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Position Papers

2009-12-02 - Joint position paper: Sizing up product carbon footprinting

Joint position paper on product carbon labelling.

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2009-04-17 - Revised Eco-Management and Audit Scheme lacks teeth

The result of yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament on the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) does little to improve the ambition of the scheme.

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2008-11-02 - Briefing from Environmental NGOs on heating equipment

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2008-10-06 - Discussion paper on nanotechnology standardisation

Discussion paper on nanotechnology standardisation and nomenclature issues by FoE Australia

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2008-09-05 - ISO TC 207 ‘Environmental Management’ gives NGOs the cold shoulder

Joint position paper on ISO TC-207 ‘Environmental Management’

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2008-01-21 - ECOS position on standards for nanotechnologies

This paper was developped in response to a standardisation mandate from the European Commission on nanotechnologies.

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2007-10-08 - ECOS/ANEC position on the ISO14000 series review

This review published in Oct. 2007 highlights the major flaws of the ISO 14000 standard series (standards for environmental management systems in businesses). It also gives an outline of necessary changes an improvements. 

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2006-10-27 - 2006-10-27 Joint position: Making EMAS a system of Excellence - Going beyond EMS

Joint position paper of ANEC, BEUC, ECOS & EEB as input to the revision of EMAS.

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2006-10-06 - ECOS input on promotion of heating & cooling from renewable energy

ECOS input to the European Commission public consultation on promotion of heating and cooling from Renewable Energy.

Ref: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/res/consulta

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2006-07-26 - ECOS position on the review of the New Approach

ECOS position paper. Reference: EC working doc. “certif 2005-16 rev.2: elements for a horizontal legislative approach to technical harmonisation".

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2006-07-11 - ECOS reply to Biofuels Consultation

Respons of ECOS to the European Commission consultation on the Biofuels Directive Review.

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2006-05-08 - ANEC-ECOS position paper on the revision of the EHD strategy

ANEC-ECOS position paper on the revision of the strategy for the Environmental Helpdesk (EHD) within CEN.

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2006-02-14 - Comments by ECOS on the revised EESC draft opinion

Comments on the revised EESC draft opinion on "Regrowing raw materials - development outlook for producing materials and energy".

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2005-07-15 - ECOS position on draft SRF standards

ECOS' position on draft Solid Recovered fuels standards, written by ECOS expert Christian Tebert, Ökopol Gmbh.

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2005-01-18 - ANEC & ECOS on revised packaging standards

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2004-01-26 - The role of European standardisation in European legislation and policies

ECOS position on the European Commission's working document on the role of European standardisation in European legislation and policies.

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2004-01-15 - CEN SABE Strategy

ECOS contribution to the review of the strategy of CEN SABE (Strategic Advisory Board on Environment) 

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2003-09-12 - Integration of environmental aspects into European standardisation

ECOS answer to European Commission's proposals for a communication regarding the integration of environmental aspects into European Standardisation

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