Ponencia ofrecida en el marco de la jornada "La Directiva de Ecodiseño ErP: Nuevos requisitos obligatorios para productos y equipos fabricados en la CAPV" por José María Fernández, de la Sociedad Pública de Gestión Ambiental del Gobierno Vasco, Ihobe.

1. The ErP Directive and the
European Commission's
efforts to promote and foster
ecodesign:
The current situation and future trends
José María Fernández
Bilbao, 31st October 2013

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The starting point of the ErP Directive:
• To improve the
environmental
performance of products.
• To establish minimum
environmental criteria for
individual product
categories.
• Extended producer
responsibility.
• The Life-Cycle concept.

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The context in which the ErP directive is
embedded:
• The ErP directive is one of many
tools used by the European
Commission to govern the
environmental performance of
products (Integrated Product
Policy – Sustainable Consumption
and Production).
• In addition to legal instruments, it
also encompasses market
instruments.

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European policy instruments
for products:
"Best in class"
recognition
systems
Evaluation
and comparison
tools
Compulsory
legal
requirements
2000
RoHS
Unidimensional Life-Cycle Assessment Life-Cycle Assessment
Multidimensional 2015
2005Unidimensional 2010

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European policy instruments
for products:
"Best in class"
recognition
systems
Evaluation
and comparison
tools
Compulsory
legal
requirements
2000
Carbon
Footprint
Energy
efficiency
Water
Footprint
EuP
RoHS
WEEE
Unidimensional Life-Cycle Assessment Life-Cycle Assessment
Multidimensional 2015
2005Unidimensional 2010

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European policy
instruments for
products:
Sistemas
“Best in class”
de reconocimiento
Instrumentos de
evaluación y
comparación
Requisitos
legales
obligatorios
2000
Carbon
Footprint
Eficiencia
energética
Water
Footprint
EuP
ROHS
Monovector
WEEE
2005
Ciclo de Vida
Monovector
2010
Ciclo de Vida
Multivector
2015
• The EuP directive is introduced in 2005: Life-Cycle Assessment
in legislation.
• Evaluation and comparison tools are put in place, from a
unidimensional perspective. Some of the tools are compulsory
and some arevoluntary.

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European policy instruments
for products:
"Best in class"
recognition
systems
Evaluation
and comparison
tools
Compulsory
legal
requirements
2000
Ecolabels
Carbon
Footprint
Energy
efficiency
Water
Footprint
EuP
RoHS
EPDs
ErP
WEEE
Unidimensional Life-Cycle Assessment Life-Cycle Assessment
Multidimensional 2015
2005Unidimensional 2010

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European policy
instruments for
products:
Sistemas
“Best in class”
de reconocimiento
Instrumentos de
evaluación y
comparación
Requisitos
legales
obligatorios
2000
Carbon
Footprint
Eficiencia
energética
EPDs
Water
Footprint
EuP
ROHS
Monovector
Etiquetas
ecológicas
ErP
WEEE
2005
Ciclo de Vida
Monovector
2010
Ciclo de Vida
Multivector
• The ErP directive is introduced in 2009: this directive was
broader in focus.
• Environmental Product Declarations come to the fore as new
models for comparison.
• Great emphasis is given to Eco-labels.
2015

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European policy
instruments for
products:
Sistemas
“Best in class”
de reconocimiento
Instrumentos de
evaluación y
comparación
Requisitos
legales
obligatorios
2000
Carbon
Footprint
Eficiencia
energética
EPDs
Water
Footprint
EuP
ROHS
Monovector
Etiquetas
ecológicas
ErP
WEEE
2005
Ciclo de Vida
Monovector
2010
Ciclo de Vida
Multivector
2015
• There are some complaints about a perceived lack of coordination between the existing instruments.
• Each instrument uses different mechanisms to set criteria and
to establish methods for comparison and evaluation.

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European policy instruments
for products:
Sistemas
“Best in class”
de reconocimiento
Etiqueta
Ecológica
Europea
Etiquetas
ecológicas
Instrumentos de
evaluación y
comparación
Requisitos
legales
obligatorios
2000
Carbon
Footprint
Eficiencia
energética
Monovector
Huella
Ambiental
EPDs
Water
Footprint
EuP
ROHS
Umbrales
máximos
Umbrales
mínimos
ErP
ErP
Ciclo de Vida
Multivector
Integración
instrumentos
WEEE
2005
Ciclo de Vida
Monovector
2010
2015
2020

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The future framework
for European policy
instruments for
products:
Sistemas
“Best in class”
de reconocimiento
Etiqueta
Ecológica
Europea
Etiquetas
ecológicas
Instrumentos de
evaluación y
comparación
Requisitos
legales
obligatorios
2000
Carbon
Footprint
Eficiencia
energética
Monovector
Huella
Ambiental
EPDs
Water
Footprint
EuP
ROHS
Umbrales
máximos
Umbrales
mínimos
ErP
ErP
WEEE
2005
Ciclo de Vida
Monovector
• In October 2013 the pan-European
Environmental Footprint pilot project gets
underway (product and organisation).
• It aims to become the key component of
European policy instruments for products by
2020.
2010
Ciclo de Vida
Multivector
2015
Integración
instrumentos
2020

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The future framework
for European policy
instruments for
products:
Sistemas
“Best in class”
de reconocimiento
Etiqueta
Ecológica
Europea
Etiquetas
ecológicas
Instrumentos de
evaluación y
comparación
Requisitos
legales
obligatorios
2000
Carbon
Footprint
Eficiencia
energética
Monovector
Huella
Ambiental
EPDs
Water
Footprint
EuP
ROHS
Umbrales
máximos
Umbrales
mínimos
ErP
ErP
WEEE
2005
Ciclo de Vida
Monovector
2010
Ciclo de Vida
Multivector
2015
Integración
instrumentos
• Criteria and methods of evaluation for individual product
categories.
• Minimum required criteria for future ErP regulations.
• Maximum values set out by the European Eco-Label.
2020

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ErP Directive and Ecodesign:
• The ErP directive is the starting
point of all work in ecodesign.
• Ecodesign goes beyond the
requirements imposed by the
ErP directive.
• Ecodesign enables firms to
position themselves and their
products within the
environmental market
instruments.

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