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Commission Decision (EU) 2019/61 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the public administration sector under Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS).

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 17, 18 January 2019, pp. 1-57.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Energy, Environment gen., Food & nutrition
Keyword
Ozone layer Noise pollution Renewable energy Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Waste non-domestic sources Food waste
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Decision lays down the sectoral reference document (SRD) on best environmental management practices, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the public administration sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009. The latter concerns the voluntary participation by organizations in a Community eco- management and audit scheme (EMAS).The SRD encompasses environmental aspects related to energy consumption, greenhouse emissions, emissions to air, emissions to water, noise generation, solid waste generation, land use and biodiversity loss.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No. 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2009 (2018)

Keyword: Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Environmental audit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX