníomhaíocht eile Comhphobail (e.g. i réimse an tsoláthair phoiblí ghlais), agus féadfar an plean sin a nuashonrú i gcomhréir leis na cuspóirí straitéiseacha is déanaí de chuid an Chomhphobail i réimse an chomhshaoil. Déanfar an plean sin a nuashonrú go tráthrialta.
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Airteagal 8 Critéir Éicilipéad an AE a bhunú
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Airteagal 8 Critéir Éicilipéad an AE a bhunú 1. Déanfar dréachtchritéir Éicilipéad an AE a fhorbairt i gcomhréir leis an nós imeachta a leagtar síos in Iarscríbhinn I agus an plean oibre á chur san áireamh. 2. Déanfaidh an Coimisiún, tráth nach déanaí ná naoi mí tar éis dul i gcomhairle le BAEÉ, bearta a ghlacadh chun critéir shonracha Éicilipéad an AE a bhunú do gach grúpa táirgí. Foilseofar na bearta sin in Iris Oifigiúil an Aontais Eorpaigh. Cuirfidh an Coimisiún barúlacha an BAEÉ san áireamh ina thogra deireanach agus déanfaidh sé an réasúnú atá le haon athruithe ar a thogra deireanach i gcomparáid leis an togra i gcomhair dréachtchritéar, tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis an BAEÉ, a thabhairt chun suntais go soiléir agus a dhoiciméadú, agus soláthróidh sé mínithe ar an réasúnú sin. Maidir leis na bearta sin atá ceaptha chun eilimintí neamhriachtanacha den Rialachán seo a leasú trína fhorlíonadh, glacfar iad i gcomhréir leis an nós imeachta rialúcháin lena ngabhann grinnscrúdú agus dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 16(2). 3. Sna bearta dá dtagraítear i mír 2, déanfaidh an Coimisiún:
(a)
ceanglais a bhunú chun táirgí sonracha a mheasúnú maidir le comhlíonadh chritéir Éicilipéad an AE (‘ceanglais um measúnú’);
(b)
i gcás gach grúpa táirgí, trí shaintréith thábhachtacha chomhshaoil a shonrú a fhéadfar a thaispeáint ar an lipéad roghnach maille le téacs-bhosca a thuairiscítear in Iarscríbhinn II;
(c)
i gcás gach grúpa táirgí, tréimhse ábhartha bailíochta na gcritéar agus na gceanglas um measúnú a shonrú;
(d)
céim inathraitheachta na dtáirgí a shonrú arb í an chéim inathraitheachta í a cheadaítear le linn na tréimhse bailíochta dá dtagraítear i bpointe (c).
4. Agus critéir Éicilipéad an AE á mbunú, beifear cúramach nach dtabharfar isteach bearta a bhféadfadh a gcur chun feidhme ualaí neamhréireacha riaracháin agus ualaí neamhréireacha eacnamaíochta a chur ar FBManna.
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Airteagal 9 Éicilipéad an AE a dhámhachtain agus téarmaí agus coinníollacha a úsáide
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Airteagal 9 Éicilipéad an AE a dhámhachtain agus téarmaí agus coinníollacha a úsáide 1. Aon oibreoir ar mian leis Éicilipéad an AE a úsáid, déanfaidh sé iarratas chuig na comhlachtaí inniúla dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 4 i gcomhréir leis na rialacha seo a leanas:
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i gcás ina dtionscnaíonn táirge i mBallstát aonair, déanfar an t-iarratas a thíolacadh do chomhlacht inniúil de chuid an Bhallstáit sin;
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i gcás ina dtionscnaíonn táirge san fhoirm chéanna i roinnt Ballstát, féadfar an t-iarratas a thíolacadh do chomhlacht inniúil i gceann de na Ballstáit sin;
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i gcás ina dtionscnaíonn táirge in áit lasmuigh den Chomhphobal, déanfar an t-iarratas a thíolacadh do chomhlacht inniúil in aon cheann de na Ballstát ina bhfuil an táirge le cur ar an margadh nó inar cuireadh an táirge ar an margadh.
