2005/384/EC: Commission Decision of 12 May 2005 amending Decisions 2000/45/EC, 2001/405/EC, 2001/688/EC, 2002/255/EC and 2002/747/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to certain products (notified under document number C(2005) 1446)  (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, eco-label, fertiliser, household electrical appliance, lighting equipment, paper, quality label, television equipment, toiletries

L 127/20

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.5.2005

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 May 2005

amending Decisions 2000/45/EC, 2001/405/EC, 2001/688/EC, 2002/255/EC and 2002/747/EC in
order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label
to certain products

(notified under document number C(2005) 1446)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/384/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Commission Decision 2002/255/EC of 25 March 2002
the award of
establishing the ecological criteria for
to televisions (5) expires on
the Community eco-label
31 March 2006.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of
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)

(2)

(3)

The product group definition and the ecological criteria
set out
in Commission Decision 2000/45/EC of
17 December 1999 establishing the ecological criteria
for the award of the Community eco-label to washing
machines (2) expire on 30 November 2006.

The product group definition and the ecological criteria
set out in Commission Decision 2001/405/EC of 4 May
2001 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of
to tissue paper products (3)
the Community eco-label
expire on 5 May 2006.

The product group definition and the ecological criteria
set out
in Commission Decision 2001/688/EC of
28 August 2001 establishing ecological criteria for the
award of the Community eco-label to soil improvers and
growing media (4) expire on 29 August 2006.

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 16, 21.1.2000, p. 74. Decision as amended by Decision

2003/240/EC (OJ L 89, 5.4.2003, p. 16).

(3) OJ L 142, 29.5.2001, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 242, 12.9.2001, p. 17.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Commission Decision 2002/747/EC of 9 September
2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for
the
award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs and
on
amending Decision
31 August 2006.

1999/568/EC (6)

expires

Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a timely
review has been carried out of the ecological criteria, as
well as of
related assessment and verification
requirements, established by those Decisions.

the

the

light of

review of

criteria and
In the
requirements, it is appropriate to prolong the period of
validity of the ecological criteria and the requirements for
a period of one year.

those

Since the review obligation pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 1980/2000 only concerns the ecological criteria and
is appro-
assessment and verification requirements,
priate that Decisions 2002/255/EC and 2002/747/EC
remain in effect.

it

(9)

Decisions 2000/45/EC, 2001/405/EC, 2001/688/EC,
2002/255/EC and 2002/747/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(10)

in this Decision are in
The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted
by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,

(5) OJ L 87, 4.4.2002, p. 53.
(6) OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 44.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 4

Article 1

In Decision 2002/255/EC, Article 4 is
following:

replaced by the

In Decision 2000/45/EC, Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

the product group washing
The ecological criteria for
machines, as well as the related assessment and verification
requirements, shall be valid until 30 November 2007.’

‘Article 4

The ecological criteria for the product group televisions, as
well as the related assessment and verification requirements,
shall be valid until 31 March 2007.’

Article 2

Article 5

In Decision 2001/405/EC, Article 3 is
following:

replaced by the

In Decision 2002/747/EC, Article 5 is
following:

replaced by the

‘Article 3

‘Article 5

The ecological criteria for the product group tissue-paper
products, as well as the related assessment and verification
requirements, shall be valid until 4 May 2007.’

The ecological criteria for the product group light bulbs, as
well as the related assessment and verification requirements,
shall be valid until 31 August 2007.’

Article 3

Article 6

In Decision 2001/688/EC, Article 3 is
following:

replaced by the

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

‘Article 3

Done at Brussels, 12 May 2005.

The ecological criteria for the product group soil improvers
and growing media, as well as the related assessment and
verification requirements, shall be valid until 28 August
2007.’

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission