# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode, and networked standby, electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Four years after this Regulation has come into force:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Power consumption in ‘off mode’:
Power consumption of equipment in any off-mode condition shall not exceed 0,50 W.
(b) Power consumption in ‘standby mode(s)’:
The power consumption of equipment in any condition providing only a reactivation function, or providing only a reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled reactivation function, shall not exceed 0,50 W.
The power consumption of equipment in any condition providing only information or status display, or providing only a combination of reactivation function and information or status display shall not exceed 1,00 W.
(c) Availability of off mode and/or standby mode
Equipment shall, except where this is inappropriate for the intended use, provide off mode and/or standby mode, and/or another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off mode and/or standby mode when the equipment is connected to the mains power source.
(d) Power management for all equipment other than networked equipment
Equipment shall, unless inappropriate for the intended use, offer a power management function or a similar function. When equipment is not providing the main function, and other energy-using product(s) are not dependent on its functions, the power management function shall switch equipment after the shortest possible period of time appropriate for the intended use of the equipment, automatically into:
standby mode, or
off mode, or
another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off mode and/or standby mode when the equipment is connected to the mains power source.
The power management function shall be activated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1275/annex/II/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1275/annex-II/division-2
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