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Ref : EIC 230/2/11

24 December 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 1093/2012

European Union (EU)* : Ecodesign Requirements for Directional Lamps, Light Emitting Diode Lamps and Related Equipment

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 560/2009 of 6 November 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation specifying the ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related equipment. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1194/2012 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:342:0001:0022:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2.The Regulation establishes the ecodesign requirements for the electrical lighting products listed in Article 1 of the Regulation. It also establishes product information requirements for special purpose products. However, LED modules shall be exempted from the requirements of the Regulation if they are marketed as part of luminaires that are placed on the market in less than 200 units per year.

3.There are five Annexes under the Regulation and their respective content is as follows:

1. Annex I - Product information requirements for special purpose products;
2. Annex II - Definitions for the purposes of Annexes III to V;
3. Annex III - Ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related equipment;
4. Annex IV - Verification procedures for market surveillance purposes; and
5. Annex V - Indicative benchmarks for best-performing products and technologies.

4.The electrical lighting products listed in Article 1 of the Regulation shall meet the respective ecodesign requirements which would apply three stages - 1 September 2013, 1 September 2014 and 1 September 2016. As for the special purpose products, it shall comply with the information requirements set out in Annex I of the Regulation starting from 1 September 2013.

ENQUIRIES

5.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.