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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 244/2009
of 18 March 2009
implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to
ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, electronic equipment household lamps
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European The setting of energy efficiency requirements for lamps
subject to this Regulation will lead to a decrease of the 21 The requirements contained in this measure allow
Having regard to Directive 2005/32/EC of the European overall mercury emissions. halogen lamps of socket G9 and R7s to remain on the
Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a market for a limited period of time, recognising the need
framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for 10 Article 10(1)(d) of the Directive 2002/96/EC of the to service the existing luminaire stock, to prevent undue
energy-using products and amending Council European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January costs on consumers and to give time to manufacturers to
Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/ 2003 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment develop luminaires dedicated to more efficient lighting
EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Article should be fully implemented to ensure minimising the technologies.
15(1) thereof, After consulting the Ecodesign Consultation potential risks for the environment and for human health
Forum, in case of accidental breakage of compact fluorescent 22 The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
lamps or at their end of life. accordance with the opinion of the Committee established
Whereas: by Article 19(1) of Directive 2005/32/EC,
11 Improvements of electricity consumption of products
subject to this Regulation should be achieved by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
1 Under Directive 2005/32/EC ecodesign requirements applying exising non-proprietary cost effective
shall be set by the Commission for energy using technologies, which lead to a reduction of the combined
products representing significant volumes of sales and Article 1
trades, having significant environmental impact and expenses for purchasing and operating the equipment. Subject matter and scope
presenting significant potential for improvement in 12 Ecodesign requirements for products subject to this
terms of their environmental impact without entailing Regulation should be set with a view to improving the This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the
excessive costs. placing on the market of non-directional household lamps,
environmental performance of the products affected,
contributing to the functioning of the internal market including when they are marketed for non-household use or
2 Article 16(2) first indent of Directive 2005/32/EC when they are integrated into other products. It also
provides that in accordance with the procedure referred and to the Community objective of reducing energy establishes
consumption by 20 % in 2020 compared with the
to in Article 19(3) and the criteria set out in assumed energy consumption in that year if no product information requirements for special purpose lamps.
Article 15(2),and after consulting the Ecodesign measures are implemented. The requirements set out in this Regulation shall not apply to
Consultation Forum, the Commission shall as appropriate the following household and special purpose lamps:
introduce an implementing measure on domestic
lighting products. 13 This Regulation should increase the market penetration (a) lamps having the following chromaticity coordinates
of energy efficient products subject to this Regulation,
leading to estimated energy savings of 39 TWh in x and y:
3 The Commission has carried out a preparatory study 2020, compared with the assumed energy consumption - x < 0,200 or x > 0,600
which analysed the technical, environmental and - y <–2,3172 x + 2,3653 x–0,2800 or
economic aspects of lighting products typically used in in that year if no Ecodesign measure is implemented. y >–2,3172 x + 2,3653 x–0,1000;
households. The study has been developed together with 14 The ecodesign requirements should not affect (b) directional lamps;
stakeholders and interested parties from the Community functionality from the user tively affect health, safety or (c) lamps having a luminous flux below 60 lumens or above
and third countries, and the results have been made the environment. In particular, the benefits of reducing (d) lamps having:
publicly available on the EUROPA website of the - 6 % or more of total radiation of the range 250-780 nm
Commission. the electricity consumption during the use phase in the range of 250-400 nm,
should overcompensate potential, if any, additional
environmental impacts during the production phase of - the peak of the radiation between 315-400 nm (UVA)
4 Mandatory ecodesign requirements apply to products products subject to this Regulation. or 280-315 nm (UVB);
placed on the Community market wherever they are - the peak of the radiation between 315-400 nm (UVA)
installed or used, therefore such requirements cannot or 280-315 nm (UVB);
be made dependent on the application in which the 15 A staged entry into force of the ecodesign requirements (e) fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast;
product is used (such as for domestic lighting). should provide a sufficient timeframe for manufacturers (f) high-intensity discharge lamps;
to re-design products subject to this Regulation as
appropriate. (g) incandescent lamps with E14/E27/B22/B15 caps, with a
The timing of the stages should be set in such a voltage equal to or below 60 volts and without integrated
