BLUE FLAG - BECOMING A MEMBER

Beaches and Marinas which would like to apply for the Blue Flag award should first contact their national FEE organisation’s Blue Flag operator. The national operators provide interested parties with the national Blue Flag application form and procedural instructions. A pre-application review of the applicant is sometimes done to help identify problem areas that could be improved.

The Selection Process The National Jury meets once a year to review the candidates from that country and to decide if they are in compliance with all of the Blue Flag criteria. Approved candidates are then forwarded to the International Jury. The International Blue Flag Jury meets twice a year to review candidates from different areas of the world. Once the candidates have been accepted by the International Jury they are awarded with the Blue Flag for one season.