Key Benefits:
Chapter 1 Objections, etc.
Chapter 2 Administration of the European and Nordic Ecolabel
Chapter 3 Environmental labelling Denmark
Chapter 4 The eco-label board.
Chapter 5 Establishment, collection and administration of fees for the European and Nordic Ecolabel
Chapter 6 The marketing of eco-labels and by a gay-era product.
Chapter 7 Appeal access
Chapter 8 Punishment
Chapter 9 Entry into force
Publication of the European and Nordic Ecolabel
Purses of § 8, § 8a, § 8b, section 67, section 88 (6) 3, section 89a and § 110 (1). 3 and 4, in the law of environmental protection, cf. Law Order no. 1757 of 22. In December 2006, and paragraph 1 (1). 2 in the administrative act, cf. Law Order no. 1365 of 7. In December 2007 and after negotiation with the Minister for Justice,
Chapter 1
Objections, etc.
§ 1. The purpose of eco-labelling of products is to promote the development, marketing and use of products which are less environmentally-burdened than other similar products.
Paragraph 2. The European Ecolabel 'Flowers' and the Nordic Ecolabel 'Swan' are voluntary schemes for eco-labelling of products. Products mean both goods and services.
Chapter 2
Administration of the European and Nordic Ecolabel
§ 2. Administration of the eco-label schemes is carried out by eco-label Denmark and an eco-label name.
Paragraph 2. The arrangements shall be administered on the basis of any applicable European and Nordic rules for the arrangements ; 1) and the rules laid down in this notice or fees and payment terms laid down in accordance with section 10.
Paragraph 3. Commission decisions on the European eco-label shall enter into force in Denmark at the beginning of the day following 24 hours in which it has come on the Environment marking Denmark's website, www.ecolabel.dk. Each knowledge of the home page www.ecolabel.dk must contain information about the day that the publication has been published.
Paragraph 4. Nordic Eco-label rules on the Nordic eco-label and, in particular, the criteria for granting the Nordic eco-label may be available in both Danish, Swedish and Norwegian. A rule shall enter into force at the beginning of the day following the days in which the rule is announced on the Eco-label of the Danish home page, www.ecolabel.dk. The decision shall contain information on the day it has taken place.
§ 3. The environment marking Denmark and the Environmental Management Board shall be the competent bodies in Denmark in accordance with their nature. Regulation (EC) No 14 of the European Parliament and of the Council 1980/2000 on a revised scheme for the award of a Community eco-label.
Paragraph 2. Eco-labelling Denmark is responsible for carrying out tasks in the context of the award of the European eco-label and for the control of compliance with the Regulation (EC) No (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council. 1980/2000.
Paragraph 3. Eco-labelling Denmark is a responsible body under point. 2.2 in the Nordic Council of Ministers ' decision on the objectives and principles of the Nordic eco-labelling of 19. In June 2001 and at any time, the rules applicable to the Nordic eco-label have been adopted by the Nordic Green Eco-label.
§ 4. The Management Act shall apply to cases where the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection is subject to a decision on the environment.
Chapter 3
Environmental labelling Denmark
§ 5. The Environmental Management Board shall conclude a result contract with the Danish Standard for the operation of the Ecolabel Denmark, as a separate area of activity in Danish Standard.
Paragraph 2. The Environmental Management Board shall conclude an annual agreement with Danish Standard on the financial framework for the coming financial year on the basis of a draft budget drawn up by Danish Standard.
Paragraph 3. The Environmental Management Board shall lay down requirements for the presentation of accounts, including time limits for this.
Paragraph 4. The Danish Standard has at least one annual meeting with the eco-label board on the propuldence of the eco-labelling systems.
Paragraph 5. Danish Standard may, with a view to fulfillment of the result contract, set up an advisory committee of up to 8 persons, independent of authorities and special interests and designated on the basis of their skills in business, economics, management, communications and marketing, environment and consumption, as well as other areas that may be relevant. The Environment Minister may appoint a member of the committee. The Committee shall draw up its rules of procedure
§ 6. Eco-labelling Denmark has the task of :
1) act as the secretariat of the eco-label board and carry out the decisions of the Board, however, not in cases after paragraph 9, no. 6 where the Environmental Management Board functions as secretariat,
2) assist the eco-label Board for the negotiation and adoption of the criteria for the award of the Nordic eco-label,
3) foresee the development and revision of the criteria for product groups in the Nordic context,
4) assist the Environmental Management Board in the preparation of work plans for the European eco-label, and at the design of the work plans ;
5) assist the Environmental Management Board in the preparation of proposals for new or revised criteria for product groups within the European eco-label,
6) shall organise consultations with stakeholders and independent experts as part of the criterion of criteria,
7) ensure the day-to-day operation of the processing of applications and the granting of licences to the European and Nordic eco-label, the registration of importers of products awarded to the Nordic eco-label, the levying of fees and so on,
8) check the compliance of the licence or registration of the applicable criteria and conditions of use, including the inclusion of the licence or registration for the use of the European and Northern Ecolabel ;
9) monitor and respond to the illegal use of the European and Nordic eco-label ;
10) market the European and Nordic eco-label as well as promotion campaigns and other communications activities ;
11) to ensure that, at any time, the rules applicable to the European and Nordic eco-label and the fees are always available on the eco-label Danish website www.ecolabel.dk.
