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Include compliance obligations in the environmental management system.


CONTROL ID
15185
CONTROL TYPE
Establish/Maintain Documentation
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain an environmental management system., CC ID: 14945

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • take these compliance obligations into account when establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving its environmental management system. (§ 6.1.3 ¶ 1 c), ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • An organization should consider and plan how to take action to address significant environmental aspects, compliance obligations and risks and opportunities that need to be addressed, as determined in 6.1.1. The organization should plan to take action in a variety of ways using its environmental man… (6.1.4 ¶ 1, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • The environmental management system provides value for the organization, its interested parties and the environment by addressing risks and opportunities. A robust, credible and reliable environmental management system can support the long-term viability of the organization. Without managing its ris… (6.1.1 ¶ 3, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • compliance obligations (see 6.1.3); (6.1.1 ¶ 4(b), ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • An organization can access one or more information sources as a means to identify legal requirements related to its environmental aspects. Such sources can include governmental, regulatory agencies, industry associations, or trade groups, commercial databases and publications, and professional advis… (6.1.3.2 ¶ 1, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • Evaluation of compliance should be an iterative process which uses the output from other areas of the environmental management system to determine whether the organization is fulfilling its compliance obligations. Methods used for evaluation of compliance can include gathering information and data, … (9.1.2 ¶ 3, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • compliance obligations; (§ 5.3 ¶ 1 Bullet 2, ISO 14005:2019, Environmental management systems — Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation, Second Edition)
  • the effectiveness of the system in supporting actions to address significant environmental aspects, compliance obligations, and risks and opportunities that need to be addressed, (§ 5.5 ¶ 2 Bullet 1, ISO 14005:2019, Environmental management systems — Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation, Second Edition)
  • Understanding the organization's context, identifying significant environmental aspects and determining environmental compliance obligations will provide input for defining the intended outcomes of the phase. (§ 6.2 ¶ 3, ISO 14005:2019, Environmental management systems — Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation, Second Edition)