| EU Parliament Paves Way for Wider Eco-Design Product List |
|
| 2009-02-18 15:40 www.euractiv.com |
The European Parliament's environment committee backed European Commission proposals to extend the scope of the Eco-design Directive and the Ecolabel, but rejected proposals to include food products in the plans, EurActiv reports. The committee voted on 17 January on a report to cover all products with an impact on energy use, such as windows, insulation materials and water-using devices, in the EU's Eco-design Directive. The committee also requested the Commission to come up with a proposal by 2012, extending the scope to "non-energy-related products" with "significant potential for reducing their environmental impacts throughout their whole life-cycle". (China WTO Tribune) |
