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Jurisdiction: European Union
Topic: Environment
Instrument type: Regulation
Reference number: 66/2010
Valid from: 2010-02-19
Valid to: 2026-08-06
Modified date: 2010-01-30
Listed at: 2026-08-06
Withdrawn at: -
Description: Rules for establishing and applying the voluntary EU Ecolabel scheme for goods and services, including environmental criteria, awarding, use, monitoring, fees and penalties.

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Rule sets

	Label	Effective
	Products or services on the Community market	2010-02-19 — 9999-12-31
	Applies from milestone: Entry into Force (2010-02-19) Expires at milestone: - Conditions: Products contains No Linked Attribute Value “goods or services supplied for distribution, consumption or use on the Community market” … Products not in No Linked Attribute Value “medicinal products for human use” “veterinary medicinal products” “medical devices” …

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Products or services on the Community market

2010-02-19 — 9999-12-31

Applies from milestone:: Entry into Force (2010-02-19)
Expires at milestone:: -

Conditions:

Products contains No Linked Attribute Value “goods or services supplied for distribution, consumption or use on the Community market” …
Products not in No Linked Attribute Value “medicinal products for human use” “veterinary medicinal products” “medical devices” …

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Attributes only this regulation asks about — criteria no general attribute expresses. A company answers each once.

This regulation asks no questions of its own — every condition uses a general attribute.

