31. 12. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 364/21 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 November 1994 estabhshlng the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to soil 1mprovers (94/923/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, - Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg the European Community, . Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) thereof, Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5 (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 prbduct group ‘soil improvers’ shall mean: ‘Materials sold as branded products. for hobby gardeners to be added to the soil mainly to improve (') OJ No L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1. its physical and/or biological condition without causing harmful effects.’ 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 asmgned to the product group shall be ‘003, " Article § This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 November 1994. For the Commission Yannis PALEQKRASSAS Member of the Commission