The product group covers both year-round compost bins (group A) and bins which can only operate during the warmer part of the year (group B).
Nordic Swan Ecolabelled compost bins for organic household and garden waste meet high requirements for function, materials and use. The function of the container has been tested in a laboratory under conditions corresponding to daily use, which guarantees the function.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
If the extension includes new models tested for functionality, prices are the same as those applicable to amendments to an existing licence, however not less than 1 500 EUR + VAT per model tested for functionality
Annual licence fee for Nordic region
0.3% of turnover + VAT from 0 – 30 million EUR
0.05% of turnover + VAT > 30 million EUR
Minimum fee for Nordic region
2 000 EUR + VAT per year
Maximum fee for Nordic region
No maximum fee
Fees for sale outside the Nordic region
(Only if revenue > 300 000 EUR per year)
2 000 EUR + VAT per year
*) Micro enterprises are charged half the fee. A micro enterprise, according to our definition, is a company with a maximum of 10 employees and with a total turnover of 2 million EUR (including both ecolabelled and non-ecolabelled products).
***) There is an extra fee of 1 000 EUR per day if the inspection takes more than one day.
The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
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