Assessment and promotion of the eco-labelling system in the Republic of Moldova, in line with the EU requirements
On 27 December 2022, jointly with the EU-funded “European Union for Environment (EU4Environment)” Programme and AO EcoContact, organised a consultative debate workshop on the final draft Ecolabel Regulation.
The event was held online and brought together representatives of national certification and standardization bodies and representatives of business associations. In the framework of the consultations, involved parties discussed the implementation of the Ecolabel system in the Republic of Moldova and the application of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on EU Ecolabel.
Essentially, the Regulation aims to establish a voluntary eco-labelling scheme and to promote products and services with a reduced environmental impact during their entire life cycle, compared to other products and services that are part of the same product and service group. The document also sets out the procedure for accreditation and registration of conformity assessment bodies, the requirements for conformity assessment bodies, the procedure for evaluating the conformity of products and services and providing the certificate of conformity, the criteria for providing the eco-label, the inspection of eco-labelled products and services.
The regulation shall not apply to: medicinal products for human use; veterinary medicinal products; medical devices; food and feed products; products containing substances, mixtures and preparations that can be classified as toxic, dangerous for the environment, cancerogenic or mutagenic for reproduction (CMR) in accordance with Law No 277/2018 on chemical substances.
The eco-label symbol submitted to the State Agency for Intellectual Property for registration was also presented at the event.
At the next phase the Ecolabel Regulation will be consulted publicly before being submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval.
The “European Union for Environment” (EU4Environment) aims to help the Eastern Partnership countries preserve their natural capital and increase people’s environmental well-being, by supporting environment-related action, demonstrating and unlocking opportunities for greener growth, and setting mechanisms to better manage environmental risks and impacts.
The Action is funded by the European Union and implemented by five Partner organisations: OECD, UNECE, UN Environment, UNIDO and the World Bank based on a budget of some €20 million. The Action implementation period is 2019-2024.
For further information: https://www.eu4environment.org