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Document 52023PC0166
Environmental claims based on environmental footprint methods
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)
- Initiative summary:
- To increase consumer confidence in green labels and strengthen the protection against green washing, the initiative will require companies to substantiate their claims on environmental performance using Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint methods.
- EuroVoc thesaurus:
- EU environmental policy; greenwashing; labelling; consumer information; advertising malpractice; green economy; consumer law; green marketing; sustainable product; eco-label; environmental impact
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- Documents:
- Ares(2020)3820384 (Inception impact assessment)Ares(2020)3820384 (Inception impact assessment)
- Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Environment
- Planned adoption period:
- 01/04/2021 - 30/06/2021
- Check the status of this initiative on the Better Regulation Portal
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- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 4
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- Consultation type:
- Public consultation
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 12
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- Documents:
- COM/2023/166 final (Proposal for a directive)
- Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Environment
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- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 8