2003/168/EC: Commission Decision of 11 March 2003 establishing the European Community Energy Star Board

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The European Community Energy Star Board "ECESB" is hereby established.

Article 2

1. The Chair of the ECESB shall be held by the Commission, represented by the Directorate General for Energy and Transport.

2. The indicative list of the national representatives referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2422/2001 shall be as set out in Part A of the Annex.

Where more than one national representative is designated, the "coordinator" shall be the representative empowered by the Member State as indicated in the Annex.

3. The indicative list of the interested Parties referred to in Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2422/2001 shall be as set out in Part B of the Annex.

4. In order to ensure a balanced participation of all relevant interested Parties in respect to each office equipment product group, the Chair may adapt the membership of interested Parties as appropriate.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2003.

For the Commission

Loyola De Palacio

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 332, 15.12.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 172, 26.6.2001, p. 3.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

INDICATIVE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ECESB

PART A

National representatives

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PART B

Interested parties

Manufacturers

The European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Association (EICTA)

Retailers

Eurocommerce

Environmental protection groups

WWF

Consumer organisations

The European Consumers Organisation (BEUC)