‘electronic display’ means a display screen and associated electronics that, as its primary function, displays visual information from wired or wireless sources;

‘television’ means an electronic display designed primarily for the display and reception of audiovisual signals and which consists of an electronic display and one or more tuners/receivers;

‘tuner/receiver’ means an electronic circuit that detects television broadcast signal, such as terrestrial digital or satellite, but not internet unicast, and facilitates the selection of a TV channel from a group of broadcast channels;

‘monitor’or‘computer monitor’ or ‘computer display’ means an electronic display intended for one person for close viewing such as in a desk-based environment;

‘digital signage display’ means an electronic display that is designed primarily to be viewed by multiple people in non-desktop based and non domestic environments. Its specifications shall include all of the following features:

‘screen area’ means the viewable area of the electronic display calculated by multiplying the maximum viewable image width by the maximum viewable image height along the surface of the panel (both flat or curved);

‘digital photo frame’ means an electronic display that displays exclusively still visual information;

‘projector’ means an optical device for processing analogue or digital video image information, in any format, to modulate a light source and project the resulting image onto an external surface;

‘status display’ means a display used to show simple but changing information such as selected channel, time or power consumption. A simple light indicator is not considered a status display;

‘control panel’ means an electronic display whose main function is to display images associated with product operational status; it may provide user interaction by touch or other means to control the product operation. It may be integrated into products or specifically designed and marketed to be used exclusively with the product;

‘all-in-one video conference system’ means a dedicated system designed for video conferencing and collaboration, integrated within a single enclosure, whose specification shall include all of the following features:

‘HiNA’ means High Network Availability as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008;

‘broadcast display’ means an electronic display designed and marketed for professional use by broadcasters and video production houses for video content creation. Its specifications shall include all of the following characteristics:

‘digital interactive whiteboard’ means an electronic display which allows direct user interaction with the displayed image. The digital interactive whiteboard is designed primarily to provide presentations, lessons or remote collaboration, including the transmission of audio and video signals. Its specification shall include all of the following features:

‘professional display’ means an electronic display designed and marketed for professional use for editing video and graphic images. Its specification shall include all of the following features:

‘security display’ means an electronic display whose specification shall include all of the following features:

‘integrated’, referring to a display which is part of another product as a functional component, means an electronic display that is not able to be operated independently from the product and that depends on it for providing its functions, including power;

‘medical display’ means an electronic display covered by the scope of:

‘grade-1 monitor’ means a monitor for high-level technical quality evaluation of images at key points in a production or broadcast workflow, such as image capture, post-production, transmission and storage;

‘Virtual reality headset’ means a head-weareable device that provides immersive virtual reality for the wearer by displaying stereoscopic images for each eye with head motion tracking functions;

‘industrial display’ means an electronic display exclusively designed, tested and marketed for use in industrial environments for measuring, testing, monitoring or control. Its design must provide at least all the following:

the need to update the definitions or the scope of the Regulation;

the appropriateness of the balance of stringency between larger and smaller products;

the need to adapt regulatory requirements as result of new technologies available, such as HDR, 3D mode, high frame rate, resolution levels above UHD-8K;

the appropriateness of the allowances;

the appropriateness of setting on-mode energy efficiency requirements for digital signage displays or other displays not covered in this respect;

the appropriateness of setting different or additional requirements to enhance durability, to facilitate repair and reuse, including the time frame for making available spare parts, and for including a standardised external power supply;

the appropriateness of setting different or additional requirements to improve dismantling at end of life and recyclability, including in relation to critical raw materials and in relation to the conveying of information to recyclers;

resource efficiency requirements for displays integrated into products covered by Directive 2009/125/EC and into any other product belonging to the scope of Directive 2012/19/EU.

point 2 is replaced by the following:

in point 3, the last entry is replaced by the following:

‘and other equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image other than by telecommunications, but excluding electronic displays covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/2021’.

