2007/207/EC: Commission Decision of 29 March 2007 amending Decisions 2001/405/EC, 2002/255/EC, 2002/371/EC, 2004/669/EC, 2003/31/EC and 2000/45/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(2007) 532) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, eco-label, household electrical appliance, polishing and scouring preparations, product quality, television equipment, textile product, toiletries

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II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 March 2007

amending Decisions 2001/405/EC, 2002/255/EC, 2002/371/EC, 2004/669/EC, 2003/31/EC and
2000/45/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(2007) 532)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/207/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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)

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 (2)
the Community eco-label
expires on 4 May 2007.

Commission Decision 2002/255/EC of 25 March 2002
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the
to televisions (3) expires on 31
Community eco-label
March 2007.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Commission Decision 2002/371/EC of 15 May 2002
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the
Community eco-label to textile products and amending
Decision 1999/178/EC (4) expires on 31 May 2007.

Commission Decision 2004/669/EC of 6 April 2004
establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of
the Community eco-label to refrigerators and amending
Decision 2000/40/EC (5) expires on 31 May 2007.

Commission Decision 2003/31/EC of 29 November
2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for
the
award of the Community eco-label to detergents for dish-
washers and amending Decision 1999/427/EC (6) expires
on 31 December 2007.

Commission Decision 2000/45/EC of 17 December
1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award
to washing machines (7)
of
the Community eco-label
expires on 30 November 2007.

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

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 142, 29.5.2001, p. 10. Decision as amended by Decision

2005/384/EC (OJ L 127, 20.5.2005, p. 20).

(3) OJ L 87, 4.4.2002, p. 53. Decision as amended by Decision

(4) OJ L 133, 18.5.2002, p. 29.
(5) OJ L 306, 2.10.2004, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 16, 21.1.2000, p. 74. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/384/EC.

2005/384/EC.

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(8)

(9)

light of
it

criteria and
In the
requirements,
to
six cases
prolong the period of validity of the ecological criteria
and the requirements for a period of one year.

those
review of
the
is appropriate in all

Article 3

Article 5 of Decision 2002/371/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Since the review obligation pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 1980/2000 concerns only the ecological criteria and
is appro-
assessment and verification requirements,
that Decisions 2001/405/EC, 2002/255/EC,
priate
2002/371/EC,
and
2000/45/EC remain in effect.

2004/669/EC,

2003/31/EC

it

The ecological criteria for the product group textile products,
as well
verification
related
requirements, shall be valid until 31 May 2008.’

assessment

and

the

as

Article 4

Article 5 of Decision 2004/669/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

(10) Decisions 2001/405/EC, 2002/255/EC, 2002/371/EC,
2004/669/EC, 2003/31/EC and 2000/45/EC should
therefore be amended accordingly.

The ecological criteria for the product group refrigerators, as
well as the related assessment and verification requirements,
shall be valid until 31 May 2008.’

(11)

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 5

Article 5 of Decision 2003/31/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

The ecological criteria for the product group detergents for
dishwashers, as well as the related assessment and verifi-
cation requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2008.’

Article 1

Article 6

Article 3 of Decision 2001/405/EC is replaced by the following:

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

‘Article 3

The ecological criteria for the product group tissue paper, as
well as the related assessment and verification requirements,
shall be valid until 4 May 2008.’

‘Article 3

The ecological criteria for
the product group washing
machines, as well as the related assessment and verification
requirements, shall be valid until 30 November 2008.’

Article 7

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4 of Decision 2002/255/EC is replaced by the following:

‘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 2008.’

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2007.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission