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Official Journal of the European Union
5.2.2011
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 February 2011
amending Decisions 2002/741/EC, 2002/747/EC, 2003/31/EC, 2003/200/EC, 2005/341/EC and
2005/343/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU
Ecolabel to certain products
(notified under document C(2011) 523)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/81/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
and verification requirements for the award of the EU
Ecolabel to personal computers
( 6 ) expires on
31 December 2010.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(6) Commission
Decision
2005/343/EC
of
11
April
2005
establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European
and verification requirements for the award of the EU
Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU
Ecolabel to portable computers
( 7 ) expires on
Ecolabel (
31 December 2010.

1 ), and in particular paragraph 3(c) of Article 8 thereof,
(7) Pursuant
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
66/2010
a
timely
review
After consulting the European Union Eco-Labelling Board,
has been carried out of the ecological criteria, as well as
of the related assessment and verification requirements,
established by those Decisions.
Whereas:
(8)
Given the different stages of the revision process for
(1) Commission
Decision
2002/741/EC
of
4
September
those Decisions, it is appropriate to prolong the
2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for the
periods of validity of the ecological criteria and the
award of the EU Ecolabel to copying and graphic paper
related assessment and verification requirements which
and amending Decision 1999/554/EC ( 2 ) expires on
they set out. The period of validity for Decisions
31 December 2010.
2003/31/EC and 2003/200/EC should be prolonged
until 30 April 2011. The period of validity
for Decisions 2002/741/EC, 2005/341/EC and
(2) Commission
Decision
2002/747/EC
of
9
September
2005/343/EC should be prolonged until 30 June 2011.
2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for the
The period of validity for Decision 2002/747/EC should
award of the EU Ecolabel to light bulbs and amending
be prolonged until 31 August 2011.
Decision 1999/568/EC ( 3 ) expires on 31 December
2010.
(9) Decisions 2002/741/EC, 2002/747/EC, 2003/31/EC,
2003/200/EC, 2005/341/EC and 2005/343/EC should
(3) Commission
Decision
2003/31/EC
of
29
November
therefore be amended accordingly.
2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for the
award of the EU Ecolabel to detergents for dishwashers
(10) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
and amending Decision 1999/427/EC ( 4 ) expires on
accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted
31 December 2010.
by Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010,
(4) Commission
Decision
2003/200/EC
of
14
February HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
2003 establishing revised ecological criteria for the
award of the EU Ecolabel to laundry detergents and
amending Decision 1999/476/EC
(
Article 1

5 ) expires on
31 December 2010.
Article 5 of Decision 2002/741/EC is replaced by the following:
(5) Commission
Decision
2005/341/EC
of
11
April
2005
‘Article 5
establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment
The ecological criteria for the product group “copying and
graphic paper”, as well as the related assessment and verifi
( 1 ) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.
cation requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2011.’
( 2 ) OJ L 237, 5.9.2002, p. 6.
( 3 ) OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 44.
( 4 ) OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 11.
( 6 ) OJ L 115, 4.5.2005, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ L 76, 22.3.2003, p. 25
( 7 ) OJ L 115, 4.5.2005, p. 35.

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5.2.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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Article 2
Article 5
Article 5 of Decision 2002/747/EC is replaced by the following:
Article 3 of Decision 2005/341/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group “light bulbs”, as
The ecological criteria for the product group “personal
well as the related assessment and verification requirements,
computers”, as well as the related assessment and verification
shall be valid until 31 August 2011.’
requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2011.’
Article 6
Article 3
Article 3 of Decision 2005/343/EC is replaced by the following:
Article 5 of Decision 2003/31/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
‘Article 5
The ecological criteria for the product group “portable
The ecological criteria for the product group “detergents for
computers”, as well as the related assessment and verification
dishwashers”, as well as the related assessment and verifi
requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2011.’
cation requirements, shall be valid until 30 April 2011.’
Article 7
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Article 5 of Decision 2003/200/EC is replaced by the following:
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2011.
‘Article 5
For the Commission
The ecological criteria for the product group “laundry
detergents”, as well as the related assessment and verification
Janez POTONIK
requirements, shall be valid until 30 April 2011.’
Member of the Commission

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