EN ISO 14020:2001
(Main)Environmental labels and declarations - General principles (ISO 14020:2000)
Environmental labels and declarations - General principles (ISO 14020:2000)
This International Standard establishes guiding principles for the development and use of environmental labels and declarations. It is intended that other applicable standards in the ISO 14020 series be used in conjunction with this International Standard.
This International Standard is not intended for use as a specification for certification and registration purposes.
NOTE Other International Standards in the series are intended to be consistent with the principles set forth in this International Standard. Other standards currently in the ISO 14020 series are ISO 14021, ISO 14024 and ISO/TR 14025 (see Bibliography).
Umweltkennzeichnungen und -deklarationen - Allgemeine Grundsätze (ISO 14020:2000)
Diese Internationale Norm legt Leitsätze für die Ent-wicklung
und Anwendung von Umweltkennzeichnungen
und -deklarationen fest. Es ist vorgesehen, sonstige
anwendbare Normen der Reihe ISO 14020 jeweils in
Verbindung mit dieser Internationalen Norm anzuwenden.
Sind in anderen Internationalen Normen speziellere
Anforderungen als in ISO 14020 enthalten, so haben
diese spezielleren Anforderungen den Vorrang.
Diese Internationale Norm ist nicht zur Verwendung für
Zertifizierungs- und Registrierungsverfahren vorgesehen.
ANMERKUNG Es ist vorgesehen, dass weitere Internationale
Normen dieser Reihe den in dieser Internationalen Norm nieder-gelegten
Grundsätzen folgen. Gegenwärtig gehören zur Normen-reihe
ISO 14020 folgende weitere Normen: ISO 14021,
ISO 14024 und ISO/TR 14025 (siehe Literaturhinweise).
Etiquettes et déclarations environnementales - Principes généraux (ISO 14020:2000)
La présente Norme internationale établit les principes directeurs pour le développement et l'utilisation des étiquettes et déclarations environnementales. Il est prévu qu'elle soit utilisée conjointement avec d'autres normes applicables de la série ISO 14020.
La présente Norme internationale n'est pas destinée à être utilisée à des fins de certification ou d'enregistrement.
NOTE Il est prévu que les autres Normes internationales de la même série soient compatibles avec les principes établis dans la présente Norme internationale. Il s'agit des normes ISO 14021, ISO 14024 et ISO/TR 14025 (voir la bibliographie).
Okoljske označbe in deklaracije - Splošna načela (ISO 14020:2000)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2001
ICS 13.020.50
English version
Environmental labels and declarations - General principles (ISO
14020:2000)
Etiquettes et déclarations environnementales - Principes Umweltkennzeichnungen und -deklarationen - Allgemeine
généraux (ISO 14020:2000) Grundsätze (ISO 14020:2000)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 September 2001.
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 concerning such national
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Foreword
The text of the International Standard from Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 "Environmental
management" of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has been taken over as an
European Standard by CMC.
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 April 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2002.
NOTE FROM CMC: The foreword is susceptible to be amended on reception of the German language
version. The confirmed or amended foreword, and when appropriate, the normative annex ZA for the
references to international publications with their relevant European publications will be circulated with
the German version.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 14020:2000 has been approved by CEN as a European
Standard without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14020
Second edition
2000-09-15
Environmental labels and declarations —
General principles
Étiquettes et déclarations environnementales — Principes généraux
Reference number
ISO 14020:2000(E)
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ISO 2000
ISO 14020:2000(E)
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ISO 14020:2000(E)
Foreword
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International Standard ISO 14020 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental
management, Subcommittee SC 3, Environmental labelling.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 14020:1998), which has been technically revised.
ISO 14020:2000(E)
Introduction
Environmental labels and declarations are one of the tools of environmental management, which is the subject of
the ISO 14000 series.
Environmental labels and declarations provide information about a product or service in terms of its overall
environmental character, a specific environmental aspect, or any number of aspects. Purchasers and potential
purchasers can use this information in choosing the products or services they desire based on environmental, as
well as other, considerations. The provider of the product or service hopes the environmental label or declaration
will be effective in influencing the purchasing decision in favour of its product or service. If the environmental label
or declaration has this effect, the market share of the product or service can increase and other providers may
respond by improving the environmental aspects of their products or services to enable them to use environmental
labels or make environmental declarations, resulting in reduced environmental stress from that product or service
category.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14020:2000(E)
Environmental labels and declarations — General principles
1 Scope
This International Standard establishes guiding principles for the development and use of environmental labels and
declarations. It is intended that other applicable standards in the ISO 14020 series be used in conjunction with this
International Standard.
This International Standard is not intended for use as a specification for certification and registration purposes.
NOTE Other International Standards in the series are intended to be consistent with the principles set forth in this
International Standard. Other standards currently in the ISO 14020 series are ISO 14021, ISO 14024 and ISO/TR 14025 (see
Bibliography).
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
environmental label
environmental declaration
claim which indicates the environmental aspects of a product or service
NOTE An environmental label or declaration may take the form of a statement, symbol or graphic on a product or package
label, in product literature, in technical bulletins, in advertising or in publicity, amongst other things.
2.2
life cycle
consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation of natural
resources to the final disposal
[ISO 14040:1997]
NOTE "Product" includes any goods or service.
2.3
environmental aspect
element of an organization's activities, products or services which can interact with the environment
3 Objective of environmental labels and declarations
The overall goal of environmental labels and declarations is, through communication of verifiable and accurate
information, that is not misleading, on environmental aspects of products and services, to encourage the demand
for and supply of those products and services that caus
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