Abstract: . . .  tilfell- ið fyrir lítil og meðalstór fyrirtæki. existing management system(s) in order to establish an environmental management system that conforms to the requirements of this International Standard. It is pointed out, however, that the application of various elements of the management system might differ de- pending on the intended purpose and the interested parties involved. The level of detail and complexity of the environmental management system, the extent of documentation and the resources devoted to it depend on a number of fac- tors, such as the scope of the system, the size of an organization and the nature of its activities, products and services. This may be the case in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises. Page 7 ÍST EN ISO 14001 :2004 10 Umhverfisstjórnunarkerfi – kröfur ásamt leiðsögn um notkun 1 Umfang Í þessum alþjóðastaðli eru tilgreindar kröfur til um- hverfisstjórnunarkerfis sem gera fyrirtæki kleift að þróa og innleiða stefnu og markmið í umhverfismálum með hliðsjón af lagalegum kröfum og öðrum kröfum sem fyrirtækið undirgengst, og upplýsingum um umtalsverð umhverfisáhrif. Hann gildir um þá umhverfisþætti sem fyrirtækið getur stýrt og haft áhrif á. Í staðlinum sjálfum eru ekki settir fram sérstakir mælikvarðar á frammi- stöðu í umhverfismálum. Þessum alþjóðlega staðli má beita í hverju því fyrirtæki sem vill a) koma upp, innleiða, viðhalda og bæta umhverfis- stjórnunarkerfi, b) fá fullvissu um að starfsemi þess samræmist yfir- lýstri umhverfisstefnu . . .
. . .  self-declaration by a party external to the organization, or 4) seeking certification/registration of its environmen- tal management system by an external organiza- tion. All the requirements in this International Standard are intended to be incorporated into any environmental management system. The extent of the application depends on factors such as the environmental policy of the organization, the nature of its activities, products and services and the location where and the conditions in which it functions. This International Standard also provides, in Annex A, informative guidance on its use. 2 Normative references No normative references are cited. This clause is in- cluded in order to retain clause numbering identical with the previous edition ( ISO 14001 :1996).  . . .
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