THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2006/1005/EC of 18 December 2006 concerning conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment(1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement provides for the European Commission, together with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to develop Tier II of the imaging equipment specification, thereby amending Annex C of the Agreement.
(2) The position of the Community 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 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).
(4) As of 1 July 2009, the imaging equipment specification in Annex C, part VII, should be repealed and replaced by the specifications annexed to this Decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: