COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 March 2014
determining the European Union position for a decision of the Management entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Union on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment on adding specifications for computer servers and uninterruptible power supplies to Annex C to the Agreement and on the revision of specifications for displays and imaging equipment included in Annex C to the Agreement
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/202/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/107/EU of 13 November 2012 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Union on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Agreement provides for the European Commission, together with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to develop and periodically revise common specifications for office equipment specification, thereby amending Annex C to the Agreement.
(2)
The position of the European Union with regard to amendment of the specifications is to be determined by the Commission.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Decision take account of the opinion given by the European Union Energy Star Board referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (2) as amended by Regulation (EU) No 174/2013 (3).
(4)
The display specification in Annex C, Part II, and imaging equipment specification in Annex C, Part III, should be repealed and replaced by the specifications annexed to this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Sole Article
The position to be adopted by the European Union for a decision by the Management Entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Union on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment on revising the display and imaging equipment specifications in Annex C, Parts II and III, and adding new specifications for computer servers and uninterruptible power supplies, to the Agreement shall be based on the attached draft decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2014.