ENERGY LABELLING OF HOUSEHOLD LAMPS (IMPLEMENTING MEASURES) REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 427.79

ENERGY LABELLING OF HOUSEHOLD

LAMPS (IMPLEMENTING MEASURES)

REGULATIONS

20th July, 2011 *

LEGAL NOTICE 342 of 2011.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Energy Labelling of

Household Lamps (Implementing Measures) Regulations.

(2) These regulations shall be interpreted in terms of the

Indication by Labelling and Standard Product Information of the

Consumption of Energy and other Resources by Energy Related

Products Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the Energy

Labelling Regulations".

(3) These regulations implement the requirements of

Commission Directive 98/11/EC of 27 January 1998 implementing

Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of

household lamps.

(4) These regulations constitute an implementing measure

within the meaning of the Energy Labelling Regulations with

regard to the energy labelling of household lamps.

Based on Annex I of Directive 98/11/EC

THE LABEL

1. The label shall be chosen from the following illustrations. Where the label is

not printed on the packaging but a separate label is placed on, or attached to the

packaging, the colour version shall be used. If the ‘black on white’ version of the

label is used, the printing and background may be in any colours that preserve the

legibility of the label.

2. The following notes define the information to be included

The energy efficiency class of the lamp, determined in accordance with

Schedule IV. This indicator letter shall be placed at the same level as the

relevant arrow.

The luminous flux of the lamp in lumens, measured in accordance with

the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in regulation

4(6).

The input power (wattage) of the lamp, measured in accordance with the

test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in regulation

4(6).

The average rated life of the lamp in hours, measured in accordance

with the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in

regulation 4(6). Where no other information on the life of the lamp is

included on the packaging, this may be omitted.

3. Where the information specified in II, III and, where applicable, IV of point

2 is included elsewhere on the packaging of the lamp, it may be omitted from the

label, as may the box that contains it. The label shall then be chosen from the

following illustrations

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LAMPS (IMPLEMENTING MEASURES)

Printing

4. The following defines certain aspects of the label

The label shall be contained in a blank border of at least 5 mm, as shown. Where

there is no side of the packaging that is large enough to contain the label and this

blank border, or where this would cover more than 50% of the surface area of the

largest side, the label and border may be reduced but by no more than is required to

meet both these conditions. However in no case may the label be reduced to less than

40% (by length) of its standard size. Where the packaging is too small to take such a

reduced label, the label must be attached to the lamp or the packaging. However,

where a full-size label is displayed together with the lamp (for example attached to

the shelf on which the lamp is displayed) then the label may be omitted.

Colours used

Colour Version

CMYK - cyan, magenta, yellow, black.

Ex.07X0: 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 100% yellow, 0% black.

Arrows

A

X0X0

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B

70X0

C

30X0

D

00X0

E

03X0

F

7X0

G

0XX0

Outline colour: X070

All text is in black. The background is white.

(1) These regulations shall apply to household electric

lamps supplied directly from the mains (filament and integral

compact fluorescent lamps), and to household fluorescent lamps

(including linear, and non-integral compact fluorescent lamps),

even when marketed for non-household use.

(2) Where an appliance can be taken apart by end users, for the

purposes of this Directive the ‘lamp’ shall be any part emitting

light.

(3) The following lamps shall be excluded from the scope of

these regulations

(a) those with a luminous flux of more than 6,500 lumens;

(b) those with an input power of less than 4 watts;

(c) reflector lamps;

(d) those marketed or commercialised primarily for use

with other energy sources, such as batteries;

(e) those not marketed or commercialised primarily for

the production of light in the visible range (400 to 800

nm);

(f)

those marketed or commercialised as part of a product,

the primary purpose of which is not illuminative.

*See regulation 1(5) of these Regulations as originally promulgated.

However, where the lamp is offered for sale, hire or

hire purchase or displayed separately, for example as a

spare part, it shall be included.

