Revision of EU Ecolabel Criteria for Electronic Displays (previously Televisions). Final Technical Report: Final criteria

This technical report is aimed at providing a sound base to the revision process of the EU Ecolabel criteria for Televisions. Currently, two separate sets of EU Ecolabel criteria exist for televisions (Commission Decision 2009/300/EC) and for external computer displays as part of the criteria set for personal computers (Commission Decision 2011/337/EU). The revised Ecolabel criteria document is proposed to cover both product groups; thus common criteria for both televisions and external computer displays will be developed, differentiating between technical product characteristics where necessary. The product groups has been renamed as Electronic Displays. To achieve those objectives, a Preliminary Report was produced together with the first version of this technical report as a working document. Hence, this document was developed to undergo the stakeholder consultation, which is crucial to come up with criteria adapted to the market reality while being able to select the best environmental performance products available on the market. After an extensive stakeholder's consultation process,it has been produced the this final version of the Technical Report supporting the final criteria for electronic displays.JRC.B.5-Circular Economy and Industrial Leadershi

Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) Criteria for Imaging Equipment: Final Technical Report: Final criteria

This document is intended to provide the background information for the revision of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Imaging Equipment. The study has been carried out by the Joint Research Centre's Directorate B (JRC Dir. B – Growth and Innovation) with technical support from a consulting consortium. The work is being developed for the European Commission's Directorate General for the Environment. EU GPP criteria aim at facilitating public authorities the purchase of products, services and works with reduced environmental impacts. The use of the criteria is voluntary. The criteria are formulated in such a way that they can be, if deemed appropriate by the individual authority, integrated into its tender documents. The main purpose of this technical report is to evaluate the current criteria and discuss if they are still relevant or should be revised, restructured or removed. It also identifies, based on the background technical analysis presented in the preliminary report , new criteria areas for consideration in order to better address key environmental impacts of the product group. Final version of the technical report includes final GPP criteria proposal.JRC.B.5-Circular Economy and Industrial Leadershi

Revision of EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Imaging Equipment - Preliminary Report

Green Public Procurement (GPP), in which public authorities procure goods, services and works that have less environmental impact than comparable contracts, has the potential to accelerate the market introduction and uptake of less environmentally damaging technologies. This report forms the basis to revise the existing EU GPP criteria for Imaging Equipment. The revision of EU GPP criteria requires in-depth information about the technical and environmental performance of this product group as well as about the typical procurement processes. This report gathers the necessary background information for that and presents it in a structured form. The scientific body of evidence gathered will be crosschecked with sector-experienced stakeholders to find the best way to revise the criteria in order to deliver optimum environmental improvements while complying with Public Procurement law and safeguarding the Single Market.JRC.B.5-Circular Economy and Industrial Leadershi

Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Transport

Public authorities' expenditures in the purchase of goods, services and works (excluding utilities and defence) constitute approximately 14% of the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Europe, accounting for roughly EUR 1.8 trillion annually. Thus, public procurement has the potential to provide significant leverage in seeking to influence the market and to achieve environmental improvements in the public sector. This effect can be particularly significant for goods, services and works (referred to collectively as products) that account for a high share of public purchasing combined with the substantial improvement potential for environmental performance. The European Commission has identified (road) transport as one such product group. Road transport covers a wide scope of vehicles (cars, LCVs, L-category vehicles, buses and waste collection vehicles) and services (mobility services, public bus services, waste collection services and post and courier services). The main environmental issues at the use phase addressed by the criteria are GHG emissions, air pollutant emissions and noise emissions. The impacts from the manufacture of batteries used in electric vehicle are also considered, leading to criteria on minimum and extended warranty of batteries. This revision has coincided with the evaluation of the Clean Vehicle Directive and the introduction of new test procedures to measure CO2 and air pollutant emissions of vehicles (WLTP, Real Drive Emissions in Euro 6). All these policies have been taken into account in the revision process of the EU GPP criteria for transport, to ensure a full harmonisation of the EU policies.JRC.B.5-Circular Economy and Industrial Leadershi