Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 230/4/1
29 March 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 237/2023
European Union (EU)* : Amendments to Decisions on EU Ecolabel Award Scheme
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 614/2017 of 18 July 2017, the European Commission has adopted a Decision to amend seven Decisions (viz. (EU) 2017/1214, (EU) 2017/1215, (EU) 2017/1216, (EU) 2017/1217, (EU) 2017/1218, (EU) 2017/1219 and (EU) 2018/680) to prolong the validity of the EU Ecolabel criteria and related assessment and verification requirements for certain products as follows:
| Product | Prolonged Validity | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hand dishwashing detergents | Until 31 December 2026 |
| 2. | Industrial and institutional dishwasher detergents | |
| 3. | Dishwasher detergents | |
| 4. | Hard surface cleaning products | |
| 5. | Laundry detergents | |
| 6. | Industrial and institutional laundry detergents | |
| 7. | Indoor cleaning services | Until 31 December 2027 |
2.Details are set out in Commission Decision (EU) 2023/693, which can be accessed through the following link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023D0693&from=EN.
3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Tracy MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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