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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PI-IILIPPmS 
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First Regular Session 
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‘04 JUL -1 
A1557 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 16 provides that: 
The State shall protect and advance the right af the people 
to a balanced and healthhl ecology in accord with the 
rhythm and harmony of nature. 
The Philippines is facing growing environmental problems, such as global climate 
change, waste disposal, and air and water pollution. As such, Filipino consumers are 
willing to pay more for environmentally preferable products. Environmental marketing 
claims convey information about products and influence purchasing decisions. Conveying 
accurate and reliable environmental information in environmental marketing claims will be 
of great use to the consumers, willing to change their purchasing patterns. 
Environmental marketing claims are largely unregulated and can be deceptive. 
Deceptive environmental marketing claims exploit genuine consumer concern and may 
conhse consumers, so as to impede the effectiveness of the use of legitimate 
environmental marketing claims that address environmental problems. 
The purposes of this Act are to (1) prevent the use of fraudulent, deceptive, and 
misleading environmental marketing claims; (2) empower consumers with reliable and 
consistent guidance to facilitate value comparisons with respect to environmental 


marketing claims; (3) establish uniform, accurate standards and definitions that reflect the 
best available manufacturing practices, products, and packaging; (4) encourage the 
development of innovative technologies and practices to be adapted by manufacturers in 
considering the environmental effects when producing products and packages; and (5) 
encourage both consumers and industry to adopt habits and practices that favor natural 
resource conservation and environmental protection. 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF TEE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
'04 
.JUL -1 
A10 5 7  
S. B. 
No. 
1244 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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SECTON I .  Shilorf rifle. - Illis Act sliall be laiown as the "Environmental 
Pfarkefing Clainis Act '' 
:;ECrr[ON '7. Dqrnit:'om. - 179r the piqoses oftliis Act, the tenn: 
(1) "protliicl" nienns :iny conimotli~, goods. or item distributed for promotiotial use, rent 
lease, or sale, through retail or wholesale sales agencies or instninlentalities, for 
consumpiion or use; 
( 2 )  "j~aclragt." mexis the coating, covering, container, or wrapping used during a procl~ct 
liik cycle (includin~'any outer container. wrapping, or label used in the retail tlisiilay of 
:iny I)rotlllct); 
( 3 )  "life cycle" includes the: 
(A) extraction; 
(B) processing aid tnanufactwing; 
(C) transportation and distribution; 
(D) use; and 
(E) n~anagenient as waste, 


of raw materials used in the tnarmfachire of a product or packqe, and of the product or 
package, includiiig the energy consumption msociated with the acticrities described in 
subpwgraplis (A) throilgli (E); 
(4) “enc~ironmei~ttal 
marketing claim” means any sptnbols or terms that are on a label, 
pa.ckage, or product or tliai are used in promotion or advertising to itSorin cotisuiners about 
rhe ewkmuentarl irnf3act or eiwirmmet~td attributes of a product or pac1:~ge during ally 
port of its life cycle; 
(5) “label” tneaiis any written, printed, or graphic niat.eria1 d k x l  to or appeariiig iipoi~ a 
prodiict or package or appearing upon a stielf or display area that referu to a product or 
package; 
( 6 )  “%cretq?’ nieiitis the Secretotqr ofthe Depai-hnent ofTrade and Industry; 
(7) “end protlucr-” ineans only those item that are designed to be used until disposal; items 
designed t.o be used in production ofa subsequent item are excluded; 
(8) “postconstimer inaterial” m a n s  only those protincts or packages generated by a 
business (as tleftned by Ihe Secrettiry) or consumer (as defined by the Secretary) ivhhicii 
lime w-ved their inteatled end iises, and which have been sepwated or diverted fkom solid 
wnste except that such term did1 not iiiciude wastes generated during the production of mi 
ellrl pro(iuc~ 
(9) “preconsumer material” means waste generated (luring production which cmmot be 
rerurnetl to the same prochiction process, nor nsed by another compmy to tneke a product 
similar to the original product, nor used by the same parent cotiipmy to nimii&cture a 
digereiit product, wd includes a11 wastes generated diiring the iiitemiedinte steps it1 
protincing an end proditct by succeeding conipmies; 
(1.0) “secnndq tnaterial” means any cointiination of‘ preconsIrmer atlrl postconstuner 
material. 


