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Operational Structure of the Eco Mark Program
 
  The Japan Environment Association (JEA) administers the Eco Mark Program; JEA Eco Mark Office ('Office') administers general affairs. In order to precise operation, JEA have consultative bodies such as "Steering Committee", "Planning and Strategy Committee", "Criteria Deliberation Committee" and "Product Certification Committee", and Product Category-based Criteria Development Committees (hereafter referred to Criteria Development Committees)" are to be organized to formulate a draft criteria for each proposed product category whenever required. In addition, the Eco Mark meeting composed of specialists in various fields is to be held to listen to opinions of the people about the Eco Mark Program.

Steering Committee
Consisted of representative from industries, consumer groups, academics, governmental organizations and so on. Deliberation of project planning and other important policies related to the Eco Mark Program.

Planning and Strategy Committee
Consisted of representative from industries, consumers and experts from neutral organizations, academies and so on. Deliberation on deliberates on selection of the Eco Mark product categories and the establishment of Eco Mark certification criteria as well as items concerning the revision of these.

Criteria Deliberation Committee
Consisted of members form experts in environmental conservation, LCA, resource recycling, chemical substances, biological diversity and intellectuals in the administrative organs concerned and the consumer affairs, and investigates and verifies the draft certification criteria from a technical standpoint in order for establishment of certification criteria

Criteria Development Committee
Consisted of representative from industries, consumer groups and experts from neutral organizations, academies and so on. Deliberation on on the life cycles of the products as a whole and decide on the proposal for certification criteria

Product Certification Committee

Consisted of experts from neutral organizations, academies and so on. Deliberation on the certification of the Eco Mark products

 
For Details Guidelines for Eco Mark Program Implementation

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