This refers to consideration of the whole life cycle of products covering all stages from the mining of raw materials to the production, distribution, use, recycling and/or recovery and final disposal (compare box 2) as well as to a broad approach integrating various instruments to achieve the goal of greening of products on the basis of co-operation with stakeholders.
Il sera tenu compte de l'intégralité du cycle de vie des produits, lequel couvre tous les stades de leur existence: extraction des matières premières, production, distribution, utilisation, recyclage ou récupération des produits, gestion des déchets (voir encadré 2).