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Empowering Consumers / Green Claims Glossary

Definitions from the Empowering Consumers Directive relevant to environmental claims, durability, certification schemes, and green-transition marketing language.

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High-level summary

Definitions from the Empowering Consumers Directive relevant to environmental claims, durability, certification schemes, and green-transition marketing language.

This directive matters because it shapes the terminology around environmental claims and product-related green messaging. For Minespider, that makes it relevant wherever traceability and sustainability data are turned into customer-facing claims.

Who it affects

  • Brands making environmental or sustainability claims
  • Marketing, legal, and compliance teams reviewing green claims
  • Teams connecting traceability evidence to customer-facing communications

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

producer

A regulatory actor term used to identify which entity is treated as responsible under a given legal regime.

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certification scheme

A regulatory term referring to a third-party verification scheme that certifies that a product, process or business complies with certain requirements.

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commercial guarantee of durability

A regulatory term referring to a producers commercial guarantee of durability as referred to in Article 17 of Directive (EU) 2019/771.

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consumable

A regulatory term referring to any component of a good that is used up recurrently and that needs to be replaced or replenished for the good to functio.

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durability

A product-performance concept describing how long a product or component can continue functioning as intended.

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environmental claim

A non-mandatory message or representation suggesting environmental characteristics or benefits.

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functionality

A regulatory term referring to functionality as defined in Article 2, point (9), of Directive (EU) 2019/771.

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generic environmental claim

A regulatory term referring to any environmental claim made in written or oral form, including through audiovisual media.

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goods

A cross-source term for the items covered by a legal regime, with scope shaped by the source framework.

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recognised excellent environmental performance

A regulatory term referring to environmental performance compliant with Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council or wit.

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reparability score

A regulatory term referring to a score expressing the capacity of a good to be repaired, based on harmonised requirements established at Union level.

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software update

A software change or release relevant to product functionality, durability, or consumer expectations under the applicable framework.

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