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- In order to get further with mutual recognition, the same working group prepared an action program on mutual recognition. The Executive Committee at its December meeting decided the following action plan,
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January 1998, Approval of action plan by all members |
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December 1997-February 1998, Development of Guidelines for the generic process for mutual recognition (to include the four steps agreed in Tokyo), Mr Polak and Mr Weissman. These guidelines will be circulated for comments. |
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February 1998-May 1998, Initiation of bilateral agreements |
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End of May 1998, Reports to the SEC of the results |
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June 1998, Examinations and analysis of the action plan |
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October 1998, Report on the annual meeting |
- This action plan was sent to the members in the beginning of 1998.
- ISO work
GEN has followed ISO work with the standards for ecolabelling, ISO 14020, 14021, 14024 and 14025, by active work in the ISO/TC 207, SC3 and SC5 and the different working groups close. GEN has been represented during all the ISO meetings. These GEN representatives have reported the developments to the members at the annual meetings and have also had an influence on the final work. The work in the SC5 continues and GEN is represented in the working groups.
- Information
GEN is actively updating its Home Page on the website. Besides information of the GEN organisation, criteria documents from member organisations can be found on the web.
- Work shop
Following the 1997 annual meeting, a two-day workshop was arranged by GEN. This workshop focused on information for developing programs. The main issues were "Product Category Selection and Criteria Development", "Assessment and Licensing", "Program Management", "Marketing, Promotion, and Green Procurement" and finally "International Issues". Several GEN members and non-members participated in the workshop.
- Participation at UN's event
GEN was represented at the Sustainable Development in Action Exhibition, held during a special session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in June 1997. The GEN secretariat was informing about the GEN activities on the exhibition floor.
- Newsletter
In 1997 GEN published two issues of the GENews, in which GEN informs about the organisation, the GEN activities and its members. The two GENews have focused on experiences concerning the selection of product groups for criteria development and the criteria development itself. The members have also presented their programs thoroughly in these papers.
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