commiss decis septemb guidanc implement regul ec european parliament council allow voluntari particip organis commun eco manag audit scheme ema notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard regul ec european parliament council march allow voluntari particip organis commun eco manag audit scheme ema articl paragraph articl articl thereof regul ec establish requir organis particip ema guidanc laid ensur regul ec appli uniformli member state identifi specif case defin entiti registr ema organis difficult provid harmonis aproach situat except registr allow entiti smaller site guidanc laid establish verif programm organis ema conduct valid environment statement subsequ yearli updat except principl yearli valid updat harmonis ema logo practic level ensur exhaust list except logo condit spelt measur provid decis accord opinion committe establish pursuant articl regul ec adopt decis articl entiti paragraph articl regul ec regist organis accord guidanc set annex articl organis updat environment statement valid refer articl regul ec accord guidanc set annex ii articl ema logo refer articl regul ec accord guidanc set annex iii articl decis address member state brussel septemb commiss margot wallström member commiss oj annex guidanc entiti suitabl registr ema refer annex annex regul ec expressli state object guidanc expans ema tradit coverag industri manufactur sector organis environment impact mean entiti organis structur regist ema guidanc prepar basi articl fourth sentenc articl regul ec assist organis environment verifi compet bodi decid entiti registr organis ema choic entiti regist combin manag control geograph locat entiti regist organis ema exce boundari member state organis compris site site ema appli compli requir ema includ continu improv environment perform defin articl regul ec entiti organis structur identifi consid detail paragraph document organis oper site organis except circumst regist entiti smaller site organis oper site similar product servic product servic organis specif site properli defin organis control temporari site independ organis regist common organis small enterpris oper larg territori produc similar product servic local author government institut outset particip ema bear mind environment verifi compet bodi exert influenc agre entiti regist articl regul ec equal particip requir produc environment statement thing includ clear unambigu descript organis regist ema summari activ product servic relationship parent organis annex iii point requir link relat manag control influenc organis environment aspect annex point annex purpos requir ensur organis manag control influenc environment aspect signific environment impact site particip advis clear reason justif select site part site organis regist anticip requir environment statement respond queri notabl verifi compet bodi addition interest parti compet bodi refus registr chosen entiti regist correspond definit articl regul ec explain guidanc document case doubt organis consult compet bodi start phase implement environment manag system em principl transpar manag control select good area public account local account definit quot organis quot articl regul ec compani corpor firm enterpris author institut part combin thereof incorpor public privat function administr quot site quot articl regul ec land distinct geograph locat manag control organis cover activ product servic includ infrastructur equip materi quot entiti quot site subdivis organis part group organis seek regist registr number organis oper site organis oper site simplest case rang manag geograph locat correspond site regist ema fall categori articl regul ec posit exampl compani oper site produc pipe radio regist brach cafeteria cloth manufactur site regist separ neg pharmaceut compani regist part plant produc final product consum separ leav basic industri product process intermedi substanc site except circumst regist entiti smaller site organis consid regist entiti smaller site principl made basi decis firstli except purpos quot cherri pick quot allow regist part uniqu product process intent exclud part site regist ema organis give evid capabl monitor control signific environment aspect prove entiti intend regist separ poor perform part larger site principl quot local account quot quot public account quot express annex iii point annex point point commun public kei element ema interest organis inform public transparentand understand manner environment perform specif site subdivis market import logo commun entiti smaller respect site intend regist ema commun public part organis oper site manag ema oper site perceiv public unsepar organis respons clear commun surround action avoid mislead public basi principl entiti smaller site separ regist subdivis defin product servic activ environment aspect impact subdivis identifi distinguish regist part site subdivis manag administr function compet ensur subdivis empow organis control em environment impact correct action respons evid found legal statu registr chamber commerc organis chart report mother organis write paper clear respons alloc subdivis complianc requir permit environment licens issu subdivis site subdivid separ entiti cover part oper site repres environment aspect impact oper site understand extern view point part oper site manag em part separ oper site case essenti defin boundari respons input output organis em organis account interfac servic activ complet scope em assess environment aspect impact common infrastructur site common wast manag effluent treatment plant includ environment program continu improv process organis oper site regul ec particip continu regist individu site quot organis quot defin articl part combin thereof particip requir demonstr continu improv perform signific aspect impact accord polici