ISO 14024 pdf download.Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling — Principles and procedures
1 Scope
This International Standard establishes the principles and procedures for developing Type I environmental labelling programmes, including the selection of product categories, product environmental criteria and product function characteristics; and for assessing and demonstrating compliance. This International Standard also establishes the certification procedures for awarding the label.
2 Normative reference
The following normative document contains provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the normative document indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. ISO 1 4020:1 998, Environmental labels and declarations — General principles.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 Type I environmental labelling programme voluntary, multiple-criteria-based third party programme that awards a licence which authorizes the use of environmental labels on products indicating overall environmental preferability of a product within a particular product category based on life cycle considerations 3.2 product any goods or service 3.3 product category group of products which have equivalent function 3.4 product environmental criteria environmental requirements that the product shall meet in order to be awarded an environmental label 3.5 product function characteristic attribute or characteristic in the performance and use of a product
3.6 ecolabelling body third party body, and its agents, which conducts a Type I environmental labelling programme 3.7 third party person or body that is recognized as being independent of the parties involved, as concerns the issue in question [ISO/IEC Guide 2:1 996] NOTE “Parties involved” are usually supplier (“first party”) and purchaser (“second party”) interests. 3.8 interested party any party affected by a Type I environmental labelling programme 3.9 licensee party authorized by an ecolabelling body to use a Type I environmental label 3.10 environmental aspect element of an organization’s activities, products or services which can interact with the environment NOTE A significant environmental aspect is an environmental aspect which has, or can have, a significant environmental impact. [ISO 1 4001 :1 996] 3.11 environmental impact any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s activities, products or services [ISO 1 4001 :1 996] 3.12 certification procedure by which a third party gives written assurance that a product, process or service conforms to specified requirements [ISO/IEC Guide 2:1 996] 3.13 licence (for Type I environmental labelling) document, issued under the rules of a certification system, by which an ecolabelling body grants to a person or body the right to use Type I environmental labels for its products or services in accordance with the rules of the environmental labelling programme 3.14 fitness for purpose ability of a product, process or service to serve a defined purpose under specific conditions [ISO/IEC Guide 2:1 996]
4 Objective of Type I environmental labelling
The overall goal of environmental labels and declarations is, through communication of verifiable and accurate information, that is not misleading, on environmental aspects of products and services, to encourage the demand for and supply of those products and services that cause less stress on the environment, thereby stimulating the potential for market-driven continuous environmental improvement.The objective of Type I environmental labelling programmes is to contribute to a reduction in the environmental impacts associated with products, through the identification of products that meet a specific Type I programme’s criteria for overall environmental preferability. The objective of this International Standard is to secure transparency and credibility in implementing Type I environmental labelling programmes and to harmonize the principles and procedures applicable to the programmes.