The Environmental Label represents a guide for the consumer which leads him to make the best choice in terms of environmental protection and also to cope with a number of various advertising messages most of which are arbitrary, unprofessional and incorrect. The Environmental Label may be awarded only to products showing features which surpass those prescribed. One of the objectives of the Environmental Label award is to encourage the manufacturers to move the limits permitted upwards. In this regard the Environmental Label may be awarded only to those products which are environmentally more acceptable than other products of the same or similar purpose. The specific criteria for the Environmental Label award are special requirements which are to be fulfilled to be awarded the Environmental Label.
Specific criteria are prepared for particular product groups.
All the award criteria are valid only for a specific period of time. Before expiry of the period in which the Environmental Label may be used the jury makes a review of the current criteria and decides either that the award criteria are obsolete or that the period of use may be prolonged without their amendment. The award criteria containing requirements for respective products are available to everyone. All amendments are also regularly published in the same media. Evaluation When evaluating products made by manufacturers who applied for the Environmental Label award all stages of the products life cycle are taken into consideration.