Article 8 Review

The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and shall present the results of this assessment, including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal to the Consultation Forum no later than 14 November 2024.

The review shall assess, in particular, whether it is appropriate to set specific ecodesign requirements with regard to the following:

1. (a)

   stricter limits to power source efficiency and idle state power consumption;

2. (b)

   the emissions to air associated with the use of welding equipment;

3. (c)

   additional resource efficiency requirements for the products in accordance with the objectives of circular economy;

4. (d)

   products using submerged arc welding, limited duty arc welding, resistance welding and stud welding processes.

Additionally, it shall also assess whether it is appropriate to expand the scope of this Regulation to professional machine tools, and in particular set specific ecodesign requirements for machine tools with regard to minimum efficiency values in non-processing, standby and other low power modes.