May 1, 2013

China Environmental United Certification Center

Proposal of Mutual Acceptance of Eco-labeling,

Readiness to AEC 2015-China Experience

Outline Statue of mutual acceptance globally Eco-labeling in ASEAN China experience

Challenge, opportunities and proposals Prospect

Current statue and trends

Mutual accepta

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MRA

MLA

Improved models

Trade Barriers Certification Mode

Technical regulation

Standard

Conformity Assessment Procedures

Unit of

measures

MRA: Bilateral MLA: Multilateral • IAF: International Accreditation Forum • ILAC: International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation • PAC: Pacific Accreditation Cooperation • APLC :Asia Pacific Laboratory Cooperation • GENICES: Global Ecolabelling Network's Internationally

Coordinated Ecolabelling System

Improved Models

MLA

Cognizance outside mode : exporter of conformity assessment agencies designated by the importer of the government : IEC-CB model

SDoC: Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity

Current statue and trends

MRA

Completely Joint confirmation Partly

Gradually increased

Current statue and trends

Typical self-declaration eco label Focus on energy efficiency Accepted all over the world benefited by its marketing and

advanced standard To some extent, get totally mutual acceptance in respective local

country

Eco label in EU country Got mutual acceptance with Blue angel, Nordic Swan label in EU

Typical case

Outline Statue of mutual acceptance globally Eco-labeling in ASEAN

China experience

Challenge, opportunities and proposals Prospect

Eco-labeling in ASEAN

Blossom with radiant splendor in ASEAN; Domestic combined with international eco-labeling in ASEAN-6 countries, while mostly international eco-labeling in CLMV countries

Eco-labeling in ASEAN

there have 5 eco label schemes in ASEAN among 26 GEN members, Green Label Thailand, Singapore Green Label Scheme, Green Choice Philippines, Ekolabel Indonesia and SIRIM Malaysia

Eco-labeling in ASEAN

Thailand

Established by government TEI and TISI Awarded GENICES 75 category MRA with EDF,JEA,KEITI,NZET,GECA ,CEC Develop common criteria of paint, TV, DVD, toner cartridge

Singapore

non-government 80 category MOU with the

Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan.

Philippines

Non-government 35 category

Malaysia

non-government 31 category

Indonesia

Established by government Certified by third party Detergent, textiles Various types

of paper, Wood product

Indonesia

Non government MOU with FSC partly

harmonized

Outline Statue of mutual acceptance globally Eco-labeling in ASEAN

China experience

Challenge and opportunities in ASEAN Prospect

Sun

Clean water

mountains

Rings

• The center of the labeling, Sun, mountains and water, represents the environment for human survival. • Ten connected rings which surround the center signify that public should participate protecting environment. • The overall implication is that people come together to protect the environment for human survival.

• Logo of China Environmental Labeling

China experience

Domestic demand for environmental protection

Response to the concept of sustainable development proposed By UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992

Introduced and developed under the background of international eco-labeling trends

China Environmental Labeling Program

※ China Environmental Labeling program was initiated by National Environmental Protection Agency (now is Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)) in 1993.

China experience

• Initiated by NEPA • Based on LCA thinking

• Issued the logo of china environmental labeling

•China Certification Committee for Environmental Labeling Products (CCCEL) • China environmental labeling is guided by CCCEL

•11 Ministries include MEP composed the second CCCEL committee

•Duly authorized by MEP, CEC assumes the function of certifying china environmental labeling Product.

• CEC founded • Issued GPP guidance

and first GPP list

• Issued the logo of china low carbon environmental labeling

China experience

China environmental labeling program has developed 19 years, it has issued 97 standards for China Environmental Labeling products and more than 2162 companies have participated and more than 52,000 models of products have been certified, including automotive, electronics, building materials etc.

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China experience

China experience

• GED Member in 2007 • GEN member in 2008 • Awarded GENICES certificate in 2012

China experience

China Environmental Labeling has already signed the cooperation and mutual recognition agreement with Germany, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand, and lays the groundwork for future cooperation between China and these countries on environmental labeling.

Sign agreement for the common criteria

Publish the common criteria for computer

China experience

2009, signed Sino-Germany Cooperation Agreement

2010, China and UK Cooperation Agreement on low carbon products was signed

2012, Signed EL Program MRA with Japan and Korea

2012, Signed Cooperation Agreement with UBA on EL and GPP

China experience

Criteria

• Difference product standard • Product performance irrelevant PPM

(Production and process methods)

Certificati

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• Difference certification mode • Difference sample and testing

requirement

Marketing

• Trade issue • Limited market knowledge

China experience General problems

Outline Statue of mutual acceptance globally Eco-labeling in ASEAN

China experience

Challenge, opportunities and proposals Prospect

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Trad

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Regional policy

Export oriented

Insufficient promoting

Opportunities

Policy

• Environmental Policy

• Trade policy • Regional

policy

Trade

• FTZ • Future AEC

promoting free trade

• Future AEC reducing regional TBT especially for specific industry

Market

• Multinational demand

• Manufacturer demand

• Consumer demand

Proposals Establish ASEAN eco-labeling

Establish integrated ASEAN eco-labeling standard system

Based on ISO14024, ISO17065, ISO19011 Choose specific products category

Supported by regional government procurement policy

Promoted by regional market promotion

Proposals MLA/MRA on specific products

Based on GEN platform Select specific product from the present eco-labeling

scheme of Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia based on market demand

Supported by regional GPP policy

Proposals Introduce eco-labeling from ASEAN 6 countries to CLMV countries

MRA with China Environmental Labeling due to the trade demands in ASEAN countries

Outline Statue of mutual acceptance globally Eco-labeling in ASEAN

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Challenge, opportunities and proposals Prospect

Standard

Product as tool

According integrated standard cross trade boundaries

Supported by regional GPP and market promotion

Capacity building as base

Product

Market

Capacity

System design based on regional integrated with global

Prospects Sustainable developing

both regional and global