Legislation

ISO creates documents that provide requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose.   Download international standards: Definitions and technical criteria for food ingredients to be considered as natural Sustainability in building construction — General principles Sustainability in building construction — Sustainability indicators — Part 1: Framework for the development of indicators and a core set of indicators for buildings Sustainability in building construction — Environmental declaration of building products Sustainability in building construction — Framework for methods of assessment of the environmental performance of construction works — Part 1: Buildings   You may also download documents here:

The EU GPP criteria are developed to facilitate the inclusion of green requirements in public tender documents. While the adopted EU GPP criteria aim to reach a good balance between environmental performance, cost considerations, market availability and ease of verification, procuring authorities may choose, according to their needs and ambition level, to include all or only certain requirements in their tender documents.   EU GPP Criteria for Computers and Monitors EU Copying & graphic paper criteria EU GPP Criteria for Gardening Products and Services EU GPP Criteria for Imaging Equipment EU GPP Criteria for Indoor Lighting EU GPP Criteria for Sanitary Tapware EU green public procurement criteria for textiles products and services EU GPP Criteria for Flushing Toilets and Urinals EU GPP Criteria for Water-based Heaters EU GPP Food and Catering Criteria EU GPP Office building Design, Construction and Management  

Legislation   INTERNATIONAL (2004). Korea. ACT ON PROMOTION OF PURCHASE OF GREEN PRODUCTS. (1994) Agreement on Government Procurement in actual wording. WTO.   EUROPE European Union ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE (2012). . OJ L 315, 14.11.2012 ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE – EPBD (2010). . OJ L 153, 18/06/2010 P ENERGY LABELLING DIRECTIVE (2010). . OJ L/153 18/06/2010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE (2012). OJ L 315, 14.11.2012 EU ECOLABEL (2010). . OJ L 27, 30.1.2010 ECODESIGN DIRECTIVE (2009). . OJ L 285/10 31.10.2004 EU ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME – EMAS (2009). OJ L 342,22.12.2009 EU ENERGY STAR (2008). . OJ L/039, 13/02/2008 CLEAN VEHICLES (2009). .. OJ L 120, 15.5.2009 REGISTRATION, EVALUATION AND AUTHORISATION OF CHEMICALS – REACH (2007).  OJ L136/3 29/05/2007 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS (CPD). (2011) . OJ L 88, 4.4.2011 RoHS (2011) .. OJ L 174, 1.7.2011 RENEWABLE ENERGIES (RES). Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable…