EN    EN EN EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 16.7.2008 
COM(2008) 401 final 
2008/0152 (COD)   
Proposal for a 
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
on a Community Ecolabel scheme 
  
{SEC(2008) 2118} 
{SEC(2008) 2119} 
(presented by the Commission) EN 2   EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
1. C ONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL  
1.1. Objective 
The overall objective of this Regulation is to encourage the sustainable production and 
consumption of products, and th e sustainable provisi on and use of services, by setting 
benchmarks for the good environmental performa nce of products and services, based on the 
top performers in the market. By guiding cons umers towards them, the Ecolabel logo should 
promote those products and servi ces that have met these benchm arks compared to others in 
the same category.  
These benchmarks will also be used for de veloping and implementing other environmental 
policy tools, where consistency within the single market is desirable, such as for providing 
environmental criteria for public purchasers to  use and giving recommendations on potential 
future minimum standards for products. 
1.2. General context 
According to Article 20 of  the Ecolabel Regulation1, the EU Ecolabel scheme, which has been 
in place since 1992, has to be reviewed an d the Commission must then propose any 
appropriate amendments to the Regulation. As highlighted in different  reports published by 
the European Environment Agency and others, the state of the environment gives rise to 
increasing concerns. Global warming is just one – and currently the most prominent – issue in 
this context but there are many others such as biodiversity, ai r and water pollution or ozone 
depletion. 
A more detailed description of the policy ba ckground and a justification of the choice of 
instrument is provided in the impact assessment.  
1.3. Existing Community provisions 
The Proposal is designed to replace Regul ation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community Ecolabel award 
scheme. 
1.4. Consistency with other policies and rules 
This proposal for a Ecolabel scheme is well lin ked and integrated into  the wider Sustainable 
Consumption and Production polic y framework of the European Commission. There is a need 
for reducing the negative impacts of pr oduction and consumption patterns on the 
environment, health and natural resources. It is a high priority for the Commission to set an 
overall framework for an integrated implementa tion of a mix of instruments aimed at reducing 
this negative impact on the environment, health  and natural resources. As discussed in the 
impact assessment, a multi-criteria, third- party accredited ecolabel based on 'life cycle 
                                                 
1 Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a 
revised Community Ecolabel award scheme  
(http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/pdf/regulation/001980_en.pdf ) EN 3   EN thinking'2 can constitute an important element of such a mix of SCP policy instruments, and 
the importance of an ecolabel scheme has already been emphasised in earlier policy 
documents such as the Commission's Co mmunication on Integrated Product Policy3 and the 
6th Environmental Action Programme4.  
2. R ESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT 
ASSESSMENTS  
2.1. Consultations 
The Ecolabel review and impact assessment process began in February 2002, with the launch 
of a large-scale evaluation study on the Ecolabel5. In addition to the review, a number of 
stakeholder consultations have taken place culminating in a public internet consultation at the beginning of 2007.  
The results of the consultations were fed in to the Impact assessment and are summarised 
below. 
2.2. Impact assessment  
Potential benefits of the Ecolabel scheme: 
Within a single market, a single set of guide lines benchmarking the environmental credibility 
of products is the logical way forward, as opposed to having different benchmarks in each 
Member State. An EU-wide scheme makes it easier for businesses wishing to market more 
'environmentally friendly' products within the EU and it means consumers can purchase so-
called 'greener' products, wherever they are, sa fe in the knowledge that these products share 
common environmental credentials. The EU Ecolabel  is the only formal scheme for the entire 
internal market - existing national or regiona l ecolabel schemes cover it only in part.  
If consumers, as well as private and public purchas ers, are to take environmental criteria into 
consideration when they choose their products and se rvices in the market, it is important that 
they can find easily understandabl e and credible criteria to enable them to distinguish the truly 
'green' products from their competitors. Ecolab els can play an important role in any package 
of measures aiming at promoting development a nd sales of greener products; they set a clear 
benchmark for the market and, for example, ecolabe l criteria can also be  included in calls for 
tender in green public procurement.  
                                                 
2 Life cycle thinking (LCT) is the process of taking into account, as  far as possible, all resources 
consumed and all environmental and health implicati ons that are associated with the life cycle of a 
product (good or service), considering eg the extr action of resources, produ ction, use, transport, 
recycling, and waste treatment and disposal. This process helps to avoid the "shifting of burdens", i.e. of impacts or resource consumption, among life cycle stages, geographic areas, and environmental and 
human health problem fields, such as Climate Change, Summer Smog, Acid Rain, or Resource 
Depletion etc. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the standardised quantitative method for compilation 
and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system 
throughout its life cycle (ISO 14040 ff). 
3 (IPP) (COM (2003) 302 final) 
4 (Decision No 1600/2002/EC) 
5 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/revision_en.htm   EN 4   EN Success of the current scheme: 
The Ecolabel evaluation and consultation show ed that at micro-level, the scheme is 
successful, as it helps to improve the envi ronmental performan ce of participating 
organisations. The consultation also showed that  the original idea behind the scheme remains 
valid and desirable from the EU policy perspect ive. It gives EU consumers an environmental 
certification they can trust and it can give busin esses the opportunity to  use one label for all 
their pan-European or global marketing. 
The EU Ecolabel also provides a useful benchmark of envir onmental performance in other 
ways: 
– The EVER study6 confirms that the EU Ecolabel  criteria are used even by non-
participating companies, with more than  half of such companies interviewed 
declaring that they to use the Ecolab el to benchmark their environmental 
performance, even when they do not apply for the label.  
– Under the Eco-design Direc tive for energy-using products7, any product which has 
been awarded the Ecolabel is automatical ly considered as compliant with the 
implementing measures. 
– EU Ecolabel criteria have also been used  by other ecolabel schemes like the Austrian 
Ecolabel or the Nordic Swan. Both have chosen to directly adopt the EU criteria 
word-for-word for some of their own product groups.  
However, while the scheme has experienced growth recently in the number of companies 
holding licences, there are still only 26 products groups established and around 500 
companies producing Ecolabel products. With to tal sales of Ecolabel led products of more 
than €1 billion per year, this re presents a very small fraction of the potential EU market.  
Proposed approach: 
The impact assessment shows that the current scheme is not achieving its objectives as it 
suffers from low awareness of the label a nd low uptake by industry, resulting from overly 
bureaucratic processes and management.  
The following package of measures was ther efore proposed for the modification and 
simplification of the scheme:  
– Design the Regulation to fit better w ith other sustainable production and 
consumption actions  
– Open up the scope of the label 
– Introduce measures to encourage harmonisa tion with other ecolabelling schemes. 
– More product groups / quicke r criteria development  
– Introduce a template for criteria documents to ensure they are more user-friendly 
                                                 
6 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/revision_en.htm  
7 See http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/eco_design/dir2005-32.htm   EN 5   EN – Incorporate guidance for Green Public Pu rchasing into criteria development 
– Abolition of the annual fees and simp lification of assessment procedures 
– Peer review for Competent Bodies 
– Boost marketing 
– Propose mandatory environmental performance standards for products 
– simplify criteria documents, focusing more  on the most significant environmental 
impacts of products, while keeping the ambition levels high. 
Expected results/objectives: 
This revision of the Ecolabel is  aimed at giving the EU Ecolabel: 
– High awareness, understanding and respect in the EU-27 and around the world. The 
medium-term benchmark for success should be  that the Ecolabel is recognised by 
consumers and by companies throughout the EU. 
– Criteria are for the products and services where the Ecolabel can provide the most 
benefits, especially produc t groups with a substantial environmental impact and 
therefore with high potential for improve ment. (Moving from 25 product groups to 
40 -50 by 2015) 
– Many more Ecolabel products on the shelves for consumers to choose from. (With a 
10% market share in product groups covered by the label) 
– Criteria documents which can easily be used by public purchasers. 
– An Ecolabel very well harmonised with other labels, globally and nationally. 
– An Ecolabel that can be attained by co mpanies with limited costs and efforts for 
them while still maintaining a high ambition in  order to ensure credibility of the label 
with consumers and environmental groups. 
3. L EGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL  
3.1. Legal basis 
The instrument is clearly motivated by environm ental policy considerations as laid down in 
Article 175 ECT. This was already the lega l basis of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 on a 
revised Community Ecolabel award scheme. 
3.2. Subsidiarity and proportionality 
This proposal for a Ecolabel Regulation sets th e framework for setting benchmarks at the EU 
level for the good environmental performance of  products based on tec hnical criteria. The 
proposal then provides a framework for companies wishing to demonstrate that they meet the 
criteria to do so under the s upervision of Member States. EN 6   EN 3.3. Choice of instruments 
A Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council appears to be the obvious choice, 
given the need for clear and common rules on  the operation of the scheme throughout the 
Community. In the past the European Ecolab el award scheme had always been based on 
Regulations (No 880/1992 and No 1980/2000). There is no change in the framework 
conditions for the operation of the scheme th at would justify a change of instrument. 
4. B UDGETARY IMPLICATION  
See financial fiches in annex. 
5. A DDITIONAL INFORMATION  
5.1. Simplification 
This proposal delivers the relevant commitment undertaken in the Commission's 
Simplification Rolling Programme, see COM (2008)33. 
It is not possible to quantify the total administrative costs, in cluding costs to public authorities 
of administering the scheme, because we are d ealing with a voluntary instrument where costs 
to a large extent de pend on the uptake by industry and th e associated costs of market 
surveillance of the conformity  of those using the label. 
It is also possible to look at the impact of the selected micro-options  on the administrative 
costs of individual procedures. It also needs to  be emphasised that according to the strict 
Commission definition of  administrative costs, the Ecolab el Regulation does not impose any 
administrative costs on companies because it is  a voluntary scheme where companies are free 
or not to participate. 
Design Regulation to better fit into the other sustainable production and consumption actions 
of the Commission  will mean that synergies between  different product related policy 
instruments can be enhanced and therefore mean that there is a harmonisation of the 
framework in which criteria are presented. This will reduce the administrative burden on companies. 
Introducing measures to encourage harmoni sation with other eco labelling schemes: For 
companies wishing to apply for more than one ecolabel, harmonising measures can only 
reduce their administrative burden. Costs of te sts could be reduced by 100% if one label is 
already held as no additional te sting or verification would be required. This reduced financial 
burden may be particularly interesting for small and me dium sized enterprises. 
More product groups / quicker criteria development: Simplified procedure for criteria 
development would reduce costs for all partie s involved (less meetings to attend) but 
development of more product groups clearly has an associated cost.  
One of the aspects of the option "modify the scheme" will be allowing work that has already 
been done by others to be used more easily by the Ecolabel – for example by Member States' national labels, by the Global Ecolabelling Network or in th e context of other Commission 
work such as that of the Energy Using Produc ts Directive or new Sustainable Consumption EN 7   EN and Production Action Plan. This will save tim e and money because developing Ecolabel 
criteria in isolation will be avoided. 
Introduce a template for criteria documents to ensure they are more user-friendly: Making 
criteria documents standardised and more user-friendly will mean reduced administrative burden for companies and purchasing bodies us ing criteria for technical specifications.  
Incorporate guidance for Green Public Purchasing into criteria development: As already 
indicated in the previous point , procurement officers will ha ve easier access to EU-wide 
harmonised criteria and companies will have a level playing field if the same criteria are used across Europe in technical specifications for co ntracts. Member States will also save money 
because the same criteria can be used for eco-labelling and public purchasing. 
Abolition of annual fees: The current direct income for comp etent bodies from fees is around 
€1million per year in EU 27. This direct income will be lost if fees are abolished, however the 
administrative burden will be reduced for compan ies. The administrative savings could be 
around half a man-day per year for a company, along with the benefit of not  having to pay an 
annual fee. For Member States, the administra tive burden of operating the scheme will remain 
the same as the work required to administer and undertake assessment and verification in the 
current scheme will be equal to  the work required to undertake market surveillance under the 
new proposals. Simpler criteria should, however, help to reduce the administration required. 
5.2. Repeal of existing legislation 
The existing Ecolabel Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 will be repealed. 
5.3. Review/ revision / sunset clause 
A review clause is included. EN 8   EN 2008/0152 (COD) 
Proposal for a 
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
on a Community Ecolabel scheme 
 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE CO UNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Communit y, and in particular Article 
175 (1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission8, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Eu ropean Economic and Social Committee9, 
Having regard to the opinion of  the Committee of the Regions10, 
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty11, 
Whereas: (1) The aims of Council Regulation (EC)  No 1980/2000 of 17 July 2000 on a Community 
eco-label award scheme
12 were to establish a volunt ary Community eco-label award 
scheme intended to promote products with a reduced environmental impact during their entire life cycle and to provide consumers with accurate, non-deceptive and 
scientifically based information on th e environmental impact of products.  
(2) The experience gained during the imple mentation of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 
has shown the need to amend the Community eco-label scheme in order to increase its effectiveness and str eamline its operation.  
(3) In order to avoid the pr oliferation of environmental labelling schemes, and to 
encourage higher environmental performance in all sectors for which environmental impact is a factor in consumer choice, the possibility of using the Community Ecolabel 
should be extended. However, it is necessary to  ensure a clear distinction between this 
Regulation and Council Regulation (EC)  No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic 
                                                
