Commission Directive 2006/80/EC
of 23 October 2006
adapting certain directives in the field of energy, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act of Accession, where acts which remain valid beyond 1 January 2007 require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the necessary adaptations are to be adopted by the Commission in all cases where the Commission adopted the original act.
(2) The Final Act of the Conference which drew up the Treaty of Accession indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the Institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
(3) Commission Directives 94/2/EC(1), 95/12/EC(2), 95/13/EC(3), 96/60/EC(4), 97/17/EC(5), 2002/31/EC(6) and 2002/40/EC(7) should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1U.K.
Directives 94/2/EC, 95/12/EC, 95/13/EC, 96/60/EC, 97/17/EC, 2002/31/EC and 2002/40/EC are amended as set out in the Annex.
Article 2U.K.
1.Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fields covered by this Directive.
Article 3U.K.
This Directive shall enter into force subject to, and on the date of, the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
Article 4U.K.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 October 2006.
For the Commission
Olli Rehn
Member of the Commission
ANNEXU.K.
ENERGYENERGY LABELLINGU.K.
1.31994 L 0002: Commission Directive 94/2/EC of 21 January 1994 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations (OJ L 45, 17.2.1994, p. 1), as amended by:U.K.
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33),
32003 L 0066: Commission Directive 2003/66/EC of 3.7.2003 (OJ L 170, 9.7.2003, p. 10).
The following is added to Annex I, point 1, before the label in Spanish:
and, between the labels in Portuguese and Slovak:
2.31995 L 0012: Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines (OJ L 136, 21.6.1995, p. 1), as amended by:U.K.
31996 L 0089: Commission Directive 96/89/EC of 17.12.1996 (OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 85),
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).
The following is added to Annex I, point 1, before the label in Spanish:
and, between the labels in Portuguese and Slovak:
The following is added to Annex V:
3.31995 L 0013: Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric tumble driers (OJ L 136, 21.6.1995, p. 28), as amended by:U.K.
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).
The following is added to Annex I, point 1, before the label in Spanish:
and, between the labels in Portuguese and Slovak:
The following is added to Annex V:
4.31996 L 0060: Commission Directive 96/60/EC of 19 September 1996 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household combined washer-driers (OJ L 266, 18.10.1996, p. 1), as amended by:U.K.
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).
The following is added to Annex I, point 1, before the label in Spanish:
and, between the labels in Portuguese and Slovak:
The following is added to Annex V:
5.31997 L 0017: Commission Directive 97/17/EC of 16 April 1997 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers (OJ L 118, 7.5.1997, p. 1), as amended by:U.K.
31999 L 0009: Commission Directive 1999/9/EC of 26.2.1999 (OJ L 56, 4.3.1999, p. 46),
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).
The following is added to Annex I, point 1, before the label in Spanish:
and, between the labels in Portuguese and Slovak:
The following is added to Annex V:
6.32002 L 0031: Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners (OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 26), as amended by:U.K.
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).
The following is added to Annex V:
7.32002 L 0040: Commission Directive 2002/40/EC of 8 May 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric ovens (OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 45), as amended by:U.K.
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).
The following is added to Annex V:
