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Ref : EIC 230/2/11

11 April 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 219/2011

European Union (EU)* : Ecodesign Requirements for Fans

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 560/2009 dated 6 November 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation specifying the ecodesign requirements for fans driven by motors with an electric input power between 125 W and 500 kW. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 327/2011 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:090:0008:0021:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2. The Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements as well as the conformity assessment and verification procedure for the placing on the market or putting into service of fans, including those integrated in other energy-related products. However, it shall not apply to fans mentioned in Sections 2 and 3 of Article 1 of the Regulation. 
 

3. Details of the ecodesign requirements including energy efficiency and product information on fans are set out in Annex I of the Regulation. Compliance with ecodesign requirements shall be measured and calculated in accordance with requirements set out in Annex II. Verification procedures are set out in Annex III whereas the indicative benchmarks for best-performing fans can be found in Annex IV. The ecodesign requirements for fans shall be implemented by stages with effect from 1 January 2013 and 1 January 2015 respectively.

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Anita WONG)

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.