(1)

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

(2)

‘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;

(3)

‘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;

(4)

‘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;

(5)

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

(6)

‘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;

(7)

‘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;

(8)

‘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;

(9)

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

(10)

‘HiNA’ means High Network Availability as defined in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 (9);

(11)

‘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 features:

(12)

‘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:

(13)

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

(14)

‘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:

(15)

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

(16)

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

(17)

‘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;

(18)

‘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);

(19)

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

(20)

‘point of sale’ means a location where electronic displays are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase.

(a)

each electronic display, at the point of sale, including at trade fairs, bears the label provided by suppliers in accordance with point 1(a) of Article 3 displayed on the front of the appliance or hung on it or placed in such a way as to be clearly visible and unequivocally associated to the specific model; provided that the electronic display is kept in on-mode when visible to customers for sale, the electronic label in accordance with point 1(g) of Article 3 displayed on the screen may replace the printed label;

(b)

where an electronic display model is displayed in a point of sale without any unit displayed out of the box, the label printed on the box or stuck on it shall be visible;

(c)

in the event of distance selling or telemarketing, the label and product information sheet are provided in accordance with Annexes VII and VIII;

(d)

any visual advertisement for a specific model of electronic display, including on the internet, contains the energy efficiency class and the range of efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII;

(e)

any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of electronic display, including technical promotional material on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters, includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII.

(a)

whether it is or is still appropriate to have separate energy categorisations for SDR and HDR;

(b)

the verification tolerances set out in Annex IX;

(c)

whether other electronic displays should be included in the scope;

(d)

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

(e)

whether it is feasible to develop appropriate notification methods for the energy consumption;

(f)

the possibility to address circular economy aspects.

(1)

‘energy efficiency index’ (EEI) means an index number for the relative energy efficiency of an electronic display, as set out in point B of Annex II;

(2)

‘High Dynamic Range (HDR)’ means a method to increase the contrast ratio of the image of an electronic display by using metadata generated during the creation of the video material and that the display management circuitry interprets to produce a contrast ratio and colour rendering perceived by the human eye as more realistic than that achieved by non HDR-compatible displays;

(3)

‘contrast ratio’ means the difference between the peak brightness and black level in an image;

(4)

‘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 an electronic display;

(5)

‘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;

(6)

‘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;

(7)

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

(8)

‘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;

(9)

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

(10)

‘normal configuration’ means a display setting which is recommended to the end-user by the supplier 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;

(11)

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

(12)

‘shop configuration’ means the configuration of the electronic display 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;

(13)

‘room presence sensor’ or ‘gesture detection sensor’ or ‘occupancy sensor’ means a sensor monitoring and reacting to 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;

(14)

‘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:

(15)

‘standby mode’ means a condition where the electronic display is connected to the mains or DC 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:

(16)

‘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;

(17)

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

(18)

‘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;

(19)

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

(20)

‘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;

(21)

‘External Power Supply (EPS)’ means a device as defined in Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 (2);

(22)

‘standardised EPS’ means an external power supply designed to provide power to various devices and that is complies with a standard issued by an international standardization organization;

(23)

‘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;

(24)

‘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);

(25)

‘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 originating from a network source and using a network address, are not considered to be a network interface;

(26)

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

(27)

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

(28)

‘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.

(a)

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;

(b)

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;

(c)

if applicable, the value of Pmeasured with ABC disabled 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;

(d)

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;

(e)

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:

I.

QR code;

II.

supplier’s name or trade mark;

III.

supplier’s model identifier;

IV.

scale of energy efficiency classes from A to G;

V.

the energy efficiency class determined in accordance with point B of Annex II when using PmeasuredSDR ;

VI.

on mode energy consumption in kWh per 1 000 h, when playing SDR content, rounded to the nearest integer;

VII.

the energy efficiency class determined in accordance with point B of Annex II when using PmeasuredHDR ;

VIII.

the on mode energy consumption in kWh per 1 000 h, when playing HDR content, rounded to the nearest integer;

IX.

visible screen diagonal in centimetres and inches and horizontal and vertical resolution in pixels;

X.

the number of this Regulation, that is ‘2019/2013’.

(a)

The label shall be at least 96 mm wide and 192 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above. For electronic displays with a size of the diagonal of the visible area less than 127 cm (50 inches), the label can be printed scaled down, but not less than 60 % of its normal size; its content shall nevertheless be proportionate to the specifications above and the QR code still readable by a commonly available QR reader, such as those integrated in a smartphone.

(b)

The background of the label shall be 100 % white.

(c)

The typefaces shall be Verdana and Calibri.

(d)

The dimensions and specifications of the elements constituting the label shall be as indicated in the label design.

(e)

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

(f)

The label shall fulfil all the following requirements (numbers refer to the figure above):

(a)

electronic displays shall be measured in the normal configuration;

(b)

measurements shall be made at an ambient temperature of 23 °C +/- 5 °C;

(c)

measurements shall be made using a dynamic broadcast video signal test loops representing typical broadcast content for electronic displays in standard dynamic range (SDR). For the HDR measurement the electronic display must automatically and correctly respond to the HDR metadata in the test loop. The measurement shall be the average power consumed over 10 consecutive minutes;

(d)

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;

(e)

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.

(a)

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 not exceeding the average picture level (APL) point where any power limiting or other irregularity occurs;

(b)

without disturbing the luminance meter’s detection point on the electronic display whilst switching between the normal configuration and the brightest on mode configuration.

(1)

identification data (general description of the model):

(2)

references to the harmonised standards applied, other measurement standards and specifications used in measuring the technical parameters and calculations performed;

(3)

specific precautions to be taken when the model is assembled, installed and tested;

(4)

a list of all equivalent models, including model identifiers;

(5)

measured technical parameters of the model and calculations performed with the measured parameters as listed in Table 5;

Table 5

Measured technical parameters

(6)

Additional information requirements:

(7)

where the information included in the technical documentation file for a particular electronic display model has been obtained:

the technical documentation shall include, as appropriate, the details of such calculation, the assessment undertaken by suppliers to verify the accuracy of the calculation and, where appropriate, the declaration of identity between the models of different suppliers; and

(8)

the contact details of the person empowered to bind the supplier, if not included in the technical information uploaded into the database, shall be made available, on request, to market surveillance authorities or to the Commission for carrying out their tasks under this Regulation.

(1)

The Member State authorities shall verify one single unit of the model.

(2)

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

(3)

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

(4)

If the result referred to in point 2(c) is not achieved, the Member State authorities shall select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units selected may be one or more equivalent models.

(5)

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if for these three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined values complies with the respective tolerances given in Table 6.

(6)

If the result referred to in point 5 is not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

(7)

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 being taken on the non-compliance of the model according to points 3 and 6.