 
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12 OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.  EN 9   EN production and labelling of organic produc ts and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 
2092/9113. 
(4) The Community Ecolabel scheme is pa rt of the sustainable consumption and 
production policy of the Community, which aims  at reducing the negative impact of 
consumption and production on the environm ent, health and natural resources. The 
scheme is intended to promote those products which have a high level of 
environmental performance through the use of the Ecolabel. To this effect, it is 
appropriate to require that th e criteria which products must comply with in order to 
bear the Ecolabel be based on the best environmental performance achieved by 
products on the Community market. Those criter ia should be simple  to understand and 
to use and should therefore be  limited to the most  significant envir onmental impacts of 
products. 
(5) It is desirable that any interested part y may lead the development or revision of 
Ecolabel criteria provided that common pr ocedural rules are followed and that the 
process is coordinated by the Commission. In order to ensure the overall coherence of 
the Community's action, it is also appropria te to require that the latest strategic 
objectives of the Community in the field of  the environment, such as Environment 
Action Programmes, Sustaina ble Development Strategi es and Climate Change 
Programmes, be taken into account in the development of the Ecolabel criteria. 
(6) In order to simplify the Community Ecolab el scheme and to reduce the administrative 
burden linked to the use of the Ecolabel, the assessment and verification procedures 
should be replaced by a registration system. 
(7) In order to increase the use of the Ecolab el and in order not to  penalise those whose 
products meet the Ecolabel criteria, the cost s of using the Ecolab el should be reduced. 
(8) In light of the simplified procedures for use of the Ecolabel, it is appropriate to provide 
for the conditions under which the Ecolabel  may be used and, in order to ensure 
compliance with those conditions, to require competent bodies to undertake 
verifications and to prohibit the use of the Ecolabel where the conditions for use have 
not been complied with. It is also appropriate to require Member States to lay down 
the rules on penalties applicable to infringe ments of this Regulati on and to ensure that 
they are implemented. 
(9) It is necessary to raise public awar eness of the Community Ecolabel through 
promotion actions in order to make consum ers aware of the meaning of the label and 
to enable them to make informed choices. 
(10) In order to facilitate th e marketing of products bearing environmental labels at national 
and Community level and to avoid confusing consumers, it is also necessary to 
enhance the coherence between the Community Ecolabel scheme and national Ecolabel schemes in the Community. 
(11) In order to ensure a ha rmonised application of the re gistration system and of the 
market surveillance and control of the us e of the Ecolabel th roughout the Community, 
competent bodies should take part  in a peer evaluation system. 
                                                
 
13 OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1 EN 10   EN (12) The measures necessary for the implemen tation 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 impl ementing powers conferred on the Commission
14. 
(13) In particular, the Commi ssion should be empowered to adopt the criteria that products 
must comply with in order to bear the Ec olabel and to amend the Annexes to this 
Regulation. Since those measures are of ge neral scope and are designed to amend non-
essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it with new non-
essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure 
with scrutiny provided for in Ar ticle 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.  
(14) For reasons of clarity and legal ce rtainty, Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 should 
therefore be replaced by this Regulation. 
(15) Appropriate transitional provisions should be provided to  ensure a smooth transition 
between Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 and this Regulation, 
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter 
This Regulation lays down rules for the esta blishment and application of the Community 
Ecolabel scheme. 
Article 2 
Scope 
This Regulation shall apply to any goods or se rvices which are supp lied for distribution, 
consumption or use on the Community market whet her in return for payment or free of charge 
(hereinafter " product"). 
Concerning food products as defined in Artic le 2 of Regulation (E C) No 178/2002 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council15, it shall only apply to processed food and to the 
products of fishing and aquaculture. 
 
Article 3 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Regulation, th e following definitions shall apply: 
1. "product group" means a set of goods or se rvices that serve si milar purposes and are 
similar in terms of use and consumer perception. 
                                                 
