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BSP 2007/142-722
“Business Support Programme for Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and
Turkey”
Renewed EU Sustainable
Development Strategy
EU Environmental Legislation
2.VII.2008
Warsaw, Poland
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Workshop Schedule - Part III
 IPP – Integrated Product Policy
 Eco-Design of Energy-using Products Directive EuP
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EU IPP and EcoDesign - Introduction
Environmental legislation is only the one of a result of "green"
activities in EU
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Environmental thinking: Dangerous substances use in electronics e.g. lead have a
specific toxic potential and reduction of these elements gives significantly a
contribution to environmental protection. In Japan environmental thinking is more
pronounced and the industry implements this in its products.
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Legislation: It is a answer for environmental thinking.
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Public image: some materials are not (yet) banned by legislation but are considered
as bad for the environment by consumers.
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Customers: Although some companies supports a progressive environmental policy,
some of their customers are even more demanding.
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Marketing: The image of the industry also plays a part, „Green” products represent a
competitive advantage. Green is a part of brand image.
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EU IPP and EcoDesign - Introduction
Last activities for environmental legislation
IPP – Integrated Product Policy
EuP – Eco-Design of Energy-using Products Directive
WEEE – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
RoHS – Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances Directive
The IPP is an overall policy outlining the framework and philosophy of product-related
environmental legislation on European level, the directives set out the detailed
requirements which are relevant for companies.
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Integrated Product Policy
 Integrated Product Policy - the European Commission's long
term environmental strategy for development of more
sustainable products. The core issue in IPP is to stimulate life
cycle oriented product development.
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Implementation of the IPP
Regular meetings
Pilot Product exercise
IPP Working Groups
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Implementation of the IPP cont.
 Identify products with the greatest potential for
environmental improvement
 European Platform for Life Cycle Assessment
 http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
 Studies
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What Is Eco-Design?
 EcoDesign is about protecting the environment,
achieving business benefits, and complying with the
legal framework at the same time.
 Enterprises applying EcoDesign adopt "life cycle
thinking", which means that the environmental
attention is expanded from the specific production
site to the product and the complete supply chain.
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Consumer Orientation
 The private and professional consumers represent a
major driver for EcoDesign.
 The consumers' awareness of the benefits of green
procurement has increased during the last decade.
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Key Issues In Ecodesign
 When adopting EcoDesign many different
environmental issues linked to the different life
cycle phases are brought to the designer's or
product developer's attention:
 Material Selection
 Manufacturing processes
 Package
 Distribution
 Energy consumption
 Service / product life time
 End-of-life (Reuse, Recycling, Disposal)
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What are the economic incentives of eco-design?
 Eco-design can lead to significant economic benefits
through saving of materials, reduced number of
components, use of recycled materials etc. For
example the reduction of hazardous chemicals in
production processes usually leads to less efforts
needed for safety (hazardous substances logistics,
documentation), meaning also cost reduction.
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From RoHS and WEEE To EuP
 The EU legal framework for IPP is rather complex. However,
in relation to electrical and electronic products four directives
are essential:
 The Directive on Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment
- "WEEE".
 The Directive on Energy Labeling
 The Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain
Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment "RoHS".
 The Directive on the eco-design of Energy-using Products "EuP".
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DIRECTIVE 2005/32/EC – „EuP”
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL Of
6 July 2005
FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE FOR SETTING ECO-DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY-USING PRODUCTS (EuP)
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EU Directive on Eco-Design of Energy-using Products (EuP)
Target
 Optimizing the whole product life cycle
 Holistic view through Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
 Consideration of environmental effects in different life cycle
phases
Status
 Framework directive
 Adopted in July 2005
 For single product groups specific directives will be adopted
("implementing measures"), based on the EuP
 EuP framework does not create immediate obligations for
manufacturers but allows the Commission to do so through
implementing measures; they define eco-design requirements,
conformity assessment procedures and implementation dates
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Which products are in the scope of the EuP?
It has to be analysed by the European Commission, which products
will fall under this definition. "Candidates" for implementing
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Boilers
Water heaters
Personal Computers and monitors
Office / imaging equipment
TV sets
Battery chargers and external power supply units
Lighting
Air conditioning appliances
Electric motors
Refrigerators and freezers
Dishwashers and washing machines
and standby and off-mode losses in general.
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EU Directive on Eco-Design of Energy-using Products (EuP)
Specific Directives in Context of EuP
 Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy
efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lighting
(2000/55/EC of 18.09.2000)
 Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy
efficiency requirements for household electric refrigerators,
freezers and combinations thereof (96/57/EC of 03.09.1996)
 Council Directive on efficiency requirements for new hot-water
boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels (92/42/EEC of
21.05.1992)
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EU Directive on Eco-Design of Energy-using Products (EuP)
Requirements
(depending on implementing measure)
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Voluntary:
 ISO 14.000 (if not required by your customer)
 EMAS (EU Environmental Management Audit Scheme)
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Obligatory:
 documented Environmental Management System (Annex V) or
 Internal Design Control (Annex IV)
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Eco-Profile
 Environmental assessment throughout a products life cycle
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Presumption of conformity
 CE marking
 Application of harmonized standards
 EuP which have been awarded the Eco-label, shall be presumed to comply with the
corresponding implementing measure (if the Eco-label meets the requirements)
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EU Directive on Eco-Design of Energy-using Products (EuP)
Benefits
 Reduced risk of fragmentation to the Internal Market and possible
barriers to trade
 Reduced environmental impact from EuPs
 Increased security of energy supply
 Integration of environmental aspects into equipment design
without compromising competitiveness
 Acceleration of ecological solutions, advantaging EU
competitiveness in global trade
 Greater availability/exchange of environmental information in the
public domain
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Do our competitors from Asia also have to comply with RoHS,
WEEE, EuP?
 In case your competitors serve also the EU market they also
have to comply with the EU legislation. For these three
directives it does not matter where a product is manufactured
but if it is sold in the EU.
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Does the consumer pay for "green" products?
 Some do, others don't! Being asked, a large majority says that
they care for environmental features. A remarkable number of
consumers is even willing to pay more, in case the eco-product
is more expensive. However, green products still serve a
certain market niche.
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Where to find information?
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http://ec.europa.eu/
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex in all languages of the EU.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ipp/
http://www.ecodesignarc.info/servlet/is/807/
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/eco_design/index_en.htm
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