commiss decis februari recognit british standard bs establish specif environment manag system accord articl council regul eec text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec june allow voluntari particip compani industri sector commun eco manag audit scheme articl thereof articl regul eec establish compani implement nation european intern standard environment manag system audit certifi certif procedur compli standard consid meet requir regul eec provid standard procedur recogn commiss act accord procedur laid articl regul articl regul eec state refer recogn standard criteria publish offici journal european commun commiss request recogn british standard bs establish specif environment manag system british standard bs includ specif environment manag system audit requir regul eec committe establish articl regul eec give favour opinion draft measur submit commiss council reach agreement adopt measur propos commiss reject circumst propos measur adopt commiss adopt decis articl purpos articl regul eec commiss recogn british standard bs establish specif environment manag system requir abovement regul annex decis articl decis prejudic elabor requir environment manag audit system futur european standard constitut dispens oblig transpos european standard nation standard chang withdraw conflict nation standard due time articl decis address member state brussel februari commiss ritt bjerregaard member commiss oj annex requir council regul eec standard bs gt tabl gt