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Commission Decision of 25 March 2002 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to televisions (notified under document number C(2002) 1142) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/255/EC)

Commission Decision of 25 March 2002 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to televisions (notified under document number C(2002) 1142) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/255/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 4 and Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

  1. Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.

  2. Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria shall be established according to product groups.

  3. The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco-Labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.

  4. The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a television must fall within the product group as defined in Article 2 of this Decision and must comply with the criteria set out in the Annex.

Article 2

The product group ‘televisions’ shall comprise:

‘Mains powered electronic equipment which is designed to receive, decode and display TV transmission signals, whether analogue or digital, broadcast via satellite, cable or antenna signals and has a screen size of ten inches (25 cm) or more.’

Article 3

For administrative purposes the code number assigned to televisions shall be ‘022’.

Article 4

The ecological criteria for the product group televisions, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 March 2007.

Article 5

ANNEX