‘on mode’ or ‘active mode’ means a condition in which the electronic display is connected to a power source, has been activated and is providing one or more of its display functions;

‘off mode’ means a condition in which the electronic display is connected to the mains power source and is not providing any function; the following shall also be considered as off mode:

‘standby mode’ means a condition where the electronic display is connected to a power source, depends on energy input from that source to work as intended and provides only the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time:

‘organic light emitting diode (OLED)’ means a technology in which light is produced from a solid state device embodying a pn junction of organic material. A junction emits optical radiation when excited by electric current;

‘microLED display’ means an electronic display where individual pixels are lit using microscopic GaN LED technology;

‘normal configuration’ means a display setting which is recommended to the end-user by the manufacturer from the initial set up menu or the factory setting that the electronic display has for the intended product use. It must deliver the optimal quality for the end user in the intended environment and for the intended use. The normal configuration is the condition in which the values for off, standby, networked standby and on mode are measured;

‘External Power Supply (EPS)’ means a device as defined in Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 ( 7 );

‘USB’ means Universal Serial Bus;

‘Automatic Brightness Control (ABC)’ means the automatic mechanism that, when enabled, controls the brightness of an electronic display as a function of the ambient light level illuminating the front of the display;

‘default’, referring to a specific feature or setting, means the value of a specific feature as set at the factory and available when the customer uses the product for the first time and after performing a ‘reset to factory settings’ action, if allowed by the product;

‘luminance’ means the photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light traveling in a given direction, expressed in units of candelas per square meter (cd/m2). The term brightness is often used to ‘subjectively’ qualify the luminance of a display;

‘close viewing’ means a viewing distance comparable to that obtained when viewing an electronic display held in the hand or when sitting at the desk;

‘forced menu’ means a specific menu, appearing upon initial start-up of the display or upon a reset to factory settings, offering a set of alternative display settings, pre-defined by the manufacturer;

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

‘network interface’ or ‘network port’ means a wired or wireless physical interface, providing network connection, through which functions of the electronic display can be remotely activated and data received or sent. Interfaces to input data such as video and audio signals, but not originated from a network source and not using a network address, are not considered to be a network interface;

‘network availability’ means the capability of an electronic display to activate functions after a remotely initiated trigger has been detected by a network interface;

‘networked display’ means an electronic display that can connect to a network using one of its network interfaces, if enabled;

‘networked standby mode’ means a condition in which the electronic display is able to resume a function by way of a remotely initiated trigger from a network interface;

‘reactivation function’ means a function that via a remote switch, a remote control unit, an internal sensor, a timer or, for networked displays in networked standby mode, the network, provides a switch from standby mode or networked standby mode to a mode, other than off-mode, providing additional functions;

‘room presence sensor’ or ‘gesture detection sensor’ or ‘occupancy sensor’ means a sensor monitoring and reacting to the movements in the space around the product whose signal can trigger the switching to on mode. Lack of movement detection for a predetermined time can be used to switch into standby mode or networked standby mode;

‘pixel (picture element)’ means the area of the smallest element of a picture that can be distinguished from its neighbouring elements;

‘touch functionality’ means the possibility of inputting commands using, as input device, a touch-sensitive device, that generally is in the form of a transparent film layered on top of an electronic display panel;

‘brightest on mode configuration’ means the configuration of the electronic display, set by the manufacturer, which provides an acceptable picture with the highest measured peak white luminance;

‘shop configuration’ means the configuration for use specifically in the context of demonstrating the electronic display, for example in high illumination (retail) conditions and not involving an auto power-off if no user action or presence is detected. This configuration may be not accessible through a displayed menu;

‘dismantling’ means possibly irreversible taking apart of an assembled product into its constituent materials and/or components;

‘disassembling’ means reversible taking apart of an assembled product into its constituent materials and/or components without functional damage that would preclude reassembling, reuse or refurbishment of the product;

‘step’ referring to dismantling or disassembling, means an operation that finishes with a change of tool or with the removal of a component or part;

