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Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2013 of 22 August 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment, and amending Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2013 of 22 August 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment, and amending Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2013 of 22 August 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment, and amending Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions Text with EEA relevance
OJ L 225, 23.8.2013, p. 1–12
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
23.8.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 225/1 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 801/2013
of 22 August 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment, and amending Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
After consulting the Ecodesign Consultation Forum,
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 16(2) of Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) makes provision for an implementing measure, one of the priority measures being to reduce standby losses for a group of products. |
(2) |
The networked standby electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment had been addressed by the technical, environmental and economic study on standby and off mode losses carried out in 2006/07. It concluded that network connectivity was to become a common feature of household and office equipment. The Regulatory Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-using Products recommended on 21 June 2008 addressing the question of networked standby in a separate process, due to a lack of data at the time. |
(3) |
The Ecodesign Work Plan 2009-11 identified networked standby as one of the priorities. Accordingly, the Commission carried out a preparatory study in 2010/11 which analysed the technical, environmental and economic aspects of networked standby. The study was devised in association with stakeholders and interested parties from the EU and non-member countries, and the results were made publicly available. |
(4) |
The study estimated the power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment products sold in the Community related to conditions providing networked standby to be 54 TWh in 2010, corresponding to 23 Mt CO2 emissions. If no specific measures are taken, consumption is predicted to increase to 90 TWh in 2020. The conclusion was that electricity consumption related to networked standby can be significantly reduced. The present Regulation should increase the market penetration of technologies yielding improved energy efficiency for networked standby, leading to estimated energy savings of 36 TWh in 2020 and 49 TWh in 2025, compared to a business-as-usual scenario. |
(5) |
In particular, the study found that the power management function that switches equipment into a condition having networked standby when not providing a main function is essential for delivering the potential savings. It is acknowledged that equipment, reactivated by an external or internal trigger, can be in an active mode for a limited period of time independently from its main function(s), e.g. to enable servicing or downloading of software. Power management should ensure that the product returns into a condition having networked standby after having completed the tasks. |
(6) |
The preparatory study concluded that for networked standby a differentiation of requirements along the degree of network availability was needed. To that end, a limited number of HiNA equipment was identified, amongst which router, network switch, wireless network access point, hub and modem whose main function is the processing of network traffic. Since this equipment is expected to react on incoming traffic immediately, the condition having networked standby can be equivalent to the idle mode. |
(7) |
Given that the functionalities in conditions of standby and networked standby are interlinked and the product scope is equivalent, the Ecodesign Consultation Forum supported, on 14 September 2011, the view that the ecodesign requirements regarding networked standby should be set out in an amending act to the existing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 (3). |
(8) |
The requirements for standby and off mode, and for networked standby should be reviewed together. Given that the review date laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 precedes the entry into force of the first stage of the networked standby requirements, the Regulation review date should be postponed by one year. |
(9) |
Given that televisions which are subject to a product-specific ecodesign implementing measure were exempted from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008, ecodesign requirements for television-related networked standby are included in Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 (4). The technical, environmental and economic study on networked standby estimated that the ecodesign requirements for networked standby of televisions would generate estimated savings of 10 TWh by 2020. |
(10) |
For coffee machines, the Ecodesign Consultation Forums (5) of 16 December 2011 and 18 April 2012 supported the view that a product-specific implementing measure should not be adopted, but that the standby requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 should be made more explicit for coffee machines. |
(11) |
This regulation introduces specifications for the application of the power management requirements to coffee machines with regard to the default delay time after which the equipment is automatically switched into standby/off mode. |
(12) |
It can be concluded from the technical, environmental and economic study on household coffee machines, carried out under the Ecodesign Directive, that limiting the delay time after which coffee machines are automatically switched into standby/off mode will result in additional annual savings of more than 2 TWh by 2020. These have not been considered in the savings assumptions for Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008
Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
the title is replaced by the following: ‘ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode, and networked standby, electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment ’; |
(2) |
Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 Subject matter and scope This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements related to standby and off mode, and networked standby, electric power consumption for the placing on the market of electrical and electronic household and office equipment. This Regulation shall not apply to electrical and electronic household and office equipment placed on the market with a low voltage external power supply to work as intended.’; |
(3) |
the following definitions are added in Article 2:
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(4) |
Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 Ecodesign requirements The ecodesign requirements related to standby and off mode, and networked standby electric power consumption, are set out in Annex II.’; |
(5) |
Article 7 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 7 Revision The Commission shall review this Regulation and present the results of the review to the Consultation Forum no later than 7 January 2016, in the light of technological progress. The review will in particular address the scope and the requirements for standby/off mode and the appropriateness and level of the requirements for networked standby with regard to the third stage of implementation (2019). The review could address, inter alia, professional equipment and products equipped with electric motors operated by remote control.’; |
