Using Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,460, 31 ta’ Lulju, 2009

L.N. 217 of 2009

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Framework for the Setting of Ecodesign Requirements for Energy-

Using Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 38 to 40 of the

Product Safety Act, the Minister of Finance, the Economy and

Investment, on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, has made

the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Framework for Title and Scope

the Setting of Ecodesign Requirements for Energy-Using Products

(Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and they shall be read and construed

as one with the Framework for the Setting of Ecodesign S.L. 427.64

Requirements for Energy-Using Products Regulations, hereinafter

referred to as "the principal regulations".

(2) These regulations apply to the requirements of the

following

(a)

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 electric power

consumption of electrical and electronic household and office

equipment.

(b) Commission Regulation (EC) No 107/2009 of 4

February 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council with regard to

ecodesign requirements for simple set-top boxes.

(c)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 of 18

March 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council with regard to

ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps.

(d) Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 of 18

March 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council with regard to

ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated

ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and

luminaries able to operate such lamps, and repealing Directive

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2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(e)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 of 6

April 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council with regard to

ecodesign requirements for no-load condition electric power

consumption and average active efficiency of external power

supplies.

Sub-regulation (2) of regulation 2 of the principal

regulations shall be substituted by the following

"(2) These regulations shall apply to the following

energy using products

(a) Products within the meaning of 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 electric power

consumption of electrical and electronic household and

office equipment.

(b) Products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 107/2009 of 4 February 2009

implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign

requirements for simple set-top boxes.

(c) Products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 of 18 March 2009

implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign

requirements for non-directional household lamps.

(d) Products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 of 18 March 2009

implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign

requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated

ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts

and luminaries able to operate such lamps, and repealing

Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of

the Council.

(e) Products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 of 6 April 2009

implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign

requirements for no-load condition electric power

consumption and average active efficiency of external

power supplies.

(f) Hot water boilers within the meaning of the

Efficiency Requirements for New Hot-Water Boilers Fired

with Liquid or Gaseous Fuels (Implementing Measures)

Regulations, 2007.

(g) Household refrigerators within the meaning

of the Energy Efficiency Requirements for Household

Electric Refrigerators, Freezers and Combinations thereof

(Implementing Measures) Regulations, 2007.

(h) Ballast for fluorescent lighting within the

meaning of the Energy Efficiency Requirements for

Ballasts for Fluorescent Lighting (Implementing

Measures) Regulations, 2007.".