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Document 32019R1782

    Ecodesign requirements — external power supplies

    Date of last review:
    29/01/2020
    Initial creation date:
    13/03/2020
    Summarised document(s):
    Author:
    Publications Office of the European Union
    Responsible entity(ies):
    Directorate-General for Energy

    Ecodesign requirements — external power supplies

     

    SUMMARY OF:

    Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 — laying down ecodesign requirements for external power supplies

    WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

    It establishes ecodesign* requirements for the placing on the market or putting into service of external power supplies*.

    KEY POINTS

    • The regulation does not apply to:
      • voltage converters;
      • uniterruptible power supplies;
      • battery chargers without power supply function;
      • lighting converters;
      • external power supplies for medical devices;
      • active power over Ethernet injectors;
      • docking stations for autonomous appliances;
      • external power supplies placed on the market before 1 April 2025 solely as a service part or spare part for replacing an identical external power supply placed on the market before 1 April 2020.
    • The ecodesign requirements are set out Annex II.
    • The regulation sets out the conformity assessment procedure and in Annex II, point 3, the measurement method and calculations that must be used.
    • National authorities must apply the verification procedures laid down in Annex III when carrying out market surveillance checks.
    • Annex IV sets out indicative benchmarks for the best-performing products and technologies available on the market.
    • The European Commission must review this regulation in the light of technological progress and present its results, including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal, by 14 November 2022.

    FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

    It applies from 1 April 2020 and repeals Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 on that date.

    BACKGROUND

    Directive 2009/125/EC establishes a framework to set ecodesign requirements for energy-related products. The Commission must set these for products which are widely sold and traded in the EU and have a significant environmental impact.

    For more information see:

    KEY TERMS

    Ecodesign: Policy to improve, through better design, products’ environmental performance throughout their life cycle, especially their energy efficiency.
    External power supplies: a device meeting each of these criteria:
    • designed to convert alternating current (AC) power input from the mains power source input into one or more lower voltage direct current (DC) or AC outputs;
    • used with one or more separate devices that constitute the primary load;
    • contained in a physical enclosure separate from the device or devices that constitute the primary load;
    • connected to the device or devices that constitute the primary load with removable or hard-wired male/female electrical connections, cables, cords or other wirings;
    • nameplate output power not exceeding 250 watts; and
    • used with electrical and electronic household and office equipment included in Annex I.

    MAIN DOCUMENT

    Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for external power supplies pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 (OJ L 272, 25.10.2019, pp. 95-106)

    RELATED DOCUMENTS

    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 (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, pp. 10-35)

    Successive amendments to Directive 2009/125/EC have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

    last update 29.01.2020

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