Document ID: 32002D0018

Commission Decision
of 21 December 2001
establishing the Community eco-label working plan
(notified under document number C(2001) 4395)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/18/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 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the Commission is to establish a Community eco-label working plan.
(2) The working plan should include a strategy for the development of the scheme, setting out objectives for environmental improvement and market penetration, a non-exhaustive list of product groups which should be considered as priorities for Community action, and plans for coordination and cooperation between the Community scheme and other eco-label award schemes in Member States.
(3) Furthermore the working plan should provide measures for the implementation of the strategy and include the planned financing of the scheme.
(4) Finally the working plan should outline the services to which the scheme is not applicable, taking into account 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)(2).
(5) The working plan should be reviewed periodically.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Community eco-label working plan for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004, set out in the Annex, is adopted.
Article 2
A review of the working plan shall be initiated before 31 December 2004.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

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