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Ref : EIC 230/2/11

30 March 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 163/2009

European Union (EU)* : Ecodesign Requirements for Fluorescent Lamps, High Intensity Discharge Lamps, Ballasts and Luminaries

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 331/2005 of 17 August 2005, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation specifying the ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, high intensity discharge lamps, ballasts and luminaries able to operate the lamps. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 245/2009 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:076:0017:0044:EN:PDF

DETAILS

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  2. The Regulation specifies the ecodesign requirements, conformity assessment and verification procedures for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, high intensity discharge lamps, ballasts and luminaries able to operate the lamps, even when they are integrated into other energy-using products. Details of the eco-design requirements are set out in Annex III of the Regulation. There are also general exemptions to the Regulations, which are listed in Annex I of the Regulation.
     
  3. With the implementation of the Regulation, Directive 2000/55/EC on energy efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lighting shall be repealed with effect from 13 April 2010.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Peggy LEUNG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2) The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.