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Official Journal of the European Union
19.3.2013
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 March 2013
amending Decisions 2007/506/EC and 2007/742/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(2013) 1411)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/135/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
by Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010,
Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU
Article 1
Ecolabel ( 1 ), and in particular point (c) of Article 8(3) thereof,
Article 4 of Decision 2007/506/EC is replaced by the following:
After consulting the European Union Eco-Labelling Board,
Whereas:
‘Article 4

The ecological criteria for the product group “soaps,
(1) Commission
Decision
2007/506/EC
of
21
June
2007
shampoos and hair-conditioners” as well as the related
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the
assessment and verification requirements shall be valid until
Community eco-label to soaps, shampoos and hair
31 December 2013’.
conditioners ( 2 ) expires on 31 March 2013.
Article 2
(2) Commission
Decision
2007/742/EC
of
9
November
2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award
Article 4 of Decision 2007/742/EC is replaced by the following:
of the Community eco-label to electrically driven, gas
driven or gas absorption heat pumps ( 3 ) expires on
‘Article 4
31 March 2013.
The ecological criteria for the product group “electrically
(3) An
assessment
has
been
carried
out
to
evaluate
the
driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps”, as well
relevance and appropriateness of the current ecological
as the related assessment and verification requirements,
criteria, as well as of the related assessment and verifi
shall be valid until 31 December 2013’.
cation requirements, established by those Decisions.
Given the different stages of the revision process for
Article 3
those Decisions, it is appropriate to prolong the
periods of validity of the ecological criteria and the
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
related assessment and verification requirements which
they set out. The period of validity of the ecological
criteria and the related assessment and verification
Done at Brussels, 15 March 2013.
requirements set out in Decisions 2007/506/EC and
2007/742/EC should be prolonged until 31 December
2013.
For the Commission
(4) Decisions
2007/506/EC
and
2007/742/EC
should
Janez POTONIK
therefore be amended accordingly.
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 36.
( 3 ) OJ L 301, 20.11.2007, p. 14.

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