‘mains light source’ (MLS) means a light source that can be operated directly on the mains electricity supply. Light sources that operate directly on the mains, and can also operate indirectly on the mains using a separate control gear, shall be considered to be mains light sources;

‘non-mains light source’ (NMLS) means a light source that requires a separate control gear to operate on the mains;

‘separate control gear’ means a control gear that is not physically integrated with a light source and is placed on the market as a separate product or as part of a containing product;

‘directional light source’ (DLS) means a light source having at least 80 % of total luminous flux within a solid angle of π sr (corresponding to a cone with angle of 120°);

‘non-directional light source’ (NDLS) means a light source that is not a directional light source;

‘connected light source’ (CLS) means a light source including data-connection parts that are physically or functionally inseparable from the light emitting parts to maintain the ‘reference control settings’. The light source can have physically integrated data-connection parts in a single inseparable housing, or the light source can be combined with physically separate data-connection parts placed on the market together with the light source as a single product;

‘data-connection parts’ means parts that perform any one of the following functions:

‘colour-tuneable light source’ (CTLS) means a light source that can be set to emit light with a large variety of colours outside the range defined in Article 2 but can also be set to emit white light inside the range defined in Article 2 for which the light source is within the scope of this Regulation.

Tuneable-white light sources that can only be set to emit light with different correlated colour temperatures, within the range defined in Article 2, and dim-to-warm light sources that shift their white light output to lower correlated colour temperature when dimmed, simulating the behaviour of incandescent light sources, are not considered CTLS;

‘excitation purity’ means a percentage computed for a CTLS set to emit light of a certain colour, using a procedure further defined in standards, by drawing a straight line on an (x and y) colour space graph from a point with colour coordinates x = 0,333 and y = 0,333 (achromatic stimulus; point (1), going through the point representing the (x and y) colour coordinates of the light source (point (2), and ending on the outer border of the colour space (locus; point (3). The excitation purity is computed as the distance between points 1 and 2 divided by the distance between points 1 and 3. The full length of the line represents 100 % colour purity (point on the locus). The achromatic stimulus point represents 0 % colour purity (white light);

‘high-luminance light source’ (HLLS) means a LED light source with an average luminance greater than 30 cd/mm2 in the direction of peak intensity;

‘luminance’ (in a given direction, at a given point of a real or imaginary surface) means the luminous flux transmitted by an elementary beam passing through the given point and propagating in the solid angle containing the given direction divided by the area of a section of that beam containing the given point (cd/m2);

‘average luminance’ (Luminance-HLLS) for a LED light source means the average luminance over a light-emitting area where the luminance is more than 50 % of the peak luminance (cd/mm2);

‘lighting control parts’ means parts that are integrated in a light source, or physically separated but marketed together with a light source as a single product, that are not strictly necessary for the light source to emit light at full-load, but that enable manual — or automatic-, direct- or remote-, control of luminous intensity, chromaticity, correlated colour temperature, light spectrum and/or beam angle. Dimmers shall also be considered as lighting control parts.

The term also includes data-connection parts, but the term does not include devices within the scope of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 ( 2 );

‘non-lighting parts’ means parts that are integrated in a light source, or physically separated but marketed together with a light source as a single product, that are not necessary for the light source to emit light at full-load, and that are not ‘lighting control parts’. Examples include, but are not limited to: speakers (audio), cameras, repeaters for communication signals to extend the range (e.g. WiFi), parts supporting grid balance (switching to own internal batteries when necessary), battery charging, visual notification of events (mail arriving, door bell ringing, alert), use of Light Fidelity (Li-Fi, a bidirectional, high-speed and fully networked wireless communication technology).

The term also includes data-connection parts used for other functions than to control the light emission function;

‘useful luminous flux’ (Φuse) means the part of the luminous flux of a light source that is considered when determining its energy efficiency:

‘beam angle’ of a directional light source means the angle between two imaginary lines in a plane through the optical beam axis, such that these lines pass through the centre of the front face of the light source and through points at which the luminous intensity is 50 % of the centre beam intensity, where the centre beam intensity is the value of luminous intensity measured on the optical beam axis.

For light sources that have different beam angles in different planes, the largest beam angle shall be the one taken into account;

For light sources with user-controllable beam angle, the beam angle corresponding to the ‘reference control setting’ shall be the one taken into account;

‘full-load’ means the condition of a light source, within the declared operating conditions, in which it emits the maximum (undimmed) luminous flux;

‘standby mode’ means the condition of a light source, where it is connected to the power supply but the light source is intentionally not emitting light, and the light source is awaiting a control signal to return to a state with light emission. Lighting control parts enabling the standby function shall be in their control mode. Non-lighting parts shall be disconnected or switched off or their power consumption shall be minimised following manufacturer’s instructions;

‘networked standby mode’ means the condition of a CLS where it is connected to the power supply but the light source is intentionally not emitting light and is awaiting a remotely initiated trigger to return to a state with light emission. Lighting control parts shall be in their control mode. Non-lighting parts shall be disconnected or switched off or their power consumption shall be minimised following the manufacturer’s instructions;

‘control mode’ means the condition of lighting control parts where they are connected to the light source and performing their functions in such a way that a control signal can be internally generated or a remotely initiated trigger can be received, by wire or wireless, and processed to lead to a change in the light emission of the light source;

‘remotely initiated trigger’ means a signal that comes from outside the light source via a network;

‘control signal’ means an analogue or digital signal transmitted to the light source wirelessly or wired either via voltage modulation in separate control cables or via a modulated signal in the supply voltage. The signal transmission is not through a network but e.g. from an internal source or from a remote control delivered with the product;

‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links, an architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);

‘on-mode power’ (Pon) expressed in watt, means the electric power consumption of a light source in full-load with all lighting control parts and non-lighting parts disconnected. If these parts cannot be disconnected they shall be switched off or their power consumption shall be minimised following the manufacturer’s instructions. In case of a NMLS that requires a separate control gear to operate, Pon can be measured directly on the input to the light source, or Pon is determined using a control gear with known efficiency, whose electric power consumption is subsequently subtracted from the measured mains power input value;

‘standby power’ (Psb) expressed in watt, is the electric power consumption of a light source in standby mode;

‘networked standby power’ (Pnet) expressed in watt, is the electric power consumption of a CLS in networked standby mode;

‘reference control settings’ (RCS) means a control setting or a combination of control settings that is used to verify compliance of a light source with this Regulation. These settings are relevant for light sources that allow the end-user to control, manually or automatically, directly or remotely, the luminous intensity, colour, correlated colour temperature, spectrum, and/or beam angle of the emitted light.

In principle, the reference control settings shall be those predefined by the manufacturer as factory default values, and encountered by the user at first installation (out-of-the-box values). If the installation procedure provides for an automatic software update during first installation, or if the user has the option to perform such an update, the resulting change in settings (if any) shall be taken into account.

If the out-of-the-box value is deliberately set differently to the reference control setting (e.g. at low power for safety purposes), the manufacturer shall indicate in the technical documentation how to recall the reference control settings for compliance verification and provide a technical justification why the out-of-the-box value is set differently to the reference control setting.

The light source manufacturer shall define the reference control settings such that:

For light sources that allow the manufacturer of a containing product to make implementation choices that influence light source characteristics (e.g. definition of the operating current(s); thermal design), and that cannot be controlled by the end-user, the reference control settings need not be defined. In that case the nominal test conditions as defined by the light source manufacturer apply;

‘high-pressure mercury light source’ means a high intensity discharge light source in which the major portion of light is produced, directly or indirectly, by radiation from predominantly vaporised mercury operating at a partial pressure in excess of 100 kilopascals;

‘metal halide light source’ (MH) means a high intensity discharge light source in which the light is produced by radiation from a mixture of metallic vapour, metal halides and the products of the dissociation of metal halides. MH light sources may have one (‘single-ended’) or two (‘double-ended’) connectors to their electricity supply. The material for the arc tube of MH light sources can be quartz (QMH) or ceramic (CMH);

‘compact fluorescent light source’ (CFL) means a single-capped fluorescent light source with a bent-tube construction designed to fit in small spaces. CFLs may be primarily spiral-shaped (i.e. curly forms) or primarily shaped as connected multiple parallel tubes, with or without a second bulb-like envelope. CFLs are available with (CFLi) or without (CFLni) physically integrated control gear;

‘T2’, ‘T5’, ‘T8’, ‘T9’ and ‘T12’ means a tubular light source with diameter of approximately 7, 16, 26, 29 and 38 mm respectively, as defined in standards. The tube can be straight (linear) or bent (e.g. U-shaped, circular);

‘LFL T5-HE’ means a high-efficiency linear fluorescent T5 light source with driving current lower than 0,2 A;

‘LFL T5-HO’ means a high-output linear fluorescent T5 light source with driving current higher than or equal to 0,2 A;

‘HL R7s’ means a mains-voltage, double-capped, linear halogen light source with a cap diameter of 7 mm;

‘battery-operated’ means a product that operates only on direct current (DC) supplied from a source contained in the same product, without being connected directly or indirectly to the mains electricity supply;

‘second envelope’ means a second outer envelope on a HID light source that is not required for the production of light, such as an external sleeve for preventing mercury and glass release into the environment in case of lamp breakage. In determining the presence of a second envelope, the HID arc tubes shall not count as an envelope;

‘non-clear envelope’ for a HID light source means a non-transparent outer envelope or outer tube in which the light producing arc tube is not visible;

‘anti-glare shield’ means a mechanical or optical reflective or non-reflective impervious baffle designed to block direct visible radiation emitted from the light emitter in a directional light source, in order to avoid temporary partial blindness (disability glare) if viewed directly by an observer. It does not include surface coating of the light emitter in the directional light source;

‘flicker’ means the perception of visual unsteadiness induced by a light stimulus, the luminance or spectral distribution of which fluctuates with time, for a static observer in a static environment. The fluctuations can be periodic and non-periodic and may be induced by the light source itself, the power source or other influencing factors.

The metric for flicker used in this Regulation is the parameter ‘Pst LM’, where ‘st’ stands for short term and ‘LM’ for light flickermeter method, as defined in standards. A value Pst LM = 1 means that the average observer has a 50 % probability of detecting flicker;

‘stroboscopic effect’ means a change in motion perception induced by a light stimulus the luminance or spectral distribution of which fluctuates with time, for a static observer in a non-static environment. The fluctuations can be periodic and non-periodic and may be induced by the light source itself, the power source or other influencing factors.

The metric for the stroboscopic effect used in this Regulation is ‘SVM’ (stroboscopic visibility measure), as defined in standards. SVM = 1 represents the visibility threshold for an average observer;

‘R9’ means the colour rendering index for a red coloured object as defined in standards;

‘declared values’ means the values provided by the supplier for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters, pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and in accordance with Article 3(1)(d) and Annex VI of this Regulation, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities;

‘luminous intensity’ (candela or cd) means the quotient of the luminous flux leaving the source and propagated in the element of solid angle containing a given direction, by the element of solid angle;

‘correlated colour temperature’ (CCT [K]) means the temperature of a Planckian (black body) radiator whose perceived colour most closely resembles that of a given stimulus at the same brightness and under specified viewing conditions;

‘colour consistency’ means the maximum deviation of the initial (after a short period of time), spatially averaged chromaticity coordinates (x and y) of a single light source from the chromaticity centre point (cx and cy) declared by the manufacturer or the importer, expressed as the size (in steps) of the MacAdam ellipse formed around the chromaticity centre point (cx and cy);

‘displacement factor (cos φ1)’ means the cosine of the phase angle φ1 between the fundamental harmonic of the mains supply voltage and the fundamental harmonic of the mains current. It is used for mains light sources using LED- or OLED-technology. The displacement factor is measured at full-load, for the reference control settings where applicable, with any lighting control parts in control mode and non-lighting parts disconnected, switched off or set to minimum power consumption according to the manufacturer’s instructions;

‘lumen maintenance factor’ (XLMF) means the ratio of the luminous flux emitted by a light source at a given time in its life to the initial luminous flux;

‘survival factor’ (SF) means the defined fraction of the total number of light sources that continue to operate at a given time under defined conditions and switching frequency;

‘lifetime’ for LED and OLED light sources means the time in hours between the start of their use and the moment when for 50 % of a population of light sources the light output has gradually degraded to a value below 70 % of the initial luminous flux. This is also referred to as the L70B50 lifetime;

‘display mechanism’ means any screen, including tactile screen, or other visual technology used for displaying internet content to users;

‘tactile screen’ means a screen responding to touch, such as that of a tablet computer, slate computer or a smartphone;

‘nested display’ means visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion of another image or data set;

‘alternative text’ means text provided as an alternative to a graphic allowing information to be presented in non- graphical form where display devices cannot render the graphic or as an aid to accessibility such as input to voice synthesis applications;

‘projected light-emitting surface area’ (A) is the surface area in mm2 (square millimetres) of the view in an orthographic projection of the light-emitting surface from the direction with the highest light intensity, where the light-emitting surface area is the surface area of the light source that emits light with the declared optical characteristics, such as the approximately spherical surface of an arc (a), cylindrical surface of a filament coil (b) or a gas discharge lamp (c, d), flat or semi-spherical envelope of a light-emitting diode (e).

