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Regulation No. 261 concerning the Approval of the Procedure for Issuing Estonian Ecolabels.

Pays/Territoire
Estonie
Type du document
Règlement
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Emballage/étiquetage Éco-produits/processus écologique
Aire géographique
Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Nord
Résumé

The Estonian ecolabel shall mean a label issued by the Estonian Ecolabel Committee to environmentally sound products on the basis of voluntary applications, thus making it possible to distinguish these products from other products used for the same purpose but having a stronger negative impact on the environment. For the purpose of this Procedure, products shall mean movable goods or their packaging manufactured for consumption, resale or use in a production process by any other party. Ecolabels shall not be issued to foodstuffs or medicines; however they may be issued to the packaging of foodstuffs or medicines if the properties of the packaging are environmentally more sound than those of other similar packaging. Criteria for issuing ecolabels must ensure that environmentally sound properties of products are continuously improved by encouraging the application of low-waste, low-energy and clean technological production processes, the use of secondary raw materials, reuse of products or parts thereof, and attainment of the longest possible service life of products. The criteria established for a product group shall be reviewed every three years. An application for obtaining an ecolabel for a product shall be submitted by the manufacturer or importer of the product, who shall also submit all documents required for making the decision, including the results of analyses and tests. Data on ecolabelled products and on enterprises applying for, and using, an ecolabel are filed in the Register of the Estonian Ecolabel.

Texte intégral
Anglais
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