Common Contracts

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

October 5th, 2006

• Filed
  October 5th, 2006

• Efficient use of energy is one of the main pillars for a sustainable energy policy in the EC. The Commission’s Green Paper on energy efficiency4 identifies the following major benefits from efficient use of energy: securing the competitiveness of the European economy due to lower spending on energy, environmental protection due to a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions caused by energy use, security of energy supply due to a reduction of energy demand and, hence, reduction of dependence on energy imports.