For light sources with a non-clear envelope or with anti-glare shield, the light-emitting surface area is the entire area through which light leaves the light source.

For light sources containing more than one light emitter, the projection of the smallest gross volume enveloping all emitters shall be taken as the light-emitting surface.

For HID light sources definition (a) applies, unless the dimensions defined in (d) apply with L>D, where L is the distance between the electrode tips and D the inner diameter of the arc tube.

‘quick response’ (QR) code means a matrix barcode included on the energy label of a product model that links to that model’s information in the public part of the product database.

supplier’s name or trade mark;

supplier’s model identifier;

scale of energy efficiency classes from A to G;

the energy consumption, expressed in kWh of electricity consumption per 1 000 hours, of the light source in on-mode;

QR-code;

the energy efficiency class in accordance with Annex II;

the number of this Regulation that is ‘2019/2015’.

The dimensions and specifications of the elements constituting the labels shall be as indicated in paragraph 1 of Annex III and in the label designs for standard-sized and small sized labels for light sources.

The background of the label shall be 100 % white.

The typefaces shall be Verdana and Calibri.

Colours shall be CMYK – cyan, magenta, yellow and black, following this example: 0-70-100-0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.

The labels shall fulfil all the following requirements (numbers refer to the figures above):

▼M1

▼B

in radiological and nuclear medicine installations that are subject to radiation safety standards as set out in Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom ( 3 );

for emergency use;

in or on military or civil defence establishments, equipment, ground vehicles, marine equipment or aircraft as set out in Member States' regulations or in documents issued by the European Defence Agency;

in or on motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, interchangeable towed equipment, components and separate technical units, as set out in Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ), Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) and Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 6 );

in or on non-road mobile machinery as set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 7 ) and in or on their trailers;

in or on interchangeable equipment as set out in Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 ) intended to be towed or to be mounted and fully raised from the ground or that cannot articulate around a vertical axis when the vehicle to which it is attached is in use on a road by vehicles as set out in Regulation (EU) No 167/2013;

in or on civil aviation aircraft as set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 ( 9 );

in railway vehicle lighting as set out in Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 10 );

in marine equipment as set out in Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 11 );

in medical devices as set out in Council Directive 93/42/EEC ( 12 ) or Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 13 ) and in vitro medical devices as set out in Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 14 ).

electronic displays (e.g. televisions, computer monitors, notebooks, tablets, mobile phones, e-readers, game consoles), including but not limited to displays within the scope of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 ( 15 ) and of Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013 ( 16 );

light sources in range hoods within the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014 ( 17 );

light sources in battery-operated products, including but not limited to e.g. torches, mobile phones with an integrated torch light, toys including light sources, desk lamps operating only on batteries, armband lamps for cyclists, solar-powered garden lamps;

light sources on bicycles and other non-motorised vehicles;

light sources for spectroscopy and photometric applications, such as for example UV-VIS spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, nondispersive infrared (NDIR), fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), medical analysis, ellipsometry, layer thickness measurement, process monitoring or environmental monitoring.

signalling (including, but not limited to, road-, railway-, marine- or air traffic- signalling, traffic control or airfield lamps);

image capture and image projection (including, but not limited to, photocopying, printing (directly or in pre-processing), lithography, film and video projection, holography);

light sources with specific effective ultraviolet power > 2 mW/klm and intended for use in applications requiring high UV-content;

light sources with a peak radiation around 253,7 nm and intended for germicidal use (destruction of DNA);

light sources emitting 5 % or more of total radiation power of the range 250-800 nm in the range of 250-315 nm and/or 20 % or more of total radiation power of the range 250-800 nm in the range of 315-400 nm, and intended for disinfection or fly trapping;

light sources having the primary purpose to emit radiation around 185,1 nm and intended to be used for the generation of ozone;

light sources emitting 40 % or more of total radiation power of the range 250-800 nm in the range of 400-480 nm, and intended for coral zooxanthellae symbioses;

