Article 9 Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 617/2013

Regulation (EU) No 617/2013 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   Article 1 is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

      ‘1.

      This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market of computers.’;

   2. (b)

      in paragraph 2, point (h) is deleted;

   3. (c)

      in paragraph 3, points (a) to (d) are deleted;

2. (2)

   Article 2 is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      point 2 is deleted;

   2. (b)

      point 4 is replaced by the following:

      ‘(4)

      “Internal power supply” means a component designed to convert AC voltage from the mains to DC voltage(s) for the purpose of powering the computer and has the following characteristics:

      1. (a)

         is contained within the computer casing but is separate from the main computer board;

      2. (b)

         the power supply connects to the mains through a single cable with no intermediate circuitry between the power supply and the mains power; and

      3. (c)

         all power connections from the power supply to the computer components, with the exception of a DC connection to a display in an integrated desktop computer, are internal to the computer casing.

      Internal DC-to-DC converters used to convert a single DC voltage from an external power supply into multiple voltages for use by a computer are not considered internal power supplies;’;

   3. (c)

      points 12 to 16 are deleted;

   4. (d)

      point 22 is replaced by the following:

      ‘(22)

      “Product type” means desktop computer, integrated desktop computer, notebook computer, desktop thin client, workstation, mobile workstation, small-scale server, game console, docking station, internal power supply or external power supply;’;

3. (3)

   Article 3 is replaced by the following:

   ‘Ecodesign requirements

   Article 3

   The ecodesign requirements for computers are set out in Annex II.

   Compliance of computers with the applicable ecodesign requirements shall be measured in accordance with the methods set out in Annex III.’;

4. (4)

   in Article 7, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

   ‘Checking of computers for compliance with the applicable ecodesign requirements shall be carried out in accordance with the verification procedure set out in point 2 of Annex III to this Regulation.’;

5. (5)

   Annex II is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      point 5.2 is deleted;

   2. (b)

      the title of point 7.3 is replaced by the following:

      ‘Workstation, mobile workstation, desktop thin client and small-scale server’.