2. Is san fhoirm a thaispeántar in Iarscríbhinn II a bheidh Éicilipéad an AE. Ní fhéadfar Éicilipéad an AE a úsáid ach amháin i dtaca le táirgí a chomhlíonann critéir Éicilipéad an AE is infheidhme maidir leis na táirgí lena mbaineann agus ar dámhadh Éicilipéad an AE ina leith. 3. Sna hiarratais, sonrófar sonraí teagmhála iomlána an oibreora chomh maith leis an ngrúpa táirgí i dtrácht agus beidh tuairisc iomlán iontu ar an táirge chomh maith le gach faisnéis eile a iarrfaidh an comhlacht inniúil. Beidh gach doiciméad ábhartha ag gabháil leis na hiarratais, de réir mar a shonraítear sa bheart ábhartha ón gCoimisiún lena mbunaítear critéir Éicilipéad an AE i gcomhair an ghrúpa táirgí i dtrácht. 4. Déanfaidh an comhlacht inniúil a ndéanfar iarratas chuige táillí a mhuirearú i gcomhréir le hIarscríbhinn III. Beidh sé de choinníoll a ghabhann le húsáid Éicilipéad an AE go mbeifear tar éis na táillí a íoc in am cuí. 5. Laistigh de dhá mhí ón dáta a bhfaighfear iarratas, seiceálfaidh an comhlacht inniúil lena mbaineann an bhfuil an doiciméadacht iomlán agus tabharfaidh sé fógra don oibreoir. Féadfaidh an comhlacht inniúil an t-iarratas a dhiúltú má mhainníonn an t-oibreoir an doiciméadacht a chomhlánú laistigh de shé mhí ón dáta a dtabharfar an fógra sin. Ar choinníoll go bhfuil an doiciméadacht iomlán agus go mbeidh sé fíoraithe ag an gcomhlacht inniúil go gcomhlíonann an táirge critéir Éicilipéad an AE agus na ceanglais um measúnú arna bhfoilsiú i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 8, sannfaidh an comhlacht inniúil uimhir chlárúcháin don táirge. Is iad na hoibreoirí a íocfaidh costais na tástála agus an mheasúnaithe maidir le critéir Éicilipéad an AE a chomhlíonadh. Féadfar costais taistil agus costais chóiríochta a mhuirearú ar na hoibreoirí i gcás ina bhfuil gá le fíorú ar an láthair lasmuigh den Bhallstát ina bhfuil an comhlacht inniúil bunaithe. 6. I gcás ina gceanglófar le critéir Éicilipéad an AE go gcomhlíonfaidh na saoráidí táirgeachta ceanglais áirithe, comhlíonfar na ceanglais sin sna saoráidí uile ina monaraítear an táirge ar a bhfuil Éicilipéad an AE. I gcás inarb iomchuí, gabhfaidh an comhlacht inniúil fíoruithe ar an láthair air féin nó sannfaidh sé gníomhaire údaraithe chun na críche sin. 7. Tabharfaidh na comhlachtaí inniúla aitheantas tosaíochta do thástálacha atá creidiúnaithe i gcomhréir le ISO 17025 agus d'fhíoruithe a dhéanfaidh comhlachtaí atá creidiúnaithe faoi chaighdeán EN 45011 nó faoi chaighdeán idirnáisiúnta coibhéiseach. Comhoibreoidh na comhlachtaí inniúla le chéile d'fhonn a chinntiú go ndéanfar na nósanna imeachta um measúnú agus um fhíorú a chur chun feidhme go héifeachtach agus go comhsheasmhach, go háirithe trí bhíthin na meithle dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 13. 8. Déanfaidh an comhlacht inniúil conradh le gach oibreoir, ar conradh é ina gcumhdófar téarmaí úsáide Éicilipéad an AE (lena n-áirítear forálacha maidir le hÉicilipéad an AE a údarú agus a tharraingt siar, go háirithe tar éis athchóiriú na gcritéar). Chuige sin, úsáidfear conradh caighdeánach i gcomhréir leis an teimpléad atá in Iarscríbhinn IV. 9. Ní fhéadfaidh an t-oibreoir Éicilipéad an AE a chur ar an táirge ach amháin tar éis an conradh a dhéanamh. Ina theannta sin cuirfidh an t-oibreoir an uimhir chlárúcháin ar an táirge ar a bhfuil Éicilipéad an AE. 10. Déanfaidh an comhlacht inniúil a bheidh tar éis Éicilipéad an AE a dhámhachtain ar tháirge fógra ina thaobh sin a thabhairt don Choimisiún. Bunóidh an Coimisiún clár coiteann agus nuashonróidh sé go rialta é. Beidh an clár sin ar fáil go poiblí ar láithreán gréasáin a bheidh tiomnaithe d'Éicilipéad an AE. 11. Féadfar Éicilipéad an AE a úsáid ar na táirgí ar dámhadh Éicilipéad an AE orthu agus ar an ábhar fógraíochta gaolmhar a úsáidtear ina leith. 12. Beidh dámhachtain Éicilipéad an AE gan dochar do cheanglais chomhshaoil nó do cheanglais eile rialála de chuid dhlí an Chomhphobail nó an dlí náisiúnta is infheidhme maidir le céimeanna éagsúla de shaolré an táirge. 13. Maidir leis an gceart chun Éicilipéad an AE a úsáid, ní shínfidh sé chuig úsáid Éicilipéad an AE mar chuid de thrádmharc.
