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Commission Decision of 6 June 2011 on establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for light sources (notified under document C(2011) 3749) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/331/EU)

EU Decision 2011/331 · Adopted 6 June 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 6 June 2011

on establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for light sources

(notified under document C(2011) 3749)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2011/331/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabelf1, and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

After consulting the European Union Eco-labelling Board,

Whereas:

(1)

Under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, the EU Ecolabel may be awarded to those products with a reduced environmental impact during their entire life cycle.

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 provides that specific EU Ecolabel criteria are to be established according to product groups.

(3)

Commission Decision 2002/747/ECf2 has established the ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for light bulbs. Those criteria are valid until 31 August 2011.

(4)

Those criteria have been reviewed in the light of technological developments. In the light of the review, it is appropriate to modify the definition of the product and to change the name of the product group. Those new criteria, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, should be valid for 2 years from the date of adoption of this Decision.

(5)

Decision 2002/747/EC should be replaced for reasons of clarity.

(6)

A transitional period should be allowed for producers whose products have been awarded the Ecolabel for light bulbs on the basis of the criteria set out in Decision 2002/747/EC, so that they have sufficient time to adapt their products to comply with the revised criteria and requirements. Producers should also be allowed to submit applications based on the criteria set out in Decision 2002/747/EC or on the criteria set out in this Decision until the lapse of validity of that Decision.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.

f2

OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 44.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. 6Article 6
  7. 7Article 7
  8. Annex
  9. FRAMEWORK
  10. The aims of the criteria
  11. CRITERIA
  12. Assessment and verification requirements
  13. EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA
  14. Criterion 1 —Energy efficiency, lifetime, lumen maintenance and mercury content
  15. Note:

1

1.

The product group ‘light sources’ shall comprise all light sources of a luminous flux ≥ 60 and ≤ 12 000 lumens for general lighting applications with direct or indirect connection to the public electricity supply equipped with a lamp cap listed in EN 60061 and made in order to produce a visible radiation.

2.

The following types of light sources are not included in the product group: directional lamps, high-intensity discharge lamps, coloured lamps, projector lamps, photographic lighting, solarium tubes, battery driven systems and other light sources that are not intended for general lighting applications. The following types of light sources are not included in the product group if they are not supplied directly from the mains: integral compact fluorescent lamps, filament lamps, LED lamps.

2

In order to be awarded the EU Ecolabel under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, an item of light source shall fall within the product group ‘light sources’ as defined in Article 1 of this Decision and shall comply with the criteria as well as the related assessment and verification requirements set out in the Annex to this Decision.

3F1

The criteria for the product group ‘ light sources ’ , as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2015 .

4

For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group ‘light sources’ shall be ‘008’.

5

Decision 2002/747/EC is repealed.

6

1.

By derogation from Article 5, applications for the EU Ecolabel for products falling within the product group ‘light bulbs’ submitted before the date of adoption of this Decision shall be evaluated in accordance with the conditions laid down in Decision 2002/747/EC.

2.

Applications for the EU Ecolabel for products falling within the product group ‘light sources’ submitted from the date of adoption of this Decision but by 31 August 2011 at the latest may be based either on the criteria set out in Decision 2002/747/EC or on the criteria set out in this Decision.

3.

Those applications shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria on which they are based.

4.

Where the EU Ecolabel is awarded on the basis of an application evaluated in accordance with the criteria set out in Decision 2002/747/EC, that EU Ecolabel may be used for 12 months from the date of adoption of this Decision.

7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

The aims of the criteria

These criteria aim in particular at promoting the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of energy (global warming, acidification, depletion of non-renewable resources) by reducing energy consumption, to the use of resources in both the manufacture and treatment/disposal of a light source by increasing its average lifetime and to the use of mercury by reducing the total emissions of mercury during the lifetime of a light source.

The criteria also encourage the implementation of best practice (optimal environmental use) and enhance consumers’ environmental awareness. The criteria are set at levels that promote the labelling of light sources that are produced with low environmental impact.

CRITERIA

Criteria are set for each of the following aspects:

  1. (1)

    energy efficiency, lifetime, lumen maintenance and mercury content;

  2. (2)

    switch on/off;

  3. (3)

    colour rendering index;

  4. (4)

    colour consistency;

  5. (5)

    hazardous substances and mixtures;

  6. (6)

    substances listed in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1;

  7. (7)

    plastic parts;

  8. (8)

    packaging;

  9. (9)

    user instructions;

  10. (10)

    social accountability;

  11. (11)

    information appearing on the EU Ecolabel.

Assessment and verification requirements

The specific assessment and verification requirements are indicated within each criterion.

Where the applicant is required to provide declarations, documentation, analyses test reports, or other evidence to show compliance with the criteria, it is understood that these may originate from the applicant and/or his supplier(s) and/or their supplier(s), as appropriate.

Where possible, the testing should be performed by laboratories that meet the general requirements of EN ISO 17025 or equivalent.

Where appropriate, test methods other than those indicated for each criterion may be used if the competent body assessing the application accepts their equivalence.

Where appropriate, competent bodies may require supporting documentation and may carry out independent verifications.

Criterion 1 —Energy efficiency, lifetime, lumen maintenance and mercury content

Light sources shall meet the following requirements:

Single endedDouble ended
Energy Efficiency10 % better than the lumen per watt value according to Class A10 % better than the lumen per watt value according to Class A
Life time (hours)15 00020 000
Lumen Maintenance80 % at 9 000 hours90 % at 16 000 hours
Mercury (mg)< 1,5< 3,0

Assessment and verification: the applicant shall provide a test report stating that the energy efficiency, lifetime and lumen maintenance of light sources other than LEDs have been determined using the test procedures referred to in EN 50285.

For the efficiency, lifetime and lumen maintenance of LED light sources, and for the mercury content of fluorescent light sources, the applicant shall provide test reports using reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedures, which take into account the generally recognised state of the art measurement methods, including methods set out in documents the reference numbers of which have been published for that purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union. The report shall state the energy efficiency, lifetime, lumen maintenance and mercury content of the light source. If the appropriate lifetime test has not been completed, the operational lifetime as stated on the packaging is acceptable pending the result of the test. However, the result of the test must be provided within 12 months of the date of application for the EU Ecolabel. For the lifetime test, 75 % of the test sample shall meet the requirement.

Note:

Energy efficiency is as defined in Annex IV to Commission Directive 98/11/ECf1.