14 OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. 
15 OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1 EN 11   EN 2. "consumer" means any natural or legal pers on that purchases or receives a product on 
the market either for use or consump tion, or for manufacturing or distribution. 
3. "environmental impact" means any change to the environment resulting wholly or 
partially from a product during its life cycle. 
4. "environmental performance" means the re sult of a manufacturer's management of 
those characteristics of products that cause environmental impact. 
Article 4 
Competent bodies 
1. Each Member State shall designate the body or bodies responsible for carrying out 
the tasks provided for in this Regulation (her einafter referred to as "the competent 
body" or "the competent bodies") and ensure  that they are operational. Where more 
than one competent body is designated, th e Member State shall determine those 
bodies' respective powers and the coordination requirement s applicable to them. 
2. The composition of the competent bodies shall be such as to guarantee their 
independence and neutrality and their rules of procedure shall be such as to ensure transparency in the conduct of their activit ies as well as the involvement of all 
interested parties.  
Article 5 
European Union Ecolabelling Board 
1. The Commission shall establish a Europ ean Union Ecolabelling Board (EUEB), and 
appoint its members consisting of representa tives of the competent bodies referred to 
in Article 4 and of representatives of ot her interested parties. The EUEB shall 
contribute to the development and revision of the Ecolabel criteria and to the review 
of the implementation of the Community Ecol abel scheme. It shall also provide the 
Commission with advice and assistance in these areas and, in particular, issue 
recommendations on minimum environmental performance requirements.  
2. The Commission shall ensure that, in the conduct of its activitie s, the EUEB observes 
a balanced participation of all relevant inte rested parties concerne d with each product 
group, such as competent bodies, manufacturer s, retailers, importers, environmental 
protection groups and consumer organisations. 
Article 6 
General requirements for the Ecolabel criteria 
1. The Ecolabel criteria shall be based on the environmental performance of products, 
taking into account the latest strategic objectiv es of the Community in the field of the 
environment.  
2. The environmental performance of products shall be determined on the basis of the 
best performing products on th e Community market. To this  end, the most significant 
environmental impacts during the life cycle of products, in partic ular the impact on EN 12   EN climate change, impact on nature and biodi versity, energy and re source consumption, 
generation of waste, emissions to a ll environmental medi a, pollution through 
physical effects and use and release of hazardous substanc es, shall be considered. 
3. The Ecolabel criteria shall set out the environmental requirements that a product 
must fulfil in order to bear the Ecolabel. 
4. In setting the environmental requirements,  consideration shall be given to the net 
environmental balance between the envir onmental benefits and burdens, including 
health and safety aspects, at the various lif e stages of the produc ts being considered. 
5. Those criteria shall include requirements inte nded to ensure that the products bearing 
the Ecolabel function ade quately in accordance with their intended use. 
6. The Ecolabel criteria shall take into account the criteria established for other 
environmental labels where they  exist for that product group. 
Article 7 
Development and revision of the Ecolabel criteria 
1. Following consultation of th e EUEB, the Commission shall establish and lead the 
development or revision of the Ecolabel criteria.  
Following consultation of th e EUEB, Member States, competent bodies and other 
stakeholders may also initiate and lead the development or revision of the Ecolabel 
criteria.  
The party which initiates and leads the de velopment or revision of the Ecolabel 
criteria shall, in accordance with the pro cedure set out in Annex IA, establish the 
following documents:  
(a) a preliminary report;  
(b) a draft criteria proposal; 
(c) a technical report in support of the draft cr iteria proposal; 
(d) a final report; 
(e) a manual for potential users of th e Ecolabel and competent bodies; 
(f) a manual for authorities awar ding public contracts.  
2. Where criteria have already been devel oped under another Ecolabel scheme for a 
product group for which no Community Ecolab el criteria have been established, any 
Member State in which the other Ecolabel scheme is recognised may, after consultation of the Commission and th e EUEB, propose those criteria for 
development under the Commun ity Ecolabel scheme.  
In such case, the shortened criteria development procedur e laid down in Annex IB 
may apply provided that the proposed crit eria have been developed in line with 
Annex IA.  EN 13   EN 3. Where criteria are developed for pro cessed food other than the products of 
aquaculture, those criteria shall relate only to proce ssing, transport or packaging.. 
Article 8 
Establishment of the Ecolabel criteria 
1. The Commission shall, following consulta tion of the EUEB, adopt measures to 
establish specific Ecolabel criteria for each product group. 
Those measures, designed to amend non-esse ntial elements of this Regulation, by 
supplementing it, shall be adopted in accord ance with the regulatory procedure with 
scrutiny referred to in Article 16(2). 
2. In the measures referred to in  paragraph 1 the Commission shall: 
(a) establish  requirements for assessing the compliance of specific products with 
the Ecolabel criteria; 
(b) indicate, where appropriate , the three key environmental characteristics that 
shall be placed on the Ecolabel; 
(c) specify the period of validity of the criter ia and of the assessment requirements. 
3. The period of validity of the criteria and of the assessment requirements shall be 
specified within each set of Ecol abel criteria for each product group. 
Article 9 
Registration for use of the Ecolabel  
1. In order to use the Ecolabel, manufacture rs, importers, service providers, wholesalers 
or retailers who wish to use the Ecolabel shall register with one of the competent 
bodies referred to in Article 4 in accordance with the following rules: 
(a) where a product originates in a sing le Member State, the registration 
shall be made with the competent body of that Member State; 
(b) where a product originates in the same form in several Member States, 
the registration may be made with a competent body in one of those 
Member States; 
(c) where a product originates outside  the Community, the registration 
shall be made with a competent body in any of the Member States in which the product is to be or has been placed on the market. 
The Ecolabel shall have one of th e forms depicted in Annex II.  
The Ecolabel may only be used in connec tion with products covered by a registration 
and complying with the Ecolabel criteria applicable to the products concerned.  
2. Applications for registration shall specify the name and addr ess of the trader, as well 
as the product group in question and cont ain a full description of the product.  EN 14   EN Applications for registration shall include all relevant doc umentation, as specified in 
the relevant Commission measur e establishing Ecolabel crit eria for the product group 
in question. 
3. The competent body to which an application for registration is made may charge a 
fee of up to € 200 for processing the registra tion. If a fee is char ged, the use of the 
Ecolabel shall be condi tional upon the fee having b een paid in due time. 
4. Within two month of recei pt of an application for registration, the competent body 
concerned shall check the documenta tion referred to in paragraph 2.  
Provided that the documentation is complete, the competent body shall assign a 
registration number to each product. 
5. On receiving the registration number, th e trader may place the label on the product. 
In such a case, the trader shall also place the registration number on the product. 
6. The competent body which has registered a product shall notify each registration to 
the Commission. The Commission shall esta blish a common register and update it 
regularly. That register sh all be publicly available. 
7. The Ecolabel may be used on the products  covered by the registration and on their 
associated promotional material. 
8. The registration shall be without prejud ice to environmental or other regulatory 
requirements of Community or national law ap plicable to the various life stages of 
the product. 
9. The right to use the Ecolab el shall not extend to the use of the Ecolabel as a 
component of a trademark. 
10. Where the Ecolabel is placed on pro cessed food other than the products of 
aquaculture that do not fulfil the require ments of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, it 
shall be supplemented by an indication in the same visual field to the effect that the 
label relates only to the environmental performance of processing, transport or 
packaging of the product.   
The first subparagraph shall also apply to  processed food labelled in accordance with 
Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. 
Article 10 
Market surveillance and control of the use of the Community Ecolabel 
1. Any false or misleading advertising or use of any label or logo which leads to 
confusion with the Community Ecolabel shall be prohibited. 
2. The competent body which has registered th e product shall procee d to verifications 
on a regular basis, or  upon complaint, in relation to regi strations made with them. 
Those verifications may take th e form of random spot checks. EN 15   EN The competent body which has registered th e product shall inform the user of the 
Ecolabel of any complaints made concer ning the product bearing the Ecolabel, and 
may request the user to reply to those complaints. The competent body may withhold 
the identity of the complainant from the user. 
3. The user of the Ecolabel shall allow the competent body which has registered the 
product to undertake all necessary investig ations to monitor the on-going compliance 
by the user with the product group criteria and Article 9.  
4. The user of the Ecolabel shall upon request by the competent body which has 
registered the product grant access to the pr emises in which the product concerned is 
produced. 
The request may be made at any r easonable time and without notice. 
5. Where, after giving the user of the Ecolabel the opportunity to submit his 
observations, the competent body which ha s registered the pr oduct finds that 
products bearing the Ecolabel do not comply  with the relevant product group criteria 
or that the Ecolabel is not used in accordan ce with Article 9, it shall prohibit the use 
of the Ecolabel on those products. The user of  the Ecolabel shall not be entitled to 
repayment of the fee set out in Article 9(3), either in whole or in part.  
The competent body shall without delay info rm all other competent bodies and the 
Commission of that prohibition. 
6. The competent body which has registered th e product shall not disclose, or use for 
any purpose unconnected with the registration for use of the Ecolabel, information to 
which it has gained access in the course of  assessing the compliance by a user of the 
Ecolabel with the rules on use of the Ecolabel set out in Article 9. 
It shall take all reasonable steps to secure  the protection of the documents provided 
to it against falsificat ion and misappropriation.  
7. If a competent body is made aware of  a product on the market bearing the Ecolabel 
that may not be in compliance with the pr oduct group criteria and Article 9, it shall 
inform the Commission and the competent body which has registered the product 
immediately. 
The competent body which has registered th e product shall take the necessary steps 
to investigate the complia nce of the product with the product gr oup criteria and 
Article 9. The procedure set out in paragraph 5 shall apply. 
Article 11 
Ecolabel schemes in the Member States 
Where Community Ecolabel criteria for a given product group have been published, other 
nationally recognised Ecolabel schemes which do not cover that  product group at the time of 
publication may only be extended to that product group if the cr iteria developed under those 
schemes are at least as strict as the Community Ecolabel criteria. EN 16   EN Article 12 
Promotion of the Ecolabel 
Member States and the Commission shall, in cooperation with the EUEB , promote the use of 
the Community Ecolabel by awareness-raisin g actions and information campaigns for 
consumers, producers, public pu rchasers, traders, retailers and the general public, thus 
supporting the development of the scheme. 
Article 13 
Peer evaluation 
In order to ensure a harmoni sed application of Articles 9 and 10, competent bodies shall 
undergo a peer evaluation. The peer evaluation shall be operated on the basis of sound and 
transparent evaluation cr iteria and provisions. 
The Commission shall oversee the rules and th e proper functioning of the competent bodies' 
peer evaluation. The competent bodies shall communicat e a report on the peer evaluation to 
the Commission which shall forward it for info rmation to the EUEB and make it publicly 
available. 
Article 14 
Report 
By [set a specific date - five years from the da te of publication) at the latest, the Commission 
shall submit to the European Pa rliament and the Council a repor t on the implementation of the 
Community Ecolabel scheme. The report shall also  identify elements for a possible review of 
the scheme.  
Article 15 
Amendment of Annexes  
The Commission may increase the maximum fee pr ovided for in Article 9(3) and amend the 
Annexes.  
Those measures, designed to amend non-essen tial elements of this Regulation, shall be 
adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 16(2). 
Article 16 
Committee  
The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee. 
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Arti cles 5a (1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 
1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. EN 17   EN Article 17 
Penalties 
Member States shall lay down the rules on pena lties 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. The 
Member States shall notify those provisions to  the Commission by ... at the latest and shall 
notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them. 
Article 18 
Repeal  
Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 is repealed. 
Article 19 
Transitional provisions 
Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 shal l continue to apply to cont racts concluded under Article 9 
thereof until the date of expiry specified in those contracts. 
Article 20 
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union. 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels,  
For the European Parliament For the Council 
The President The President   EN 18   EN ANNEX I   
 
Procedure for the development and revision of the Ecolabel criteria  
A. S TANDARD PROCEDURE  
The following documents shall be established: 
1. Preliminary report 
The preliminary report shall contain the following elements: 
– Quantitative indication of the potential envir onmental benefits related to the product group, 
including considerati on of the benefits coming from other similar European and national 
ecolabel product groups; 
– Reasoning for choice and scope of product group; 
– Consideration of any possible trade issues; 
– Analysis of other environmental labels’ criteria; 
– Current laws and ongoing legislative initia tives related to the product group sector; 
– Intra-community market data for the s ector, including volumes and turnover; 
– Current and future potential for market pe netration of the Ec olabelled products; 
– Extent and overall relevance of the envir onmental impacts associated with the product 
group, based on new or existing life cycle asse ssment studies. Other sc ientific evidence 
may also be used. Critical and controversial i ssues shall be reported in detail and evaluated. 
– References of data and information colle cted and used for is suing the report.  
The preliminary report shall be made availa ble on the Commission's dedicated Ecolabel 
website for comment and reference duri ng the development of the criteria.  
2. Draft criteria proposal and associated technical report 
Following the publication of the preliminary report,  a draft proposal and a technical report in 
support of the draft proposal  shall be established. 
The draft criteria shall comply with the following requirements: 
– they shall be based on the environmental performance throughout the life-cycle of the 
product of the best performing products on the market and correspond, as far as possible, 
to 10% of the best performing products available on the market; 
– they shall be based on the most significan t environmental impacts of the product, be 
expressed as far as reasona bly possible via technical ke y environmental performance 
indicators of the product, and be suitable fo r assessment according to the rules of this 
Regulation; EN 19   EN – they shall be based on sound data and informati on, representative as far as possible of the 
entire community market; 
– 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); 
– they shall take into consider ation the views of all interested parties involved in the 
consultation process; 
– they shall guarantee harmonisati on with existing legislation a pplicable to the product group 
when considering definitions, test me thods and technical and administrative 
documentation; 
– they shall take into account relevant Comm unity policies and work done on other related 
product groups.  
The draft criteria proposal shall be written in a way that is easily accessi ble to those wishing 
to use them. It shall provide justification for of each criterion and explain the environmental 
benefits related to each criterion. 
The technical report sh all include at least the following elements: 
– the scientific explanations of each requirement and criterion; 
– a quantitative indication of th e overall environmental performance that the criteria are 
expected to achieve in their to tality, when compared to that  of the average products on the 
market;  
– an estimation of the expected environmental/e conomic/social impacts of the criteria as a 
whole; 
– the relevant test methods for asse ssment of the different criteria; 
– an estimation of testing costs;  
– for each criterion, information about all tests, reports and other documentation that shall be 
produced by users on request from a competent body under Article 10(3). 
The technical report and the draft criteria proposal shall be made available for public 
consultation on the Commission's dedicated Ecol abel website for comment. The party leading 
the product group development shall distribute th e report and the proposa l to all interested 
parties. 
At least two open working group meetings 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 cons umer organisations, sh all be invited. The 
Commission shall also participate in those meetings. 
The draft criteria proposal and th e technical report shall be made  available at least one month 
before the first working group meeting. Any subse quent draft criteria proposal shall be made 
available at least one month be fore subsequent meetings. Th e reasoning behind any changes 
to the criteria in subsequent drafts shall be fully explained and documen ted with reference to EN 20   EN discussions in the open working groups meetings and comments received in public 
consultation. 
Responses shall be given to all comments r eceived during the criteria development process, 
indicating whether they are ac cepted or rejected and why.  
3. Final report and 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 part ies shall be treated 
on an equal footing. 
It shall also include the following elements: – a one page summary of the level of support fo r the draft criteria by the competent bodies; 
– a summary list of all documents circulated in  the course of the cr iteria development work, 
together with an indication of the date of circulation of each document and to whom it has 
been circulated, and a copy of the documents in question;  
– a list of the interested parties involved in th e work or which have been consulted or have 
expressed an opinion, together wi th their contact information; 
– an executive summary; 
– a proposal for a marketing and comm unication 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 co mments shall be provided on request. 
4. Manual for potential users of th e Ecolabel and competent bodies 
A user manual shall be established in order to assist potential users of the Ecolabel and 
competent bodies in assessing the complia nce of products with the criteria. 
5. Manual for authorities awarding public contracts 
A user manual providing guidance for the use of the Ecolabel criteria to authorities awarding 
public contracts shall be established. 
Note: The Commission will provide templates for the user manual for applicants and 
competent bodies and for the user manual fo r authorities awarding public contracts. 
B. S
HORTENED PROCEDURE WHERE CRITERIA HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY OTHER 
ECOLABEL SCHEMES  
A single report shall be submitted to the Commi ssion. This report shall include a section 
demonstrating that the technical and consultatio n requirements set out in Annex IA have been 
met, along with a draft criteria proposal a user manual for potenti al users of the Ecolabel and 
competent bodies, and a user manual for authorities awarding public contracts. EN 21   EN If the Commission is satisfied that the report and criteria meet the requirements set out in 
Annex IA, the report and the draft criteria pr oposal shall be made available for public 
consultation on the Commission's dedicated Ecolab el 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.  
Upon request from any Member State, an open working group meeting shall be held on the 
draft criteria, in which all interested pa rties, such as competent bodies, industry (including 
SMEs), trade unions, retailers, importers, environmental and c onsumer organisations, shall 
participate. The Commission shall al so participate in those meeting.  
Subject to any changes made during the public  consultation period or during the working 
group meeting, the Commission may adopt the criteria.  EN 22   EN ANNEX II  
 
