2001/469/: Council Decision of 14 May 2001 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficient labelling programs for office equipment
Date: 2001-05-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: United States, agreement (EU), energy consumption, labelling, office equipment

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 May 2001

concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the Agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination
of energy-efficient labelling programs for office equipment

(2001/469/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 175(1),
in conjunction
with Article 300(2), first sentence of the first subparagraph
and (3), first subparagraph, and Article 300(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

The Agreement between the Government of the United States
of America and the European Community on the coordination
labelling programs for office equipment,
of energy-efficient
including its Annexes,
is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

The text of the Agreement and the Annexes thereto is attached
to this Decision.

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Agreement between the Government of the United
States of America and the European Community on the
coordination of energy-efficient labelling programs for
office
in Washington on 19
December 2000, should be approved.

equipment,

signed

The review of the implementation has been attributed to
the technical Commission established by the Agreement.

Each party has designated a Management Entity. The
Community has designated the Commission as
its
Management entity. Parties may amend the Agreement
and the Annexes and add new Annexes by mutual
agreement.

The appropriate internal Community procedures should
be established to ensure the proper functioning of the
Agreement. It is necessary to empower the Commission,
assisted by the special committee designated by the
Council, to make certain technical amendments to the
Agreement
its
implementation. In all other cases the decision is to be
taken in accordance with the normal procedures,

certain decisions

and to take

for

The President of
the
Community, transmit the notification in writing provided for
in Article XII(1) of the Agreement (1).

shall, on behalf of

the Council

Article 3

in Article VI of

The Commission shall represent the Community in the
1.
the
Technical Commission provided for
Agreement, assisted by the special committee designated by
the Council. The Commission shall proceed, after consultation
with this special committee, to the communications, coop-
eration,
implementation and notifications
referred to in Articles V(5), VI(1) and (2), and VIII(4), of the
Agreement.

review of

the

2. With a view to preparing the Community position as
regards amendments to the specifications and list of office
equipment in Annex C of the Agreement, the Commission
shall take into account any opinion given by the European
Community Energy Star Board (ECESB) referred to in Articles
8 and 11 of
the European
the proposed Regulation of
Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-effi-
ciency labelling programme for office equipment.

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in

the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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The position of the Community with regard to decisions
3.
to be taken by the Management Entities shall be determined,
with regard to amendments of technical specifications of office
equipment
listed in Annex C to the Agreement, by the
Commission, following consultation of the special committee,
referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

4.
In all other cases, the position of the Community with
regard to decisions to be taken by the Management Entities or
the Parties shall be determined by the Council, acting on a

proposal
300 of the Treaty.

from the Commission in accordance with Article

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2001.

For the Council

The President

L. REKKE