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Airteagal 10 Faireachas margaidh agus rialú a dhéanamh ar úsáid Éicilipéad an AE
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Airteagal 10 Faireachas margaidh agus rialú a dhéanamh ar úsáid Éicilipéad an AE 1. Toirmiscfear aon fhógraíocht bhréagach nó aon fhógraíocht mhíthreorach, nó úsáid aon lipéid nó aon lógó a d'fhéadfadh a chur ina luí ar dhaoine gurb é Éicilipéad an AE atá i gceist. 2. Maidir le táirgí ar dhámh an comhlacht inniúil Éicilipéad an AE orthu, fíoróidh an comhlacht inniúil, ar bhonn rialta, go gcomhlíonann an táirge critéir Éicilipéad an AE agus na ceanglais um measúnú arna bhfoilsiú faoi Airteagal 8. De réir mar is iomchuí, déanfaidh an comhlacht inniúil fíoruithe den sórt sin freisin tar éis gearán a fháil. D'fhéadfadh sé gur i bhfoirm spotseiceálacha randamacha a bheadh na fíoruithe sin. Déanfaidh an comhlacht inniúil a dhámh Éicilipéad an AE ar an táirge aon ghearáin a rinneadh maidir leis an táirge ar a bhfuil Éicilipéad an AE a chur in iúl d'úsáideoir Éicilipéad an AE, agus féadfaidh sé a iarraidh ar an úsáideoir freagra a thabhairt ar na gearáin sin. Féadfaidh an comhlacht inniúil ainm an ghearánaí a choinneáil siar ón úsáideoir. 3. Ceadóidh úsáideoir Éicilipéad an AE don chomhlacht inniúil a dhámh Éicilipéad an AE ar an táirge na himscrúduithe riachtanacha go léir a dhéanamh chun faireachán a dhéanamh i dtaobh an bhfuil critéir an ghrúpa táirgí agus Airteagal 9 á gcomhlíonadh i gcónaí aige. 4. Déanfaidh úsáideoir Éicilipéad an AE, arna iarraidh sin don chomhlacht inniúil a dhámh Éicilipéad an AE ar an táirge, rochtain a thabhairt ar an áitreabh ina dtáirgtear an táirge lena mbaineann. Féadfar an t-iarratas a dhéanamh aon tráth réasúnach agus gan fógra. 5. I gcás ina mbeifear tar éis deis a thabhairt d'úsáideoir Éicilipéad an AE barúlacha a thíolacadh, déanfaidh aon chomhlacht inniúil a chinnfidh nach bhfuil critéir an ghrúpa táirgí ábhartha á gcomhlíonadh ag táirge a bhfuil Éicilipéad an AE air, nó nach bhfuil Éicilipéad an AE á úsáid i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 9, úsáid Éicilipéad an AE ar an táirge sin a thoirmeasc nó, i gcás gur comhlacht inniúil eile a dhámh Éicilipéad an AE, an comhlacht inniúil sin a chur ar an eolas. Ní bheidh úsáideoir Éicilipéad an AE i dteideal aisíocaíocht a fháil, go hiomlán nó go páirteach, i leith na dtáillí dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 9(4). Cuirfidh an comhlacht inniúil an toirmeasc sin in iúl gan mhoill do gach comhlacht inniúil eile agus don Choimisiún. 6. Ní nochtfaidh an comhlacht inniúil a dhámh Éicilipéad an AE ar an táirge faisnéis atá faighte aige agus measúnú á dhéanamh aige ar úsáideoir an Éicilipéid i ndáil le comhlíonadh na rialacha maidir le húsáid Éicilipéad an AE atá leagtha amach in Airteagal 9, ná ní úsáidfidh sé an fhaisnéis sin chun aon chríche nach mbaineann leis an dámhachtain i leith úsáid Éicilipéid an AE. Glacfaidh sé gach beart réasúnta chun na doiciméid a sholáthraítear dó a chosaint ar fhalsú agus ar mhíleithreasú.
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Airteagal 11 Scéimeanna éicilipéadaithe sna Ballstáit
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Airteagal 11 Scéimeanna éicilipéadaithe sna Ballstáit 1. I gcás ina mbeifear tar éis critéir Éicilipéad an AE do ghrúpa táirgí ar leith a fhoilsiú, ní fhéadfar scéimeanna eile éicilipéadaithe chineál I EN ISO 14024, a bhfuil aitheantas oifigiúil acu go náisiúnta nó go réigiúnach, agus nach gcumhdaíonn an grúpa táirgí sin tráth a bhfoilsithe, a leathnú chuig an ngrúpa táirgí sin ach amháin i gcás ina bhfuil na critéir a forbraíodh faoi na scéimeanna sin ar a laghad chomh dian ar a laghad le critéir Éicilipéad an AE. 2. Chun critéir na scéimeanna Eorpacha éicilipéadaithe (cineál I EN ISO 14024) a chomhchuibhiú, cuirfear san áireamh le critéir Éicilipéad an AE na critéir atá ann cheana féin agus a forbraíodh i scéimeanna aitheanta éicilipéadaithe sna Ballstáit.