SECTION 3. Eiwironrnmfd 1.ahd:i:ng Beg;guiotory Prqran?. - The Secreiaiy shall 
establish, by regulation, an environnientnl inarketing clainis reglatory program. The 
purpose of siich apropan shall be to GRIT)' ont the provisions of this Act 
SECTION 4.. Independent Adviwy Board. - The Secretary, by replation, shall 
establish nnt later than 180 days alter the date of enactment o f  this Act, an Independent 
Advisory Boa-d (from now on referred to as the 'Board') to advise and make 
recommendations to the Secretary, as provided in @section (c), concerning the regulation 
01 environmental tnwlieting claims. 
(:I) MEh4BERSHIP- (1) The Board slid1 consist of 1.5 members, including 4 ex oftlcio 
members, who shall be appointed by the Secretnty RS follows: 
(A) Three metnbers who are reco,gnized 88 consulnier a(hCateS, one ot'whom is a 
recognized expert in marlreting or conynmer perception; 
(B) Five members represeiltative o f  itidustty atid tnannfsctnring, including: 
(i) One retailer; 
(ii) One manufacturer, 
(iii) One recognized waste management expert in the private sector; and 
(iv) (?ne end nser of post-consutner materials; 
(C) lllree members representative of environmental organizations, of whom one 
member is a, rectgizect expert in soil science or environmental toxicology; 
(D) ' h o  members, who shall serve ex officio, who are officers or enipioyees of 
the gcvetmnent, anti ofwhoto: 
(i) One inetnber is a recognized expert in consutner protection; and 
(ii) One member is recognized as a waste management, polliition 
rednction, or polliition prevention expert. 
(E).'Ihvo ineinbers, who shall setw ex offcio, ~ h o  
are ofikers or einployees of 
the Department of Environtnent and Nainrd Resources and who are involved in 
pollution prevention or waste management. 


(2) hfenibers of tlie Board serving ex officio shdl have no vote. 
(3) The Cliairnian ofthe Board sball be designated by ttie Secretary. The Board shall 
m e t  ai ttie cai~ ofthe ~eiretarp 
or the CIiairtnm. 
(b) KnIt.IINISTRAT1vE MATERS- (1) 'The Board shall condnct its businees in open 
tneei.ings (subject to ntiy requirenient for privacy in personal matters arid review of 
contidefitial infoi=niatioti ntider my provision of lam), and may hold hearing% to seek piiblic 
cotnnient and particip&oti in foiinulriting reconmendations for the clefinitions arid 
stmtlwds described in Section 5(a)). 
( 2 )  illembers oftlie Board who are not otherwise einployed by the government may be 
dlocved travel expenses, itictudks per diem it% Iim of subsistence, as detertnitlttd by the 
Secretnty atid snbject to the applicable laws. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT- Not more thnn 180 days after the initial meeting of tlie Board, md 
nnniially thereafter, the Choirmati ofthe Board shall siibrnit to the Secretary B report hit 
outlines the activities atlil recoinniet~~latiotis 
aftlie Board relating to the itenla described in 
Section 5. 'FIE initial report shdl include the recommenrtatians described in Section S(a). 
SECTION 5. Rqtiii~tion O j  XmJirmnzeiztl Mirrketing 
Claims. 
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(a) 
RECOT\;I:MIIENDK:T[OS BY THE BOARD- ~ e c o t ~ ~ e n d 3 ~ . i a i ~ ~  
by the Board to the 
Secretary, sliall include definitions and standards to be used in regnlating environtnental 
marketing claims on R nat.ioiial basis. In innking such recotnti~eiidattiotie, the Roarcl shall 
cotisider the reqiiiiretnenta for find regulations described in subsection (b), and shall 
consider available sttidies, stnnctards, and other int'orniation that the Chaitnian oftlie Board 
determines to bc appropriate. 
(1)) FINAL REOULATIONS- [ 1) The Secretary, d e r  considering the recotnn?eniirition of 
the Board described in siibsection (a)> shall, not later than le! motiths d e r  tile dnte of tile 
enactment ot' this Act, promulgate titial re&tions 
governing the nse of enviro1mierltaI 
malfieting clni~iis, inclnding stntemeatr: to tlie effect that a product or pmckage is: 
{A) sonrce reduced) 


