July 2010 (10B-144)

Bulletin Summary       On 19 May 2010, the European Commission and the EC Council adopted a new Directive 2010/30/EU, which recasts the framework of the former Energy-labelling Directive 92/75/EEC. The new Directive modifies the previous one by extending its scope beyond household appliances to include all energy-related products. It also introduces three new energy efficiency classes, in addition to the existing ones, with the goal of having the most energy-efficient products. The new Directive enters into force 19 June 2010, with certain exceptions. See below for details.

Modifications of the Energy Labelling Directive

The aim of Directive 2010/30/EU is to facilitate the end-user’s choice of more energy efficient products through clear and standardised information, and to ensure that consumers have this information provided prior to purchase, irrespective of how the product is sold.

The scope of the new Directive goes beyond targeting only household appliances. It has now been extended to include all energy-related products, defined as any product having a “significant direct or indirect impact on energy consumption during use”. With this modification, the scope of the new Directive falls in line with Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC that sets requirements for energy-related products.

In addition, the new Directive has created three additional classes, A+, A++ and A+++, on top of the seven existing energy-efficiency classes, A to G. The new classes may be added to the current classification if required by technological advancements that introduce even more-energy efficient products. In principle, the total number of classes will be limited to seven as much as possible.

Applicable Requirements

For each category of product falling under the scope of this Directive, the European Commission will publish delegated acts that will set out the requirements for information that must be provided on the label. It will also set out the requirements to be provided in the fiche regarding the consumption of energy and any other relevant information essential to the consumer for product use.

The European Commission should provide a list of priority energy-related products covered under delegated acts of this new Directive. Such a list could also be included in the Working Plan of the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC that sets minimum energy efficiency requirements and would be targeting the same products.

Exceptions to “In Force” Date

The new Directive 2010/30/EU entered into force from 19 June 2010, except for points (d), (g) and (h) of Article 5, Responsibilities of Suppliers, that shall apply from 31 July 2011. References to the former Directive 92/75/EEC, should be understood to mean Directive 2010/30/EU.

Additional Information

For more details, please view the full text of Directive 2010/30/EU at:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:153:0001:0012:EN:PDF

  

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