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Småhus, flerbostadshus och förskolebyggnader - Svanen

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Nordisk Miljømerking<br />

Hus, leiligheter og barnehager 089/versjon 2<br />

Høringssammenstilling, oppdatert 10. august 2010<br />

“”The licence applicant must ensure that wood raw materials do not originate from areas<br />

designated by law or by the relevant competent authority for nature protection purposes;<br />

nor areas officially assigned for the protection of threatened ecosystems or species<br />

recognised by the relevant competent authorities. Nordic Ecolabelling may revoke the<br />

licence if it is found that wood raw materials are derived from forest environments of this<br />

type.”<br />

justification:<br />

The original text leaves it very vague how, by which criteria and by whom the high<br />

biological and/or social value is defined. Also, the original text does not define how it is<br />

evaluated whether such area “merits protection”. It would be impossible for the licence<br />

applicant to know when it actually meets the requirement set.<br />

The text: “The building manufacturer must have a documented procedure or policy as<br />

how best to ensure that wood and bamboo raw materials are not derived from forest,<br />

natural or agricultural environments that:<br />

- Are felled illegally; and/or<br />

- Have a high biological and/or social value.<br />

should be replaced by text:<br />

“The building manufacturer must have a documented procedure or policy as how best to<br />

ensure that wood and bamboo raw materials are not derived from:<br />

- areas illegally harvested<br />

- areas designated by law or by the relevant competent authority for nature<br />

protection purposes<br />

- areas officially assigned for the protection of threatened ecosystems or species<br />

recognised by the relevant competent authorities.<br />

Illegal harvesting take place when timber is harvested in violation of national laws of the<br />

country of harvest. The applicable legislation includes forest and environmental<br />

legislation regulating timber harvesting”.<br />

justification:<br />

The original text leaves it very vague how, by which criteria and by whom the high<br />

biological and/or social value is defined. Also, the original text does not define how it is<br />

evaluated whether such area “merits protection”. It would be impossible for the licence<br />

applicant to know when it actually meets the requirement set.<br />

The original text does not define what is meant with the term “felled illegally”. The<br />

country whose legislation is to be observed as well as the scope of legislation have to be<br />

defined.<br />

Comments from Nordic Eccolabelling<br />

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