L 351/66 Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 97 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 5§ December 1997 modifying Decision 96/304/EC of 22 April 1996 establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to bed linen and T-shirts (Text with EEA relevance) (97/864/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme ('), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) thereof, Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regula- tion (EEC) No 880/92 provides that the conditions for the award of the Community eco-label shall be defined by product group; Whereas Commission Decision 96/304/EC of 22 April 1996 establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to bed linen and T-shirts (?) needs to be modified in order to clarify the meaning of the terms ‘100 % cotton’ and ‘blends of cotton and polyester’; Whereas in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 the Commission has consulted the principal interest groups within a consultation forum; Whereas the measures set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1. 116, 11. 5. 1996, p. 30. [ S il HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 In Article 1 of Decision 96/304/EC the second paragraph shall be deleted and replaced by the following text: ‘In all cases, the fibre materials for the final fabric must be 100 % cotton or blends of cotton and poly- ester. Up to 5 % of natural or synthetic elastic fibres may be allowed if justified on technical grounds’ Article 2 This Decision ‘is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 December 1997. For the Commission Ritt BJERREGAARD Member of the Commission