Document ID: 31999D0178

COMMISSION DECISION of 17 February 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to textile products (notified under document number C(1999) 339) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/178/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 provides that the conditions for the award of the Community eco-label shall be defined by product group;
Whereas Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 states that the environmental performance of a product shall be assessed by reference to the specific criteria for product groups;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, the Commission has consulted the principal interest groups within a consultation forum;
Whereas the measures set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The product group 'textile products` (hereinafter referred to as 'the product group`) shall mean:
textile clothing: clothing consisting at least 90 % by weight of textile fibres,
interior textiles: textile products for indoor use, consisting at least 90 % by weight of textile fibres, and excluding floor coverings,
yarn and fabric, for use in textile clothing or interior textiles.
Article 2
The environmental performance and the fitness for use of the product group as defined in Article 1 shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological and fitness-for-use criteria set out in the Annex.
Article 3
The product group definition and the criteria for the product group shall be valid for a period of three years from the first day of the month following the adoption of the criteria.
Article 4
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group shall be '016`.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 1999.

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