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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/3179 20.12.2024
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2024/3179
of 19 December 2024
amending Decisions (EU) 2017/175, (EU) 2018/1702 and (EU) 2019/70, as regards the period of
validity of the EU Ecolabel criteria and of the related assessment and verification requirements
(notified under document C(2024) 8921)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009on the
EU Ecolabel(1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
After consulting the European Union Ecolabelling Board,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 provides that the EU Ecolabel may be awarded to products with a reduced
environmental impact during their entire life cycle. Specific EU Ecolabel criteria are to be established for each
product group.
(2) By Commission Decision (EU) 2017/175(2), EU Ecolabel criteria were established for the product group ‘tourist
accommodation’. The validity of those criteria and of the related assessment and verification requirements is to
expire on 30 June 2025.
(3) By Commission Decision (EU) 2018/1702(3), EU Ecolabel criteria were established for the product group
‘lubricants’. The validity of those criteria and of the related assessment and verification requirements is to expire on
31 December 2024.
(4) By Commission Decision (EU) 2019/70(4), EU Ecolabel criteria were established for the product groups ‘graphic
paper’ and ‘tissue paper and tissue products’. The validity of those criteria and of the related assessment and
verification requirements is to expire on 31 December 2024.
(5) In line with the findings from the EU Ecolabel Fitness check (REFIT) of June 30, 2017(5), the Commission, together
with the EU Ecolabelling Board, assessed and confirmed the relevance of the EU Ecolabel criteria for the above-
mentioned product groups for the EU Ecolabel scheme, implementing solutions to enhance synergies among
product groups and to increase the uptake of the EU Ecolabel.
(1) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/66/oj.
(2) Commission Decision (EU) 2017/175 of 25 January 2017 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for tourist accommodation (OJ L 28,
2.2.2017, p. 9, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2017/175/oj).
(3) Commission Decision (EU) 2018/1702 of 8 November 2018 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for lubricants (OJ L 285,
13.11.2018, p. 82, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2018/1702/oj).
(4) Commission Decision (EU) 2019/70 of 11 January 2019 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for graphic paper and the EU Ecolabel
criteria for tissue paper and tissue products (OJ L 15, 17.1.2019, p. 27, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/70/oj).
(5) Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the review of implementation of Regulation (EC)
No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations
in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) and the Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the parliament and of the Council
of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel [COM(2017) 355].
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(6) The above-mentioned considerations revealed that, for the lubricants, graphic paper, tissue paper and tissue products
product groups, the criteria were considered still up to date and likely to remain so in the near future. Consequently,
revisions for the above mentioned criteria should be deferred, enabling integration of evolving sectoral legislation
and ensuring alignment and coherence with other ongoing EU product policies. For the tourist accommodation
product group, a revision will be needed in order to update the criteria and to ensure coherence with the upcoming
EU initiatives on sustainable tourism. Until then, the criteria should remain valid.
(7) To facilitate the Commission’s coordination of the revision process alongside upcoming legislative initiatives, and to
consolidate efforts wherever feasible, it is advisable to extend the validity of the EU Ecolabel criteria outlined in
Decisions (EU) 2017/175, (EU) 2018/1702, and (EU) 2019/70.
(8) To allow sufficient time to finalise the revision processes and to ensure market continuity to licence holders between
the current and revised versions of the criteria, the period of validity of the current criteria and of the related
assessment and verification requirements should be extended until 31 December 2027 for the tourist
accommodation product group, and until 31 December 2028 for the lubricants, graphic paper, tissue paper and
tissue products product groups.
(9) Decisions (EU) 2017/175, (EU) 2018/1702 and (EU) 2019/70 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by
Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Amendment to Decision (EU) 2017/175
Article 6 of Decision (EU) 2017/175 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 6
The EU Ecolabel criteria for the product group “tourist accommodation” and the related assessment and verification
requirements shall be valid until 31 December 2027.’.
Article 2
Amendment to Decision (EU) 2018/1702
Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2018/1702 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
The EU Ecolabel criteria for the product group “lubricants” and the related assessment and verification requirements shall
be valid until 31 December 2028.’.
Article 3
Amendment to Decision (EU) 2019/70
Article 5 of Decision (EU) 2019/70 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
The EU Ecolabel criteria for the product groups “graphic paper” and “tissue paper and tissue products” and the related
assessment and verification requirements for each product group shall be valid until 31 December 2028.’.
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Article 4
Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2024.
For the Commission
Jessika ROSWALL
Member of the Commission
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