1. Update on "Building the Single Market for Green Products" (SMGP)
Dr. Michele Galatola
Product team leader
DG Environment – Eco-Innovation and circular economy

2. SMGP
milestones
Communication "Building the Single Market for Green Products" adopted by the Commission on April 9th
Commission Recommendation to Members States and other private actors on The use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations published on the European Official Journal - L 124, Volume 56, 4 May 2013
European Environmental Footprint pilot phase started on May 30th 2013 with the publication of the 1st call for volunteers
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3. Building the Single Market for Green Products
SMGP
Objective
To improve the availability of clear, reliable and comparable information on the environmental performance of products and organisations
Communication:
Building the Single Market for Green Products
Commission Recommendation
PEF
OEF
3-year Pilot phase
Communication principles
3-year pilot phase
International dialogue
UCPD Guidance
How

4. Next steps: The pilot/testing for PEF and OEF
Objectives are to:
development of product group and sector specific rules, including performance benchmarks
test different compliance and verification systems
test different communication vehicles
Engagement of key stakeholders, including from outside EU
Focus on simplification and applicability

5. Pilot phase 1st wave of pilots 2nd wave of pilots
Call for volunteers May 2013
No food and drink related products (ENVIFOOD Protocol)
2nd wave of pilots
Call for volunteers expected second quarter 2014
Open to food and drink related products

6. Disclosure & Communication
In the context of the EU PEF Pilots, the PEFCRs shall also include a specific section describing the 3-4 best ways of communicating the results of a PEF-profile to different stakeholders (B2B and B2C as appropriate).
The choice of these communication vehicles will be part of the consultation process led by each Technical Secretariat.
The chosen communication vehicles will then be tested during the last phase of the pilot.
More details about this element of the pilot will be provided at a later stage.
Future policies

7. Disclosure & Communication
PEF external communication report
PEF performance tracking report
PEF declaration
PEF label
Future policies
OEF external communication report
OEF performance tracking report

8. Pilot phase WHO can propose a pilot: Single companies
Cluster of companies
National, European or non-European industry associations
NGOs
Member States or non EU governments
Universities, Research Institutions
International organisations
Any mix of the organisations mentioned above
As leaders
As proponents / participants
The Commission will lead on a limited number of pilots

9. Representativeness
Major competitors or their representatives – 75% of EU market invited (yearly turnover)
All companies contributing to more than 10% of the market are invited
51% of the EU market actively participating
Wide range of stakeholders (SMEs, consumers and environmental associations) involved

10. Governance Technical Advisory Board Steering Committee
MS representatives
Commission
Representative from pilots
Representatives of main stakeholder groups
Approvals, monitoring and conflict resolution
Technical Advisory Board
EF Technical Helpdesk
Tech. Secretariat 1
Tech. Secretariat 2
Tech. Secretariat …n
NGOs
Ind.
SMEs
PAs
Representative stakeholders
NGOs
Ind.
SMEs
PAs
Representative stakeholders
NGOs
Ind.
SMEs
PAs
Representative stakeholders

11. Timeline Deadline of applications: 26 July, 12:00 CET
Selection of product groups and sectors: September 2013
Start of the pilots (October/November 2013)
End of the pilots (end 2016)

12. 2nd phase Future policies Policy discussion
Peer review of the pilot phase and of alternative methods tested under similar conditions
Internal evaluation of the pilots starting with September 2016

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