Chapter 4
The eco-label board.
§ 7. The Minister of the Environment is setting up an eco-label.
Paragraph 2. The aim of the eco-label is to promote the dissemination of the European and Nordic Ecolabel. The eco-label must help to ensure the knowledge of the European and Nordic eco-labels of producers, importers, retailers, etc., as well as professional purchasers and private consumers. The eco-label must work towards the development of eco-label schemes in a professional, technical and environmentally-high level, in accordance with existing and new environmental knowledge and that the turnover of eco-labelled products will be increased.
§ 8. The eco-label Board shall consist of a President and up to 10 members and, if necessary, a Vice-President, cf. paragraph The President, and members of the Environment, who shall also appoint members of the Environment, shall also be appointed by the Minister for the Environment ; The Member shall compose a public knowledge of business, communications and marketing, technology, environment, work environment, consumer information and public procurement. It is a fact that both trade and industry, as well as the environment and consumer interests, are equally represented in the name of the European Parliament. The following organisations and authorities are thus :
1) Danish Industry is nominating 1 member and 1 suppleant,
2) Danish Erstile nominee 1 member and 1 suppleant,
3) Denmark ' s Natural Friction Society nominated 1 member and 1 suppleant,
4) The Consumer Council nomines 1 member and 1 suppleant,
5) The country organisation in Denmark nominations 1 member and 1 suppleant,
6) Statens and Municipalities ' Service A/S nominee 1 member and 1 suppleant,
7) The Ministry of Economic and Economic Affairs nominally sets 1 member and 1 suppleant,
8) Clima and Energy Ministry nominate 1 member and 1 suppleant,
9) The Ministry of Environment, Presims 1 Member and 1 suppleant.
Paragraph 2. The Minister will appoint a retail trade chain with an active eco-label policy to set 1 member and 1 suppleant.
Paragraph 3. The Ministry of Employment is taking part with a representative without voting rights in the Board's meetings.
Paragraph 4. The Environment Minister may designate up to a total of 4 organisations to participate in the work of the Board without the right to vote for the Board.
Paragraph 5. The Minister for the Environment may, after the appointment of the President appoint a Vice-President after the nomination of the Board, may 1 year after the appointment
Paragraph 6. The President shall be independent of authorities and inter-branch organizations.
Paragraph 7. Vice-President and members appointed by the name of paragraph 1. 2 and 5 shall be designated for a three-year period. Recipitation may take place.
Paragraph 8. The Environment Minister may dispense with the above rules.
§ 9. The task of the eco-label shall be that :
1) establish the mandates of the Board for the negotiation of criteria and guidelines for the Nordic eco-label ;
2) to negotiate the Nordic eco-label according to the mandate of the Board on behalf of the Chairman or by a suppleant of such a reference,
3) assess the criteria set and advise the Environmental Management Board on the negotiating mandate of the European eco-label,
4) promote the coordination between the European and the Northern Ecolabel,
5) advise Eco-labelling Denmark and Danish Standard in matters of principle concerning the management of eco-label schemes, for example, the priority of product groups, communications and marketing, control strategy, etc.,
6) processing and taking final decision in complaints against the decisions of the Ecolabel Denmark,
7) treat and give preference to the eco-label Denmark concerning the fixing of fees and draft annual action plan for the eco-label work.
Chapter 5
Establishment, collection and administration of fees for the European and Nordic Ecolabel
§ 10. Within the framework of the rules referred to in section 2 (2), In the case of an application for and application of the European and Nordic eco-label, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection sets out the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, on the subject of a fee and the conditions for payment of such a fee. Environmental labelling Denmark may, in particular, provide for a fee for processing a request for extensions or changes in a obtained licence.
Paragraph 2. Fees and the introduction of fees pursuant to paragraph 1. 1, must be approved by the Environment Minister before they can be put into force.