Form of the Ecolabel  
  
The Community Ecolabel shall have one of the following forms: 
1.
 2.
  
Model 1. to be used where the Commission has indicated the three key environmental 
characteristics that shall be placed on th e Ecolabel in accordance with Article 7. 
The Ecolabel registration number shall also appear on the product.  It shall take the following 
form: 
 
Where XX refers to the country of registrati on and YYYYY refers to th e registration number 
given by the competent body. EN 23   EN LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT  
1. NAME  OF THE  PROPOSAL: 
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
on a Community Ecolabel scheme 
2. ABM  / ABB  FRAMEWORK 
Policy Area(s) concerned and associated Activity/Activities: 
0703 – Implementation of Environmental Policy 
3. BUDGET  LINES 
3.1. Budget lines (operational lines and related technical and administrative 
assistance lines (ex- B..A lines)) including headings: 
07 01 04 01: LIFE+ (Financial Instrument  for the Environment — 2007 to 2013) — 
Expenditure on administrative management  
07 03 07: LIFE+ (Financial Instrument for the Environment — 2007 to 2013) 
3.2. Duration of the action a nd of the financial impact: 
The action (Ecolabel Regulation) is expect ed to come into force in 2009. For the 
period 2009 – 2013, operational expenditure  will be covered under the LIFE + 
Financial instrument. 
3.3. Budgetary characteristics  
Budget 
line Type of expenditure New EFTA 
contribution Contributions 
from applicant 
countries Heading in 
financial 
perspective 
07010401 Non-comp Non-
diff16 NO NO YES No 2 
070307 Non-comp Diff/ NO NO YES No 2 
                                                 
16 Non-differentiated appropriations  hereafter referred to as NDA EN 24   EN 4. SUMMARY  OF RESOURCES 
4.1. Financial Resources 
4.1.1. Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) 
EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 
Expenditure type Section 
no.   
2009  
2010 
2011 
2012 
2013 2014 
and 
later Total 
2009-
2013 
Operational expenditure17         
Commitment Appropriations 
(CA) 8.1. a 0,990 4,710 3,210 3,210 0,710 - 12,830 
Payment Appropriations 
(PA)  b 0,660 3,338 3,214 3,410 1,543 0,665 12,830 
Administrative expenditure within reference amount18     
Technical & administrative 
assistance (NDA) 8.2.4. c - - - - - - - 
TOTAL REFERENCE AMOUNT        
Commitment 
Appropriations  a+c0,990 4,710 3,210 3,210 0,710 - 12,830 
Payment Appropriations  b+c 0,660 3,338 3,214 3,410 1,543 0,665 12,830 
Administrative expenditure not  included in reference amount19   
Human resources and 
associated expenditure 
(NDA) 8.2.5. d  
0,424  
0,940  
1,156  
1,156  
1,156  
-  
4,832 
Administrative costs, other 
than human resources and associated costs, not 
included in reference 
amount (NDA) 8.2.6. 
e  
0,200  
0,200  
0,200  
0,200  
0,200  
-  
1,000 
Total indicative financial cost of intervention  
TOTAL CA including cost 
of Human Resources  a+c
+d
+e  
1,614  
5,850  
4,566  
4,566  
2,066   
18,662 
TOTAL PA including cost 
of Human Resources  b+c
+d
+e 1,284 4,478 4,570 4,766 2,899 0,665 18,662 
                                                 
17 Expenditure that does not fall under Chap ter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned. 
18 Expenditure within article xx 01 04 of Title xx. 
19 Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05. EN 25   EN  
Co-financing details 
If the proposal involves co-financing by Member States, or other bodies (please 
specify which), an estimate of the level of  this co-financing s hould be indicated in 
the table below (additional lines may be adde d if different bodies are foreseen for the 
provision of the co-financing): 
EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 
Co-financing body 
  
Year 
n  
n + 1 
n + 2 
n + 3 
n + 4 n + 5  
and 
later  
Total 
…………………… f        
TOTAL CA including co-
financing a+c
+d
+e
+f        
  
4.1.2. Compatibility with Financial Programming 
; Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 
 Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial 
perspective. 
 Proposal may require application of th e provisions of th e Interinstitutional 
Agreement20 (i.e. flexibility instrument or re vision of the financial perspective). 
4.1.3. Financial impact on Revenue 
; Proposal has no financial implications on revenue 
                                                 
20 See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement. EN 26   EN  Proposal has financial impact – th e effect on revenue is as follows: 
EUR million (to one decimal place)  
  Situation following action 
Budget line Revenue Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1]  [Yea
r n] [n+1] [n+2] [n+3
] [n+4] [n+5]
21 
a) Revenue in absolute terms         
b) Change in revenue  ∆       
  
4.2. Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – see 
detail under point 8.2.1. 
Annual requirements   
2009  
2010  
2011  
2012  
2013  
2014 
and 
later 
Total number of human resources
 5 13 15 15 15 15 
  
