1.   Applications submitted before the date of application of this Decision for the EU Ecolabel for the product group ‘indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes’, as defined in Decision 2014/312/EU, shall be evaluated in accordance with the conditions established in that Decision.

2.   Applications for the EU Ecolabel for products falling within the product group ‘indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes’ as defined in Decision 2014/312/EU submitted within 2 months following the date of application of this Decision may be based either on the criteria established in this Decision, or on the criteria established in Decision 2014/312/EU. Those applications shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria on which they are based.

3.   EU Ecolabel licences awarded on the basis of an application evaluated in accordance with the criteria established in Decision 2014/312/EU may be used for 18 months from the date of application of this Decision.