FL light sources emitting 80 % or more of total radiation power of the range 250-800 nm in the range of 250-400 nm, and intended for sun-tanning;

HID light sources emitting 40 % or more of total radiation power of the range 250-800 nm in the range of 250-400 nm, and intended for sun-tanning;

light sources with a photosynthetic efficacy > 1,2 μmol/J, and/or emitting 25 % or more of total radiation power of the range 250-800 nm in the range of 700-800 nm, and intended for use in horticulture;

LED or OLED light sources, complying with the definition of ‘original works of art’ as defined in Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 18 ), made by the artist him/herself in a limited number below 10 pieces;

Incandescent light sources with blade contact-, metal lug-, cable-, litz wire-, metric thread-, pin base- or non-standard customised electrical interface, encasing made from quartz-glass tubes, specifically designed and exclusively marketed for industrial or professional electro-heating equipment (e.g. stretch blow-moulding process in PET-Industry, 3D-printing, photovoltaic and electronic manufacturing processes, drying or hardening of adhesives, inks, paints or coatings).

The reference control settings, and instructions on how they can be implemented, where applicable;

Instructions on how to remove lighting control parts and/or non-lighting parts, if any, or how to switch them off or minimize their power consumption;

If the light source is dimmable: a list of dimmers it is compatible with, and the light source — dimmer compatibility standard(s) it is compliant with, if any;

If the light source contains mercury: instructions on how to clean up the debris in case of accidental breakage;

Recommendations on how to dispose of the light source at the end of its life in line with Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 19 ).

the name and address of the supplier;

supplier’s model identifier;

the model identifier of all equivalent models already placed on the market;

identification and signature of the person empowered to bind the supplier;

the declared values for the following technical parameters; these values are considered as the declared values for the purpose of the verification procedure in Annex IX:

the calculations performed with the parameters, including the determination of the energy efficiency class;

references to the harmonised standards applied or other standards used;

testing conditions if not described sufficiently in point (g);

the reference control settings, and instructions on how they can be implemented, where applicable;

instructions on how to remove lighting control parts and/or non-lighting parts, if any, or how to switch them off or minimise their power consumption during light source testing;

specific precautions that shall be taken when the model is assembled, installed, maintained or tested.

an arrow, containing the letter of the energy efficiency class in 100 % white, Calibri Bold and in a font size at least equivalent to that of the price, when the price is shown;

the colour of the arrow matching the colour of the energy efficiency class;

the range of available energy efficiency classes in 100 % black; and,

the size shall be such that the arrow is clearly visible and legible. The letter in the energy efficiency class arrow shall be positioned in the centre of the rectangular part of the arrow, with a border of 0,5 pt in 100 % black placed around the arrow and the letter of the energy efficiency class.

be an arrow in the colour corresponding to the energy efficiency class of the product on the label;

indicate the energy efficiency class of the product on the arrow in 100 % white, Calibri Bold and in a font size equivalent to that of the price;

have the range of available energy efficiency classes in 100 % black; and,

have one of the following two formats, and its size shall be such that the arrow is clearly visible and legible. The letter in the energy efficiency class arrow shall be positioned in the centre of the rectangular part of the arrow, with a visible border in 100 % black placed around the arrow and the letter of the energy efficiency class:

Figure 3
Coloured left/right arrow, with range of energy efficiency classes indicated

the image referred to in point 2 of this Annex shall be shown on the display mechanism in proximity to the price of the product;

the image shall link to the label set out in Annex III;

the label shall be displayed after a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the image;

the label shall be displayed by pop up, new tab, new page or inset screen display;

for magnification of the label on tactile screens, the device conventions for tactile magnification shall apply;

the label shall cease to be displayed by means of a close option or other standard-closing mechanism;

the alternative text for the graphic, to be displayed upon failure to display the label, shall be the energy efficiency class of the product in a font size equivalent to that of the price.

The Member State authorities shall verify one single unit of the model for points 2(a) and 2(b) of this Annex.

▼M1

The Member State authorities shall verify 10 units of the light source model for point 2(c) of this Annex. The verification tolerances are laid down in Table 9 of this Annex.

▼B

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

If the results referred to in point 2(a), (b) or (c) are not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

The Member State authorities shall provide all relevant information to the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission without delay after a decision is taken on the non-compliance of the model in accordance with point 3 of this Annex.