Commission Decision of 4 March 2013 establishing the user’s guide setting out the steps needed to participate in EMAS, under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (notified under document C(2013) 1114) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/131/EU) (revoked)

1. Introductory Text

2. Article 1. To provide additional information clarifying the steps needed to participate...

3. Article 2. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

4. 1. ANNEX I

      1. I. INTRODUCTION

      2. II. WHAT IS THE ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME (EMAS)?

      3. III. COSTS AND BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING EMAS

         1. Benefits

            1. Figure 1 Benefits of implementing EMAS (% all responses)

         2. More efficiency savings

         3. Fewer negative incidents

         4. Better relations with stakeholders

         5. More market opportunities

         6. Regulatory relief

         7. Costs and benefits

      4. IV. EMAS REGULATION

         1. 1. GENERAL

            1. 1.1. SCOPE

            2. 1.2. REQUIREMENTS

               1. Figure 2 General schedule for EMAS implementation

         2. 2. HOW TO IMPLEMENT EMAS

            1. 2.1. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

               1. Figure 3 Relation between activities, environmental aspects and environmental impacts

               2. What is the procedure for carrying out an environmental review?...

               3. How should environmental aspects be identified?

               4. Assessment of environmental aspects

               5. How to check legal compliance

            2. 2.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

               1. 2.2.1. General requirements

               2. 2.2.2. Environmental policy

               3. 2.2.3. Planning

                  1. 2.2.3.1. Environmental objectives and targets

                     1. Figure 4 Relation between objectives, targets and actions

                  2. 2.2.3.2. Environmental programme

               4. 2.2.4. Implementation and operation

                  1. 2.2.4.1. Resources, roles, responsibility and authority

                     1. Competence, training and awareness

                        1. Figure 5 Flow chart diagram on training within the environmental management system...

                  2. 2.2.4.2. Communication

                  3. 2.2.4.3. Documentation and control of documents

                     1. Environmental management manual

                     2. Procedures

                     3. Work instructions

                     4. Managing documents

                        1. Figure 6 Process to manage documents within an environmental management system

                  4. 2.2.4.4. Operational control

                     1. Figure 7 Operational control

                  5. 2.2.4.5. Emergency preparedness and response

                     1. Figure 8 Emergency plans

               5. 2.2.5. Checking

                  1. 2.2.5.1. Monitoring and measurement

                  2. 2.2.5.2. Evaluation of legal compliance

                  3. 2.2.5.3. Non-conformity, corrective and preventive actions

                     1. Corrective and preventive actions

                  4. 2.2.5.4. Control of records

               6. 2.2.6. Internal audit

                  1. General rules

                  2. Internal audit steps

                     1. Figure 9 Internal audit steps

                  3. 2.2.6.1. Audit programme and audit frequency

                  4. 2.2.6.2. Internal audit activities

                  5. 2.2.6.3. Reporting audit findings and conclusions

               7. 2.2.7. Management review

                  1. Content of management review

            3. 2.3. EMAS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

               1. 2.3.1. Minimum content for EMAS environmental statement

                  1. (1) A clear and unambiguous description of the organisation registering under...

                  2. (2) The environmental policy and a brief description of the organisation's...

                  3. (3) A description of all the significant direct and indirect environmental...

                  4. (4) A description of the environmental objectives and targets in relation...

                  5. (5) A summary of the data available on the performance of...

                  6. (6) Other factors regarding environmental performance including performance against legal provisions...

                  7. (7) A reference to the applicable legal requirements relating to the...

                  8. (8) The name and accreditation or licence number of the environmental...

               2. 2.3.2. Core indicators and other relevant existing environmental performance indicators

                  1. 2.3.2.1. Core indicators

                     1. (i) Figure A (input)

                        1. Energy:

                        2. Materials:

                        3. Water:

                        4. Waste:

                        5. Land use with regard to biodiversity:

                        6. Emissions:

                     2. (ii) Figure B (output)

                  2. 2.3.2.2. Core indicators and related elements of flexibility — rationale

                  3. 2.3.2.3. Other relevant environmental performance indicators

                  4. 2.3.2.4. Local accountability

            4. 2.4. VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCEDURE

               1. 2.4.1. Who is allowed to verify and validate EMAS?

               2. 2.4.2. What are the tasks of environmental verifiers?

               3. 2.4.3. Requirements for the utilisation of a sampling method for verification...

                  1. 2.4.3.1. General principles

                  2. 2.4.3.2. Eligibility criteria for organisations

                  3. 2.4.3.3. Economic sectors in which the use of a sampling method...

               4. 2.4.4. Implementation guidelines regarding the use of a sampling method for...

                  1. 2.4.4.1. General principles

                  2. 2.4.4.2. The sampling method

               5. 2.4.5. Documentation in the environmental statement of the reasoning behind sampling...

            5. 2.5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

               1. 2.5.1. Which Competent Body does an organisation use?

               2. 2.5.2. Documents and/or requirements for registration

               3. 2.5.3. Conditions to be met prior to/during the EMAS registration process...

               4. 2.5.4. Suspension or deletion of organisations from the register

                  1. Figure 10 EMAS pillars. Registration procedure

            6. 2.6. SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES

               1. Figure 11 Flow chart on dealing with substantial changes under EMAS

         3. 3. USE OF THE EMAS LOGO

            1. What is the EMAS logo?

            2. 3.1. HOW TO USE THE EMAS LOGO

               1. Figure 12 EMAS logo

               2. The use of the EMAS logo for promotional activities and...

            3. 3.2. HOW NOT TO USE THE EMAS LOGO

         4. 4. HOW TO MOVE FROM OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO EMAS...

         5. 5. EMAS III FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES)

            1. Verification and internal audit period

            2. Verification and validation

            3. Fees

            4. Technical and financial support

            5. ‘ EMAS Easy ’ Method

            6. Cluster and step-by-step approach

   2. ANNEX II

      1. More EMAS related information to be used in conjunction with...

      2. Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009, of 25 November 2009 — http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:342:0001:0045:EN:PDF...