TABLE OF CONTENTS EC Regulation 880/92 on a Community Ecolabel Award Scheme.
| Note | This is directly applicable law in the UK. |
United Kingdom Ecolabelling Board (Abolition) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999 No. 931).
In force from 23/3/92.
In force from 19/4/99 (the UK Regulations).
Aims to promote the design, production, marketing, and use of products which have a reduced environmental impact during their entire life cycle, while providing consumers with better information on the environmental impacts of products.
The 1999 UK Regulations abolish the UK Ecolabelling Board, and appoint in its place the Secretary of State, i.e. the Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) as the Competent Body for the scheme in the UK.
The scheme operates by setting different ecological criteria which must be met within specific product groups. The competent body can then award ecolabels to products meeting these criteria within the different product groups.
The scheme is voluntary but it is intended that products with an ecolabel will gain competitive advantage.
Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions.
European Commission.
Regulation applies to all goods except (1) food, drink or pharmaceutical products and (2) products which are classified as dangerous under Dangerous Preparations Directives 67/548/EEC and 88/379/EEC or products manufactured from processes likely to cause significant harm to humans or the environment.
Product groups chosen so far range from writing paper to soil improvers.
Apply voluntarily to competent body if manufacturer, or importer from outside the...