programm target regist site organis account requir articl annex annex iii point justifi improv perform evid site clarifi justifi select site combin site organis seek registr ema privat public sector prepar clarifi justifi stakehold intent site regist similar product servic order achiev quot registr number quot organis demonstr verifi consist applic environment manag procedur polici site organis fall categori characteris common manag procedur oper site common environment manag handbook due reduc verif depth individu site organis demonstr full manag control site activ site similar environment aspect impact subject similar environment manag system oper structur branch busi offic oper workshop instal verifi site select basi sampl select ensur verifi repres comprehens insight environment perform organis check reliabl data local account good practic select sampl techniqu verifi account factor choos site includ verif programm environment polici programm complex em signific direct indirect environment aspect impact potenti interact sensit environ matur em site view interest parti complaint public interest site spread organis staff site shift work histori environment problem result previou verif intern audit period verif cycl site cover verif verif cycl headquart includ verif programm organis verifi rememb signific environment impact distinct geograph locat site individu verifi relat environment data signific environment impact report environment statement accord principl quot local account quot site verifi individu size scale natur activ oper site recognis signific intern audit manag review shown correct action substanti environment manag system oper site occur verif site significantli site organis size work practic direct indirect environment aspect impact type signific sensit environ legal requir applic structur local em local manag system size scale natur activ oper site organis risk lose common registr site case breach regulatori requir site take account risk organis addit regist specif locat individu oppos verif sampl techniqu gener rule appli intern audit annex iii exampl bank travel agenc retail chain consult product servic case verifi sampl techniqu oper procedur impact site choic organis regist site separ regist site common registr number irrespect organis wish separ registr singular site issu consid includ analysi environment aspect impact locat relat manag control exist environment polici programm take account principl local account case site individu verifi relat environment data report separ environment statement annex iii point guidanc environment statement annex ii decis case organis want regist site common registr number awar risk loss common registr case breach singl site locat compani start regist singl site unifi registr number organis exampl power gener mechan compon manufactur chemic compani wast dispos hint compat corpor site environment polici signific local impact report environment statement interact environment aspect site corpor control local em site regist separ loss common registr breach site organis specif site properli defin organis site easili determin import case doubt organis verifi consult compet bodi chosen entiti suitabl regist accord principl ema case sphere oper infrastructur defin comprehens integr manag system precis environment statement organis import respons signific environment aspect defin verifi evid organis proper procedur control aspect due fact organis oper gener larg area includ town metropolitan territori organis give evid consid risk environ popul adopt plan inform peopl behav case emerg prepar systemat inform pollut level consid infrastructur control case organis control site defin area oper site separ environment impact separ site link case separ site consid singl organis registr ema exampl servic distribut heat water ga electr telecommun transport wast collect organis control temporari site case organis perform oper site own defin period time verifi check organis manag system environment perform select temporari site repres organis environment manag capabl verifi good practic audit sampl techniqu verifi effect procedur chosen site organis give evid adopt procedur technolog suitabl specif site temporarili oper place applic procedur includ item technolog train proper environment analysi site prior start activ analysi environment consequ come futur plan activ commun public live area local author relev environment aspect work plan relat identifi solut formul recov plan solut improv involv area environment condit end oper temporari site spot check basi part verif process activ regist locat exampl construct compani clean compani servic provid contamin remedi circus independ organis oper limit area regist common organis consid peopl live neighbour larg site local author environment enforc bodi great interest face common respons uniqu environment programm area independ compani pool resourc achiev common registr ema allow regul definit read quot organis quot compani corpor firm enterpris author institut part combin thereof incorpor public privat function administr case particip organis order common registr organis demonstr common respons polici procedur manag signific environment aspect impact includ set object target correct action organis em common registr requir demonstr continu improv perform signific aspect impact accord polici target programm site regist organis account requir articl regul ec annex annex iii point justifi improv perform evid site note logo organis regist ema case busi park logo conjunct busi park case singl organis regist individu addit registr busi park exampl small industri area holidai complex busi park hint common environment polici programm common manag respons loss common registr breach singl site small enterpris oper larg territori produc