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2013/131/EU: Commission Decision of 4 March 2013 establishing the user’s guide setting out the steps needed to participate in EMAS, under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (notified under document C(2013) 1114) Text with EEA relevance

COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 March 2013
establishing the user’s guide setting out the steps needed to participate in EMAS, under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS)
(notified under document C(2013) 1114)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/131/EU)
Article 1
Article 2
ANNEX
User’s guide setting out the steps needed to participate in EMAS, under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS)
I. INTRODUCTION
II. WHAT IS THE ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME (EMAS)?
III. COSTS AND BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING EMAS
Benefits
Figure 1
Benefits of implementing EMAS (% all responses)
More efficiency savings
Fewer negative incidents
Better relations with stakeholders
More market opportunities
Regulatory relief
Costs and benefits
IV. EMAS REGULATION
1.
General
1.1.
Scope
1.2.
Requirements
Figure 2
General schedule for EMAS implementation
2.
How to implement EMAS
2.1.
Environmental review
Figure 3
Relation between activities, environmental aspects and environmental impacts
What is the procedure for carrying out an environmental review?
How should environmental aspects be identified?
Assessment of environmental aspects
How to check legal compliance
2.2.
Environmental management system
2.2.1.
General requirements
2.2.2.
Environmental policy
2.2.3.
Planning
2.2.3.1. Environmental objectives and targets
Figure 4
Relation between objectives, targets and actions
2.2.3.2. Environmental programme
2.2.4.
Implementation and operation
2.2.4.1. Resources, roles, responsibility and authority
Competence, training and awareness
Figure 5
Flow chart diagram on training within the environmental management system
2.2.4.2. Communication
2.2.4.3. Documentation and control of documents
Environmental management manual
Procedures
Work instructions
Managing documents
Figure 6
Process to manage documents within an environmental management system
2.2.4.4. Operational control
Figure 7
Operational control
2.2.4.5. Emergency preparedness and response
Figure 8
Emergency plans
2.2.5.
Checking
2.2.5.1. Monitoring and measurement
2.2.5.2. Evaluation of legal compliance
2.2.5.3. Non-conformity, corrective and preventive actions
Corrective and preventive actions
2.2.5.4. Control of records
2.2.6.
Internal audit
General rules
Internal audit steps
Figure 9
Internal audit steps
2.2.6.1. Audit programme and audit frequency
2.2.6.2. Internal audit activities
2.2.6.3. Reporting audit findings and conclusions
2.2.7.
Management review
Content of management review
2.3.
EMAS environmental statement
2.3.1.
Minimum content for EMAS environmental statement
2.3.2.
Core indicators and other relevant existing environmental performance indicators
2.3.2.1. Core indicators
(i)
Figure A (input)
Energy efficiency
:
Material efficiency
:
Water
:
Waste
:
Biodiversity
:
Emissions
:
(ii)
Figure B (output)
2.3.2.2. Core indicators and related elements of flexibility – rationale
2.3.2.3. Other relevant environmental performance indicators
2.3.2.4. Local accountability
2.4.
Verification and validation procedure
2.4.1.
Who is allowed to verify and validate EMAS?
2.4.2.
What are the tasks of environmental verifiers?
The first verification
2.5.
Registration procedure
2.5.1.
Which Competent Body does an organisation use?
2.5.2.
Documents and/or requirements for registration
2.5.3.
Conditions to be met prior to/during the EMAS registration process
2.5.4.
Suspension or deletion of organisations from the register
Figure 10
EMAS pillars. Registration procedure
2.6.
Substantial changes
Figure 11
Flow chart on dealing with substantial changes under EMAS
3.
Use of the EMAS Logo
What is the EMAS logo?
3.1.
How to use the EMAS Logo
Figure 12
EMAS logo
The use of the EMAS logo for promotional activities and marketing of the scheme
3.2.
How not to use the EMAS logo
4.
How to move from other environmental management systems to EMAS
5.
EMAS III for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Verification and internal audit period
Verification and validation
Fees
Technical and financial support
‘EMAS Easy’ Method
Cluster and step-by-step approach
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