What is the European Ecolabel?

The EU Ecolabel serves as a cross-border Ecolabel, which serves as a uniform label for environmentally friendly products and services in the common European market.
It was launched by the European Commission in 1992. The guidelines for awarding the Ecolabel are drawn up in cooperation with the EU member states.
In Austria the competent body is the Federal Ministry for Climate Action (BMK).

Today, a large number of products and services are already certified with the European Ecolabel. Like those with the Austrian Ecolabel, these products and services are characterised by environmental friendliness, durability and high quality. The number of award-winning products and services is constantly growing as more and more producers rely on the EU Ecolabel to demonstrate the environmental friendliness of their products. The European Ecolabel can be used throughout the EU and the EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein). Swiss companies (and companies from other non-EU countries) can apply for the Ecolabel if the products are sold or traded online in the EU or EEA. Special regulations apply to tourism businesses.

In the EU Ecolabel online catalogue you can browse through all the products and services that have been awarded the label.

The official EU Commission website for the EU Ecolabel is: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/.

Information about the application in Austria: Download .pdf