CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1Objective
Article 2Definitions
CHAPTER IIREGISTRATION OF ORGANISATIONS
Article 3Determination of the Competent Body
Article 4Preparation for registration
Article 5Application for registration
CHAPTER IIIOBLIGATIONS OF REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS
Article 6Renewal of EMAS registration
Article 7Derogation for small organisations
Article 8Substantial changes
Article 9Internal environmental audit
Article 10Use of the EMAS logo
CHAPTER IVRULES APPLICABLE TO COMPETENT BODIES
Article 11Designation and role of Competent Bodies
Article 12Obligations concerning the registration process
Article 13Registration of organisations
Article 14Renewal of the organisation's registration
Article 15Suspension or deletion of organisations from the register
Article 16Forum of Competent Bodies
Article 17Peer evaluation of Competent Bodies
CHAPTER VENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS
Article 18Tasks of Environmental verifiers
Article 19Frequency of verification
Article 20Requirements for environmental verifiers
Article 21Additional requirements for environmental verifiers which are natural persons and performing verification and validation activities individually
Article 22Additional requirements for environmental verifiers active in third countries
Article 23Supervision of environmental verifiers
Article 24Additional requirements for supervision of environmental verifiers active in a Member State other than that where the accreditation or license was granted
Article 25Conditions for performing verification and validation
Article 26Verification and validation of small organisations
Article 27Conditions for verification and validation in third countries
CHAPTER VIACCREDITATION AND LICENSING BODIES
Article 28Operation of Accreditation and Licensing
Article 29Suspension and withdrawal of accreditation or license
Article 30Forum of the Accreditation and Licensing Bodies
Article 31Peer evaluation of Accreditation and Licensing Bodies
CHAPTER VIIRULES APPLICABLE TO MEMBER STATES
Article 32Assistance to organisations relating to compliance with legal requirements relating to the environment
Article 33Promotion of EMAS
Article 34Information
Article 35Promotion activities
Article 36Promotion of participation of small organisations
Article 37Cluster and step-by-step approach
Article 38EMAS and other policies and instruments in the Community
Article 39Fees
Article 40Non-compliance
Article 41Information and reporting to the Commission
CHAPTER VIIIRULES APPLICABLE TO THE COMMISSION
Article 42Information
Article 43Collaboration and coordination
Article 44Integration of EMAS into other policies and instruments in the Community
Article 45Relationship with other environmental management systems
Article 46Development of reference documents and guides
Article 47Reporting
CHAPTER IXFINAL PROVISIONS
Article 48Amendment of Annexes
Article 49Committee procedure
Article 50Review
Article 51Repeal and transitional provisions
Article 52Entry into force
ANNEX I ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The environmental review shall cover the following areas:
1.Determination of the organisational context 2.Identification of the interested parties and determination of their relevant...3.Identification of the applicable legal requirements relating to the environment...4.Identification of direct and indirect environmental aspects and determination of...4.1.Direct environmental aspects 4.2.Indirect environmental aspects 5.Assessment of the significance of the environmental aspects 6.Evaluation of feedback from the investigation of previous incidents 7.Determination and documentation of risk and opportunities 8.Examination of existing processes, practices and procedures
ANNEX II ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY ORGANISATIONS IMPLEMENTING EMAS
The environmental management system requirements under EMAS are those laid...
The references made in Article 4 to specific points of...
Reference to A.3.1 should be understood as reference to Part...
In addition, organisations implementing EMAS are required to address a...
The use of the text of the national standard reproduced...
ANNEX III INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
1.Audit programme and audit frequency 1.1.Audit programme 1.2.Objectives of the audit programme 1.3.Scope of the audit programme 1.4.Audit frequency 2.Audit activities 3.Reporting audit findings and conclusions
ANNEX IV ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
A.Introduction B.Environmental statement C.Reporting based on environmental performance indicators and qualitative information 1.Introduction 2.Core environmental performance indicators 3.Specific environmental performance indicators 4.Reporting on significant environmental aspects based on qualitative information D.Local accountability E.Public availability
ANNEX VEMAS LOGO
1.The logo may be used in any of the 24...2.The logo shall be used either:
ANNEX VIINFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION
ANNEX VIIENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIER'S DECLARATION ON VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION ACTIVITIES
… (name).
with EMAS environmental verifier registration number …
accredited or licensed for the scope … (NACE Code)
declares to have verified whether the site(s) or the whole...
with registration number (if available) …
meet all requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the...
By signing this declaration, I declare that:
the verification and validation has been carried out in full...
This document is not equivalent to EMAS registration. EMAS registration...
Done at … on …/…/20….
Signature
ANNEX VIIICORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 25 November 2009

on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC (revoked)

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