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Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject matter

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.Competent bodies

  6. Article 5.European Union Ecolabelling Board

  7. Article 6.General requirements for EU Ecolabel criteria

  8. Article 7.Development and revision of EU Ecolabel criteria

  9. Article 8.Establishment of EU Ecolabel criteria

  10. Article 9.Award of the EU Ecolabel and terms and conditions of its use

  11. Article 10.Market surveillance and control of the use of the EU Ecolabel

  12. Article 11.Ecolabelling schemes in the Member States

  13. Article 12.Promotion of the EU Ecolabel

  14. Article 13.Exchange of information and experiences

  15. Article 14.Report

  16. Article 15.Amendment of Annexes

  17. Article 16.Committee procedure

  18. Article 17.Penalties

  19. Article 18.Repeal

  20. Article 19.Transitional provisions

  21. Article 20.Entry into force

  22. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      PROCEDURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION OF EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA

      1. A. Standard procedure

        1. 1. Preliminary report

        2. 2. Proposal for draft criteria and associated technical report

        3. 3. Final report and draft criteria

        4. 4. Manual for potential users of the EU Ecolabel and competent...

        5. 5. Manual for authorities awarding public contracts

      2. B. Shortened procedure where criteria have been developed by other EN...

      3. C. Shortened procedure for non-substantial revision of the criteria

    2. ANNEX II

      Form of the EU Ecolabel

      1. The EU Ecolabel shall take the following form:

      2. Label: Optional label with text box (the possibility for the...

      3. The European Commission will provide further instructions on the design...

    3. ANNEX III

      1. 1. Application fee

      2. 2. Annual fee

      3. 3. Inspection fee

    4. ANNEX IV

      STANDARD CONTRACT COVERING THE TERMS OF USE OF THE EU ECOLABEL

      1. PREAMBLE

      2. 1. USE OF THE EU ECOLABEL

        1. 1.1. The competent body grants the holder the right to use...

        2. 1.2. The EU Ecolabel shall be used only in the forms...

        3. 1.3. The holder shall ensure that the product to be labelled...

        4. 1.4. The contract may be extended to a wider range of...

        5. 1.5. The holder shall not advertise or make any statement or...

        6. 1.6. The holder shall be responsible under this contract for the...

        7. 1.7. The competent body, including its agents authorised for such purpose,...

      3. 2. SUSPENSION AND WITHDRAWAL

        1. 2.1. In the event that the holder becomes aware that he...

        2. 2.2. Where the competent body considers that the holder has contravened...

      4. 3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY

        1. 3.1. The holder shall not include the EU Ecolabel as part...

        2. 3.2. The competent body, including its authorised agents, shall not be...

        3. 3.3. The competent body, including its authorised agents, shall not be...

        4. 3.4. The holder shall indemnify and keep indemnified the competent body...

      5. 4. FEES

        1. 4.1. The amount of application fee and annual fee shall be...

        2. 4.2. Use of the EU Ecolabel is conditional upon all relevant...

      6. 5. CONTRACT DURATION AND APPLICABLE LAW

        1. 5.1. Except as provided for in Article 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, this contract...

        2. 5.2. Where the holder has contravened any of the terms of...

        3. 5.3. The holder may terminate the contract by giving the competent...

        4. 5.4. If the product group criteria as stated in Article 1.1 are extended...

        5. 5.5. After the termination of this contract the holder may not...

        6. 5.6. Any dispute between the competent body and the holder or...

      7. Done at date

      8. (Competent body)

      9. Designated person

      10. (Legally binding signature)

      11. (Holder)

      12. Designated person

      13. (Legally binding signature)

    5. ANNEX V

      REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPETENT BODIES

      1. 1. A competent body shall be independent of the organisation or...

      2. 2. A competent body, its top-level management and the personnel responsible...

      3. 3. Competent bodies and their personnel shall carry out the conformity...

      4. 4. A competent body shall be capable of carrying out all...

      5. 5. The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment activities shall...

      6. 6. The impartiality of the competent bodies, of their top level...

      7. 7. Competent bodies shall participate in, or ensure that their assessment...

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