1. Updates on issues related to the EU Ecolabel
EUEB Meeting
17 June 2015, Brussels
Carla Pinto
DG ENVIRONMENT / EUROPEAN COMMISSION

2. Decisions
COMMISSION DECISION establishing
the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel
for soil improvers, growing media and mulch
Will be transmitted for scrutiny of the European Parliament and of the Council after 9 July 2015.
Adoption foreseen before end of November 2015 and will be published beginning of December 2015.
EU Ecolabel criteria and related assessment and verification requirements will be valid for four years from the date of its adoption.
A transitional clause is established for EU Ecolabel licences awarded to soil improvers and growing media in accordance respectively with the criteria set out in Decision 2006/799/EC and Decision 2007/64/EC, which may be used for 12 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. 2

3. Published on 6 June 2015 (OJ L 142, p. 32).
Amendment Decisions
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/877 of 4 June 2015
amending Decisions 2009/568/EC, 2011/333/EU, 2011/381/EU,
2012/448/EU and 2012/481/EU, in order to prolong the validity of the
ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to certain products
Published on 6 June 2015 (OJ L 142, p. 32).
Commission Decision
Product Group
Validity prolonged until
2009/568/EC
Tissue paper
31 December 2018
2011/333/EU
Copying and graphic paper
2011/381/EU
Lubricants
2012/448/EU
Newsprint paper
2012/481/EU
Printed paper 3

4. for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes
Amendment Decisions
COMMISSION DECISION
amending Commission Decision 2014/312/EU of 28 May 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel
for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes
Definitions (13) on VOC and (14) on SVOC in Article 2 are amended.
The transitional period established in Article 7 for EU Ecolabel licenses awarded in accordance with the criteria set out in Decision 2009/543/EC or 2009/544/EC is changed to 21 months.
Table 2 (Performance requirements for different kind of paints and varnishes) in criterion 3 on «Efficiency in use», criterion 3(a) on «Spreading rate», criterion 4 on «Content of Volatile and Semi-volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs, SVOCs)», criterion 5(a) on «Overall restrictions to hazard classifications and risk phrases» and entry for formaldehyde in point 7 (Residual substances that may be present in the final product) in the Appendix are amended.
Published on 10 June 2015 (OJ L 144, p. 12). 4

5. Corrigenda (On-Going)
Corrigendum to the Italian Version of
COMMISSION DECISION 2014/893/EU of 9 December 2014
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel
for rinse-off cosmetic products
DG TRANSLATION launched the ISC on the requested linguistic corrigendum on 12 June 5

6. Corrigenda (On-Going)
Corrigendum to the German Version of
COMMISSION DECISION 2014/359/EU of 5 June 2014
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for textile products
1st ISC finished on 2 February 2015.
Legal Services proposed formal changes and DG TRANSLATION redrafted the whole text.
2nd phase of the ISC on a revised version finished on 5 June 2015. 6

7. WRITTEN VOTE PROCEDURES Validity planned to be prolonged until
2nd Semester 2015
WRITTEN VOTE PROCEDURES
COMMISSION DECISION
amending Decisions 2009/300/EC, 2009/563/EC, 2009/894/EC,
2011/330/EU and 2011/337/EU, in order to prolong the validity of the
ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to certain products
ISC will finish on 23 June 2015.
The written vote procedure will be launched by 24 June
Commission Decision
Product Group
Validity planned to be prolonged until
2009/300/EC
Televisions
31 December 2016
2009/563/EC
Footwear
2009/894/EC
Wooden Furniture
2011/330/EU
Notebook Computers
2011/337/EU
Personal Computers 7

8. WRITTEN VOTE PROCEDURES
2nd Semester 2015
WRITTEN VOTE PROCEDURES
To be confirmed in respect of a COMMISSION DECISION
amending four Commission Decisions establishing the ecological criteria
for the award of the EU Ecolabel for several categories of detergents
AMFEP (Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products), a non-profit European industry association, whose members produce and sell enzymes for use in laundry and cleaning products (as well as food, feed and other non-food industries), requested the amendment of several set of detergents EU Ecolabel criteria, in order to specifically include a derogation for H411 (Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects) for the enzyme "Subtilisin", CAS , previously classified and derogated for 4 PGs for H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life).
It was referred that without this ingredient it is not possible for detergent products to meet EU Ecolabel criteria (e.g., detergents for dishwashers, laundry detergents, hand dishwashing detergents, apc and sanitary cleaners, i&i automatic dishwasher detergents and i&i laundry detergents).
State of Play:
COM is preparing the amendment, but only for the 4 PGs for which subtilisin was already derogated for H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life): detergents for dishwashers, laundry detergents, i&i automatic dishwasher detergents and i&i laundry detergents. 8

9. Personal, Notebook and Tablet Computers
Updates
(Criteria Revision)
Displays
Text of the final draft criteria (aligned with the current Energy Label and to the revised Ecodesign implementing measure for displays) will be presented at the April 2016 meeting.
Vote by the Regulatory Committee will take place in November 2016.
Personal, Notebook and Tablet Computers
Energy Star version 6.1 is foreseen to be adopted by September 2015.
Text of criterion 1(a) on "Total energy consumption of the computer", 1(c) on "Graphics capabilities" and 1(d) on "Internal Power Supplies" will not be changed but is pending on the adoption of Energy Star version 6.1.
A written vote procedure is foreseen to be launched in October 2015. 9

10. Website Updates (Criteria Revision)
Light Sources
The "Light Sources" EU Ecolabel criteria revision project has stopped. 10

11. NEW & UPDATED Supporting Documents
Website Updates (UM)
NEW User Manuals
Rinse-Off Cosmetics (Version 1.0 )
NEW & UPDATED Supporting Documents
Calculation Sheet for Rinse-Off Cosmetics (Version May 2015)
Application Form for Lubricants (Version May 2015)
LuSC-list (Version 12 June 2015) 11

12. Website Updates (Others)
OTHER User Manuals
ECAT User Manual for Licence Holders (Version April 2015)
EU Ecolabel User Manual – Part A: General Information (Version April 2015)
EU ECOLABEL FOR BUSINESSES:
MORE ABOUT THE EU ECOLABEL: 12

13. Website Updates (Others)
OTHER User Manuals
EU Ecolabel Logo Guidelines (Version March 2015)
EU ECOLABEL FOR BUSINESSES:
MORE ABOUT THE EU ECOLABEL: 13

14. Website Updates (Others)
Announcements
Announcement on the EU Ecolabel website of the call for proposals for LIFE 2015 funding 14

15. Website Updates (Others)
EU Ecolabel VIDEO
Three short videos promoting the EU Ecolabel scheme in English and French were launched by the EC in May 2015.
Please see (and like) the posts on:
EMAS & EU Ecolabel page:
DG ENV Facebook page:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 15

16. Thank You! 16