certification scheme

UCPD, Article 2(r) First adopted 2005-05-11, amended 2026-09-27

a third-party verification scheme that certifies that a product, process or business complies with certain requirements, that allows for the use of a corresponding sustainability label, and the terms of which, including its requirements, are publicly available and meet the following criteria: (i) the scheme is open under transparent, fair, and non-discriminatory terms to all traders willing and able to comply with the scheme’s requirements; (ii) the scheme’s requirements are developed by the scheme owner in consultation with relevant experts and stakeholders; (iii) the scheme sets out procedures for dealing with non-compliance with the scheme’s requirements and provides for the withdrawal or suspension of the use of the sustainability label by the trader in case of non-compliance with the scheme’s requirements; and (iv) the monitoring of a trader’s compliance with the scheme’s requirements is subject to an objective procedure and is carried out by a third party whose competence and independence from both the scheme owner and the trader are based on international, Union or national standards and procedures

Green Claims proposal, Article 2(10) Reference Proposal proposed 2023-03-22

Refers to UCPD, Article 2(s).

a certification scheme as defined in Article 2, point (s), of Directive 2005/29/EC