Introductory text
United Kingdom
Commission Decision
of 9 February 2006
establishing the Community Eco-label working plan
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/402/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 schemef1, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the Commission is to establish a Community Eco-label working plan.
(2)
The working plan should include a strategy for the development of the scheme, setting out objectives for environmental improvement and market penetration, a non-exhaustive list of product groups which should be considered as priorities for Community action, and plans for co-ordination and co-operation between the Community scheme and other Eco-label award schemes in Member States.
(3)
Furthermore the working plan should provide measures for the implementation of the strategy and include the planned financing of the scheme.
(4)
The revised working plan should be drafted on the basis of the experience gained during the implementation of the first Community Eco-label working planf2.
(5)
The working plan should be reviewed periodically.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: