# Commission Decision (EU) 2019/62 of 19 December 2018 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the car manufacturing sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked) EU Decision 2019/62 ยท adopted 19 December 2018 Commission Decision (EU) 2019/62 of 19 December 2018 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the car manufacturing sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (Text with EEA relevance) ## Introductory text Commission Decision (EU) 2019/62 of 19 December 2018 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the car manufacturing sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Relevant legal background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## How to understand and use this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## How SRDs should be taken into account by EMAS-registered organisations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Structure of the sectoral reference document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Figure 1 Overview of activities in the automotive manufacturing value chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 BEST ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND BENCHMARKS OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE CAR MANUFACTURING SECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.1 BEMPs for environmental management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.1.1 Implementing an advanced environmental management system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2 BEMPs for energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2.1 Implementing detailed energy monitoring and management systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2.2 Increasing the efficiency of energy-using processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2.3 Renewable and alternative energy use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2.4 Optimisation of lighting in automotive manufacturing plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2.5 Rational and efficient use of compressed air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2.6 Optimisation of electric motor usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.3 BEMPs for waste management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.3.1 Waste prevention and management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.4 BEMPs for water management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.4.1 Water use strategy and management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.4.2 Water-saving opportunities in automotive plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.4.3 Water recycling and rainwater harvesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.4.4 Green roofs for storm water management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.5 BEMPs for biodiversity management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.5.1 Review and strategy of ecosystems and biodiversity management throughout the value chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.5.2 Biodiversity management at site level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.6 BEMPs for value chain management and design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.6.1 Promoting environmental improvements along the supply chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.6.2 Collaborate with suppliers and customers to reduce packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.6.3 Design for sustainability using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.7 BEMPs for remanufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.7.1 General best practices for remanufacturing components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 BEST ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND BENCHMARKS OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE HANDLING SECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.1 BEMPs for ELV collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.1.1 Component and material take-back networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.2 ELV treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.2.1 Enhanced depollution of vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.2.2 General best practices for plastic and composite parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Associated environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 RECOMMENDED SECTOR-SPECIFIC KEY ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/62 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-62 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.