CEN/TC 166/SC 2 - Interfaccia CEN/TC 166 - Gruppo Misto CTI-CIG

Data Documento: 17/11/2009
Organo Tecnico: CEN/TC 166/SC 2

Note:
This Guide provides guidance on addressing environmental issues in product standards. It is primarily intended for product standards writers. Its purpose is: ⎯ to outline the relationship between the provisions in product standards and the environmental aspects and impacts of the product, ⎯ to assist in drafting or revising provisions in product standards in order to reduce potential adverse environmental impacts at different stages of the entire product life-cycle, ⎯ to emphasize that taking into account environmental issues in product standards is a complex process and requires balancing competing priorities, ⎯ to recommend the use of life-cycle thinking when defining environmental provisions for a product for which a standard is being drafted, and ⎯ to promote the future development of relevant sector guides for addressing environmental issues in product standards by standards writers, consistent with the principles and approaches of this Guide.