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Official Journal of the European Union
28.1.2012
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 January 2012
amending Decisions 2011/263/EU and 2011/264/EU in order to take account of developments in
enzymes classification in accordance with Annex I to Council Directive 67/548/EEC and Annex VI
to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2012) 323)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/49/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(2) The
Commission
has
adopted
Decision
2011/263/EU
of
28 April 2011 on establishing the ecological criteria for
the award of the EU Ecolabel to detergents for dish
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
washers ( 4 ) and Decision 2011/264/EU of 28 April
Union,
2011 on establishing the ecological criteria for the
award of the EU Ecolabel for laundry detergents ( 5 ).
After the adoption of those Decisions the important
enzyme subtilisin, which is used in laundry detergents
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European
and detergents for dishwashers, was classified as R50
Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU
(Very toxic to aquatic life) in accordance with Annex I
Ecolabel ( 1 ), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the
approximation of laws, regulations and administrative
provisions relating to the classification, packaging and
After consulting the European Union Eco-Labelling Board,
labelling of dangerous substances ( 6 ) and Annex VI to
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, which prevents those
laundry detergents and detergents for dishwashers from
Whereas:
obtaining the EU Ecolabel.
(1) According
to
Article
6(6)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
66/2010
the EU Ecolabel may not be awarded to goods containing
(3) This
is
new
information
that
was
not
considered
during
substances or preparations/mixtures meeting the criteria
the review of the EU Ecolabel criteria for laundry
for classification as toxic, hazardous to the environment,
detergents and detergents for dishwashers and the
carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction in
considerations of derogations for enzymes. Decisions
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the
2011/263/EU and 2011/264/EU should therefore be
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
amended in order to take account of developments in
2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of
enzymes classification in accordance with Annex I to
substances and mixtures, amending and repealing
Directive 67/548/EEC and Annex VI to Regulation (EC)
Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending
No 1272/2008.
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ( 2 ). The EU Ecolabel may
also not be awarded to goods containing substances
referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No
1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Regis
(4) A
transitional
period
should
be
provided
for
in
tration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
order to give producers whose products have been
Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals
awarded the Ecolabel for laundry detergents and
Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing
detergents for dishwashers on the basis of the criteria
Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission
set out in Commission Decisions 2003/31/EC ( 7 ) and
Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council
2003/200/EC ( 8 ) sufficient time to adapt their products
Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives
to comply with the revised criteria and requirements and
91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (
in order to compensate for suspension caused by this

3 ).
According to Article 6(7) of Regulation (EC) No
amendment.
66/2010, where it is not technically feasible to substitute
those goods as such or via the use of alternative materials
or designs, or in the case of products which have a
significantly higher overall environmental performance
(5) Decisions
2011/263/EU
and
2011/264/EU
should
compared with other goods of the same category, the
therefore be amended accordingly,
Commission may adopt measures to grant derogations
from Article 6(6) of that Regulation.
( 4 ) OJ L 111, 30.4.2011, p. 22.
( 5 ) OJ L 111, 30.4.2011, p. 34.
( 1 ) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.
( 6 ) OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
( 7 ) OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 11.
( 3 ) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
( 8 ) OJ L 76, 22.3.2003, p. 25.

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EN
28.1.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
26/37
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
2003/31/EC and 2003/200/EC, that Ecolabel may be used
until 28 September 2012.
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2011/263/EU is amended as set out in
Article 4
the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Article 2
The Annex to Decision 2011/264/EU is amended as set out in
Done at Brussels, 26 January 2012.
the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
For the Commission
Where the Ecolabel is awarded on the basis of an application
Janez POTONIK
evaluated according to the criteria set out in Decisions
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
1. In the Annex to Decision 2011/263/EU, in criterion 2, point (b), fifth paragraph, the following substance is added to
the table of derogations:
'Subtilisin H400
Very
toxic
to
aquatic
life R
50'
2. In the Annex to Decision 2011/264/EU, in criterion 4, point (b), fifth paragraph, the following substance is added to
the table of derogations:
'Subtilisin H400
Very
toxic
to
aquatic
life R
50'

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