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Airteagal 12 Éicilipéad an AE a chur chun cinn
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Airteagal 12 Éicilipéad an AE a chur chun cinn 1. Déanfaidh na Ballstáit agus an Coimisiún, i gcomhar leis an BAEÉ, plean gníomhaíochta sonrach a aontú chun úsáid Éicilipéad an AE a chur chun cinn tríd na nithe seo a leanas a dhéanamh:
(a)
gníomhaíochtaí méadaithe feasachta agus feachtais faisnéise agus feachtais phoiblí oideachais do thomhaltóirí, do tháirgeoirí, do mhonaróirí, do mhórdhíoltóirí, do sholáthraithe seirbhíse, do cheannaitheoirí poiblí, do thrádálaithe, do mhiondíoltóirí agus don phobal i gcoitinne,
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rannpháirtíocht sa scéim a spreagadh, go háirithe maidir leis na FBManna;
agus, ar an dóigh sin, tabharfar tacaíocht d'fhorbairt na scéime. 2. Féadfar cur chun cinn Éicilipéad an AE a dhéanamh trí láithreán gréasáin Éicilipéad an AE ar a soláthrófar faisnéis bhunúsach agus ábhair fógraíochta faoi Éicilipéad an AE, agus faisnéis faoi na háiteanna ina bhféadfar táirgí Éicilipéad an AE a cheannach, i dteangacha uile an Chomhphobail. 3. Spreagfaidh na Ballstáit úsáid an ‘Lámhleabhar d'údaráis a dhámhann conarthaí poiblí’, mar a shonraítear in Iarscríbhinn I, Cuid A, pointe 5. Chun na críche sin, déanfaidh na Ballstáit breithniú, mar shampla, i dtaobh spriocanna a shocrú maidir le táirgí a cheannach a chomhlíonann na critéir a shonraítear sa Lámhleabhar sin.
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Airteagal 13 Malartú faisnéise agus taithí
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Airteagal 13 Malartú faisnéise agus taithí 1. Chun cur chun feidhme comhsheasmhach an Rialacháin seo a chothú, déanfaidh na comhlachtaí inniúla faisnéis agus taithí a mhalartú go tráthrialta, go háirithe maidir le hAirteagal 9 agus maidir le hAirteagal 10 a chur i bhfeidhm. 2. Cuirfidh an Coimisiún meitheal de chomhlachtaí inniúla ar bun chun na críche sin. Tiocfaidh an mheitheal le chéile faoi dhó ar a laghad sa bhliain. Is é an Coimisiún a iompróidh na costais taistil. Toghfaidh an mheitheal a cathaoirleach agus glacfaidh sí a rialacha nós imeachta.
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Airteagal 14 Tuarascáil
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Airteagal 14 Tuarascáil Faoin 19 Feabhra 2015, cuirfidh an Coimisiún tuarascáil faoi bhráid Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus faoi bhráid na Comhairle maidir le cur chun feidhme scéim Éicilipéad an AE. Sainaithneofar sa tuarascáil freisin na heilimintí den scéim a bhféadfaí athbhreithniú a dhéanamh orthu.
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Airteagal 15 Na hIarscríbhinní a Leasú
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Airteagal 15 Na hIarscríbhinní a Leasú Féadfaidh an Coimisiún na hIarscríbhinní a leasú, lena n-áirítear na táillí uasta dá bhforáiltear in Iarscríbhinn III, agus an gá le táillí chun costais reáchtála na scéime a íoc á chur san áireamh. Maidir leis na bearta sin atá ceaptha chun eilimintí neamhriachtanacha den Rialachán seo a leasú, glacfar iad i gcomhréir leis an nós imeachta rialúcháin lena ngabhann grinnscrúdú agus dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 16(2).
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Airteagal 16 An nós imeachta Coiste
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Airteagal 16 An nós imeachta Coiste 1. Tabharfaidh Coiste cúnamh don Choimisiún. 2. I gcás ina ndéantar tagairt don mhír seo, beidh feidhm ag Airteagal 5a(1) go (4) agus ag Airteagal 7 de Chinneadh 1999/468/CE, ag féachaint d'fhorálacha Airteagal 8 de.
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Airteagal 17 Pionóis
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Airteagal 17 Pionóis Leagfaidh na Ballstáit síos na rialacha maidir leis na pionóis a bheidh infheidhmithe i leith sáruithe ar fhorálacha an Rialacháin seo agus glacfaidh siad na bearta uile is gá chun a áirithiú go gcuirfear chun feidhme iad. Na pionóis dá bhforáiltear, ní mór iad a bheith éifeachtach, comhréireach agus athchomhairleach. Tabharfaidh na Ballstáit fógra don Choimisiún faoi na forálacha sin gan mhoill agus tabharfaidh siad fógra dó gan mhoill faoi aon leasú a dhéanfar ina dhiaidh orthu agus a dhéanfaidh difear dóibh.
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Airteagal 18 Aisghairm
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Airteagal 18 Aisghairm Aisghairtear leis seo Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1980/2000.
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Airteagal 19 Forálacha idirthréimhseacha
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Airteagal 19 Forálacha idirthréimhseacha Leanfaidh Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1980/2000 d'fheidhm a bheith aige maidir le conarthaí arna ndéanamh faoi Airteagal 9 de go dtí an dáta éagtha arna shonrú sna conarthaí sin, seachas na forálacha atá sa Rialachán sin maidir le táillí. Beidh feidhm ag Airteagal 9(4) den Rialachán seo, agus ag Iarscríbhinn III a ghabhann leis, maidir le conarthaí den sórt sin.
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Airteagal 20 Teacht i bhfeidhm
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Airteagal 20 Teacht i bhfeidhm Tiocfaidh an Rialachán seo i bhfeidhm an fichiú lá tar éis a fhoilsithe in Iris Oifigiúil an Aontais Eorpaigh. Beidh an Rialachán seo ina cheangal go huile agus go hiomlán agus beidh sé infheidhme go díreach i ngach Ballstát.
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ANNEX I PROCEDURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION OF EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA
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ANNEX I
PROCEDURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION OF EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA
A. Standard procedure
The following documents must be drawn up:
1. Preliminary report
The preliminary report must contain the following elements:
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Quantitative indication of the potential environmental benefits related to the product group, including consideration of the benefits from other similar European and national or regional EN ISO 14024 type I ecolabelling schemes,
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Reasoning for choice and scope of product group,
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Consideration of any possible trade issues,
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Analysis of other environmental labels' criteria,
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Current laws and ongoing legislative initiatives related to the product group sector,
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Analysis of the possibilities of substitution of hazardous substances by safer substances, as such or via the use of alternative materials or designs, wherever technically feasible, in particular with regard to substances of very high concern as referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,
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Intra-community market data for the sector, including volumes and turnover,
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Current and future potential for market penetration of the products bearing the EU Ecolabel,
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Extent and overall relevance of the environmental impacts associated with the product group, based on new or existing life cycle assessment studies. Other scientific evidence may also be used. Critical and controversial issues shall be reported in detail and evaluated,
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References of data and information collected and used for issuing the report.
The preliminary report shall be made available on the Commission's dedicated EU Ecolabel website for comment and reference during the development of the criteria.
Where criteria are to be developed for food and feed product groups, the preliminary report must, with reference to the study undertaken according to Article 6(5), demonstrate the following:
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there is a real added environmental value in developing EU Ecolabel criteria for the chosen product,
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the EU Ecolabel has considered the whole life cycle of the product, and
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the use of the EU Ecolabel on the chosen product will not cause confusion when compared with other food labels.
2. Proposal for draft criteria and associated technical report
Following the publication of the preliminary report, a proposal for draft criteria and a technical report in support of the proposal shall be established.
The draft criteria shall comply with the following requirements:
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they shall be based on the best products available on the Community market in terms of environmental performance throughout the life cycle, and they shall correspond indicatively to the best 10-20 % of the products available on the Community market in terms of environmental performance at the moment of their adoption,
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in order to allow for the necessary flexibility the exact percentage shall be defined on a case-by-case basis and in each case with the aim of promoting the most environmentally friendly products and ensuring that consumers are provided with sufficient choice,
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they shall take into consideration the net environmental balance between the environmental benefits and burdens, including health and safety aspects; where appropriate, social and ethical aspects shall be considered, e.g. by making reference to related international conventions and agreements such as relevant ILO standards and codes of conduct,
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they shall be based on the most significant environmental impacts of the product, be expressed as far as reasonably possible via technical key environmental performance indicators of the product, and be suitable for assessment according to the rules of this Regulation,
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they shall be based on sound data and information which are representative as far as possible of the entire Community market,
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they shall be based on life cycle data and quantitative environmental impacts, where applicable in compliance with the European Reference Life Cycle Data Systems (ELCD),
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they shall take into consideration the views of all interested parties involved in the consultation process,
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they shall guarantee harmonisation with existing legislation applicable to the product group when considering definitions, test methods and technical and administrative documentation,
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they shall take into account relevant Community policies and work done on other related product groups.
The proposal for draft criteria shall be written in a way that is easily accessible to those wishing to use them. It shall provide justification for each criterion and explain the environmental benefits related to each criterion. It shall highlight the criteria corresponding to the key environmental characteristics.
The technical report shall include at least the following elements:
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the scientific explanations of each requirement and criterion,
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a quantitative indication of the overall environmental performance that the criteria are expected to achieve in their totality, when compared to that of the average products on the market,
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an estimation of the expected environmental/economic/social impacts of the criteria as a whole,
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the relevant test methods for assessment of the different criteria,
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an estimation of testing costs,
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for each criterion, information about all tests, reports and other documentation that shall be produced by users on request from a competent body in accordance with Article 10(3).
The proposal for draft criteria and the technical report shall be made available for public consultation on the Commission's dedicated EU Ecolabel website for comment. The party leading the product group development shall distribute the proposal and the report to all interested parties.
