No L 128/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 5. 96 COMMISSION DECISION of 8 May 1996 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to double-ended light bulbs (Text with EEA relevance) (96/337/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 § (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, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The product group ‘double-ended light bulbs’ shall mean: all light bulbs which provide general purpose light and () OJ No L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. L. have fittings at both ends. This includes, principally, all linear fluorescent tubes. The tubes must be connectable to the public electricity supply. 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’s definition and the 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 009. Article 5 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 May 1996. For the Commission Ritt BJERREGAARD Member of the Commission