COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 March 2009
establishing the revised ecological criteria for the award of the Community Eco-label to televisions
(notified under document number C(2009) 1830)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/300/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,
After consulting the European Union Eco-labelling Board,
Whereas:
(1)
Under 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)
It also provides that the review of Eco-label criteria, as well as of the assessment and verification requirements related to those criteria, is to take place in due time before the end of the period of validity of the criteria specified for the product group concerned.
(4)
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a timely review has been carried out of the ecological criteria, as well as of the related assessment and verification requirements established by Commission Decision 2002/255/EC of 25 March 2002 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community Eco-label to televisions (2).
(5)
In the light of this review, it is appropriate, in order to take account of scientific and market developments, to establish new ecological criteria.
(6)
Furthermore, it is appropriate to modify the definition of the product group laid down in that Decision to take account of new technologies.
(7)
In the interests of clarity, Decision 2002/255/EC should therefore be replaced. Since the period of validity of the ecological criteria set in that Decision has been prolonged until 31 October 2009, that Decision should be replaced as from 1 November 2009.
(8)
The ecological criteria, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, should be valid until 31 October 2013.
(9)
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 ‘televisions’ shall comprise:
‘Mains powered electronic equipment, the primary purpose and function of which is to receive, decode and display TV transmission signals.’
Article 2
In order to be awarded the Community Eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a television must fall within the product group ‘televisions’ and must comply with the criteria set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group ‘televisions’, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 October 2013.
Article 4
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to televisions shall be ‘022’.
Article 5
Decision 2002/255/EC is repealed.
Article 6
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 2009.
Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 2009.