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Ref : EIC 230/4/1

11 December 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 618/2009

European Union (EU)* : Community Eco-Label Award Scheme

Further to Commercial Information Circulars No. 508/2006 of 20 December 2006, No.80/2007 of 7 February 2007, No.290/2007 of 31 July 2007, No.447/2007 of 26 November 2007, No. 69/2008 of 23 January 2008, No.616/2008 of 9 December 2008, and No.67/2009 of 6 February 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Decision to extend the validity of the ecological criteria of 12 product groups. Details are set out in Commission Decision 2009/888/EC, which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:318:0043:0045:EN:PDF

DETAILS

  1. The Commission has conducted a review on the ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements of 12 product groups. As a result of the review, the validity of the ecological criteria has been extended as follows:

    1. copying and graphic paper; light bulbs; laundry detergents; personal computers; and portable computers, the validity has been extended to 31 December 2010;

    2. hand dishwashing detergents; all-purpose cleaners and cleaners for sanitary facilities; and lubricants, to 30 June 2011; and

    3. soil improvers; growing media; soaps, shampoo and hair conditioners; and electrically driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps, to 31 December 2011.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Peggy LEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2) The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.