Småhus, flerbostadshus och förskolebyggnader - Svanen
Småhus, flerbostadshus och förskolebyggnader - Svanen
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 />
Thank you for your comments. The requirements have been altered.<br />
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