2007/747/EC: Commission Decision of 19 November 2007 on the recognition of certification procedures in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) and repealing Decision 97/264/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 5291) (Text with EEA relevance)

21.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 November 2007
on the recognition of certification procedures in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) and repealing Decision 97/264/EC
(notified under document number C(2007) 5291)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/747/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has identified revised international standards and European accreditation requirements of certification bodies that meet the requirements of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and should therefore be recognised by the Commission.
(2) The standards and accreditation requirements recognised by Commission Decision 97/264/EC of 16 April 1997 on the recognition of certification procedures in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (2) are no longer used and Decision 97/264/EC should therefore be repealed.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001,