11.4.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 9413 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 25 March 2002 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to hard floor-coverings (notified under document number C(2002) 1174) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/272/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 Euro- pean Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (), and in partic- ular Article 4 and Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing char- acteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups. (3)  The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco- labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regula- tion (EC) No 1980/2000. (4)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regula- tion (EC) No 1980/2000, a hard floor covering must fall within the product group ‘hard floor coverings’ as defined in Article 2 () O] L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1. of this Decision and must comply with the ecological criteria set out in the Annex. Article 2 The product group ‘hard floor-coverings’ shall comprise the following hard products for internal/external flooring use, without any relevant structural function: natural stones, agglomerated stones, concrete paving units, terrazzo tiles, ceramic tiles and clay tiles. Article 3 For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group ‘hard floor-coverings’ shall be ‘021" Atrticle 4 This Decision shall apply from 1 April 2002 until 31 March 2006. If on 31 March 2006, revised criteria for this product group have not been adopted, this Decision shall apply until 31 March 2007. Atrticle 5 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 March 2002. For the Commission Margot WALLSTROM Member of the Commission