similar product servic seek individu registr articl regul ec read quot order promot particip sme includ concentr defin geograph area local author particip industri associ chamber commerc interest parti provid assist identif signific environment impact sme defin environment programm set object target ema manag system quot geograph area sme share common technolog level product method approxim organis manag system necessarili cumul effect result product process interact commun institut environment control bodi local level respect environment problem face ident qualiti environ interact environment impact produc industri oper exist geograph area public servic enterpris civil resid hand possibl search common solut solv environment problem increas effici plant reduct pollut overcom cultur restrict inadequaci environment manag support exchang experi identif environment aspect impact draft environment polici programm perform intern audit vice versa partner organis easier identifi environment aspect impact hire common environment consult infrastructur manag environment impact wastewat treatment plant wast inciner dump creat specif organis consortia basi common effort implement em hire verifi due similar emss facilit verif valid process lower relat cost particip local environment project agenda process local region author industri organis support activ help build network take account previou consider definit gener programm implement local author industri associ chamber commerc basi initi environment analysi territori repres preliminari step sme approach ema territori environment programm identifi publish accept concern parti seek signific improv environ area environment object target adopt recognis organis sme public servic local author voluntari basi ema procedur set step individu compli regul ec seek registr individu basi verifi case assess environment manag system capabl deliv specif object target singl organis gener programm object target area environment statement content requir ema identifi specif organis contribut target environment programm exampl industri district tourist area shop mall hint set promot bodi approv feasibl studi independ assess environment object target involv local agenda programm local author government institut organis seek ema registr public institut import state indirect environment aspect consequ author polici import problem consid restrict manag organis structur direct environment aspect polit respons public administr connect manag territori qualiti life present futur citizen fall respons local author government institut due complex manag aspect consid accept separ registr part organis case commun public logo unambigu refer specif branch unit regist advis organis establish refer environment polici part organis compli exampl local author ministri government agenc local agenda hint consult consensu citizen econom develop environ compat evalu altern strateg choic relat prioriti territori plan relat measur object relat respons continu verif monitor environment plan balanc free privat initi social educ citizen econom oper iso iec guid ea intern nation legisl guidanc annex ii guidanc verif valid audit frequenc refer annex annex regul ec expressli state introduct verif ema requir verifi conjunct organis design agre verif programm cover period month valid environment statement ema requir inform updat annual valid annual circumst guidanc identifi issu consid design verif programm includ deviat annual frequenc updat inform environment statement justifi guidanc intern audit frequenc clariti guidanc term quot verif quot assess audit carri environment verifi ensur organis environment polici manag system audit procedur conform requir regul ec includ visit organis examin document record interview personnel quot valid quot assess carri environment verifi check inform data organis environment statement reliabl credibl correct meet requir set annex iii point verif programm requir consult organis verifi design programm ensur element requir registr ema verifi period exceed month annex point intent requir reassur organis manag interest parti environment polici manag system procedur inform data measur monitor meet requir regul ec regular interact verifi organis help build credibl confid user ema scheme order ensur ongo surveil organis em environment perform good practic structur verif organis activ verifi year maximum month period activ verifi give confid verifi accuraci credibl reliabl inform environment statement small organis small enterpris box definit verif place visit frequenc agre verifi organis month system definit small organis enterpris quot small enterpris quot defin enterpris fewer employe annual turnov exceed eur million annual balanc sheet total exceed eur million capit vote right own enterpris jointli enterpris guidanc verifi design agre verif programm initi full verif valid environment statement complet design verif programm verifi strength confid intern audit programm includ frequenc intern audit complex em environment polici size scale natur organis activ product servic signific organis direct indirect environment aspect control expect influenc strength data inform manag retriev system relat inform data environment statement histori environment problem extent activ subject environment regul result previou verif experi organis compli ema requir verifi assess conform requir ema regul base assess function activ product servic organis environment aspect organis direct indirect control influenc verif organis accredit certif en iso environment standard recognis procedur set articl regul ec address element cover recognis standard case verifi expect en iso surveil programm design verif programm feasibl aim combin assess visit avoid unnecessari duplic cost time organis verif activ differ surveil visit undertaken part en iso certif cover addit point cover annex updat environment inform requir articl regul ec requir organis maintain registr ema quot forward yearli valid updat environment statement compet bodi make publicli deviat frequenc updat perform made circumst laid commiss guidanc adopt accord procedur laid articl small organis small enterpris commiss recommend ec oper chang environment manag system quot annex iii point mainten publicli inform state quot organis updat inform detail point valid environment verifi yearli basi deviat frequenc updat perform made circumst laid commiss guidanc quot reiter annex point state quot addit verifi interv exceed month valid updat inform environment statement deviat frequenc updat perform made circumst laid commiss guidanc quot guidanc normal expect annual updat inform environment statement valid cost effect practic link valid environment statement verif programm time effort cost valid depend qualiti data inform manag retriev system deriv environment statement data inform organis perform annex iii point chang yearli updat environment statement valid updat inform environment statement requir public environment statement year simpli publicli goal ema encourag public disclosur credibl inform improv environment perform produc separ free stand environment statement includ inform report account print form websit separ commiss guidanc environment statement set annex commiss recommend ec updat inform small busi small organis larg expens produc glossi document regul ec organis extend frequenc updat inform valid organis exempt yearli valid updat inform exampl major environment hazard activ product servic signific oper environment manag system signific legal requir relat activ product servic signific local issu case verifi requir valid yearli updat inform environment statement annual updat environment statement expect period exceed month exampl small bakeri kindergarten singl retail outlet valid extract environment statement organis extract environment statement conjunct ema logo exampl includ submit valid emiss data environment regul inform carbon emiss nation climat chang reduct programm fulfil legal requir public disclosur environment inform sharehold pension scheme logo extract organis extract latest valid environment statement extract accord requir annex iii point relev signific avoid decept mislead extract environment statement ema logo valid separ time effort cost save identifi extract valid time statement inform logo commiss guidanc annex iii decis audit frequenc requir annex ii audit frequenc state quot frequenc activ audit vari depend natur scale complex activ signific environment impact import urgenc problem detect previou audit histori environment problem organis defin audit programm audit frequenc take account commiss guidanc quot intent ensur audit programm develop manag inform review organis environment perform effect environment manag system demonstr control provid basi verifi develop agre verif programm organis determin frequenc visit organis guidanc good practic design audit programm audit activ product servic potenti signific environment impact frequent lower signific organis carri audit annual basi demonstr organis manag verifi control signific environment aspect oj page offici journal annex iii guidanc document ema logo refer annex annex regul ec expressli state principl refer regul guidanc prejudic commun law nation law technic standard govern commun law council direct eec septemb relat approxim law regul administr provis member state mislead advertis duti organis law standard goal ema logo core element regul ec introduct option commun environment inform stakehold organis encourag give account environment perform public client custom addit option commun ema logo trade mark regul ec purpos ema logo public interest parti establish implement environment manag system systemat object period evalu perform system provis inform environment perforrm open dialogu public interest parti activ involv includ train employe organis includ provis legal complianc relev environment legisl organis publicli period environment statement valid independ verifi context ema logo threefold function reliabl credibl inform provid organis regard environment perform organis commit improv environment perform sound manag environment aspect rais awar scheme public interest parti organis improv environment perform intent commun add ema creat credibl option ema regist organis demonstr environment perform commit environment protect commun interest parti wide rang mean propos guidanc document relationship ema logo eco label scheme articl regul ec ema logo stand voluntari proactiv effort regist organis continu improv environment perform regulatori requir function environment manag system implement object set organis fact inform provid environment statement credibl valid accredit environment verifi distinct ema logo eco label scheme product servic characterist natur select compar claim product activ servic bear label ecolog criteria set parti met product market qualiti definit relev criteria offici approv consult procedur eco label scheme provid relev inform view environment aspect product servic ema logo impli charasterist lead confus characterist respons organis verifi compet bodi avoid confus environment product label end organis carefulli select inform commun design commun tool order avoid confus verifi respons assess valid reliabl messag deliv custom accord criteria defin annex iii point accord duti defin annex requir name regul ec relev legal provis articl quot logo quot defin condit ema logo requir current ema registr paragraph option paragraph case product packag conjunct compar claim paragraph annex iii point quot public inform quot option public inform addit environment