COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 April 2005
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to campsite service
(notified under document number C(2005) 1242)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/338/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof and the sixth paragraph of point 2 of Annex V thereof,
After consulting the European Union Eco-Labelling Board,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria, drawn up on the basis of the criteria drafted by the European Union Eco-Labelling Board, are to be established according to product groups.
(3)
In the case of campsite service, the ecological criteria should be divided into criteria, each of which must be complied with, and criteria, a fixed proportion of which must be complied with.
(4)
The ecological criteria, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, should be valid for a period of three years.
(5)
As regards the fees relating to applications for and use of the eco-label by micro-enterprises, as defined in Commission Recommendation 96/280/EC of 3 April 1996 concerning the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises (2), it is appropriate, in order to take account of the limited resources of micro-enterprises and their particular importance within this product group, to provide for reductions additional to those provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 and Article 5 of Commission Decision 2000/728/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the application and annual fees of the Community eco-label (3).
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The product group ‘campsite service’ shall comprise, as a main service for a fee, the provision of pitches equipped for mobile lodging structures within a defined area.
It shall also comprise other accommodation facilities suitable for the provision of shelter to lodgers and collective areas for communal service if they are provided within the defined area.
The ‘campsite service’ provided within that defined area may also include the provision, under the management or ownership of the campsite, of food services and leisure activities.
Article 2
In order to be awarded the Community eco-label for campsite service under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a campsite service must fall within the product group ‘campsite service’ and must comply with each of the criteria set out in Section A of the Annex to this Decision.
In addition, the campsite service must comply with a sufficient number of the criteria set out in Section B of the Annex, to each of which a number of points is attributed. The campsite service must acquire at least:
(a)
16,5 points for the main service;
(b)
20 points if other accommodation facilities suitable for the provision of shelters for lodgers are provided in addition.
The total score required shall be increased by one additional point each for food services and for leisure activities, if provided.
Article 3
1. By way of derogation from Article 1(3) of Decision 2000/728/EC, in the case of an application by a micro-enterprise for award of the eco-label for campsite service, the application fee shall be reduced by 75 % with no other reduction possible.
2. By way of derogation from the first sentence of Article 2(5) of Decision 2000/728/EC, the minimum annual fee per micro-enterprise for use of the eco-label shall be EUR 100.
3. The annual volume of sales for the campsite service shall be calculated by multiplying the delivery price by the number of overnight stays and reducing the resulting product by 50 %. The delivery price shall be considered as the average fee paid by the campsite visitor for the overnight stay, including all the services which do not entail an extra charge. The reductions to the minimum annual fee provided for in Article 2 of Decision 2000/728/EC shall apply.
4. For the purposes of this Decision, micro-enterprises shall be as defined in Recommendation 96/280/EC in the version of 3 April 1996.
Article 4
For administrative purposes, the code number assigned to the product group ‘campsite service’ shall be ‘26’.
Article 5
The ecological criteria for the product group ‘campsite service’, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid for three years from the date of notification of this Decision.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 2005.