At least two open working group meetings shall be held on the draft criteria, to which all interested parties, such as competent bodies, industry (including SMEs), trade unions, retailers, importers, environmental and consumer organisations, shall be invited. The Commission shall also participate in those meetings.
The proposal for draft criteria and the technical report shall be made available at least one month before the first working group meeting. Any subsequent proposal for draft criteria shall be made available at least one month before subsequent meetings. The reasoning behind any changes to the criteria in subsequent drafts shall be fully explained and documented with reference to discussions in the open working groups meetings and comments received in public consultation.
Responses shall be given to all comments received during the criteria development process, indicating whether they are accepted or rejected and why.
3. Final report and draft criteria
The final report shall contain the following elements:
Clear responses to all comments and proposals, indicating whether they are accepted or rejected and why. European Union and non-European Union interested parties shall be treated on an equal footing.
It shall also include the following elements:
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a one-page summary of the level of support for the draft criteria by the competent bodies,
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a summary list of all documents circulated in the course of the criteria development work, together with an indication of the date of circulation of each document and to whom each document has been circulated, and a copy of the documents in question,
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a list of the interested parties involved in the work or which have been consulted or have expressed an opinion, together with their contact information,
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three key environmental characteristics for the product group that may be displayed in the optional label with text box described in Annex II,
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a proposal for a marketing and communication strategy for the product group.
Any observations received on the final report shall be taken into consideration, and information on the follow-up to the comments shall be provided on request.
4. Manual for potential users of the EU Ecolabel and competent bodies
A manual shall be established in order to assist potential users of the EU Ecolabel and competent bodies in assessing the compliance of products with the criteria.
5. Manual for authorities awarding public contracts
A manual providing guidance for the use of EU Ecolabel criteria to authorities awarding public contracts shall be established.
The Commission will provide templates translated into all official Community languages for the manual for potential users and competent bodies and for the manual for authorities awarding public contracts.
B. Shortened procedure where criteria have been developed by other EN ISO 14024 type I ecolabelling schemes
A single report shall be submitted to the Commission. This report shall include a section demonstrating that the technical and consultation requirements set out in Part A have been met, along with a proposal for draft criteria, a manual for potential users of the EU Ecolabel and competent bodies, and a manual for authorities awarding public contracts.
If the Commission is satisfied that the report and criteria meet the requirements set out in Part A, the report and the proposal for draft criteria shall be made available for public consultation on the Commission's dedicated EU Ecolabel website for a period of two months for comment.
Responses shall be given to all comments received during the public consultation period, indicating whether each comment is accepted or rejected and why.
Subject to any changes made during the public consultation period, and if no Member State requests an open working group meeting, the Commission may adopt the criteria pursuant to Article 8.
Upon request from any Member State, an open working group meeting shall be held on the draft criteria, in which all interested parties, such as competent bodies, industry (including SMEs), trade unions, retailers, importers, environmental and consumer organisations, shall participate. The Commission shall also participate in that meeting.
Subject to any changes made during the public consultation period or during the working group meeting, the Commission may adopt the criteria pursuant to Article 8.
C. Shortened procedure for non-substantial revision of the criteria
The Commission shall produce a report containing the following:
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a justification explaining why there is no need for a full revision of the criteria and why a simple updating of the criteria and their stringency levels is sufficient,
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a technical section updating the previous market data used for the setting of the criteria,
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a proposal for draft revised criteria,
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a quantitative indication of the overall environmental performance that the revised criteria are expected to achieve in their totality, when compared to that of the average products on the market,
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a revised manual for potential users of the EU Ecolabel and competent bodies, and
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a revised manual for authorities awarding public contracts.
The report and the proposal for draft criteria shall be made available for public consultation on the Commission's dedicated EU Ecolabel website for a period of two months for comment.
Responses shall be given to all comments received during the public consultation period, indicating whether each comment is accepted or rejected and why.
Subject to any changes made during the public consultation period, and if no Member State requests an open working group meeting, the Commission may adopt the criteria pursuant to Article 8.
Upon request from any Member State, an open working group meeting shall be held on the draft revised criteria, in which all interested parties, such as competent bodies, industry (including SMEs), trade unions, retailers, importers, environmental and consumer organisations, shall participate. The Commission shall also participate in that meeting.
Subject to any changes made during the public consultation period or during the working group meeting, the Commission may adopt the criteria pursuant to Article 8.
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ANNEX II
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ANNEX II
Form of the EU Ecolabel
The EU Ecolabel shall take the following form: Label: Optional label with text box (the possibility for the operator to use this text box and the text used shall be that specified in the relevant product group criteria): The EU Ecolabel registration number shall also appear on the product. It shall take the following form: Where “xxxx” refers to the country of registration, “yyy” refers to the product group and “zzzzz” refers to the number given by the competent body. The European Commission will provide further instructions on the design and use of the EU Ecolabel Logo after consulting the EUEB in a separate guidance document.
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX III 1.