Currently, 3,5 AD -grades, and 1 AST-grade ar e working on the Ecolabel within DG ENV.  
5. CHARACTERISTICS  AND  OBJECTIVES 
5.1. Need to be met in the short or long term 
The overall objective of this revised Regulation is to bette r encourage the sustainable 
production and consumption of products, and the sustainable provision an d use of services, by 
setting benchmarks for the good environmental performance of products  and services. By 
guiding consumers towards them, the Ecolabel should promote those pr oducts and services 
that have met these benchmarks compar ed to others in the same category.  
The Ecolabel scheme will better define thes e benchmarks of good environmental performance 
based on the top performers in the market  at the time of criteria definition. 
5.2. Value-added of Community involvement and coherence of the proposal with 
other financial instrume nts and possible synergy 
Within a single market a single set of guidelin es benchmarking the environmental credibility 
of products is the logical way forward, as opposed  to having different benchmarks in each 
                                                 
21 Additional columns should be added if necessary i.e. if the duration of the action exceeds 6 years EN 27   EN Member State. EU-wide scheme makes it easier for businesses wishing to market more 
"environmentally friendly" products within th e EU and it means consumers can purchase so-
called "greener" products wherever they are, sa fe in the knowledge th at these products share 
common environmental credentials. The EU Ecol abel is the only such label for the entire 
internal market - existing national or regi onal Ecolabel schemes c over it only in part. 
5.3. Objectives, expected results  and related indicators of the proposal in the context 
of the ABM framework 
The overall objectives of the revision of the scheme are: 
1. To encourage the sustainable producti on and consumption of products, and the 
sustainable provision and use of services, by setting benchmarks for good 
environmental performance. By guiding consumers towards them, the Ecolabel 
should promote those products and servi ces that have met these benchmarks 
compared to others in the same category. 
2. The revised Ecolabel scheme needs to be de signed in a way to ensure that is usable 
as an integral and effective part of  the wider Sustainable Consumption and 
Production policy framework of the Eur opean Commission. The new Regulation 
needs flexibility to link easily with othe r instruments, such as GPP, EMAS, Eco-
design, ETAP, etc. 
3. A much more influential Ecolabel in terms of supporting other SCP policies and 
setting benchmarks for good environmental performance for policy makers, for companies or for educating the public. 
Operational objectives are: 
• High awareness, understanding and respect in the EU-27 and around the world. The 
medium-term benchmark for success should be that the Ecolab el is recognised by 
consumers and by companies throughout the EU at  a similar level to the recognition of the 
Blue Angel or Nordic Swan in th eir respective count ries of operation. 
Indicators: 
– % of population that know the Ecolab el and its meaning within ten years 
– % of companies that know the Ecolabel within ten years 
• Building up trust in the label and maintaining its credibility is also vital. The label must be 
a highly respected benchmark of  environmental performance. 
Indicator: 
– Level of credibility when compared  with other environmental labels 
• Criteria are needed for all produ cts and services where the Ec olabel can provide benefits, 
especially product groups with a substantial environmental imp act and therefore with high 
potential for improvement. EN 28   EN Indicator:  
– Number of product groups; number of companies  per product group; number of items sold 
per product group; sales volume per product group. 
• Many more Ecolabel products on the sh elves for consumers to choose from; 
Indicator: – Ecolabel sales as a percentage of tota l retail sales in th is product group. 
• Criteria documents which can eas ily be used by public purc hasers and policy makers. 
Indicators:  
– Use and uptake of Ecolabel criteria by public  purchasers monitored by questioning 
Member States, also hits on GPP webs ite and on Ecolabel criteria documents. 
– Number of policies that can be  attributed to hav ing used the Ecolabel product information 
work. 
• An Ecolabel very well harmonised with other labels, globally and nationally. 
Indicator: 
– Frequency of national labelling schemes directly taking on the Ecolabel criteria. 
• An Ecolabel that can be attained by comp anies with limited costs and efforts for them 
while still maintaining a high ambition in orde r to ensure credibility of the label with 
consumers and environmental groups. 
Indicator: 
– Number of registrations 
5.4. Method of Implementation (indicative) 
; Centralised Management 
; directly by the Commission 
 indirectly by delegation to: 
 executive Agencies 
 bodies set up by the Communities as  referred to in art. 185 of the 
Financial Regulation 
 national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission 
 Shared or decentralised management 
 with Member states EN 29   EN  with Third countries 
 Joint management with internatio nal organisations (please specify) 
Relevant comments: 
6. MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION 
6.1. Monitoring system 
Several measures will allow the monitoring and imp lementation of the sche me and to evaluate 
the success of the Ecolabel Regulation: 
• The Commission will continue using the Euro barometer surveys to get data on public 
awareness of and trust in the Ecolabel. 
• The service contract for the collection of statistical information on Green Public 
Procurement which is currently being prep ared by the Commission includes reference to 
EU-wide Ecolabel criteria. This work will pr ovide input on the use and uptake of Ecolabel 
criteria by public purchasers. 
• The annual statistics exercise  will continue as before: Competent Bodies are asked to 
provide information on the volume of sales of Ecolabelled products, the number of 
Ecolabelled products, the fees received from re gistered users and the resources (staff and 
money) dedicated to the scheme. 
• On a continuous basis, the Competent Bodies  will report any new registrations to the 
Commission, which will continue  to publish them on the intern et in the so-called green 
store ( www.eco-label.com ). 
• The regular meetings with Member States and stakeholders will also continue to be a 
source of information on the implementation of the scheme. 
• The proposed new peer review mechanis m, aimed at ensuring and monitoring a 
harmonised implementation of the Ecolabel Re gulation will make the way the different 
Competent Bodies deal with issues of a ssessment and verification of applications by 
companies more transparent. 
6.2. Evaluation 
6.2.1. Ex-ante evaluation 
The impact assessment undertaken on the Ecolabel  Regulation shows that the current scheme 
is unable to achieve its objectives as it suffers  from low awareness of the label and low uptake 
by industry, resulting from overly bureau cratic processes and management.  
6.2.2. Measures taken following an intermediate/e x-post evaluation (lessons learned from 
similar experiences in the past) 
  EN 30   EN 6.2.3. Terms and frequency of future evaluation 
The draft proposal will c ontain a review clause.  
7. A NTI-FRAUD MEASURES  
Full application of internal control standards No 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, as well as of the 
principles of the Council Regulation (E C, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial 
Regulation applicable to the genera l budget of the European Communities. 
The Commission shall ensure that, when actio ns financed under the present proposal are 
implemented, the financial interests of the Co mmunity are protected by the application of 
preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective 
checks and by the recovery of the amounts unduly pa id and, if irregularities are detected, by 
effective, proportional and dissuas ive penalties, in accordance with Council Regulations (EC, 
Euratom) No 2988/95 and (Euratom, EC) No  2185/96, and with Regulation (EC) No 
1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
EN 31   EN 8. DETAILS  OF RESOURCES 
8.1. Objectives of the proposal in  terms of their financial cost 
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013 (Headings of 
Objectives, actions and outputs should be provided) Type of 
output Av. 
cost 
No. 
outputs Total 
cost No. 
outputs Total 
cost No. 
outputs Total 
cost No. 
outputs Total 
cost No. 
outputs Total 
cost No. 
outputs Total 
cost 
Objective 1 devel opment of product 
group criteria                         
Action 1 studies supporting criteria development                         
    0,050 3 0,150 3 0,150 3 0,150 3 0,150 3 0,150 15 0,750 
Sub-total Action 1 3 0,150 3 0,150 3 0,150 3 0,150 3 0,150 15 0,750 
Action 2 support to invol vement of civil society 
groups                         
    0,070 3 0,210 3 0,210 3 0,210 3 0,210 3 0,210 15 1,050 
Sub-total Action 2 3 0,210 3 0,210 3 0,210 3 0,210 3 0,210 15 1,050 
Action 3 translation of criteria documents                         
    0,020 5 0,100 16 0,320 16 0,320 16 0,320 16 0,320 69 1,380 
Sub-total Action 3 5 0,100 16 0,320 16 0,320 16 0,320 16 0,320 69 1,380 
Sub-total Objective 1   0,460   0,680   0,680   0,680   0,680   3,180  
EN 32   EN   
Objective 2 Marketing                          
Action 1                         
Promotional & awareness raising 
activites to support the EU 
Ecolabel Scheme & new logo 
(producers, retailers, consumers, 
GPP)        0,50    4,00    2,50    2,50    -   9,500 
        0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000 
        0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000 
        0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000 
Sub-total Action 1 0 0,500 0 4,000 0 2,500 0 2,500 0 0,000   9,500 
Action 2                         
Website   0,015 2 0,030 2 0,030 2 0,030 2 0,030 2 0,030   0,150 
Sub-total Action 2 2 0,030 2 0,030 2 0,030 2 0,030 2 0,030 0 0,150 
Action 3                         
        0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000 0 0,000 
Sub-total Action 3 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 
Action 4 -                         
        0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000   0,000 0 0,000 
Sub-total Action 4 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 0 0,000 
Sub-total Objective 2   0,530   4,030   2,530   2,530   0,030   9,650 
                              
