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Inspection Orders in Progress

The Environmental Label Jury issued several inspection orders to the Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency). There is no specific number of inspection orders to be issued, to be decided at the discretion of the Environmental Label.

Below please find a list of the inspection orders in progress (as of June 2011):

1. Household Appliances:
  • Coffee Machines
  • Vacuum Cleaners
  • Electric Cookers with Electric Hobs
  • Laundry Driers
  • Steamer
  • Steam iron
  • Toaster
  • Bread baking machines

2. Office Equipment:
  • External hard drives
  • Whiteboards

3. Household Technology and Products:
  • Office Lighting
  • Doorbell/Intercom Systems
  • Ventilation Systems
  • Oil-Fired Calorific Value Heating Systems
  • All-Purpose and Sanitary Cleaner
  • Climate-friendly store
  • Daylight-controlling system
  • Elevators
  • Energy savings performance contracting
  • Progammable themostatic valves
  • Pflasters

4. Renewable Energies:
  • Photovoltaic Modules

5. Transport Sector:
  • Low-Viscosity Engine Oils
  • Diesel-Engine-Powered Railway Traction Vehicles
  • Street Lighting

6. Other Consumer Goods:
  • Organic Cotton Wadding
  • Liquid glue

7. Services:
  • On-Site Photo-Printing Service
  • Laundrettes
  • Schools


If the Environmental Label Jury decides to develop an eco-label for these product groups/services manufacturers of these products may apply to RAL for use of the Blue Angel. Prior to this, the Blue Angel may not be used for advertising purposes nor is it permitted to include references to inspection orders in progress based on manufacturer proposals.

If you are unable to assign your product or service to the existing inspection orders in progress, please contact the Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency) or file a New Proposal with that agency.

Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency)
Office of the Environmental Label Jury
P.O. Box 1406, 06813 Dessau-Roßlau

Phone:  +49 (0)340 - 2103 - 3831
Fax:        +49 (0)340 - 2104 - 2207
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