5 Products subject to this Regulation are designed transformer in Stages 1-5 according to Article 3.
essentially for the full or partial illumination of a way that negative impacts related to functionalities of
household room, by replacing or complementing natural equipment on the market are avoided, and cost impacts
for end-users and manufacturers, in particular small and
light with artificial light, in order to enhance visibility medium enterprises, are taken into account, while Article 2
within that space. Special purpose lamps designed ensuring timely achievement of the objectives of this
essentially for other types of applications (such as traffic Definitions
signals, terrarium lighting, or household appliances) Regulation.
and clearly indicated as such on accompanying product 16 Measurements of the relevant product parameters should For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in
information should not be subject to the ecodesign be performed taking into account the generally Directive 2005/32/EC shall apply. The following definitions
requirements set out in this Regulation. shall also apply:
recognised state of the art measurement;manufacturers
may apply harmonised standards set up in household room illumination means the full or partial
6 New technologies emerging on the market such as light illumination of a household room,by replacing or
emitting diodes should be subject to this Regulation. accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2005/32/EC as complementing
soon as they are made available and published for that
purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union natural light with artificial light, in order to
7 The environmental aspects of the products covered that enhance visibility within that space;
are identified as significant for the purposes of this
Regulation are energy in the use phase as well as mercury 17 In accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2005/32/EC, 1. household room illumination means the full or partial
content and mercury emissions. this Regulation should specify the applicable conformity illumination of a household room,by replacing or
assessment procedures.
complementing natural light with artificial light, in order to
8 The annual electricity consumption related to products 18 In order to facilitate compliance checks, manufacturers enhance visibility within that space;
subject to this Regulation in the Community has been 2. means a source made in order to produce an optical
estimated to be 112 TWh in 2007, corresponding to should provide information in the technical documentation radiation, usually visible, including any additional
45 Mt CO measures, the consumption is predicted to referred to in Annexes V and VI to Directive components necessary for starting, power supply or
2005/32/EC in so far as this information relates to the
increase to 135 TWh in 2020. The preparatory studies requirements laid down in this Regulation. stable operation of the lamp or for the distribution,
showed that electricity consumption of products subject filtering or transformation of the optical radiation, in case
to this Regulation can be significantly reduced. those components cannot be removed without
19 In addition to the legally binding requirements, the
identification of indicative benchmarks for best available permanently damaging the unit;
9 Mercury emitted in the different life cycle phases of the technologies for products subject to this Regulation 3. household lamp
lamps, including from use-phase electricity generation should contribute to ensuring wide availability and to room illumination; it does not include special purpose
and from the 80 % of compact fluorescent lamps facilitating access to information.This can further facilitate 4. special purpose lamp household room illumination
containing mercury which are presumed not to be because of its technical parameters
recycled at the end of life, has been estimated to be the integration of best design technologies for improving or because the related product information indicates
2,9 tonnes in 2007 from the installed stock of lamps. the life cycle environmental performance of products that it is unsuitable for household room illumination;
subject to this Regulation.
Without taking specific measures, the mercury emissions 5. directional lamp means a lamp having at least 80 % light
of the installed lamp stock is predicted to increase to 3,1 20 A review of this measure should take particular note of output within a solid angle of sr (corresponding to a cone
tonnes in 2020 while it has been demonstrated that it with angle of 120°);
can be significantly reduced. the evolution of sales of special purpose lamp types so as
Although the mercury content of compact fluorescent to verify that they are not used for general lighting non-directional lamp
purposes, of the development of new technologies such
lamps is considered to be a significant environmental as LEDs and of the feasibility of establishing energy tional lamp;
aspect, it is appropriate to regulate it under Directive efficiency requirements at the Commision Directive
2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the 7. filament lamp means a lamp in which light is produced by
Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the 98/11/EC of 27 January 1988 implementing Council means of a threadlike conductor which is heated to
use of certain hazardous substances in electrcal and Directive 92/75 with regard to energy labeling of