1991/1030(CNS)COM(1991)459

Voluntary Industrial Eco-Audit Scheme Regulation

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ALLOWING VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY COMPANIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR IN A COMMUNITY ECO-AUDIT-SCHEME

Stage: No longer in force
Procedure: Regulation · Consultation procedure
Last activity: 13 Jul 1993

3 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 3 published.

Act	Kind	Status
96/151/EC: Commission Decision of 2 February 1996 on the recognition of the Spanish standard UNE 77-801(2)-94, establishing specifications for environmental management systems, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 (Text with EEA relevance)	Commission · Decision	Published
96/150/EC: Commission Decision of 2 February 1996 on the recognition of the British standard BS7750: 1994, establishing specifications for environmental management systems, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 (Text with EEA relevance)	Commission · Decision	Published
96/149/EC: Commission Decision of 2 February 1996 on the recognition of the Irish standard IS310: First Edition, establishing specifications for environmental management systems, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 (Text with EEA relevance)	Commission · Decision	Published

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Council Regulation 1836/93 set up the voluntary Community eco-management and audit scheme for industrial sites, applying 21 months after publication. Companies adopt environmental policies, conduct audits, publish validated environmental statements and register sites with national competent bodies. Member States had to make accreditation systems operational within 21 months of entry into force.

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