Application fee
The competent body to which an application is made shall charge a fee for processing the application. This fee shall be no lower than EUR 200 and no higher than EUR 2 000 . In the case of small and medium enterprises (
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) and operators in developing countries, the maximum application fee shall be no higher than EUR 600. In the case of micro-enterprises (
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) the maximum application fee shall be EUR 350. The application fee shall be reduced by 30 % for applicants registered under the EU eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) or by 15 % certified under the standard ISO 14001. Reductions are not cumulative. Where both systems are met, only the higher reduction shall apply. The reduction is subject to the condition that the applicant explicitly commits to ensuring full compliance of its ecolabelled products with the relevant EU Ecolabel criteria throughout the period of validity of the contract and that this commitment is appropriately incorporated into its environmental policy and detailed environmental objectives. Competent bodies may charge a fee for modification or extension of a licence. The fee for this shall not be higher than the application fee and the above reductions shall also apply. The application fee does not cover the cost of testing and verification by third parties and any on-site inspections that may be required by a third party or competent body. Applicants will meet the cost of such testing, verifications and inspections themselves. 2.
Annual fee
The competent body may require each applicant who has been awarded an EU Ecolabel to pay an annual fee. This can be a flat fee or a fee based on the annual value of sales within the Union of the product awarded the EU Ecolabel. The period covered by the fee will begin from the date of the award of the EU Ecolabel to the applicant. Where the fee is calculated as a percentage of the annual sales value it shall not be more than 0,15 % of that value. The fee shall be based on ex-factory prices where the product that has been awarded the EU Ecolabel is a good. The fee shall be based on delivery price where it is related to services. The maximum annual fee shall be EUR 25 000 per product group per applicant. In the case of SMEs, micro-enterprises or applicants from developing countries, the annual fee shall be reduced by at least 25 %. The annual fee does not cover the cost of testing, verification and any on-site inspections that may be required. Applicants will cover the cost of such testing, verification and inspections themselves. 3.
Inspection fee
The competent body may charge an inspection fee.
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ANNEX IV STANDARD CONTRACT COVERING THE TERMS OF USE OF THE EU ECOLABEL
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ANNEX IV
STANDARD CONTRACT COVERING THE TERMS OF USE OF THE EU ECOLABEL
PREAMBLE
The competent body(full title) hereinafter called ‘the competent body’,
registered at(full address), which for the purposes of the signature of this contract is represented by(name of person responsible),(full name of holder), in his capacity as producer, manufacturer, importer, service provider, wholesaler or retailer whose official registered address is(full address), hereafter called ‘the holder’, represented by(name of person responsible), have agreed the following with regard to the use of the EU Ecolabel, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel (
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1. USE OF THE EU ECOLABEL
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The competent body grants the holder the right to use the EU Ecolabel for his products as described in the annexed product specifications, which conform to the relevant product group criteria in force for the periodadopted by the Commission of the European Communities on(date), published in the Official Journal of the European Union of(full reference), and annexed to this contract.
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The EU Ecolabel shall be used only in the forms stipulated in Annex II to the EU Ecolabel Regulation.
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The holder shall ensure that the product to be labelled complies throughout the duration of this contract with all the terms of use and provisions set out in Article 9 of the EU Ecolabel Regulation, at all times. No new application will be required for modifications in the characteristics of the products which do not affect compliance with the criteria. The holder shall however inform the competent body of such modifications by registered letter. The competent body may carry out appropriate verifications.
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The contract may be extended to a wider range of products than those initially foreseen, subject to agreement by the competent body, and subject to the condition that they belong to the same product group and that they also comply with its criteria. The competent body may verify that these conditions are met. The Annex detailing the product specifications shall be modified accordingly.
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The holder shall not advertise or make any statement or use any label or logo in a way which is false or misleading or which results in confusion with, or calls into question the integrity of, the EU Ecolabel.
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The holder shall be responsible under this contract for the manner in which the EU Ecolabel is used in relation to his product, especially in the context of advertising.
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The competent body, including its agents authorised for such purpose, may undertake all necessary investigations to monitor the ongoing compliance by the holder with both the product group criteria and the terms of use and provisions of this contract in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 10 of the EU Ecolabel Regulation.
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2. SUSPENSION AND WITHDRAWAL
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In the event that the holder becomes aware that he is failing to meet the terms of use or provisions contained in Article 1 of this contract, the holder shall notify the competent body and refrain from using the EU Ecolabel until those terms for use or provisions have been fulfilled and the competent body has been notified thereof.
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Where the competent body considers that the holder has contravened any of the terms of use or provisions of this contract, the competent body shall be entitled to suspend or withdraw its authorisation to the holder to use the EU Ecolabel, and to take such measures as are necessary to prevent the holder from using it further, including such measures as are provided for in Articles 10 and 17 of the EU Ecolabel Regulation.
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3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
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The holder shall not include the EU Ecolabel as part of any guarantee or warranty in relation to the product referred to in Article 1.1 of this contract.