statement point specifi requir met select inform gener bear ema logo annex iii point requir inform accur decept substanti verifi relev context set repres environment perform organis result misinterpret signific relat environment impact organis account requir annex iii point ema logo advert product activ servic explainedd section guidanc annex iv quot minimum requir logo quot defin form logo indic quot verifi environment manag quot version indic quot valid environment inform quot version case registr number organis logo format annex iv chang circumst defin point guidanc logo promot ema scheme recognis logo promot ema scheme context word quot valid inform quot quot verifi environment manag quot inappropri registr number logo promot ema format gt pic file quot en tif quot gt purpos promot materi badg journalist articl commiss guidanc book public ema provid associ organis impli convei impress registr scheme user logo form make environment claim activ product servic logo function type inform articl annex iv regul ec version logo fact organis environment manag system place confirm requir ema version specif inform logo attribut valid ema articl ema regul name option logo valid inform annex iii point circumst defin guidanc case logo inform drawn valid environment statement meet requir annex iii point version valid environment statement highlight particip scheme demonstr content statement valid version regist organis letterhead version inform advertis organis particip ema fact organis particip ema version logo plate build websit invit advert product activ servic circumst defin guidanc ensur confus environment product label version case clear link organis user logo ema regist organis bear mind misunderstand public logo organis logo confus mislead public state quot similar quot ema regul quot quot regul logo statement letterhead cover regul eec logo allow regul ec case dealt point guidanc logo select inform environment statement articl annex iii point regul gener requir logo version connect select inform meet requir name annex iii point wide rang public format inform brochur datasheet handout advert newspap environment chapter environ relat public websit tv advertis logo depend technic mean inform present gener requir met logo case make inform logo refer visibl entir public content cover environment statement valid verifi logo consid adequ cover page head advert graphic background text valid inform distinguish rest text frame layout colour size typefac part public quot bodi quot technic busi content present connect valid environment inform block larger text section compani report logo clear attribut valid inform exampl gt tabl gt guidanc logo advertis organis particip scheme articl regul gener requir logo version accord articl intend inform public interest parti organis regist logo exclus attribut regist organis confus organis regist ema avoid regist organis provid commun servic work behalf creat impress fulfil requir ema case exampl gt tabl gt guidanc logo advert product activ servic articl articl annex iii point gener requir regul ec put stronger emphasi indirect environment aspect compar regul eec characterist product activ servic plai central role aim encourag organis issu inform environment perform conjunct product market tool order promot object ema encompass environment aspect indirectli link product direct product characterist provid valid verifi case logo advert product activ servic eco label visibl connect valid inform valid inform distinguish inform provid inform logo refer select accord principl name annex iii point articl conjunct allow ema logo order organis particip ema version fact product activ servic produc ema regist organis version add credibl valid inform directli indirectli relat product activ servic version visibl connect valid inform activ relev inform deliv logo manag control regist organis logo number wai print advert product newspap catalogu user manual media tv websit shelv rack product activ servic present custom exhibit stand organis logo control respons logo present identifi relationship logo activ product servic relat technic logo present decid allow content inform deliv case made clear inform organis refer inform indirectli product activ servic logo version intend relev valid inform advert recognis inform relat specif valid characterist organis environment manag perform characterist relev product process characterist organis environment manag environment polici object target gener environment perform data claim environment aspect suffici cover organis environment manag allow inform directli product activ servic logo version intend relev valid inform advert recognis inform relat specif valid characterist product environment relev characterist product activ servic characterist product phase improv product servic environment perform product servic relat environment polici object target environment perform data relat product activ servic claim environment aspect suffici cover organis environment manag allow fundament limit logo respect allow logo product packag conjunct compar claim competitor product activ servic advert product clear inform indic characterist organis product relat ema logo deliv inform consum eco label valid statu inform provid word repres quot seal reliabl inform quot quot seal superior product quot addit case eco label scheme oper product activ servic consider establish requir eu eco label nation eco label scheme requir appli organis verifi oblig specif provis stipul abovement gener principl illustr exampl avoid confus exist eco label organis verifi eco label criteria relev product check inform deliv requir annex iii point eco label scheme consid relev market logo case allow make refer criteria establish relev eco label exampl gt tabl gt oj oj repeal regul ec