Ekologicky setrny vyrobek / Environmentally Friendly Product

Ekologicky setrny vyrobek / Environmentally Friendly Product

The ecolabel "Ekologicky setrny vyrobek" is the official registered label of The Czech ecolabelling programme (National Programme for Labelling Environmentally Friendly Products). It was launched on 14. April 1994. The programme is administered by CENIA, Czech Environmental Information Agency. The guarantor of the programme is the Ministry of the Environment. In 2004 the programme the scope of the programme was extended by the opportunity to certify services, beginning with tourist accomodation services. At the same time, a new version of the ecolabel (Ekologicky setrna sluzba / Enviromentally Friendly Service) was introduced. At present, the Czech ecolabel can be acquired at 41 categories of products and two categories of services about 400 products and services bearing the label on the market from about 100 companies.

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Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Ekologicky setrny vyrobek / Environmentally Friendly Product's standard is verified by it varies depending on the standard following ISO 17025 Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

CENIA, Czech Environmental Information Agency

Member of

GEN

Type

Government

Also manages

None.

Organization type: 766644

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Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
Social and environmental attributes
Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

Standard development and management process
Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
Audit / surveillance requirements
Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?