Obligations

Title	Kind	Rule set
Apply for the EU Ecolabel	Approval	-
Description: Submit an application to a competent body to use the EU Ecolabel. For products originating in one Member State, apply there; for products originating in several Member States, apply in one of those States; and for products originating outside the Community, apply in a Member State where the product has been or will be placed on the market. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: Event-triggered Products/Services: Goods or services supplied for distribution, consumption or use on the Community market that are intended to bear the EU Ecolabel Checking responsibility: Competent body Check method: Submission of an application to the competent body of the relevant Member State, followed by completeness and conformity checks Rule set: - 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:
Provide application documentation	Record Keeping	-
Description: Specify full contact details, the relevant product group, a full product description, all information requested by the competent body and the relevant supporting documentation in the application. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: - Products/Services: Products for which the EU Ecolabel is applied for Checking responsibility: Applicant vis-à-vis the competent body Check method: Review of the application documentation by the competent body Rule set: - 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.
Ensure testing and production conformity	Due Diligence	-
Description: Bear the costs of testing and conformity assessment and ensure that the requirements are met in all facilities where the labelled product is manufactured. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: Event-triggered Products/Services: Products and, where applicable, production facilities required to meet EU Ecolabel criteria Checking responsibility: Applicant; verification by the competent body or its authorised agent Check method: Testing and conformity assessment, including on-site verification where necessary Rule set: - Source reference: Article 9(5) Source excerpt: Operators shall meet the costs of testing and assessment of conformity with EU Ecolabel criteria. Operators may be charged for travel and accommodation costs where an on-site verification is needed outside the Member State in which the competent body is based.
Use the Ecolabel only for compliant products	Governance	-
Description: Use the EU Ecolabel only in connection with products that comply with the applicable criteria and for which the Ecolabel has been awarded. Frequency: Continuous Check frequency: - Products/Services: Products complying with the applicable criteria and for which the EU Ecolabel has been awarded Checking responsibility: User of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Verification by the competent body of compliance with product-group criteria and assessment requirements Rule set: - 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.
Display the Ecolabel and registration number	Governance	-
Description: Place the EU Ecolabel on the product only after conclusion of the contract and also place the registration number on the labelled product. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: - Products/Services: Products bearing the EU Ecolabel Checking responsibility: User of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Inspection of labelling and product documentation Rule set: - 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.
Avoid misleading advertising and confusion	Governance	-
Description: Refrain from false or misleading advertising and from using any label or logo that leads to confusion with the EU Ecolabel. Frequency: Continuous Check frequency: - Products/Services: Products and associated promotional material for which the EU Ecolabel has been awarded Checking responsibility: User of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Review of advertising, labels, logos and promotional materials Rule set: - 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.
Facilitate monitoring and access	Due Diligence	-
Description: Allow the competent body to undertake all necessary investigations and, upon request, grant access to the premises where the product is produced. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: Event-triggered Products/Services: Products bearing the EU Ecolabel and their associated production facilities Checking responsibility: User of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Investigations, random spot-checks and, where appropriate, on-site checks by the competent body Rule set: - Source reference: Article 10(3) 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.
Report non-compliance and suspend use	Governance	-
Description: If aware of non-compliance, notify the competent body and refrain from using the EU Ecolabel until the requirements have been fulfilled and the body has been notified. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: - Products/Services: Products bearing the EU Ecolabel Checking responsibility: User of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Notification to the competent body and suspension of Ecolabel use until compliance is restored Rule set: - Source reference: Annex IV, section 2.1 Source excerpt: 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.
Notify product modifications	Reporting	-
Description: Notify the competent body by registered letter of modifications to product characteristics that do not affect compliance with the criteria. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: Event-triggered Products/Services: Products whose characteristics have been modified Checking responsibility: Contract holder of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Notification by registered letter and, where appropriate, verification by the competent body Rule set: - Source reference: Annex IV, section 1.3 Source excerpt: 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.
Demonstrate annual compliance for the fee reduction	Record Keeping	-
Description: If claiming the fee reduction, commit in the environmental policy and detailed environmental objectives to full compliance with the criteria throughout the contract and demonstrate implementation annually. Frequency: Annual Check frequency: Annual Products/Services: Products and use of the EU Ecolabel Checking responsibility: ISO 14001-certified or EMAS-registered applicant Check method: Annual demonstration of implementation; EMAS applicants forward an annually verified environmental statement Rule set: - Source reference: Annex III, section 1 Source excerpt: This reduction is subject to the condition that the applicant explicitly commits, in its environmental policy, to ensure full compliance of its ecolabelled products with the EU Ecolabel criteria throughout the period of validity of the contract and that this commitment is appropriately incorporated into the detailed environmental objectives. ISO 14001 certified applicants shall demonstrate annually the implementation of this commitment. EMAS registered applicants shall forward a copy of their annually verified environmental statement.
Pay fees on time	Other	-
Description: Pay the application fee and, where applicable, the annual use fee on time. Frequency: Event-triggered Check frequency: - Products/Services: Use of the EU Ecolabel Checking responsibility: Applicant or holder of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Payment verification by the competent body Rule set: - 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.
Do not use the Ecolabel as a trademark component	Governance	-
Description: Do not use the EU Ecolabel as a component of a trademark. Frequency: Continuous Check frequency: - Products/Services: Products and promotional materials bearing the EU Ecolabel Checking responsibility: Holder of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Review of label use and contract documentation Rule set: - Source reference: Article 9(13) Source excerpt: The right to use the EU Ecolabel shall not extend to the use of the EU Ecolabel as a component of a trademark.
Use the Ecolabel only in the prescribed form	Governance	-
Description: Use the EU Ecolabel only in the forms stipulated in Annex II. Frequency: Continuous Check frequency: - Products/Services: Products bearing the EU Ecolabel and related advertising Checking responsibility: Holder of the EU Ecolabel Check method: Review of the form and presentation of the EU Ecolabel Rule set: - Source reference: Annex IV, section 1.2 Source excerpt: The EU Ecolabel shall be used only in the forms stipulated in Annex II to the EU Ecolabel Regulation.

Measures

No measures.

Penalties

Description	Kind	Rule set
After giving the user an opportunity to submit observations, the competent body may prohibit use of the EU Ecolabel on a non-compliant product. Fees already paid are not refundable in whole or in part.	Other Prohibitions and Exclusions	-
Responsible authority: Competent body that awarded the EU Ecolabel; other competent bodies and the Commission must be informed Source reference: Article 10(5) Source excerpt: Where, after giving the user of the EU Ecolabel the opportunity to submit observations, any competent body which finds that a product bearing the EU Ecolabel does not comply with the relevant product group criteria or that the EU Ecolabel is not used in accordance with Article 9, it shall either prohibit the use of the EU Ecolabel on that product, or, in the event that the EU Ecolabel has been awarded by another competent body, it shall inform that competent body. The user of the EU Ecolabel shall not be entitled to repayment of the fees referred to in Article 9(4), either in whole or in part.
Member States must establish and implement effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for infringements; the Regulation does not specify the concrete sanctions.	Other	-
Responsible authority: Member States Source reference: Article 17 Source excerpt: Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Milestones

Date	Type	Description
2009-11-25	Adopted	Adoption of the Regulation on the EU Ecolabel
Source reference: Article 20 / Final act Source excerpt: Done at Strasbourg, 25 November 2009.
2010-02-19	Entry into Force	Entry into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal
Source reference: Article 20 Source excerpt: This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Linked regulations

	Type	Regulation
	Supersedes	Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000
	Source reference: Recital (19) Source excerpt: For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 should therefore be replaced by this Regulation.
	Repeals	Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000
	Source reference: Article 18 Source excerpt: Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 is hereby repealed.
	Cites	Directive 2009/125/EC
	Source reference: Recital (4) Source excerpt: It is necessary to ensure coordination between the EU Ecolabel scheme and the establishment of the requirements in the context of Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy related products.
	Cites	Council Decision 1999/468/EC
	Source reference: Recital (17) Source excerpt: The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission.
	Cites	Directive 2001/83/EC
	Source reference: Article 2(2) Source excerpt: This Regulation shall apply neither to medicinal products for human use, as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, or for veterinary use, as defined in Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products, nor to any type of medical device.
	Cites	Directive 2001/82/EC
	Source reference: Article 2(2) Source excerpt: This Regulation shall apply neither to medicinal products for human use, as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, or for veterinary use, as defined in Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products, nor to any type of medical device.
	Cites	Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
	Source reference: Article 6(5) Source excerpt: Before developing EU Ecolabel criteria for food and feed products, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, the Commission shall undertake a study, by 31 December 2011 at the latest, exploring the feasibility of establishing reliable criteria covering environmental performance during the whole life cycle of such products, including the products of fishing and aquaculture.
	Cites	Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
	Source reference: Article 6(6) Source excerpt: The EU Ecolabel may not be awarded to goods containing substances or preparations/mixtures meeting the criteria for classification as toxic, hazardous to the environment, carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, nor to goods containing substances referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency.
	Cites	REACH Regulation
	Source reference: Article 6(6) Source excerpt: The EU Ecolabel may not be awarded to goods containing substances or preparations/mixtures meeting the criteria for classification as toxic, hazardous to the environment, carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, nor to goods containing substances referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency.
	Cites	REACH Regulation
	Source reference: Article 6(7) Source excerpt: No derogation shall be given concerning substances that meet the criteria of Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and that are identified according to the procedure described in Article 59(1) of that Regulation, present in mixtures, in an article or in any homogeneous part of a complex article in concentrations higher than 0,1 % (weight by weight).
	Cites	Decision 1999/468/EC
	Source reference: Article 16(2) Source excerpt: Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
	Cites	Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I)
	Source reference: Annex IV, point 5.6 Source excerpt: 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) 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).
	Cites	Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (Rome II)
	Source reference: Annex IV, point 5.6 Source excerpt: 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) 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).
	Cites	Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
	Source reference: Recital (6) Source excerpt: For food and feed products, as well as unprocessed agricultural products that lie within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products, the option that only those products certified as organic would be eligible for award of the EU Ecolabel should be considered, to avoid confusion for consumers.
	Cites	Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC
	Source reference: Annex III, footnote (1) Source excerpt: SMEs and micro-enterprises as defined by Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003.
	Cites	Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC
	Source reference: Annex III, point 1 Source excerpt: The application fee shall be reduced by 20 % for applicants registered under the Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) and/or certified under the standard ISO 14001.

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