Eco Label Consultancy

What is Eco-Label?

Eco-Labels cover the entire footprint (environmental and social) information throughout the life-cycle of the product, including its usage performance and even post-use disposal or reuse, where, when and under what conditions any product or service was produced, the performance of the product, and even its post-use disposal or reuse. Eco-labels are used to show that products bearing this label are environmentally important products and can be considered as environmental identities of companies.

The International Organization for Standardization, known as ISO 14020 Environmental Labels and Declarations, was developed as a sub-title of ISO 14000 environmental management standards. It determines the general framework for environmental product and service labeling. Afterward, ISO 14021, ISO 14024, and ISO 14025 standards and 3 types of Eco-Label standards were introduced. ISO 14020 / 14021 / 14024 / 14025 is still used as the frame of reference for many Eco-Labels today.

A national environmental label system was established in our country with the Environmental Label Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 19.10.2018 and numbered 30570. On 13.05.2019, the criteria for textile, ceramic coating, cleaning paper product groups were published on the website of our Ministry (https://cevreetiketi.csb.gov.tr/) and environmental label applications in the relevant sectors started to be accepted.

An environmental label system announced by the Ministry is a system that includes determining and developing product or service group criteria. The product with the environmental label is kept under control during the life cycle processes, starting from the supply of the raw material, including production, consumption, use, and disposal after completing its lifecycle. Compared with other products or services in the same product or service group, it represents a product whose negative effects on the environment have been reduced. Also, It has been proven that it complies with the established criteria. Moreover, the system is based on volunteerism.

Application Process Steps

(1) Manufacturers, manufacturers, exporters, importers, service providers, wholesalers, and retailers, organizations approved by the Ministry apply to the environmental label application with the requested information and documents according to the specified format.

(2) The environmental label application process consists of the following stages:

a) The application file is prepared and submitted to the Ministry.

b) The Ministry examines the information and documents in the application file within 30 calendar days in terms of conformity, if the deficiencies are not completed within 60 calendar days at the latest from the date of notification, the application is returned.

c) A technical examination commission is formed for the applications approved by the Ministry.

d) Compliance with the product or service criteria and other technical issues are evaluated within 90 calendar days from the application date and the environmental label technical report is prepared.

e) The final technical report prepared by the technical inspection commission the on-site verification report is submitted to the Ministry for decision if the technical report is not sufficient.

f) The environmental label is given by the Ministry if the application complies with the criteria.

g) The fees determined for the use of the annual environmental label are paid to the Ministry's Revolving Fund.

(3) The Ministry may perform on-site verification or appoint authorized representatives/representatives for this task, other than the technical inspection commission.

(4) The costs arising from the verifications requested by the technical examination commission are covered by the applicant.

(5) The shape of the environmental label must be following the environmental label format published by the Ministry. The information to be found on the label is also determined by the Ministry.

As ULUS ÇEVRE, we provide consultancy services to businesses in the eco-label process by our competent and expert team, first on the applications on their processes and then on what needs to be done within the life cycle chain. In addition, the legal procedures regarding the process are followed and the certification process is carried out quickly and on time.