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The ErP Directive and the European Commission's efforts to promote and foster ecodesign: The current situation and future trends
José María FernándezBilbao, 31st October 2013
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The starting point of the ErP Directive:
• To improve the environmental performance of products.
• To establish minimum environmental criteria for individual product categories.
• Extended producer responsibility.
• The Life-Cycle concept.
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The context in which the ErP directive is embedded:
• The ErP directive is one of many tools used by the European Commission to govern the environmental performance of products (Integrated Product Policy – Sustainable Consumption and Production).
• In addition to legal instruments, it also encompasses market instruments.
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2000 2005 2010 2015
Compulsorylegalrequirements
Evaluationand comparisontools
"Best in class"recognitionsystems
Unidimensional Life-Cycle AssessmentUnidimensional
Life-Cycle AssessmentMultidimensional
RoHS
European policy instrumentsfor products:
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2000 2005 2010 2015
Compulsorylegalrequirements
Evaluationand comparisontools
"Best in class"recognitionsystems
Unidimensional Life-Cycle AssessmentUnidimensional
Life-Cycle AssessmentMultidimensional
RoHS
Energy efficiency
CarbonFootprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
European policy instrumentsfor products:
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European policy instruments for products:
2000 2005 2010 2015
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
ROHS
Eficienciaenergética
CarbonFootprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
2000 2005 2010 2015
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
ROHS
Eficienciaenergética
CarbonFootprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
• The EuP directive is introduced in 2005: Life-Cycle Assessment in legislation.
• Evaluation and comparison tools are put in place, from a unidimensional perspective. Some of the tools are compulsory and some arevoluntary.
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2000 2005 2010 2015
Compulsorylegalrequirements
Evaluationand comparisontools
"Best in class"recognitionsystems
Unidimensional Life-Cycle AssessmentUnidimensional
Life-Cycle AssessmentMultidimensional
RoHSErP
Energy efficiency
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
Eco-labels
European policy instrumentsfor products:
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European policy instruments for products:
• The ErP directive is introduced in 2009: this directive was broader in focus.
• Environmental Product Declarations come to the fore as new models for comparison.
• Great emphasis is given to Eco-labels.
2000 2005 2010 2015
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
ROHSErP
Eficienciaenergética
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
Etiquetasecológicas
2000 2005 2010 2015
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
ROHSErP
Eficienciaenergética
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
Etiquetasecológicas
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European policy instruments for products:
• There are some complaints about a perceived lack of co-ordination between the existing instruments.
• Each instrument uses different mechanisms to set criteria and to establish methods for comparison and evaluation.
2000 2005 2010 2015
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
ROHSErP
Eficienciaenergética
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
Etiquetasecológicas
2000 2005 2010 2015
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
ROHSErP
Eficienciaenergética
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
WEEE
EuP
Etiquetasecológicas
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2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
Integracióninstrumentos
ROHS
Eficienciaenergética
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
Etiquetasecológicas
EtiquetaEcológicaEuropea
HuellaAmbiental
Umbralesmínimos
Umbralesmáximos
ErPWEEE
EuPErP
European policy instrumentsfor products:
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The future framework for European policy instruments for products:
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
Integracióninstrumentos
ROHS
Eficienciaenergética
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
Etiquetasecológicas
EtiquetaEcológicaEuropea
HuellaAmbiental
Umbralesmínimos
Umbralesmáximos
ErPWEEE
EuPErP
• In October 2013 the pan-European Environmental Footprint pilot project gets underway (product and organisation).
• It aims to become the key component of European policy instruments for products by 2020.
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The future framework for European policy instruments for products:
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Requisitoslegalesobligatorios
Instrumentos deevaluación ycomparación
Sistemas“Best in class”de reconocimiento
Monovector Ciclo de VidaMonovector
Ciclo de VidaMultivector
Integracióninstrumentos
ROHS
Eficienciaenergética
EPDsCarbon
Footprint
WaterFootprint
Etiquetasecológicas
EtiquetaEcológicaEuropea
HuellaAmbiental
Umbralesmínimos
Umbralesmáximos
ErPWEEE
EuPErP
• Criteria and methods of evaluation for individual product categories.
• Minimum required criteria for future ErP regulations. • Maximum values set out by the European Eco-Label.
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ErP Directive and Ecodesign:
• The ErP directive is the starting point of all work in ecodesign.
• Ecodesign goes beyond the requirements imposed by the ErP directive.
• Ecodesign enables firms to position themselves and their products within the environmental market instruments.
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