Paragraph 3. Eco-labelling Denmark may lay down interest rates in respect of late payment of the payment in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 88 (88) of the Environmental Protection Act. 3, as well as establishing a separate fee for reminders of annual tax return and payment of fees.
Paragraph 4. Eco-labelling Denmark may provide specific discounts for fees as laid down in paragraph 1. 1 and 2, within the framework of the rules referred to in Section 2.
Paragraph 5. The fees and terms of payment shall be proclaimed by publication on the eco-label of Denmark's website www.ecolabel.dk and shall enter into force at the beginning of the day following the days in which the fee was announced on eco-label Denmark's website www.ecolabel.dk, each knowledge of the website www.ecolabel.dk must contain information about the day that the announcement has been made.
Paragraph 6. For existing licenseers, higher rates for applicable charges and new payment terms will not enter into force three months after the date of entry into force in accordance with paragraph 1. 5.
§ 11. Eco-labelling Denmark shall charge fees as laid down in section 10.
Paragraph 2. The fees shall be used in accordance with Article 8 (8) of the Environmental Protection Act. The fourth, as the result of a result contract between the Environmental Management Board and the Danish Standard, at any time.
Chapter 6
The marketing of eco-labels and by a gay-era product.
§ 12. The use of a label or logo that may lead to confusion with the Northern Ecolabel is not allowed.
Paragraph 2. Irritability or otherwise misleading marketing of the Nordic eco-label or by unsuccessful products shall not be permitted if this is suitable for perceptible economic behaviour of the consumer or other operators on the market ; cf. at Section 3 of the marketing law.
Paragraph 3. Reference to the Nordic Ecolabel or use of the label in advertising, etc. may only be carried out for a specific product and only if a license has been obtained or registration of a licence and licence or registration ; has not expired, discharged or withdrawn.
Paragraph 4. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection are monitoring the European and Nordic eco-label label
Chapter 7
Appeal access
§ 13. Eco-labelling Denmark's decisions after making this notice and according to the European and Nordic rules may be brought before the addressee of the decision.
Paragraph 2. Complaguing shall be submitted in writing to the Environment marking Denmark within 4 weeks of the notification of the decision. The eco-label Denmark shall send a complaint to the eco-label Board, immediately after the draft opinion, accompanied by the decision taken and the material that has been concluded in the case of the case.
§ 14. Decisions made by the Environmental Label Board may not be brought to the second administrative authority.
Chapter 8
Punishment
§ 15. Unless higher penalties have been inflited on the other legislation, the penalty shall be punished by fine ;
1) make use of a mark that may lead to confusion with the Nordic eco-label ;
2) make use of incorrectly or otherwise misleading marketing of the Nordic eco-label, cf. § 12, paragraph 1. 2,
3) applies or refers to the European or Nordic eco-label without having an eco-label license for the product or even if the product of the eco-label for the product is not registered in Denmark, cf. species. Regulation (EC) No 9 of the European Parliament and of the Council 1980/2000 and fury. 3 and 5 contradictions in the Nordic Green eco-label rules of 12. December 2001 for the Nordic eco-label of products, or
4) make use of mark or logo, which may lead to confusion with the Community eco-label, cf. Article 9 (1). 2, in Regulation (EC) No, of the European Parliament and of the 1989/2000.
Paragraph 2. Companies can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of the penal code 5. Chapter.
Chapter 9
Entry into force
§ 16. The announcement will enter into force on the 27th. April 2008,
Paragraph 2. The 27th. The end of April 2008 shall be repealed. 700 of 26. June 2001 on the European and Nordic Ecolabel.
§ 17. Decisions, including decisions on allocated licences or registrations, which have been taken pursuant to the notice of publication no. 700 of 26. June 2001 on the European and Nordic eco-label, as well as standard contracts that have been entered into before the 27th. April 2008 retains its validity. 2) Such decisions shall be punished in accordance with the rules in force in the current rules.
Paragraph 2. The case of casing complaints concerning the labels of the eco-label before the entry into force of this notice shall be completed in accordance with the rules in force in the current Regulation.
Paragraph 3. Goal by a cap. Three and a caps. 7 in Notice no. 700 of 26. June 2001 shall remain in force until further charges are applied in accordance with section 10 (4). Six, in this announcement.
1) Regulation of 17 of the European Parliament and of the Council. July 2000 (no. Regulation 1980 /2000/EC) on a revised scheme for a Community eco-label and Commission decisions adopted in accordance with the nordic eco-label rules laid down in the Nordic Green Ecolabel, in accordance with the Norse Council guidelines of 19. June 2001.
2) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17. July 2000, OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1
