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EMAS |
EMAS II |
| Installation of an environmental management system |
EMAS includes separate provisions |
Chapter 4 of ISO 14001 has been included in its entirety
in EMAS II |
| Structure of the Regulation |
Unclear, confusing arrangement of substantive requirements
(e.g. for environmental inspection and environmental audit) |
Requirements are explicitly listed in seven appendices and additional
seven guidelines (3 obligatory, 4 explanatory) |
| Scope of the certification |
Company location only |
Entire organization; company location as the smallest
geographical unit; state border as maximal expansion |
| Entitled participants |
Commercial businesses |
All industries, including service providers; all organizations
aiming at improving their environmental policies |
| Staff and employees |
Information and training |
Information and training as well as integration in
the process of defining and achieving goals |
| Deregulation |
Depends on willingness of respective national authorities
|
Regulation itself provides for significant benefits
regarding deregulation |
| Support of small and middle-sized enterprises |
Not included |
Administrative and financial support included |
| Environmental considerations |
Essentially addresses direct environmental impact (activities
of the organization which can be fully controlled) |
Direct and indirect environmental impacts need to be
considered (thus also activities which the organization cannot control
in their entirety) |
| Level of technology |
Best available technology (BAT) is compulsory |
Omission of an obligation to use BAT |
| Validation |
No validation of updates to the environmental statement
|
Annual validation of the environmental statement |
| Environmental audit |
No environmental audit of the concerned installation
is required with the implementation of an environmental management
system |
Environmental audit already compulsory during the phase
of the implementation |
| Label |
Unattractive statement of participation |
New Logos (see below) |
