Environmental technology verification was internationally standardized as ISO14034 in November 2016.
This standard does not stipulate product certification that evaluates the conformity of the performance of the environmental technology that is verified to meet certain standards. This standard is intended for environmental technology Verification programs and methods implemented in each country.
The Ministry of the Environment conducts workshops by experts on the requirements of ISO / IEC 17020 for verification organizations with the aim of aligning the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program with ISO 14034.
In addition, since FY2018, the Ministry of the Environment has requested the verification organization to make efforts to establish a system that meets the requirements of ISO / IEC 17020.
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・ISO workshop materials (Overview of ISO14034 and explanation)
Environmental technology field and number of implementations in ETV Programs outside Japan
| Field of verification technology Note:1 | USA （1997-2014） |
Canada （1997-2014） |
EU （2014-2015） |
Korea （2000-2015） |
Philippines （2006-2013） |
| Water treatment and monitoring | 182 | 16 | 3 | 90 | 48 |
| Monitoring and improvement of soil and groundwater | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Cleaner production and process | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Materials, waste, resources | 11 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 3 |
| Agricultural environmental technology | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Air pollution monitoring and removal equipment | 141 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Energy related technology | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 22 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| total | 490 | 64 | 12 | 157 | 92 |
| Operation status of ETV programs in each country (as of August 2018) | |
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Country
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Operational status
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USA |
In 2014, the country-led ETV program was completed and shifted to private sector-led. This program has been switched to joint operation between EPA and non-profit organizations. (Switched to market-based operation with no program owner.) |
Canada |
In 2016, the country-led ETV program was completed and shifted to private sector-led. Since 2017, the Standard Council of Canada (SCC) has been supporting the ETV program. (Switched to market-based operation with no program owner.) |
EU |
EThe EU Directive pilot program ended in 2016 and has been independently implemented by each country since 2017. Eight countries participated in the pilot program. Poland, Denmark, France and the UK are actively implementing it. Currently, the use of ETV in the EU's circular economy guidelines is being considered. |
Philippines |
ETV is still ongoing. The verification procedure is consistent with ISO14034. Water treatment-related ETV have been well implemented and national water treatment technology has improved. Now the needs have shifted to technologies related to solid waste treatment. |
Korea |
NET (New Excellent Technology) certification system certifies new environmental technologies. Among the technologies that have obtained NET certification, technologies that require ETV are demonstrated. Many joint verifications have been carried out with other countries, and activities to spread ETV to Asian countries are active. The ETV procedure is consistent with ISO14034. |
| China | Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), China started ETV around 2012. The technical fields are wastewater, exhaust gas and waste treatment. The verification management organization is the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (CSES). In China, ETV is used as a screening method for BAT. |
| Indonesia | In 2017, ISO 14034 (ETV) was adopted as a ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia. Environmental technology in wastewater treatment and hazardous waste treatment field is registered as Env. Friendly Tech. |
| Malaysia | Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) has been conducting technical verification work similar to ETV. The government has been asked to adopt ISO 14034 and establish an ETV business. |