TOTAL COST       0,990   4,710   3,210   3,210   0,710   12,830 
  
EN 33   EN 8.2. Administrative Expenditure 
8.2.1. Number and type of human resources 
Types of 
post   Staff to be assigned to management of the action using 
existing and/or additional resources ( number of 
posts/FTEs ) 
    2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
A*/AD 1 2 3 3 3 Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff (XX 
01 01) B*, 
C*/AST 2 3 4 4 4 
END staff financed 
by art. XX 01 02 2 8 8 8 8 
Other staff financed by 
art. XX 01 04/05           
TOTAL 5 13 15 15 15 
  
8.2.2. Description of tasks deriving from the action 
Overall management of the scheme, developm ent and revision of pr oduct group criteria, 
management of marketing.  
In order for the Ecolabel to be successful, a major Marketing push will be necessary once the 
new Regulation is adopted. This will be done in the framework of wider pan-european campaign on green consumption and production in  partnership with Me mber States, business 
and NGOs.  
8.2.3. Sources of human resources (statutory) 
 Posts currently allocated to the manage ment of the programme to be replaced 
or extended 
 Posts pre-allocated within the APS/PDB exercise for year n
 
 Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 
; Posts to be redeployed using existi ng resources within the managing service 
(internal redeployment) 
 Posts required for year n although not fo reseen in the APS/PDB exercise of the 
year in question  
EN 34   EN 8.2.4. Other Administrative expenditure  included in reference amount (XX 01 04/05 – 
Expenditure on administrative management)  
EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 
Budget line 
(number and heading) Year 
n Year 
n+1 Year 
n+2 Year 
n+3 Year 
n+4 Year 
n+5  
and 
later TOTAL 
1 Technical and administrative 
assistance (including related staff costs)        
Executive agencies22        
Other technical and administrative 
assistance        
 - intra muros          
 - extra muros         
Total Technical and administrative 
assistance        
  
8.2.5. Financial cost of human resour ces and associated costs not  included in the reference 
amount 
EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 
Type of human resources 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 and 
later 
Officials and temporary staff 
(XX 01 01) 0,351 0,585 0,819 0,819 0,819 0,819 
Staff financed by Art XX 01 
02 (ENDs) 
(specify budget line) 0,10116 0,40464 0,40464 0,40464 0,40464 0,40464 
Total cost of Human 
Resources and associated costs (NOT in reference 
amount) 0.45216 0.98964 1.22364 1.22364 1.22364 1.22364 
  
                                                 
22 Reference should be made to the specific legisla tive financial statement for the Executive Agency(ies) 
concerned.  
EN 35   EN Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 
Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 
The standard salary for 1 offici al or temporary staff as foreseen in Point 8.2.1 is 0.117 M€. 
  
Calculation– Staff financed under art. XX 01 02 
Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 
The standard salary for END as foreseen in Point 8.2.1 is 0.05058 M€. 
  
8.2.6. Other administrative expenditure not  included in reference amount 
  
EUR million (to 3 decimal places)
 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 
and 
later 2009 - 
2013 
XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 0,020 0,020 0,020 0,020 0,020  0,100 
XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 0,090 0,090 0,090 0,090 0,090  0,450 
XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees23  0,090 0,090 0,090 0,090 0,090  0,450 
XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations        
XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems        
2 Total Other Management 
Expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 0,200 0,200 0,200 0,200 0,200  1,000 
3 Other expenditure of an 
administrative nature (specify 
including reference to budget line)         
Total Administrative expenditure, 
other than human resources and 
associated costs (NOT included in 
reference amount) 0,200 0,200 0,200 0,200 0,200  1,000 
 
                                                 
23  C12000 - Committee for the adap tation to technical progress and application of the Community award 
scheme for an eco-label (ECO-LABEL).  
EN 36   EN Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not  included in reference amount  
20 missions at a unit cost of 1 000 € are calcu lated per year for product group development, 
participation in meetings with MS and other ecolabel schemes (Global Ecolabelling network). 
6 meetings of a Regulatory Comm ittee and preparatory meetings  for that Committee at a unit 
cost of 30 000 € are calculated per year.  
  
The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation that 
can be granted to the managing DG in the fr amework of the annual allocation procedure  in the 
light of budgetary constraints .