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Commission Decision of 20 April 2009 determining the Community position for a decision of the management entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment on the revision of the imaging equipment specifications in Annex C, part VII, to the Agreement (2009/347/EC)

EU Decision 2009/347 · Adopted 20 April 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 20 April 2009

determining the Community position for a decision of the management entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment on the revision of the imaging equipment specifications in Annex C, part VII, to the Agreement

(2009/347/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2006/1005/EC of 18 December 2006 concerning conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipmentf1, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Agreement provides for the European Commission, together with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to develop Tier II of the imaging equipment specification, thereby amending Annex C of the Agreement.

(2)

The position of the Community with regard to amendment of the specifications is to be determined by the Commission.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Decision take account of the opinion given by the European ENERGY STAR Board referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipmentf2.

(4)

As of 1 July 2009, the imaging equipment specification in Annex C, part VII, should be repealed and replaced by the specifications annexed to this Decision,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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Footnotes

f1

OJ L 381, 28.12.2006, p. 24.

f2

OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 1.

Contents

  1. Sole ArticleArticle Sole Article
  2. Signature
  3. Annex
  4. Draft Decision
  5. Division
  7. Division
  8. Division
  9. Division
  10. Division
  11. ANNEX C, PART VII, TO THE AGREEMENT
  12. VIIIMAGING EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
  13. Definitions
  14. Products
  15. 1Division 1
  16. 2Division 2
  17. 3Division 3
  18. 4Division 4
  19. Multifunction device (MFD) — A commercially available imaging product which is a physically integrated device or a combination of functionally integrated components that performs two or more of the core functions of copying, printing, scanning, or faxing. The copy functionality as addressed in this definition is considered to be distinct from single-sheet convenience copying offered by fax machines. The unit must be capable of being powered from a wall outlet or from a data or network connection. This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as MFDs or multifunction products (MFPs).
  20. Division
  21. 6Division 6
  22. 7Division 7
  23. Marking technologies
  24. 8Division 8
  25. 9Division 9
  26. 10Division 10
  27. 11Division 11
  28. 12Division 12
  29. 13Division 13
  30. 14Division 14
  31. 15Division 15
  32. 16Division 16
  33. 17Division 17
  34. 18Division 18
  35. Operational modes, activities, and power states
  36. 19Division 19
  37. 20Division 20
  38. 21Division 21
  39. 22Division 22
  40. 23Division 23
  41. Sleep — The reduced power state that the product enters automatically after a period of inactivity. In addition to entering sleep automatically, the product may also enter this mode 1. at a user-set time-of-day; 2. immediately in response to manual action by the user, without actually turning off; or 3. through other, automatically achieved ways that are related to user behaviour. All product features can be enabled in this mode and the product must be able to enter active mode by responding to any potential input options designed into the product; however, there may be a delay. Potential inputs include external electrical stimulus (e.g. network stimulus, fax call, remote control) and direct physical intervention (e.g. activating a physical switch or button). The product must maintain network connectivity while in sleep, waking up only as necessary.
  42. Division
  43. Standby — The lowest power consumption mode that cannot be switched off (influenced) by the user and which may persist for an indefinite time when the product is connected to the main electricity supply and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Standby is the product’s minimum power mode.
  44. Division
  45. Product size formats
  46. 26Division 26
  47. 27Division 27
  48. 28Division 28
  49. Additional terms
  50. 29Division 29
  51. 30Division 30
  52. 31Division 31
  53. 32Digital front-end (DFE) — A functionally integrated server that hosts other computers and applications and acts as an interface to imaging equipment. A DFE provides greater functionality to the imaging product. A DFE is defined as either:
  54. 33Division 33
  55. 34Division 34
  56. 35Division 35
  57. 36Division 36
  58. 37Product speed — In general, for standard-size products, a single A4 or 8,5″ × 11″ sheet printed/copied/scanned on one side in a minute is equal to one image-per-minute (ipm). If the maximum claimed speeds differ when producing images on A4 or 8,5″ × 11″ paper, the higher of the two is used.
  59. 38Division 38
  60. BQualifying products
  61. CEnergy-efficiency specifications for qualifying products
  62. 1ENERGY STAR eligibility criteria — TEC
  63. Division
  64. Division
  65. 2ENERGY STAR eligibility criteria — OM
  66. Division
  67. 3DFE efficiency requirements
  68. Power supply efficiency requirements
  69. Test procedures
  70. DTesting guidelines
  71. Division
  72. Additional testing and reporting requirements are provided below
  73. Number of units required for test
  74. Submission of qualified product data to EPA or the European Commission, as appropriate
  75. Models capable of operating at multiple voltage/frequency combinations
  76. Typical electricity consumption (TEC) test procedure
  77. (a)Division (a)
  78. (b)Division (b)
  79. Testing in simplex
  80. Test image
  81. Testing in monochrome
  82. Auto-off and network enabling
  83. Product configuration
  84. Digital duplicators
  85. (c)Job structure
  86. (i)Calculate the number of jobs per day. The number of jobs per day varies with product speed:
  87. (ii)Calculate the nominal amount of images per day from Table 5. For example, a 14 ipm unit uses 0,50 × 142, or 98 images per day.
  88. (iii)Calculate the number of images per job by dividing the number of images per day by the number of jobs per day. Round down (truncate) to the nearest integer. For example, a figure of 15,8 should be reported as 15 images per job, rather than rounding to 16 images per job.
  89. (d)Measurement procedures
  90. (i)Procedure for printers, digital duplicators and MFDs with print capability, and fax machines
  91. (ii)Procedure for copiers, digital duplicators and MFDs without print capability
  92. (iii)Additional measurement for products with a digital front-end (DFE)
  93. (e)Calculation methods
  94. (f)References
  95. Operational mode (OM) test procedure
  96. (a)Division (a)
  97. (b)Test parameters
  98. Network connectivity
  99. Product configuration
  100. Speed
  101. (c)Power measurement method
  102. (d)Measurement procedure
  103. Additional measurement for products with a digital front-end (DFE)
  104. (e)References
  105. 4Test conditions and equipment for ENERGY STAR imaging equipment products
  106. (a)Test conditions
  107. (b)Test equipment
  108. Accuracy
  109. Calibration
  110. EUser interface
  111. FEffective date
  112. GFuture specification revisions