2008/63/EC: Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decisions 2002/231/EC, 2002/255/EC, 2002/272/EC, 2002/371/EC, 2003/200/EC and 2003/287/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) 6800) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: eco-label, floor coverings, footwear industry, hotel industry, polishing and scouring preparations, television equipment, textile product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 2007

amending Decisions 2002/231/EC, 2002/255/EC, 2002/272/EC, 2002/371/EC, 2003/200/EC and
2003/287/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) 6800)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/63/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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:

Commission Decision 2002/231/EC of 18 March 2002
establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of
the Community eco-label
to footwear and amending
Decision 1999/179/EC (2) expires on 31 March 2008.

Commission Decision 2002/255/EC of 25 March 2002
the
establishing ecological criteria for
to televisions (3) expires on 31
Community eco-label
March 2008.

the award of

Commission Decision 2002/272/EC of 25 March 2002
establishing criteria for the award of the Community eco-
label to hard floor coverings (4) expires on 31 March
2008.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 2003/200/EC of 14 February
the
2003 establishing revised ecological criteria for
award of the Community eco-label to laundry detergents
and amending Decision 1999/476/EC (6) expires on 29
February 2008.

Commission Decision 2003/287/EC of 14 April 2003
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the
accommodation
tourist
to
eco-label
Community
service (7) expires on 30 April 2008.

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

the

Given the different stages of the revision process for
these Decisions it is appropriate to prolong the period
of validity of the ecological criteria and the requirements
for Decision 2002/255/EC and Decision 2002/371/EC
for a period of 12 months, Decision 2003/287/EC for
a period of 18 months, and Decision 2002/231/EC,
Decision 2002/272/EC and Decision 2003/200/EC for
a period of 24 months.

to Regulation
Since the review obligation pursuant
ecological
(EC) No 1980/2000 concerns only the
criteria and assessment and verification requirements, it
2002/231/EC,
is
2002/255/EC,
2002/371/EC,
2003/200/EC and 2003/287/EC remain in effect.

that
2002/272/EC,

appropriate

Decisions

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Commission Decision 2002/371/EC of 15 May 2002
establishing ecological criteria for
the
Community eco-label to textile products and amending
Decision 1999/178/EC (5) expires on 31 May 2008.

the award of

(10) Decisions 2002/231/EC, 2002/255/EC, 2002/272/EC,
2002/371/EC, 2003/200/EC and 2003/287/EC should
therefore be amended accordingly.

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 50. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/783/EC (OJ L 295, 11.11.2005, p. 51).

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

2007/207/EC (OJ L 92, 3.4.2007, p. 16).

(4) OJ L 94, 11.4.2002, p. 13. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/783/EC.

(5) OJ L 133, 18.5.2002, p. 29. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/207/EC.

(11)

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,

(6) OJ L 76, 22.3.2003, p. 25.
(7) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 82.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 4

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

Article 1

‘Article 5

Article 5 of Decision 2002/231/EC is replaced by the following:

The ecological criteria for the product group textile products,
as well
verification
related
and
requirements, shall be valid until 31 May 2009.’

assessment

the

as

‘Article 5

Article 5

The ecological criteria for the product group footwear, as well
as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall
be valid until 31 March 2010.’

Article 5 of Decision 2003/200/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Article 2

ecological

The
the product group laundry
detergents, as well as the related assessment and verification
requirements, shall be valid until 28 February 2010.’

criteria for

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

Article 6

Article 5 of Decision 2003/287/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

‘Article 5

The ecological criteria for the product group televisions, as
well as the related assessment and verification requirements,
shall be valid until 31 March 2009.’

The ecological criteria for the product group tourist ac-
commodation service, as well as the related assessment and
verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 October
2009.’

Article 3

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4 of Decision 2002/272/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

The ecological criteria for the product group hard floor
coverings, as well as the related assessment and verification
requirements, shall be valid until 31 March 2010.’

For the Commission

Danuta HÜBNER
Member of the Commission

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.