L 230/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 12.9.2000 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 September 2000 on criteria for assessing national plans according to Article 6 of Council Directive 1999/13/EC (notified under document number C(2000) 2473) (2000/541/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activi- ties and installations ('), and in particular Article 6(5) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Member States may define and implement national plans for reducing emissions from certain activities and instal- lations covered by the Directive. (2)  Criteria for national plans are important to ensure that national plans shall result in emission reductions equiva- lent to these achievable by application of emission limit values. (3) The Commission has to decide, based on these criteria, if national plans submitted by a Member State are to be considered as sufficient or insufficient. () O] L 85, 29.3.1999, p. 1. (4 The Commission will inform the Advisory Committee established by Article 13 of the Directive on the criteria, DECIDES: Sole Atrticle For assessing national plans according to Article 6 of Directive 1999/13[EC, the criteria laid down in the annex to this Decision apply. Done at Brussels, 6 September 2000. For the Commission Margot WALLSTROM Member of the Commission