What is ETV program?

FAQ

• What is “Environmental Technology Verification Program”?
• Some advanced environmental technologies that are already in the applicable stage and are considered useful may not have been evaluated objectively for environmental conservation effects. In that case, end users such as local governments, companies and consumers may not be able to use it with peace of mind and may not spread widely.
  The environmental technology verification program is a program in which a third-party organization objectively demonstrates the environmental conservation effects of advanced environmental technologies that have not been widely used. (It has been implemented as a model program from 2003 to 2007.)
  By implementing this program, the spread of environmental technology developed by venture companies, etc. is promoted, which is expected to revitalize the economy through the development of local environmental industries and environmental conservation.
  
  In November 2016, verification (environmental technology verification: ETV) became an international standard called ISO 14034, which was verified in an internationally agreed procedure. This Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program also made the implementation guidelines consistent with ISO 14034 procedures in FY2017.

• What is “Verification”?
• In this program, “verification” means that a third-party organization that is neither a developer nor a user of environmental technology shows the environmental protection effects of environmental technology, secondary environmental impacts, and other important performance from the viewpoint of the environment (environmental protection effects, etc.) as objective data based on tests.
  “Verification” is different from “certification” in which certain criteria are established and compliance with this criterion is determined.

• What is the third-party organization that performs the Verification?
• The Verification will be selected by the Ministry of the Environment through a public offering. When recruiting verification organizations, verification organizations are required to make efforts to establish a system that meets ISO / IEC 17020 (requirements for the operation of various organizations that conduct inspections).

• How is the target technology area set?
• The Ministry of the Environment will set up the verification technology area based on the following viewpoints, with the advice of the Verification Program Steering Committee as necessary.
  (1) Technology areas where there is a need for technology Verification from developers and users (local governments, consumers, etc.)
  (2) Technical areas where the use of information related to the relevant technical field is useful for environmental administration (national perspective)

• How is the target technology selected for individual verification?
• The Ministry of the Environment solicits the target technology for each technical area, and the developers and dealers who wish to demonstrate it apply. At the time of selection, a technical research organization will conduct a survey related to the applied technology.

• Who pays for the Verification Program?
• Of the expenses related to the Verification, expenses related to the Verification *1 will be borne by the applicant, and other expenses * 2 will be borne by the Ministry of the Environment.

  * 1 Costs related to verification: Bringing / installing the verification target technology to the test site, operating the verification target technology, removing / returning the verification target technology at the end of the test, consumption due to the test Products, travel expenses for testing (Verification) institutions, measurement / analysis costs, etc.

  * 2 Other expenses: Verification plan creation costs, study group operation costs, Verification report creation costs, ETV logo issuance costs, etc.

  Refer to the table below for details.

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• About the results of the demonstration
• After approval of the verification report, the Ministry of the Environment will issue the logo and verification number to the applicant. All verification reports, regardless of the verification results, will be registered and published on this website.

• About patent rights
• If there are any adjustments, such as patents, related to the technology to be applied for, please obtain the prior consent of the parties concerned and make adjustments before applying. The patents, etc. obtained as a result of the verification will be considered so that they can be held by the verification organization or the verification applicant in order to utilize verification results efficiently.