(E) refillable; 
(C) reusable; 
(D) recyclable; 
(E) has arecycled content; 
(F) compostable; 
(G) ozone netikal; 
(ET) nontoxic; or 
(r) othetwise related to ~1 enviroiunental impact or attribute (as detetrninetl by the 
Secretary). 
(2) ~n 
promulgat.ing ttie reguttations ttescribeci in paragrapii (11, tlze Secretary shall 
ensure that an envirotunental marketing claim shall be related to a specific environmental 
inipact or attribute (as determined and defined by the Secretary) in such a mantier as t.o 
ensnre that. such erivironniental marketing claim is not false, misleading, or decept.ive 
except that this shall not preclucle the me of general environmental seals o f  approval 
awartlsil according to objective criteria that promote environmentally preferable products 
nntl packages (as detetrninetl by rile Secretary). 
13) In prornulgating tlie regulat.iotis described in pmagraph (I.), the Secretary shall 
ensure that with respect to an environniental mar1tetiti.s claim, such claim has been 
snbsiantinted on the basis ofthe best mmilable scientific infomation (as deterininetl by the 
Secretaty). 
(4.) 111 proniiilpating the regulationg described in paragraph (I), the Secretary shall 
assign a protlnct to a category or stibcategoty for the piitpose of siiclt regnlations according 
to the following criteria: 
(A) tlie composition oftlie product; and 
(B) the pack,nging ofthe J X O ~ U ~ ~ .  
( 5 )  Tn establishiiig procluct categories for the puiyosees ofthe regnlation8, a described 
in paragmph (l), the Secretary m y  establish a category for a specific type of product, or 
niay migi aprorluct to ageneral category on the kasis of the fiinction ofthe proiiurct. 


(6) hi pronitilgnting the regiilations described it1 paragraph (11, the Secretary slid 
etlsilre i.hat etiviroiimeiital marketing claims shall make a clear distinction between the 
product aid any accon~panyitig pacltnging unless the claim applies to both 
(7) The Secretaiy shdl inchide the following requirements in the final regulations 
described in p~wgapli (1): 
(A)(i) 
environmetitd marketing c!nh relating to recycled content shall be used 
only in coiinection with a prothct or pacltage containing postconstuner mat.erials 
aid, except as provided in claiise (ii)* the post-consumer tnat.erials shall eqiial a. 
tilininitim rate of 25 percent pior to the year 2000, and a initiinitun rote of 50 
percent (by weight) on or after the yew 2000 of the product content or package 
composition. 
(ii) ~ o ~ y i t l i ~ t a n d i n ~  
clause (i). an e n ~ , i r o ~ ~ l e i i t ~  
marketing claim relating 
to recycled content may be used in connection with a. product or package that 
contains a percent.qse of past-consumer or geconcla31 materials that is less than the 
percent.age specified in clause (i), if a mnnu€acturer, retniler, or distrihiitor, or 
otlier person responsible for the iise of such environmental marketing clziini (as 
tlet.einiined by the Secretnq) includes in such claim a sentence (in which the terms 
tlescribeci in the regiilatioti proniiilgated under Section 5 are displayed no more 
pronheiitlv than otlier words in the sentence) that states the percentage (by weight 
and by volnnief of post-consiimer and secoitday materials iiserl in such prodiict or 
package. 
(€3) An environniental rnarketitig claim relating to the recyclable iiature of a product 
or pn.c!:,age shall be iisecl only in coniiectioii with R prodiict or package for which a 
mamithctiirer, retailer, iiistributor, or other person responsible for the use of siicfi 
environinental mru-ketiiig claim (as determined by the Secretoiy), is able to 
demonstrate, to the satisfaction ofthe Secretary, that such product or package shall 
be recycled, at a mininium rate of 25 percent prior to the' gear 2000, anci at a 
nninimiini rate of50 percent on or aaer the year 2000. 


