2008/889/EC: Commission Decision of 18 November 2008 amending Decisions 2002/747/EC, 2003/31/EC, 2005/342/EC, 2005/344/EC and 2005/360/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(2008) 6941) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: eco-label, environmental protection, lighting equipment, polishing and scouring preparations

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II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 November 2008

amending Decisions 2002/747/EC, 2003/31/EC, 2005/342/EC, 2005/344/EC and 2005/360/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(2008) 6941)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/889/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

washers and amending Decision 1999/427/EC (3) expires
on 31 December 2008.

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:

(1)

(2)

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
28 February 2009.

1999/568/EC (2)

expires

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

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 44.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Commission Decision 2005/342/EC of 23 March 2005
establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of
the
dishwashing
detergents (4) expires on 31 December 2008.

Community

eco-label

hand

to

Commission Decision 2005/344/EC of 23 March 2005
the
establishing ecological criteria for
and
Community eco-label
on
cleaners
31 December 2008.

the award of
cleaners
expires

to all purpose
facilities (5)

sanitary

for

Commission Decision 2005/360/EC of 26 April 2005
establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment
the
and verification requirements
on
Community
31 May 2009.

the award of
expires

lubricants (6)

eco-label

for

to

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

(3) OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 115, 4.5.2005, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 115, 4.5.2005, p. 42.
(6) OJ L 118, 5.5.2005, p. 26.

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(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

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
and
2005/344/EC for a period of 24 months, and Decision
2002/747/EC and Decision 2005/360/EC for a period of
14 months.

2005/342/EC

2003/31/EC,

Decisions

Since the review obligation pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 1980/2000 concerns only the ecological criteria and
it
assessment and verification requirements,
is appro­
priate
2003/31/EC,
2005/342/EC, 2005/344/EC and 2005/360/EC remain
in effect.

that Decisions

2002/747/EC,

Decisions 2002/747/EC, 2003/31/EC, 2005/342/EC,
2005/344/EC and 2005/360/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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 of Decision 2002/747/EC is replaced by the following:

Article 1

‘Article 5
The ecological criteria for the product group “light bulbs”, as
well as the related assessment and verification requirements,
shall be valid until 30 April 2010.’

Article 3 of Decision 2005/342/EC is replaced by the following:

Article 3

‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group “hand dish­
washing detergents”, as well as the related assessment and
verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December
2010.’

Article 3 of Decision 2005/344/EC is replaced by the following:

Article 4

‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group “all purpose
cleaners and cleaners for sanitary facilities”, as well as the
related assessment and verification requirements, shall be
valid until 31 December 2010.’

Article 4 of Decision 2005/360/EC is replaced by the following:

Article 5

‘Article 4
The ecological criteria for the product group “lubricants”, and
the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be
valid until 31 July 2010.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 6

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2008.

‘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 2010.’

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission