Article 1
The Commission recognises the parts of the Ecoprofit scheme that are specified in the Annex to this Decision as complying with the corresponding requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (‘EMAS requirements’).
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1533 of 24 July 2023 on the recognition of the requirements of the Ecoprofit environmental management system as complying with the corresponding requirements of the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) in accordance with Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1533 of 24 July 2023 on the recognition of the requirements of the Ecoprofit environmental management system as complying with the corresponding requirements of the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) in accordance with Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Article 2
Any change to the Ecoprofit scheme that affects this Decision shall be reported to the Commission, at least on a yearly basis.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX Assessment summary Requirements Equivalent Not equivalent 1. Commitment of top management (parts A.5.1, A.5.2, and B.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 2. Management review (part A.9.3 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 3. Establishment of an environmental review (Annex I, and in part A.6.1. of Annex II, to the Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) (1) determination of the organisational context X (2) identification of the interested parties and determination of their relevant needs and expectations X (3) identification of the applicable legal requirements relating to the environment X (4) evaluation of feedback from the investigation of previous incidents X (5) determination and documentation of risk and opportunities X (6) examination of existing processes, practices and procedures X (7) identification of all direct and indirect environmental aspects X (8) assessment of the significance of the environmental aspects X 4. Establishment of an environmental policy (part A.5.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 5. Ensuring of legal compliance ( 1 ) (Article 4(4) of, parts A.6.1.3 and B.4 of Annex II to, Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 6. Objectives and environmental programme established to ensure continuous improvement (part A.10.3 of Annex II to, Article 1 of, part B.1 of Annex II to, and Article 18(2), point (c),of, and Article 18(7), point (b), of, Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 7. Organisational structure, training and employee involvement (part A.5.3 of Annex II to, part A.7.2 of Annex II to, and Article 1 of, and part B.6 of Annex II, to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 8. Documentation requirements (Article 20 of, and parts A.4.4, A.6.2.1 and A.7.5 of Annex II to, Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 9. Operational control (part A.6.1 and 6.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 10. Emergency preparedness and response (part A.8.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 11. Internal audit and corrective action (Article 4(1), points (b) and (c), of, Article 6(2), point (a), of, Article 9 of, parts A.9.2, A.10.2 of Annex II to, and Annex III to, Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 12. Communication (internal and external) (Parts A.7.4 and B.7 of Annex II to, and Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X 13. Accreditation or licensing requirements for certification bodies (Articles 4(5), Articles 6, 7, 18 to 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009) X ( 1 ) This criterion refers to existing internal procedures to identify, document and ensure legal compliance. However, it does not refer to the assessment of legal compliance by a third-party verifier which is covered under point 13 of this assessment.
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