{C) ,411 environmental tnarketing claim relating to the rensatrle or refillable nnhre 
ofaproduct or package shall be used only in coilnection with aproduct or package 
ihai is reused for the original pixpose ofthe product or package, an average o f  5 
h i e s  or more (as deteirninetl by the Secretmy). 
(D) An environmental marketing claim relating to the coinpostable nature o:f a 
pmtlnct or package shall be used only in connection with a. product or package for 
which a manufacturer, retailer, distribt,ttor, or other person responsible for the use 
of such environmeiitd marketing claim (as determined by the Secretmy), is able to 
demonstrate, t.o the satisfaction of the Secretmy, that: 
(i) siich product or package shall be coinposted, at a tninimntn rate of 25 
percent prior to the year 2000 mcl itt a tninimiun rate o f  50 percent on or after the 
ye= 2000 of all sticli products or packages, in a solid waste disposal system 
(including a cornposting solid waste disposal system) in which the coinpostable 
nature of the pmctnct is a desirable and environtnentally significant characteristic 
(as defined and detecmiiied by the Secretary); ancl 
(ii) such product or package will tint release toxic materials or any other 
inaterids that niay otheiwise be hmnfitl to hutnans, other organisms or nntciral 
ecolosical processes (as defined ancl detetinined by the Secretmy.) 
(c) ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS- (1) The Secretary may, at any time &.er the date o f  
the promidgation o f  the regulations reqiiired under subsection (b), proinillgate such 
additional rkgiilations as the Secretary deteimines, on Ihe basis o f  the criteria. described in 
siibparagaphs (A) miit (E) of paragraph @), to be tiecessm-p to cmq out. the purposes o f  
this Act. 
(2) In reviewin,q the regulations described in subsection (b), or in any additional 
regnlaf.ions prornttlgaiecl nnder this siibsect.ion, the Secretary shall determine whether it is 
appropriate to promulgate additional regulations to: 
(A) reilect the best available iise and the best avililable teclmolow th&. will 
encourage higher performance levels in products and packaging in lneetiilg the 


objective of 
reducing negntive 
enviroiunental 
impacts 
arid 
ittiproving 
environmental attributes; and 
(E) reflect We most recent scientific mcl practical knowlerlge of tecluiological 
advances and improvements (as determined by the Secretary) in mmiifacturitig 
techniques and waste nimiagemerit 
(‘3) Not later than 3 yeat-:: after tlie date of the protnulgation of the final regilatiotis 
described in wbsection (b) or any additional regilations proniulgateci imder this 
subsection, and every 3 years tliereatter, the Secretary dial1 review such regnlations. 
(d](i\] Ai kiterested intlivid~ial (including R represeiitntivs of industry, aid interested 
citizen, or a representative of an envirotitnetital orgruiization), niay petition the secretsay to 
iiiitinte nilernakin3 procedures with respect to promulgating ailditional regulations utitler 
this section. 
(R) Not later than 60 days d e r  receiving a petition described in subpmagaph (A), the 
Secretary shall determine whetlicr to accept or deny tlie petition arid shall publish the 
petition in at least two newspapers ofgeneral circnlaiion, along with an expianation of the 
reanons for mich tletennination. 
SECTION 6. Cerfijicetiarz. - fa) FILING OF A CERTIFCATfON- Not later thari 
six months atter the date of the promulgation of any regiilatioii under Section 5, any 
imnufachrrer or my other person who intends to line si environmental mmketing claim for 
which the Secretary hnu proinulgated a regulntioti shall first submit a cer-tificotion to the 
Secretary that the enviroiiiiiental marketing claim intended to be itsetl nieets the 
requireineiits ofthis Act. Such certification shall be in such farin as tlie Secretaq &all 
prescribe by regiilation arid shall contain snch itsfonnation as the Secretaty detertiiiiies to 
be appropriat.e. 
fb) DlSAPPROVAL OF CEKWICAZON- The Secretary may, at any time, disapprove 
the certification provided under subsection (a) if the Secretary detemiines ~ l a t  tile 