‘Printed Circuit Board’(PCB) means an assembly that mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic or electrical components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from one or more sheet layers of conductive metal laminated onto or between sheet layers of a non-conductive substrate;

‘PMMA’ means PolyMethylMethAcrylate;

‘flame retardant’ or ‘fire retardant’ means a substance that markedly retards the propagation of a flame;

‘halogenated flame retardant’ means a flame retardant that contains any halogen;

‘homogeneous material’ means one material of uniform composition throughout or a material consisting of a combination of materials, that cannot be disjointed or separated into different materials by mechanical actions such as unscrewing, cutting, crushing, grinding and abrasive processes;

‘product database’ means a collection of data concerning products which is arranged in a systematic manner and consists of a consumer-oriented public part, where information concerning individual product parameters is accessible by electronic means, of an online portal for accessibility and of a compliance part, with clearly specified accessibility and security requirements, as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1369;

‘equivalent model’ means a model which has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as another model with a different model identifier;

‘model identifier’ means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark of the same manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s name;

‘spare part’ means a separate part that can replace a part with the same function in a product;

‘professional repairer’ means an operator or undertaking which provides services of repair and professional maintenance of electronic displays.

ABC is enabled in the normal configuration of the electronic display and persists in any other standard dynamic range configuration available to the end-user;

the value of Pmeasured , in the normal configuration, is measured with ABC disabled or, if ABC cannot be disabled, in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor;

the value of Pmeasured with ABC disabled, if applicable, shall be equal to or greater than the on mode power measured with ABC enabled in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor;

with ABC enabled, the measured value of the on mode power must decrease by 20 % or more when the ambient light condition, measured at the ABC sensor, is reduced from 100 lux to 12 lux; and

the ABC control of the display screen luminance meets all of the following characteristics when the ambient light condition measured at the ABC sensor changes:

Televisions shall provide a power management function, enabled as delivered by the manufacturer that, within 4 hours following the last user interaction, shall switch the television from on mode into standby mode or networked standby mode or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements respectively for standby or networked standby mode. Before such automatic switch, televisions shall show, for at least 20 seconds, an alert message warning the user of the impending switch, with possibility of delaying or temporarily cancelling it.

If the television provides a function allowing the user to shorten, extend or disable the 4-hour period for automatic mode transitions detailed in (a), a warning message shall appear about a potential increase in energy use and a confirmation of the new setting must be requested when an extension beyond the 4-hour period or disabling is selected.

If the television is equipped with a room presence sensor, the automatic transition from on mode into any mode as detailed in (a) applies if no presence is detected for no more than 1 hour.

Televisions with various selectable input sources shall prioritise the power management protocols of the signal source selected and displayed over those default power management mechanisms described in the paragraphs (a) to (c) above.

Shall be marked by specifying the type of polymer with the appropriate standard symbols or abbreviated terms set between the punctuation marks ‘>’ and ‘<’ as specified in available standards. The marking shall be legible.

Plastic components are exempt from marking requirements in the following circumstances:

For the following plastic components no marking is required:

Components containing flame retardants shall additionally be marked with the abbreviated term of the polymer followed by hyphen, then the symbol ‘FR’ followed by the code number of the flame retardant in parentheses. The marking on the enclosure and stand components shall be clearly visible and readable.

Availability of spare parts:

Access to repair and maintenance information

After a period of two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of a model or of an equivalent model, and until the end of the period mentioned under (a), the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall provide access to the appliance repair and maintenance information to professional repairers in the following conditions:

Once registered, a professional repairer shall have access to the requested repair and maintenance information within one working day after requesting it. The available repair and maintenance information shall include:

Maximum delivery time of spare parts

The latest available version of the firmware shall be made available for a minimum period of eight years after the placing on the market of the last unit of a certain product model, free of charge or at a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory cost. The latest available security update to the firmware shall be made available until at least eight years after the placing on the market of the last product of a certain product model, free of charge.

