Press Release: EU promotes sustainable products and technologies: a package of actions for sustainable consumption, production and industry

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Series Details IP/08/1154 (16.07.08)
Publication Date 16/07/2008
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Improving the environmental performance and in particular the energy efficiency of products and stimulating their market uptake were the core objectives of a package put forward by the European Commission on 16 July, 2008. It set out a series of voluntary and obligatory actions to support a coherent and dynamic policy in the EU and internationally, helping to define eco-friendly products, informing the consumer through improved labelling and supporting their purchase through public procurement and fiscal incentives.

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