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The competent body, including its authorised agents, shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained by the holder arising out of the award and/or use of the EU Ecolabel.
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The competent body, including its authorised agents, shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained by a third party and arising out of the award and/or use, including advertising, of the EU Ecolabel.
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The holder shall indemnify and keep indemnified the competent body and its authorised agents against any loss, damage or liability sustained by the competent body, or its authorised agents, as a result of a breach of this contract by the holder or as a result of reliance by the competent body on information or documentation provided by the holder, including any claims by a third party.
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4. FEES
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The amount of application fee and annual fee shall be defined in accordance with Annex III of the EU Ecolabel Regulation.
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Use of the EU Ecolabel is conditional upon all relevant fees having been paid in due time.
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5. CONTRACT DURATION AND APPLICABLE LAW
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Except as provided for in Article 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, this contract shall run from the date on which it is signed until (…) or until expiry of the product group criteria, whichever is sooner.
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Where the holder has contravened any of the terms of use or provisions of this contract within the meaning of Article 2.2, the competent body shall be entitled to treat this as a breach of contract entitling the competent body, in addition to the provisions in Article 2.2, to terminate the contract, by registered letter to the holder, at an earlier date than that set out in Article 5.1, within (a time period to be determined by the competent body).
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The holder may terminate the contract by giving the competent body three months' notice by registered letter.
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If the product group criteria as stated in Article 1.1 are extended without amendments for any period, and if no written notice of termination from the competent body has been given at least three months before the expiry of the product group criteria and of this contract, the competent body shall inform the holder at least three months in advance that the contract shall be automatically renewed for as long as the product group criteria remain in force.
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After the termination of this contract the holder may not use the EU Ecolabel in relation to the product specified in Article 1.1 and in the Annex to this contract, either as labelling or for advertising purposes. The EU Ecolabel may nevertheless, for a period of six months after the termination, be displayed on stock held by the holder or others and manufactured before the termination. This latter provision shall not apply if the contract has been terminated for the reasons set out in Article 5.2.
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Any dispute between the competent body and the holder or any claim by one party against the other based on this contract which has not been settled by amicable agreement between the contracting parties, shall be subject to the applicable law determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (
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) and Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II (
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)).
The following Annexes shall form part of this contract:
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a copy of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel, in (the relevant Community language(s)),
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product specifications, which shall at least include details of the names, and/or the manufacturer's internal reference numbers, the manufacturing sites, and the related EU Ecolabel registration number or numbers,
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a copy of Commission Decision (… on product group criteria),
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Done at date
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(Competent body)
Designated person
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(Legally binding signature)
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(Holder)
Designated person
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(Legally binding signature)
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ANNEX V REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPETENT BODIES
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ANNEX V
REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPETENT BODIES
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A competent body shall be independent of the organisation or the product it assesses.
A body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, provision, assembly, use or maintenance of products which it assesses, may, on condition that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated, be designated as a competent body.
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A competent body, its top-level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall not be the designer, manufacturer, supplier, installer, purchaser, owner, user or maintainer of the products which they assess, nor the authorised representative of any of those parties. This shall not preclude the use of assessed products that are necessary for the operations of the competent body or the use of such products for personal purposes.
A competent body, its top-level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, the marketing, installation, use or maintenance of those products, or represent the parties engaged in those activities. They shall not engage in any activity that may conflict with their independence of judgment or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are designated. This shall in particular apply to consultancy services.
Competent bodies shall ensure that the activities of their subsidiaries or subcontractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of their conformity assessment activities.
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Competent bodies and their personnel shall carry out the conformity assessment activities with the highest degree of professional integrity and the requisite technical competence in the specific field and shall be free from all pressures and inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their judgment or the results of their conformity assessment activities, especially as regards persons or groups of persons with an interest in the results of those activities.
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A competent body shall be capable of carrying out all the conformity assessment tasks assigned to it by this Regulation, whether those tasks are carried out by the competent body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.
At all times and for each conformity assessment procedure and each kind or category of products in relation to which it has been designated, a competent body shall have at its disposal the necessary:
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technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment tasks;
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descriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out, ensuring the transparency and the ability of reproduction of those procedures. It shall have appropriate policies and procedures in place that distinguish between tasks it carries out as a competent body and other activities;
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procedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.
It shall have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the conformity assessment activities in an appropriate manner and shall have access to all necessary equipment or facilities.
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The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment activities shall have the following:
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sound knowledge covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the competent body has been designated;
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the ability to draw up certificates, records and reports demonstrating that assessments have been carried out.
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The impartiality of the competent bodies, of their top level management and of the assessment personnel shall be guaranteed.
The remuneration of the top-level management and assessment personnel of a competent body shall not depend on the number of assessments carried out or on the results of those assessments.
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Competent bodies shall participate in, or ensure that their assessment personnel are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of the working group of competent bodies referred to in Article 13 of this Regulation and apply as general guidance the administrative decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.
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