Public-benefit firm RAL gGmbH is assuming with immediate effect the role of official issuing and monitoring body for the Green Button on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). RAL will support all certified and interested companies through the entire process in future, from application to the awarding of licences. Through market monitoring, the issuing body also checks for proper application of the label in retail and advertising.

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