14.7.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 18127 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 August 2008 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to outdoor paints and varnishes (notified under document number C(2008) 4452) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/543/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 European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (), and in particular the second subparagraph of 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) It is appropriate to adopt a new decision establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to outdoor paints and vanishes. (4)  The ecological criteria, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, should be valid for a period of four years. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Ecola- () O] L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1. belling Board established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000. (6)  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 1. The product group ‘outdoor paints and varnishes' shall comprise outdoor decorative and protective paints and varnishes, woodstains and related products for use on buildings and outdoor furniture, floors and fencing in accordance with paragraph 2, for use by do-it-yourself and professional users; and that are primarily developed for outdoor use and marketed as such. This includes, inter alia, floor coatings and floor paints; products which are tinted by distributors at the request of amateur or professional decorators; tinting systems; decorative paints in liquid or paste formulas which may have been pre- conditioned, tinted or prepared by the manufacturer to meet consumers needs, including wood paints, wood and decking stains, masonry coatings and metal finishes (excluding anti- corrosion finishes and primers) as well as primers (and under- coats) of such product systems. 2. ‘Paint’ means a pigmented coating material, in liquid or in paste or powder form, which when applied to a substrate, forms an opaque film having protective, decorative or specific technical properties.