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The Czech Ecolabelling Agency, one of the units of CENIA, is the body responsible for the Czech National Eco-labelling Programme.

• it receives proposals from producers, importers, institutions and relevant organisations, as well as the public, and issues written standpoints to the applicants,
• it prepares and publishes technical reports and draft Directives,
• it provides application forms, relevant materials, information and guidelines to the applicants,
• it registers and administers the applications and prepares reports on products which are to be labelled as environmentally friendly,
• based on a resolution of the Ministry of the Environment it enters into license agreements with applicants and collects registration fees for this service,
• with respect to draft Directives, the Agency must maintain records of experts and professional units, authorised and accredited laboratories and test rooms to recommend to an applicant,
• the Agency submits reports of its activities to the Minister of the Environment and to the Council twice a year and biannually organises inspection dates of its activities,
• based on the requirements of the guidelines, the Agency may verify compliance with its conditions before granting a trademark to an Eco-label holder.

The Czech Ecolabelling Agency offer the information in this spheres:

National Eco-labelling Programme

• Information on a performed environmental assessment of a product and its properties,
• state guarantee of a minimised negative environmental impact,
• a wide range of labelled products – there are 50 different categories of products, which have set criteria for the evaluation of products and services,
• the eco-label Environmentally Friendly Product/Environmentally Friendly Service (if awarded) increases the competitiveness of the producer in the domestic market.

Eco-labelling Scheme of the European Union (The Flower)

• is a voluntary system focusing on both products and services,
• was set up pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community Eco-label Award Scheme as revised by Regulation (EC) No. 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
• all manufacturers and service providers may apply for the EU Eco-label, whose products or services, as appropriate, are available in the EU market – the body authorised to award the eco-label in the Czech Republic is the Czech Ecolabelling Agency – a unit of CENIA, the Czech Environmental Information Agency.

The Czech Ecolabelling Agency is the executive body responsible for eco-labelling programmes which are being implemented in the Czech Republic in accordance with the standard ÈSN ISO 14024 Type I Environmental Labelling and Declaration, and the Regulation (EC) No. 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community eco-label award scheme, The Flower.

Contact:
Petr Saifríd - petr.saifrid@cenia.cz, tel. +420 267 225 269