Document ID: 32002D0272

Commission Decision
of 25 March 2002
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to hard floor-coverings
(notified under document number C(2002) 1174)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/272/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 Article 4 and Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco-labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.
(4) 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 1
In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a hard floor covering must fall within the product group "hard floor coverings" as defined in Article 2 of this Decision and must comply with the ecological criteria set out in the Annex.
Article 2
The product group "hard floor-coverings" shall comprise the following hard products for internal/external flooring use, without any relevant structural function: natural stones, agglomerated stones, concrete paving units, terrazzo tiles, ceramic tiles and clay tiles.
Article 3
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group "hard floor-coverings" shall be "021".
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 April 2002 until 31 March 2006. If on 31 March 2006, revised criteria for this product group have not been adopted, this Decision shall apply until 31 March 2007.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 2002.

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