No L 364/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 94 'COMMISSION DECISION of 14 November 1994 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to toilet .paper (94/924/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 § (1) of Regulation (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, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The product group ‘toilet paper’ shall mean: ‘Rolls or sheets of paper intended for personal hygiene in . ) toilets. The paper normally consists of creped or () O] No L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1. embossed paper in one or several plies. The criteria do not apply to paper containing wet strength agents. Related products based on soft paper, such as napkins and wipes, are excluded from the product group.’ Article 2 The environmental performance of the product group as defined in Article 1 shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological criteria set out in the Annex. Article 3 The product group definition and the specific ecological criteria for the product group shall be valid for a period of three years from the date on which this Decision takes effect. Article 4 For administrative purposes, the code number assigned to the product group shall be ‘004" Article 5 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 November 1994. For the Commission Yannis PALEOKRASSAS Member of the Commission