EN Official Journal of the European Communities21.9.2000 L 237/1I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 1980/2000 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 17 July 2000on a revised Community eco-label award schemeTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THEEUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and SocialCommittee (2),After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article251 of the Treaty (3),Whereas:(1) The aims of Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23March 1992 on a Community eco-label awardscheme (4) were to establish a voluntary Communityeco-label scheme intended to promote products with areduced environmental impact during their entire lifecycle and to provide consumers with accurate, non-deceptive and scientifically based in...