envirotirnentai marketing claim that the manufacturer or other person intends to use does not 
meet the requirements ofthe regulations pronuilgated iuicler Section 5 ofthis Act. 
{c) R.ECElITlfTCATlON- Aiiv person using m environinental marketing claim shall 
resiibmit a cei-lification to the Secretmy that the environmental tnarketiiig claim used meets 
the teqiiirerneiits of the Act if: 
(I) changes have been inade in the product or pacltage that would affect its ability 
to m e t  the regiilatory requirements of the environmental marketing claim 
previously osecl for such a.pmdiict or package, or; 
(2) new regiilations have been promulgated under this Act relating to the 
environnieiital claim being used. 
Such recertification shall be submitted to the Secretmy within six months of the occurrence 
ofeither event described in paragraphs (1) and (2) ofthis dmection. 
SECTION 7. Prohibition. - It slid1 be tiiilawfiil for any person to: 
{a) fail or refiise to comply with: 
(1) any regnlation proinulgatetl uinder Section 5(b) of Uiis Act.; or 
{ 2 )  mig order issned by the Secretary to car-ty out my such regulation; or 
(1)) use ai eiiviroiimetitd marketing claim for \vhicli the Secretary liar: issiied a regilation 
oncler Section f if: 
(1.) the persoti has Ciiled to file a certification 81: required by Section 6; or 
(2) the Secretary has disapproved a certification imder Section 6. 
SECTION 8. Pmuliies. - (a) CIVIL- (1) Any person ~vho violates R provision o f  
Section '7 ofthis Act shall be liable to the Philippine Govet-tunent for a civil penalty in an 
amoiint not to exceed One IJuncked Tliouunnd Pesos (1)100,000) for each such viointion. 
Etch day such a violation continties shall, for ihe piirpose ofthis subsection, cotistituite a 
separate violation ofSect.iori 7 ofthis Act. 


(Z)(At) A civil petlaity for aviolatioti of Section 7 of tliiu Act shall be aqsesued by the 
Secretary liy an order made on the record after opportuiiity (provided in accordance with 
this subparagraph) for a hearing in accordance with regulations as deteirnined by the 
Secretary. Rel'ore issuing sucli an order, the Secretary shall give written notice to the 
person to be nsaessed a civil penalty under such order, ofthe Secretary's propoad to issue 
socli order and provide such permn an opporttmity to request, within IS days @om ltie 
date the notice is received by such person, such ahearitig on the order. 
(0) 
&I i1et.eirniniti.g the arnoimt of a civil penalty, the Secretary shall take into account 
the nahae, circumstances, extetit, and the gravity ofltie violation, and with respect to the 
violator, ability to pay, eift'ect on abiliiy to continue to do bnsiness, any history of prior 
related violatiotis, the &,gee of culpability, and such other matters as the Secretary 
rietetrnines to be appropriate. 
(3) '-\y person v.h has requestecl a hearing with respect t.o the assessinent of a civil 
penalty it1 accoritmce with paragraph (2)(A) atid who is agfgievetl by an order assessing 
the civil penalty, niay file R petition for judicinf review of such order with the Regional 
'rrial c'oiirt in the place where such person resides or trmsacts business. Such a petition 
may only be i3ed within the 30-day period beginning on the date the order niaking such 
assessmetit. was issued. 
(4) If a person fails to pay an assessment ofa civil penalty: 
(A) lttter the order inakitig the assessment ha8 becotne a final order atid if such 
person does not file a pet.ition for judicial review o f  the order in accordance with 
paragaph (3); or 
(B) after R court in an action brought nnder paragraph (3) lins entered a final 
judgmeiit in .favor oftlie Secretarq.; 
the Solicitor General shall recover tile amount assessed (plirs! interest at currently 
prevai1iti.g rates *om the date of the expiration of the 30-day period refelred to it1 
paragrsph (3) or the, date of such find judginent. as the case may be) in 
action brought 


