ecodesign and energy label regulations introduction
Eco regulations
There are two recent EU Directives that are directly relevant to electrical retailers and manufacturers. They deal with the energy use of domestic appliances. The first is Ecodesign Directive which looks at the environmental impact of a product during its whole lifecycle and the second is the Energy Labelling Directive which requires energy information to be provided to consumers. Sian Lewis of AMDEA explains.
Legislation In the UK, the Energy Information Regulations 2011 came into force on 20 July 2011 to transpose the revised Energy Labelling Framework Directive. The Eco-Design for Energy- Related Products Regulations 2010 came into force in 2010 to transpose the recast Ecodesign Directive.
Both the recast Directives are being implemented by Regulations not through ‘daughter’ Directives as the previous legislation was. But because of the different processes involved the two sets of Regulations have different implementation dates.
The theory is that the Energy Labelling Regulations allow consumers to choose more energy efficient products while the Ecodesign Regulations ensure that companies have to manufacture more energy-efficient products – a two-pronged approach to reducing domestic energy use as part of the EU’s plans for saving energy and reducing greenhouse gases.
Energy labels – the background Energy labels were first introduced in the 1990s, with separate Directives for household fridge- freezers, washing machines, tumble dryers, washer-dryers, dishwashers, air conditioners, electric ovens and light bulbs. The familiar A-G format was used for each product with coloured bands from dark green to red, underlining that A
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