Corporate registrationmeans a single registration of all or some sites of an organisation with sites located in one or more Member States or non-EU countries.
Direct environmental aspectmeans an environmental aspect associated with the activities, products, and services of the organisation itself, over which it has direct management control.
Environmental objectivemeans an overall environmental goal, arising from
Environmental policymeans the overall intentions and direction of an organisation relating to its environmental performance as formally expressed by top management (…).
Environmental programmemeans a description of the measures taken, the responsibilities assumed, and the means employed or envisaged to achieve environmental objectives and targets, plus the deadlines for achieving them.
Environmental statementmeans the comprehensive information provided to the public and other interested parties regarding the organisation's: structure and activities;
Environmental targetmeans a detailed performance requirement arising from
Indirect environmental aspectmeans an environmental aspect which may result from the interaction of an organisation with third parties, and which can be influenced by an organisation to a reasonable degree.
Organisationmeans a company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority, or institution, located inside or outside the EU, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated or not, public, or private, which has its own functions and administration.
Sitemeans a distinct geographic location under the management control of an organisation covering activities, products, and services, including all infrastructure, equipment, and materials;
Validationmeans confirmation by the environmental verifier who carried out the verification that the information and data in an organisation’s environmental statement and updated environmental statement are reliable, credible, and correct and meet the requirements of the EMAS Regulation.
Verificationmeans the conformity assessment process carried out by an environmental verifier to demonstrate whether an organisation's environmental review, environmental policy, environmental management system and internal environmental audit and its implementation fulfils the requirements of the EMAS Regulation.