The label covers a wide spectrum of product groups from cleaning products, textiles, lubricants, paints and lacquer through to tourist accommodation companies and camp sites. The following are currently excluded from being issued with the EU Ecolabel: food, drinks, medicines and medical equipment.
The EU Ecolabel is recognised in all 28 member states of the EU, as well as in Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Turkey.
The owner of the label is the European Commission. The most senior body is the European Union Ecolabelling Board (EUEB). Its tasks include providing support in the development and revision of the relevant criteria for the EU Ecolabel and also supporting their implementation. The EUEB comprises representatives from the individual member states (the competent bodies) and other members from industry, environmental and consumer associations, unions, small and medium-sized enterprises and trade.
Link to the German website: www.eu-ecolabel.de