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

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1533
• Articles: 4

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’).

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 .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

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.