commiss decis april recognit certif procedur accord articl council regul eec june allow voluntari particip compani industri sector commun eco manag audit scheme 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 council regul eec state refer recogn standard criteria publish offici journal european commun commiss request recogn accredit criteria laid approach accredit certif bodi field environment manag system ensur certif procedur emploi certif bodi act scope accredit accredit requir guidelin approach base austrian legisl feder law environment verifi list site act ordin ordin assess compet eac guid june guidelin accredit certif bodi environment manag system em certif procedur em issu septemb german feder ministri environ natur conserv nuclear safeti econom approv environment verif committe pursuant articl german ema act umweltauditgesetz european accredit certif eac guidelin accredit certif bodi environment manag system eac guid june criteria establish approach mention accredit certif bodi ensur intern audit address environment perform purpos regul eec measur set decis accord opinion committe establish pursuant articl regul eec adopt decis articl purpos articl regul eec commiss recogn accredit criteria laid approach accredit certif bodi ensur certif procedur emploi certif bodi act scope accredit accredit requir guidelin approach base austrian legisl feder law environment verifi list site act ordin ordin assess compet eac guid june guidelin accredit certif bodi environment manag system em certif procedur em issu septemb german feder ministri environ natur conserv nuclear safeti econom approv environment verif committe pursuant articl german ema act umweltauditgesetz european accredit certif eac guidelin accredit certif bodi environment manag system eac guid june articl decis address member state brussel april commiss ritt bjerregaard member commiss oj