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The new legislative framework and the eco-management audit scheme

Regulation (EC) No 765/2008

Short name

New legislative framework (NLF) and EMAS

Base
  • Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products
    OJ L 218 of 13 August 2008
  • Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products
    OJ L 218 of 13 August 2008
  • 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)
    OJ L 342 of 22 December 2009
Modification

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Directives repealed

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Guide for application

Guidance on CE marking for professionals

European Commission contact point

Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
grow-batec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Email)
New legislative framework for marketing of products (NLF) webpage
EU eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) website

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Since 1 December 2018 the references of harmonised standards are published in, and withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union by means of 'Commission implementing decisions'.

The references published under Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EC) No 1221/2009, Directive 2006/42/EC and Union acts incorporating the reference provisions of Decision No 768/2008/EC are found in the Commission communication published in OJ C 209 of 15 June 2018 and in the Commission Implementing Decision(s) listed below. The summary list below gives a consolidated overview on all publications in the Official Journal.

Publications

Publications in the Official Journal:

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1729 of 15 October 2019 on the harmonised standard for conformity assessment drafted in support of Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Union acts incorporating the reference provisions of Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council C/2019/7327 - OJ L 263, 16 October 2019, p. 36–40

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1835 of 3 December 2020 on the harmonised standards for accreditation and conformity assessment – OJ L 408, 4 December 2020, p. 6–11

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/581 of 16 February 2024 on the harmonised standard for accreditation of medical laboratories drafted in support of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council - OJ L, 2024/581, 20.02.2024

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008, Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008, Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 - OJ C 209 of 15/06/2018

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Summary list of titles and references of harmonised standards

The summary below consolidates the references of harmonised standards published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). It reproduces information already published in the L or C series of the OJ. It contains all references which, when the summary was generated, still provided a presumption of conformity together with references already withdrawn from the OJ.

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