L 102/82 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2003 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 April 2003 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to tourist accommodation service (notified under document number C(2003) 235) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/287[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (), and in parti- cular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof and the sixth paragraph of point 2 of Annex V thereof, Whereas: (1) Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing char- acteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups. (3)  In the case of tourist accommodation service, the ecolo- gical criteria should be divided into mandatory criteria, all of which must be complied with, and optional criteria, only a number of which need be complied with. (4)  Asregards the related fees, reductions should be made as provided for by Regulation (EC) 1980/2000 and Article 5 of Commission Decision 2000/728/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the application and annual fees of the Community eco-label (). (5)  In the case of micro enterprises and mountain huts, it is appropriate to provide for further reductions in the fees in order to take account of their limited resources and their particular importance within this product group. () OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1. () OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 18. (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco- labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regula- tion (EC) No 1980/2000. (7)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atrticle 1 In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regula- tion (EC) No 1980/2000 the service provided must fall within the product group ‘tourist accommodation service’ as defined in Article 2 of this Decision and must comply with the ecolo- gical criteria set out in the Annex to this Decision. These criteria are divided into mandatory criteria, all of which must be complied with, and optional criteria, a number of which must be complied with, as indicated in the Annex. Atticle 2 The product group ‘tourist accommodation service’ shall comprise the provision, for a fee, of sheltered overnight accom- modation in appropriately equipped rooms, including at least a bed, offered as a main service to tourists, travellers and lodgers. The provision of overnight sheltered accommodation may include the provision of food services, fitness activities and/or green areas.