Information on the minimum guaranteed availability of software and firmware updates, availability of spare parts and product support shall be indicated in the product information sheet as from Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/2013.

measurements of power demand (Pmeasured ) shall be made in the normal configuration;

measurements shall be made using a dynamic broadcast-content video signal representing typical broadcast content for electronic displays in standard dynamic range (SDR). The measurement shall be the average power consumed over 10 consecutive minutes;

measurements shall be made after the electronic display has been in the off mode or, if an off-mode is not available, in standby mode, for a minimum of 1 hour immediately followed by a minimum of 1 hour in the on mode and shall be completed before a maximum of 3 hours in on-mode. The relevant video signal shall be displayed during the entire on mode duration. For electronic displays that are known to stabilise within 1 hour, these durations may be reduced if the resulting measurement can be shown to be within 2 % of the results that would otherwise be achieved using the durations described here;

where ABC is available, measurements shall be made with it switched off. If ABC cannot be switched off, then the measurements shall be performed in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor.

with a luminance meter, detecting that portion of the screen exhibiting a full (100 %) white image, which is part of a ‘full screen test’ pattern that does not exceed the average picture level (APL) point where any power limiting or other irregularity occurs in the electronic display luminance drive system affecting the electronic display luminance;

without disturbing the luminance meter’s detection point on the electronic display whilst switching between any of the conditions referred to in Annex II, point B.3.

the values given in the technical documentation pursuant to point 2 of Annex IV to Directive 2009/125/EC (declared values) and, where applicable, the values used to calculate these values are not more favourable for the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative than the results of the corresponding measurements carried out pursuant to paragraph (g) thereof;

the declared values meet any requirements laid down in this Regulation and any product information published by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative does not contain values that are more favourable for the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative than the declared values;

when the Member State authorities test the unit of the model, the determined values (the values of the relevant parameters as measured in testing and the values calculated from these measurements) comply with the respective verification tolerances as given in Table 3; and

when the Member State authorities check the unit of the model, it complies with the functional requirements and the requirements on repair and end-of-life aspects.

the ABC of the product is enabled by default and persists in all SDR modes, except in the shop configuration;

the measured on mode power of the product decreases by 20 % or more when the ambient light condition measured at the ABC sensor is reduced from 100 lux to 12 lux;

the ABC control of display luminance meets the requirements of Annex II, point B.1(e).

the normal configuration is provided as the default choice on initial activation of the electronic display; and

if the user selects a mode other than normal configuration, a second selection process is prompted to confirm the choice.

the off mode and/or standby mode and/or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for off mode and/or standby mode, is set as default;

if the unit provides networked standby mode with HiNA, the unit does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for HiNA when networked standby is enabled; and

if the unit provides networked standby mode without HiNA, the unit does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements without HiNA when networked standby is enabled.

the unit provides off mode and/or standby mode, and/or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for off mode and/or standby mode, when the electronic display is connected to the power source; and

the activation of the network availability requires the end-user’s intervention; and

the network availability can be disabled by the end-user; and

it complies with the requirements for standby mode when networked standby mode is not enabled.

within 4 hours in on mode following the last user interaction or within 1 hour if a room presence sensor is enabled and no movement is detected, the television automatically switches from on mode to standby mode or off mode or networked standby mode, if enabled, or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for standby mode. Member State authorities shall use the applicable procedure to measure the power demand after the automatic power down functionality switches the television into the applicable power mode; and

the function is set as default; and

in on mode, the television shows an alert message before automatically switching from on mode to the applicable mode; and

if the television provides a function allowing the user to modify the 4-hour period for automatic mode transitions detailed in (a), a warning message is prompted about a potential increase in energy use and a confirmation of the new setting is requested when an extension beyond the 4-hour period or disabling is selected; and

if the television is equipped with a room presence sensor, the automatic transition from on mode into any mode as detailed in (a) applies if no presence is detected for no more than 1 hour; and

in televisions with various selectable input sources the power management protocols of the signal source selected is prioritised over those default power management mechanisms described in (a) above.