Questionnaire for workshop participants - EU Ecolabel Marketing for ...

Environment has stated its intention to adopt the EU Ecolabel requirements into the
VAMIL regulation, which allows for accelerated depreciation of environmental
investments in equipments utilizing environmental friendly lubricants. Also studies are
made on the possibility to include the EU Ecolabel lubricants criteria in a Dutch scheme
on greening stock investments.
5.14.2. Strategy and focus adjustment 2007
In 2007, next to promoting the EU Ecolabel Lubricants on the supply side of the market
by informing and assisting lubricant suppliers, the strategy included the stimulation of
the market demand by:
a) Informing Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and organizing face-to-face
talks with purchasers and technical staff in governmental organizations,
b) Organising actions aiming at adopting the EU Ecolabel requirements in national
policies,
c) Addressing the problems related to the lack of data with respect to the
ecotoxicological evaluation of lubricant components.
A key element of the strategy in 2007 was to stimulate the demand by the screening of
lubricants recognized as environmental friendly according to the Dutch VAMIL regulation.
The following activities were scheduled for 2007
1. Preparing a data base with high profile organizations and OEMs
2. Generating publicity in magazines in the field of lubricants and their applications
3. Screening products on the VAMIL list for compatibility for the EU Ecolabel
Lubricants
4. Contacting relevant stakeholder organizations
5. Assisting individual companies with their application for the EU Ecolabel Lubricants
6. Identifying key events for presentations of the EU Ecolabel Lubricants
7. Preparing of a database of European experts and certified laboratories that can
advis users and competent bodies regarding testing and data interpretation.
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