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Apply for the EU Ecolabel |
Approval |
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- Description:
- A company wishing to use the EU Ecolabel must apply to a competent body; the application location depends on the product's origin.
- Frequency:
- One-time
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Products or services for which the EU Ecolabel is to be requested.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body of the Member State.
- Check method:
- Application and review by the competent body.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 9(1)
- Source excerpt:
- Any operator who wishes to use the EU Ecolabel shall apply to the competent bodies referred to in Article 4 in accordance with the following rules:
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Submit application documentation |
Record Keeping |
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- Description:
- The company must provide full contact details, the product group, a full product description, requested information and all relevant supporting documentation in the application.
- Frequency:
- One-time
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Products and services for which the EU Ecolabel is requested.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body.
- Check method:
- Review of the application documents for completeness and content.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 9(3)
- Source excerpt:
- Applications shall specify the full contact details of the operator, as well as the product group in question and shall contain a full description of the product as well as all other information requested by the competent body.
Applications shall include all relevant documentation, as specified in the relevant Commission measure establishing EU Ecolabel criteria for the product group in question.
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Pay the application fee |
Other |
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- Description:
- The company must pay the application fees set under Annex III on time because use of the EU Ecolabel is conditional on payment.
- Frequency:
- One-time
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Products bearing the EU Ecolabel.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body.
- Check method:
- Evidence of timely payment of fees.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 9(4)
- Source excerpt:
- The use of the EU Ecolabel shall be conditional upon the fees having been paid in due time.
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Pay the annual use fee |
Other |
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- Description:
- The company must pay any annual use fee required by the competent body.
- Frequency:
- Annual
- Check frequency:
- Annual
- Products/Services:
- Products awarded the EU Ecolabel.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body.
- Check method:
- Verification of annual fee payment.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Annex III, point 2
- Source excerpt:
- The competent body may require each applicant who has been awarded an EU Ecolabel to pay an annual fee of up to EUR 1 500 for the use of the label.
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Ensure compliance with product criteria |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- The company must ensure that the product complies with the applicable EU Ecolabel criteria and assessment requirements.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Products intended to bear the EU Ecolabel.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body or an authorised agent.
- Check method:
- Assessment against the EU Ecolabel criteria and assessment requirements.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 9(2)
- Source excerpt:
- The EU Ecolabel may only be used in connection with products complying with the EU Ecolabel criteria applicable to the products concerned and for which the EU Ecolabel has been awarded.
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Meet requirements at all production facilities |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- The company must meet requirements specified in the product criteria at all facilities where the labelled product is manufactured.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Products whose production facilities must meet specified requirements.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body or authorised agent.
- Check method:
- Where appropriate, on-site verification at all production facilities.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 9(6)
- Source excerpt:
- Where EU Ecolabel criteria require production facilities to meet certain requirements, they shall be met in all facilities in which the product bearing the EU Ecolabel is manufactured.
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Apply the Ecolabel and registration number |
Governance |
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- Description:
- The company may use the EU Ecolabel only after concluding the contract and must place the registration number on the labelled product.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Products awarded the EU Ecolabel and associated promotional material.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body.
- Check method:
- Review of the label, registration number and form of use.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 9(9)
- Source excerpt:
- The operator may place the EU Ecolabel on the product only after conclusion of the contract. The operator shall also place the registration number on the product bearing the EU Ecolabel.
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Avoid misleading advertising and confusion |
Other |
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- Description:
- The company must not use false or misleading advertising or any label or logo that causes confusion with the EU Ecolabel.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Products and advertising statements associated with the EU Ecolabel.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body; Member States also enforce national penalty rules for infringements.
- Check method:
- Market surveillance and review of advertising, labels and logos.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 10(1)
- Source excerpt:
- Any false or misleading advertising or use of any label or logo which leads to confusion with the EU Ecolabel shall be prohibited.
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Permit monitoring and site access |
Other |
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- Description:
- The company must allow necessary investigations for ongoing monitoring and grant the awarding competent body access to production premises upon request.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Products bearing the EU Ecolabel and their production premises.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body that awarded the EU Ecolabel.
- Check method:
- Allowing investigations and access to production premises.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 10(3)-(4)
- Source excerpt:
- The user of the EU Ecolabel shall allow the competent body which has awarded the EU Ecolabel to the product to undertake all necessary investigations to monitor its on-going compliance with the product group criteria and Article 9.
The user of the EU Ecolabel shall, upon request by the competent body which has awarded the EU Ecolabel to the product, grant access to the premises on which the product concerned is produced.
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Report changes and non-compliance |
Other |
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- Description:
- The company must notify the competent body of relevant product-characteristic changes and, when it becomes aware of non-compliance, stop using the EU Ecolabel until the issue is remedied.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Products whose characteristics have been modified and products failing to meet the terms of use.
- Checking responsibility:
- Competent body and the company as Ecolabel holder.
- Check method:
- Notification to the competent body and suspension of use until remediation.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Annex IV, points 1.3 and 2.1
- Source excerpt:
- The holder shall however inform the competent body of such modifications by registered letter.
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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