L 381/24 Official Journal of the European Union 28.12.2006 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL DECISION of 18 December 2006 concerning conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment (2006/1005/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (4)  The market for office equipment is evolving rapidly. It is Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, and Article 300(4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) The Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations for an Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Com- munity on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment was adopted on 5 May 2006. (2)  The negotiations have been concluded and the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equip- ment (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was ini- tialled by both Parties on 7 June 2006. (3)  The appropriate internal Community procedures should be established to ensure proper operation of the Agreement. essential to reassess frequently the potential for maximis- ing energy savings and environmental benefits by stimu- lating the supply of and demand for energy-efficient products. It is therefore necessary to empower the Com- mission, assisted by a Community advisory board made up of national representatives and of all interested parties, to reassess and upgrade the Common Specifications for office equipment set out in Annex C to the Agreement regularly and to take certain decisions for implementa- tion of the Agreement, such as the layout of the Energy Star logo and the guidelines for use of the logo contained in Annexes A and B respectively. (5)  Implementation of the Agreement should be reviewed by the Technical Commission established by the Agreement. (6)  Each party to the Agreement should designate a manage- ment entity and the procedure for amending the Agree- ment should be defined. (7) The Agreement should be approved, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment, including its Annexes, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.