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Document Ares(2020)3820384
Environmental claims based on environmental footprint methods
Proposal for a Regulation on substantiating environmental claims using the Product/Organisation Environmental Footprint methods (green claims)
- 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; environmental impact; greenwashing; advertising malpractice; green marketing; consumer information; consumer law; eco-label; sustainable product; green economy; labelling
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- Documents:
- 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