The Research On The System Of Environmental Label In Germany

In 1978, the Germany implements the earliest environmental label plan named "blue-angle" in the world. It is a "soft-market" method and a volunteer plan. It have not mandatory criterion, it apply for the environmental label by the industry itself and the customer buy the production that has environmental label for themself. The "blue-angle" plan provides or spreads the environmental protection information to the customers or producers, to introduce them to buy or consume the production that useful for the environment. It is influence the production needs and the structure of the industry. The "blue-angle" plan adopt the framework of "government or non-government of measures and methods", the content includes:laws, prohibition, subsidize, self-limitation, self-contraction.The features of the environmental label in Germany can be summarized as follows:(1) the participating department is extensive; (2) the executing agency is neutral; (3) the source of funds is polyphyly; (4) applying the environmental label is voluntary; (5) the management is professional; (6) the environmental label is definitude; (7) the criteria of granting for environmental is standardization; (8) the fee of applying for is reasonable. Alsewhere, the environmental label in Germany is emphasize on the public participation and the optimum guidance of the policy.From the perspective, the enlightenment of the environmental label in Germany is:in the legislation, we should set up and robust the legal system in china; in the enforcement of law, we should strengthen the dynamism and management in environmental label in Germany.