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Official Journal of the European Union
16.11.2011
DECISIONS
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 November 2011
amending Decisions 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2007/506/EC, 2007/742/EC, 2009/543/EC and
2009/544/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) 8041)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/740/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
of the Community eco-label to electrically driven, gas
driven or gas absorption heat pumps ( 5 ) expires on
31 December 2011.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(5) Commission
Decision
2009/543/EC
of
13
August
2008
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European
Community eco-label to outdoor paints and varnishes ( 6 )
Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU
expires on 18 August 2012.
Ecolabel ( 1 ), and in particular point (c) of Article 8(3) thereof,
(6) Commission
Decision
2009/544/EC
of
13
August
2008
After consulting the European Union Eco-Labelling Board,
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the
Community eco-label to indoor paints and varnishes ( 7 )
expires on 18 August 2012.
Whereas:
(7) Pursuant
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
66/2010
a
timely
review
(1) Commission
Decision
2006/799/EC
of
3
November
has been carried out of the ecological criteria, as well as
2006 establishing revised ecological criteria and the
of the related assessment and verification requirements,
related assessment and verification requirements for the
established by those Decisions.
award of the Community eco-label to soil improvers ( 2 )
expires on 31 December 2011.
(8)
Given the different stages of the revision process for
those Decisions, it is appropriate to prolong the
(2) Commission
Decision
2007/64/EC
of
15
December
periods of validity of the ecological criteria and the
2006 establishing revised ecological criteria and the
related assessment and verification requirements which
related assessment and verification requirements for the
they set out. The period of validity of the ecological
award of the Community eco-label to growing media ( 3 )
criteria and the related assessment and verification
expires on 31 December 2011.
requirements set out in Decisions 2006/799/EC and
2007/64/EC should be prolonged until 31 December
2013. The period of validity of the ecological criteria
and the related assessment and verification requirements
(3) Commission
Decision
2007/506/EC
of
21
June
2007
set out in Decision 2007/506/EC should be prolonged
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the
until 31 March 2013. The period of validity of the
Community eco-label to soaps, shampoos and hair
ecological criteria and the related assessment and verifi
conditioners ( 4 ) expires on 31 December 2011.
cation requirements set out in Decision 2007/742/EC
should be prolonged until 31 March 2013, while the
period of validity of the ecological criteria and the
(4) Commission
Decision
2007/742/EC
of
9
November
related assessment and verification requirements set out
2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award
in Decisions 2009/543/EC and 2009/544/EC should be
prolonged until 30 June 2013.
( 1 ) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 325, 24.11.2006, p. 28.
( 5 ) OJ L 301, 20.11.2007, p. 14.
( 3 ) OJ L 32, 6.2.2007, p. 137.
( 6 ) OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 27.
( 4 ) OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 36.
( 7 ) OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 39.

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EN
16.11.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
297/65
(9) Decisions
2006/799/EC,
2007/64/EC,
2007/506/EC,
‘Article 4
2007/742/EC, 2009/543/EC and 2009/544/EC should
therefore be amended accordingly.
The ecological criteria for the product group "electrically
driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps", as well
as the related assessment and verification requirements,
(10) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
shall be valid until 31 March 2013.’.
accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up
by Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010,
Article 5
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 3 of Decision 2009/543/EC is replaced by the following:
Article 1
Article 6 of Decision 2006/799/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group "outdoor paints
‘Article 6
and varnishes", as well as the related assessment and verifi
The ecological criteria for the product group "soil improvers"
cation requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2013.’.
and the related assessment and verification requirements shall
be valid until 31 December 2013.’.
Article 6
Article 2
Article 3 of Decision 2009/544/EC is replaced by the following:
Article 5 of Decision 2007/64/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group "growing media"
The ecological criteria for the product group "indoor paints
and the related assessment and verification requirements shall
and varnishes", as well as the related assessment and verifi
be valid until 31 December 2013.’.
cation requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2013.’.
Article 3
Article 7
Article 4 of Decision 2007/506/EC is replaced by the following:
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
‘Article 4
The ecological criteria for the product group "soaps,
shampoos and hair-conditioners" as well as the related
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2011.
assessment and verification requirements shall be valid until
31 March 2013.’.
For the Commission
Article 4
Janez POTONIK
Article 4 of Decision 2007/742/EC is replaced by the following:
Member of the Commission

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