Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1508 of 28 August 2017 on the reference document on best environmental management practice, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the food and beverage manufacturing sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (Text with EEA relevance. )

The sectoral reference document on best environmental management practice, sector environmental performance indicators, and benchmarks of excellence for the food and beverage manufacturing sector is set out in the Annex.

EMAS-registered organisations in the food and beverage manufacturing sector shall take the sectoral reference document referred to in Article 1 into account and shall therefore: use relevant elements of the sectoral reference document when developing and implementing their environmental management system in light of the Environmental Reviews, use the relevant sector-specific environmental performance indicators described in the sectoral reference document to report on performance related to the more specific environmental aspects identified by an organisation in its environmental statement, mention in their environmental statement how the relevant best environmental management practices and benchmarks of excellence have been taken into account to assess the environmental performance of the organisation and the factors related to that performance.

This Decision shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.