Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) (ISO 14021:2016)

ISO 14021:2016 specifies requirements for self-declared environmental claims, including statements, symbols and graphics, regarding products. It further describes selected terms commonly used in environmental claims and gives qualifications for their use. This International Standard also describes a general evaluation and verification methodology for self-declared environmental claims and specific evaluation and verification methods for the selected claims in this International Standard.
ISO 14021:2016 does not preclude, override, or in any way change, legally required environmental information, claims or labelling, or any other applicable legal requirements.

Umweltkennzeichnungen und -deklarationen - Umweltbezogene Anbietererklärungen (Umweltkennzeichnung Typ II) (ISO 14021:2016)

Diese Internationale Norm legt Anforderungen an umweltbezogene Anbietererklärungen einschließlich Erklärungen, Symbolen und graphischen Darstellungen für Produkte fest. Außerdem legt sie ausgewählte, in Umweltaussagen häufig verwendete Begriffe fest und gibt Hinweise zu deren Anwendung. Diese Internationale Norm legt auch eine allgemeine Verfahrensweise für die Bewertung und Überprüfung von umweltbezogenen Anbietererklärungen und spezifische Bewertungs- und Überprüfungsverfahren für die in dieser Internationalen Norm ausgewählten Aussagen fest.
Mit dieser Internationalen Norm werden keine gesetzlich geforderten Umweltangaben, -aussagen oder
-aufschriften oder sonstige geltende gesetzliche Anforderungen ausgeschlossen, aufgehoben oder in irgendeiner Weise verändert.

Marquage et déclarations environnementaux - Autodéclarations environnementales (Étiquetage de type II) (ISO 14021:2016)

ISO 14021:2016 spécifie les exigences relatives aux autodéclarations environnementales, y compris les mentions, symboles et graphiques concernant les produits. Elle décrit, en outre, des termes choisis, couramment employés dans les allégations environnementales, en précisant leur utilisation. La présente Norme internationale décrit également une méthodologie générale d'évaluation et de vérification des autodéclarations environnementales, ainsi que des méthodes spécifiques d'évaluation et de vérification des allégations sélectionnées dans la présente Norme internationale.
ISO 14021:2016 n'exclut, n'annule ni ne modifie de quelque façon que ce soit les exigences légales en matière d'informations, d'allégations ou d'étiquetage relatifs à l'environnement, ou toute autre exigence réglementaire.

Okoljske označbe in deklaracije - Okoljsko samodeklariranje (okoljsko označevanje II. vrste) (ISO 14021:2016)

Ta mednarodni standard določa zahteve za okoljsko samodeklariranje izdelkov, kar vključuje izjave, simbole in grafiko. Standard poleg tega opisuje izraze, ki se pogosto uporabljajo v okoljskih trditvah, in podaja pogoje za njihovo uporabo. Ta mednarodni standard prav tako opisuje splošne metode vrednotenja in preverjanja za okoljsko samodeklariranje ter specifične metode vrednotenja in preverjanja za izbrane trditve v tem mednarodnem standardu.
Ta mednarodni standard ne izključuje, razveljavlja ali na kakšen koli način spreminja zakonsko zahtevanih okoljskih informacij, trditev ali označb oziroma katerih koli drugih veljavnih zakonskih zahtev.

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Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling) (ISO14021:2016)
Umweltkennzeichnungen und -deklarationen - Umweltbezogene Anbietererklärungen
(Umweltkennzeichnung Typ II) (ISO 14021:2016)
Marquage et déclarations environnementaux - Autodéclarations environnementales
(Étiquetage de type II) (ISO 14021:2016)
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EN ISO 14021
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2016
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.50 Supersedes EN ISO 14021:2001
English Version
Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared
environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling)
(ISO 14021:2016)
Marquage et déclarations environnementaux - Umweltkennzeichnungen und -deklarationen -
Autodéclarations environnementales (Étiquetage de Umweltbezogene Anbietererklärungen
type II) (ISO 14021:2016) (Umweltkennzeichnung Typ II) (ISO 14021:2016)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 January 2016.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14021:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207
"Environmental management".
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2016, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2016.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14021:2001.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14021:2016 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14021:2016 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14021
Second edition
2016-03-15
Environmental labels and
declarations — Self-declared
environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling)
Marquage et déclarations environnementaux — Autodéclarations
environnementales (Étiquetage de type II)
Reference number
ISO 14021:2016(E)
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ISO 14021:2016(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 General terms . 1
3.2 Selected terms commonly used in self-declared environmental claims . 4
4 Objective of self-declared environmental claims . 4
5 Requirements applying to all self-declared environmental claims.4
5.1 General . 4
5.2 Relationship to ISO 14020 . 5
5.3 Vague or non-specific claims. 5
5.4 Claims of “. free” . 5
5.5 Claims of sustainability . 5
5.6 Use of explanatory statements . 5
5.7 Specific requirements . 5
5.8 Use of symbols to make environmental claims . 6
5.9 Other information or claims . 7
5.10 Specific symbols . 7
5.10.1 General. 7
5.10.2 The Mobius loop . 7
6 Evaluation and claim verification requirements . 8
6.1 Responsibilities of the claimant . 8
6.2 Reliability of evaluation methodology . 8
6.3 E valuation of comparative claims . 8
6.4 Selection of methods . 9
6.5 Access to information . 9
7 Specific requirements for selected claims .10
7.1 General .10
7.2 Compostable .10
7.2.1 Usage of term .10
7.2.2 Qualifications .10
7.2.3 Evaluation methodology .11
7.3 Degradable .11
7.3.1 Usage of term .11
7.3.2 Qualifications .11
7.3.3 Evaluation methodology .12
7.4 Designed for disassembly .12
7.4.1 Usage of term .12
7.4.2 Qualifications .12
7.4.3 Evaluation methodology .13
7.5 Extended life product .13
7.5.1 Usage of term .13
7.5.2 Qualifications .13
7.5.3 Evaluation methodology .13
7.6 Recovered energy .13
7.6.1 Usage of term .
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