in any appropriate Regional Trial Court. In sncli an action, (he validity, moiint, and 
nppropriateness of such penalty shall not be subject to review. 
(b) CPJMMAL- Aiy person who luiowingly or willfUlly violates any provision of Section 
7 of this Act, shall, it1 addition to or in lieu OT any civil penalty which may be imposed 
unrler siibsection (a) ofthis section for such violation, be subject, upon conviction, to a fine 
ofnot more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (PlOO,OOO) for each day of violation, or to 
in~prisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. 
(c)(l) The aitthorizerl fines provided in subsections (a) md (b) shall be ad$sted for 
inflation every 5 years. 
(2) Not later than December 1, 1999, and Decernber 1 of each tiffli caletidar year 
therentter, tlie Secretary shall prescribe and publish in at le& two newspapers ofgenerd 
circiilation, a schedule o f  tnaxitnuni aiithorized fines that shall apply for violations that 
occur after Jamiaiy 1 ofthe yeat immediately following snch publication, 
SECTION 9. Cifizcns Suits. - (a) M GENERAL- (1) Except a8 provided iti 
subsection (b), any person maj7 commence a civil action against: 
(A) my person who is dle~ecl 
to be in violation (including the Government of the 
Philippines, to the ex?ent allovvdde b57 law); or 
(B) the Secretary to compel the Secretmy to em’)’ out ininisteriai duties assigned to 
.the him wider this Act. 
(2) Any civil act.ion under this subsection shall be brought in tlie Regional Trid Coiirt 
ofthe clistrict in which the alleged violation occwred, or where the defendant resides, or 
where the clefentlant‘s principal place o f  business is located. The Regional Trial Coni-t 
shall have jiristliciion over snits broiiglit under this section, without regard to the amoiuit 
in controversy or the citizenship ofthe parties. The Court shall have jurisdiction to or& 
all necessaq injunctive reliefmid to itnpose any civil penalty. 
(b) 1,IMlTATIONS- (1) No civil action may be cornmenced to restrain any violation of 
Sectioii 7 oftbis A4ct: 


(A) before the expir:ttioii of 60 dups after the pl&ntiff has given notice of si~ch 
.violation to: 
[i) the Secretary; ,ucl 
(iij to tlie persoti who is dlegetl to have cotimlitteci siicli siolation; 
(H) ifthe Sacretq has commenced a proceedkq for the issiinnce o f  ZII order t.0 
reqiiire compliance with the regillation or reqriireinent and is iliiigently pursiritig 
such proceedkg or has issnetl ai order to cart37 out tlie regilnt.ion or requiremeilt 
tiescribeti it1 Sectioti 7 and is tliiigeritly piirsning the et~krcemeiit o f ~ r c h  
order, 
(c) iftlie Solicitor Get-terd fins cotnineiiced 5 civil action in acoud ofthe Republic 
at?tlie Philippines to require compliance with the regulation, nqiiirenietit., or order 
tiescribed in siihpmagt.aph (R) and is diiigently prosecuting such civil action. 
[L) iYo civil action may be recotrunencled against tlie Secretaty nntler siibsection 
(a)(l.)(B) befare the expirntion o f  a 60-ctay period aRer the plniiitiifhns given notice to the 
:;ecrctary of the alleged t$.iliire oftlie Secretmy to pet-fbitn mi act or clnty wliicli ii: tlie 
basis tw snch t1.ct.ioil. 
( c )  IKIEE.\~T”IC1N- (1) Jf a proceeding or civil action described in srrbsectioii (1)) i: 
comnencecl by tlia Secretmy or the Solicitor General after the giving of notice by a person 
(other tlian tile Secretmy or Solicitor Qeneral) described in sittisection (a), siich person 
timy intei-venr a8 a matter cil‘rigiit in siic11 proceer1in.g or action. 
(2) h my aciion unrler this section, tlie Secreta? or the Solicitor General, if not a 
pariy? ma!, intetvzna as n mriter ofright. 
([I) NOTIiX~ Notice under this eectioti skiall be given in such a nianiw as the Secretary 
shsll prescribe by regilation. 
(e) ATTORNEi’S FEES AND C0lX.F COSTS- (1) Tiie court, in issuing aiiy final order in 
any act.ion i~ro!i&t p~itxmnt to sihseciioii (a), m y  avmd costs of suit and reasailable fees 
for attorneys nnd expert witnesses; iftlie coni? iiaterinities that such awarrl is appropriate. 
if) i:ONSi)LiU.~T~O.N- 1,Vheii iwo or more civil actions brou@t imtler subsection (ri) 
involving ti= sane &fetidant aiid the ~tinle issnits or violations are pctiiling in trvo or triore 


jiidicid districts, such pending actions mny be consolidded and tried as provided for in the 
Riiles ofCourt. 
SECTION 10. Ptibfic if$~mzufjon Can:Tu:gn. - The Secretary shall condiict a 
pnblic information and education campign, iticludiiig public setvice advertising, in order 
to enable consumers to: 
(1) recognize environmental niarlteting claims regulated under this Act and be able to 
distingiiish thein fkotn otlier environinental marketing claims; 
(2) have informntion ahout the criteria used by the Secretary in establishing standmds aid 
defhit.ioiis for eiiviroiuneiltttl marketing claims, atid 
(3) have n better understancling about the effects that prodncts md packages cmi have on the 
environment. 
SECTIClN 11. Stattitory C~?>~b!uctio.~. 
I (a) RIGHT TO SEEK FlVFORrJE~ET"- 
Nolhins in Section 9 shall restrict any right which any person (or class of persons) may 
have under any other statnte to seek ellforcement of any repplation pronnrlgated imcler 
Section 5 oftliis Act. 
(b) AClTONS AGAINST .L\DVERTISERS- Nothing in this Act shall be consinied so as to 
dter the right nnder any other proYision of law oEa person or govenunent t.6 conitnetice an 
action against an actvei-tieer related to the use of fdse or misleacling etivirotuneiital 
marketing c I aims. 
(c) STANDARDS- Nothing in this Act shdl be conslnied so as to prohibit the goveirunent 
ftom enacting and enforciiis n stwidwd or requirement with respect to the use o f  an 
environmental mar'kefiii3 claim that is more stringent than a stantlard or requirement 
reIa1.in.g to an environmental marketing claim established or promulgated iintler this Act. 
SECTirlN 12. &prop~iations - To car137 out the provisions oftliis Act., snch siim 
as may be necessxy is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the Nationd Treasuty. 


%keteZ&?r, the mni necessary for the continuous operation of tile program shall be iiicluded 
in tlie antiual api3roijria~~oi~ 
ofthe Departmetit ofTrack atid 1~xliisti-y. 
Sli.Cnf35 14.. Repuling Clniisil. - Any law, presidential decree or iswatice, 
executive order, letter of itistinction, administrative order, nile or regilatinii contrary to or 
iiiconsistetit wiih, the provisions of this Act ig hereby repeated, niotli.fed or artieiiried 
zccordin$ly 
:SECTION 1.5. ,Y~f&fiv~@ 
( ~ U N S C .  .' This Act shall take effect ElReen (1.5) clays 
alter its publication in at least two (2) newspapers ofgeneral circulation. 
Approved 
MJS 
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