5.3.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 57/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 February 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to textile products (notified under document number C(1999) 339) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/178/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 Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 states that the environmental performance of a product shall be assessed by reference to the specific criteria for product groups; 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 under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, () OJ L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The product group ‘textile products’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the product group’) shall mean: textile clothing: clothing consisting at least 90 % by weight of textile fibres, interior textiles: textile products for indoor use, consisting at least 90 % by weight of textile fibres, and excluding floor coverings, yarn and fabrig for use in textile clothing or interior textiles. Article 2 The environmental performance and the fitness for use of the product group as defined in Article 1 shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological and fitness-for-use criteria set out in the Annex. Article 3 The product group definition and the criteria for the product group shall be valid for a period of three years from the first day of the month following the adoption of the criteria.