Brussels, 09/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency have successfully finalised negotiations on a new EU-US agreement on the ENERGY STAR of office equipment, says a press release. It goes on to say that the new agreement is expected to be concluded this autumn. ENERGY STAR provides the framework for continuing EU-US cooperation on fostering the energy efficiency of computers, monitors, copiers, scanners and fax machines, and contains new demanding and innovative energy efficiency criteria, covering energy consumption both in the standby and the in-use phases, and will be further developed and adapted to future technology and market evolution. (Further information is available at: http://www.eu.-energystar.org )