Regulations, 2009

L.N. 7 of 2009

ECO-CONTRIBUTION ACT

(CAP. 473)

Eco-Contribution Act (Amendment of First Schedule)

Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 13 (c) of the

Eco-Contribution Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs

in concurrence with the Minister of Finance, the Economy and

Investment, has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Eco-Contribution

Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations, 2009, and they

shall be read and construed as one with the First Schedule to the

Eco-Contribution Act, hereinafter in these regulations referred to as

“the Schedule”.

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into

force on 1st January, 2009.

In the Schedule, immediately at the end of the table headed

“Electronic Equipment”, there shall be added the following

HS CODE ECOCONTRIBUTION

NUMBER DESCRIPTION

“Incandescent light bulbs and neon lights

8539 21 92 90 Electric filament lamps, exceeding 100V,

excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps,

or energy-efficient halogen lamps with

certified energy saving capability of not

less than 25% versus standard incande-

scent lamps. €0.25 per lamp

8539 31 10 90 Fluorescent hot cathode with double ended

cap, excluding certified energy saving

tubes which include, Tri-phosphor tubes,

T5 tubes or tubes used in the medical and

industrial fields. €0.50 per tube”.

€0.19