(6) |
Article 8 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 8 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Point 1 of Annex II shall apply as from 7 January 2010. Point 2 of Annex II shall apply as from 7 January 2013. Point 3 of Annex II shall apply as from 1 January 2015. Point 4 of Annex II shall apply as from 1 January 2017. Point 5 of Annex II shall apply as from 1 January 2019. Point 6 of Annex II shall apply as from 1 January 2015. Point 7 of Annex II shall apply as from 1 January 2015. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.’; |
(7) |
Annex II is amended as follows:
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(8) |
the following is added to Annex III: ‘Regarding the requirements set out in Annex II, point 2(d), Member States’ authorities shall use the applicable procedure above to measure the power consumption after the power management function, or similar function, has switched the equipment into the applicable mode or condition. Regarding the requirements set out in Annex II, points 3(c) and 4(a) Member States authorities shall use the applicable procedure above, after having deactivated and/or disconnected, as applicable, all network ports of the unit. When performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1), the Member States’ authorities shall apply the following verification procedure for the requirements set out in Annex II, points 3 and 4, as applicable. Member States’ authorities shall test one single unit as follows:
In addition to the procedures set out above, Member States’ authorities shall use reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedures which take into account the generally recognised state of the art, including methods set out in documents the reference numbers of which have been published for that purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
(9) |
In Annex IV the following is added after the last sentence: ‘Networked standby: 3 W for HiNA equipment; 1 W or less for non-HiNA equipment.’. |
Article 2
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 642/2009
Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 is amended as follows:
(1) |
in Article 2, the following definitions are added:
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(2) |
Annex I is amended as follows:
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(3) |
In Annex II, point 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. Measurements of standby/off-mode, and networked standby power consumption Measurements of the power consumption referred to in Annex I, Parts 2 and 3 shall fulfil all of the following conditions: The power consumption referred to in point 2.1(a) and (b), point 2.2(a) and (b) and points 3.1(d) and 3.2(c) shall be established by a reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedure, which takes into account the generally recognised state of the art.’; |
(4) |
Annex III is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX III VERIFICATION PROCEDURE A. Verification procedure for requirements established in Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Annex I
B. Verification procedure for requirements established in Part 3 of Annex I When performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/125/EC, the Member States’ authorities shall apply the following verification procedure for the requirements set out in Annex I, points 1(d) and 2(c) of Part 3, as applicable. They shall use the applicable procedure below, after having deactivated and/or disconnected, as applicable, all network ports of the unit. Member States’ authorities shall test one single unit as follows: If the television has, as indicated in the technical documentation, one type of network port and if two or more ports of that type are available, one of these ports is chosen randomly and that port is connected to the appropriate network complying with the maximum specification of the port. In the event of multiple wireless network ports of the same type, the other wireless ports shall be deactivated if possible. In the event of multiple wired network ports of the same type for verifying requirements set out in Annex I, point 2, the other network ports shall be deactivated if possible. If only one network port is available, that port is connected to the appropriate network complying with the maximum specification of the port. The unit is put in on mode. Once the unit in on mode is working properly, it is allowed to go into the condition providing networked standby and the power consumption is measured. Then the appropriate trigger is provided to the television through the network port and a check is made whether the television is reactivated. Where the television has, as indicated in the technical documentation, more than one type of network port, for each type of network port the following procedure is repeated. If two or more network ports of a type are available, one port is chosen randomly for each type of network port and that port is connected to the appropriate network complying with the maximum specification of the port. If for a certain type of network port only one port is available, that port is connected to the appropriate network complying with the maximum specification of the port. Wireless ports not used shall be deactivated if possible. In the event of verification of requirements set out in Annex II, point 3, the wired network ports not used shall be deactivated if possible. The unit is put in on mode. Once the unit in on mode is working properly, it is allowed to go into the condition providing networked standby and the power consumption is measured. Then the appropriate trigger is provided to the television through the network port and a check is made whether the television is reactivated. If one physical network port is shared by two or more types of (logical) network ports this procedure is repeated for each type of logical network port, with the other logical network ports being logical-disconnected. The model shall be considered to comply with this Regulation if the results for each type of network port do not exceed the limit value by more than 7 %. Otherwise, three more units shall be tested. The model shall be considered to comply with this Regulation if the average of the results for each type of network port of the latter three tests does not exceed the limit value by more than 7 %. Otherwise, the model shall be considered not to comply. The Member State authorities shall provide the test results and other relevant information to the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission within one month of the decision being taken on the non-compliance of the model. C. Conformity check For the purpose of checking conformity with the requirements, the authorities of the Member States shall use the procedure set out in Annex II and reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedures, which take into account the generally recognised state of the art measurement methods, including methods set in documents the reference numbers of which have been published for that purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 August 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 339, 18.12.2008, p. 45.
(4) OJ L 191, 23.7.2009, p. 42.