Energy-Related Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,718, 11 ta’ Marzu, 2011

L.N. 93 of 2011

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Framework for the Setting of Ecodesign Requirements for

Energy-Related Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

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

Product Safety Act, the Prime Minister, on the advice of the Malta

Standards Authority, has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Framework Citation and scope.

for the Setting of Ecodesign Requirements for Energy-Related

Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 and they shall be read

and construed as one with Framework for the Setting of Ecodesign

Requirements for Energy-Related Products Regulations, 2007, L.N. 347 of 2007.

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

(2) These regulations apply to the requirements of the

following

(a) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010 of

10 November 2010 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of

the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to

ecodesign requirements for household washing machines;

(b) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010 of

10 November 2010 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of

the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to

ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers.

For paragraphs (a) to (l) of sub-regulation (2) of

regulation 2 of the principal regulations, shall be substituted by the

following

“(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;

(g) products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing

Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for electric

motors;

(h) products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing

Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for glandless

standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in

products;

(i) products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing

Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and

of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for

televisions;

(j) products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing

Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household

refrigerating appliances;

(k) products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 1015/2010 of 10 November 2010

implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign

requirements for household washing machines;

(l) products within the meaning of Commission

Regulation (EC) No 1016/2010 of 10 November 2010

implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign

requirements for household dishwashers.”.

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