| EMAS-II Edict | DIN EN ISO 14001 | |
| SCOPE | Valid only inside the | Valid worldwide/ global |
| JURIDICAL STATUS | Sovereign System | Private Enterprise System |
| Industrial SECTOR | No limits | No limits |
| REQUIREMENTS | o Organisations | o Organisations |
| PUBLIC | o The publishing of a public | o The publishing of a public o Only the environmental policy |
| PUBLIC | o Valid environmental statement | o certificate |
| FEDERAL | yes | No |
| CONTINIOUS | o Validity of the EMS o Of the internal environmental | o Validity of the EMS |