New Directive - ErP Directive (2009/125/EC)
The EuP Directive is subsequently replaced by the ErP Directive 2009/125/EC published on 31 October 2009, with an extended scope covering all energy-related products. The ErP Directive has taken effect since 20 November 2009. It published Implementing Measures including 10 different types of measures. Producers must comply with the ErP Directive's requirements, and follow the CE conformity assessment modules to prepare product-related environmental technical-documentation file before sold on the EU market.
A. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 - Standby & Off Mode
After 6 January, 2010, The European Regulation (EC) No. 1275/2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment applies to energy-using products as Household appliances, Information technology equipment, Consumer equipment and Toys, leisure and sports equipment that are designed for use with a nominal voltage rating of 250 V or below.
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B. Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 - External Power supplies
After 27 April, 2010, The European Regulation (EC) No. 278/2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for no-load condition electric power consumption and average active efficiency of external power supplies.
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Products Not Covered / This Regulation shall not apply to:
(a) Voltage converters;
(b) Uninterruptible power supplies;
(c) Battery chargers;
(d) Halogen lighting converters;
(e) External power supplies for medical devices;
(f) External power supplies placed on the market no later than 30 June 2015 as a service part or spare part for an identical external power supply which was placed on the market not later than one year after this Regulation has come into force, under the condition that the service part or spare part, or its packaging, clearly indicates the primary load product(s) for which the spare part or service part is intended to be used with.
ErP Directive (2009/125/EC) implementing measures include:
- Regulation No 244/2009 ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps (amended by 859/2009)
- Regulation (EC) No 859/2009 ultraviolet radiation of non-directional household lamps (amending 244/2009)
- Regulation No 245/2009 ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaries able to operate such lamps, and repealing Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Regulation No 107/2009 ecodesign requirements for simple set-top boxes
- Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 ecodesign requirements for electric motors
- Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products Text with EEA relevance
- Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 ecodesign requirements for televisions
- Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 ecodesign requirements for household refrigerating appliances
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Specialized Technology Resources (H.K.) Ltd. is the first Hong Kong laboratory which has obtained HOKLAS accreditation on test standard (IEC / EN /BSEN 62301) for ErP testing for standby and off mode electric power consumption.
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