(4) For lamps referred to in sub-regulation (3), labels and

fiches may be provided in accordance with these regulations,

provided that harmonised measurement standards applicable to

such lamps have been adopted and published in accordance with

regulation 4(6).

Based on Annex II of Directive 98/11/EC

THE FICHE

The fiche shall contain the information specified for the label (*) .

In these regulation, except where the context otherwise

requires, expressions used shall have the same meaning as in the

Energy Labelling Regulations.

Based on Annex III of Directive 98/11/EC

MAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLING

Mail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to in regulation

4(4) shall contain either a copy of the label, or the following information, given in

the order specified

1. Energy efficiency class

(Schedule I, Note I)

Expressed as ‘Energy efficiency class ............... on a scale of A (more efficient) to

G (less efficient)’. Where this information is provided in a table this may be

expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (more

efficient) to G (less efficient).

2. Luminous flux of the lamp

(Schedule I, Note II)

3. Input power

(Schedule I, Note III)

4. Average rated life of lamp

(Schedule I, Note IV)

(Where no other information on the life of the lamp is given in the catalogue, this

may be omitted).

*Where product brochures are not supplied, the label provided with the product can also be considered to be

the fiche.

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(1) The technical documentation referred to in regulation

6(2)(a) of the Energy Labelling Regulations shall include

(a) the name, trade mark and address of the supplier;

(b) a general description of the lamp, sufficient for it to be

uniquely identified;

(c) information, including drawings as relevant, on the

main design features of the model and in particular

items

which appreciably affect its energy

consumption;

(d) reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under

the test procedures of the harmonised standards

referred to in regulation 4(6);

(e) operating instructions, if any.

(2) The label referred to in regulation 5(1) of the Energy

Labelling Regulations shall be as specified in Schedule I.

The label shall be placed or printed on, or attached to, the outside

of the individual packaging of the lamp. Nothing else placed or

printed on, or attached to, the individual packaging of the lamp

shall obscure it or reduce its visibility. Schedule I specifies how the

label may be displayed in the case of very small packaging.

(3) The fiche referred to in regulation 5(2) of the Energy

Labelling Regulations shall be as specified in Schedule II.

(4) In the circumstances referred to in regulation 8 of the

Energy Labelling Regulations, and where the offer for sale, hire or

hire purchase is provided by means of a printed communication,

such as a catalogue, that printed communication shall include all

the information specified in Schedule III.

(5) The energy efficiency class of a lamp, as specified on the

label and the fiche, shall be determined in accordance with

Schedule IV.

(6) The information required by these regulations shall be

produced in accordance with harmonised standards, the reference

numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of

the European Communities and for which Member States have

p u b l i sh e d t h e r e f e r en c e n um b er s o f t h e n a t i o n al st a n d a r d s

transposing those harmonised standards.

(7) The harmonised standards referred to in sub-regulation (6)

shall be drawn up under a mandate from the Commission in

accordance with Directive 83/189/EEC.

Based on Annex IV of Directive 98/11/EC

The energy efficiency class of a cavity shall be determined as follows

Lamps shall be classified in class A if

- Fluorescent lamps without integral ballast

(those requiring a ballast and/or other control gear to connect them to the mains)

W < 0.15 √φ + 0.0097φ

- Other lamps

W < 0.24 √φ + 0.0103 φ

where φ is the lumen output of the lamp

where W is the power input into the lamp in watts.

If a lamp is not classified in class A, a reference wattage W R shall be calculated as

follows

W R = 0.88 √φ + 0.049 φ when φ > 34 lumens

W R = 0.2 φ, when φ < 34 lumens

where φ is the lumen output of the lamp.

An energy efficiency index E I is then set as

W

E I =

W R

where W is the power input into the lamp in watts.

The energy efficiency classes are then set in accordance with the following table

Energy efficiency class

Energy Efficiency index E I

B

E I < 60%

C

60% < E I < 80%

D

80% < E I < 95%

E

95% < E I < 110%

F

110% < E I < 130%

G

130% < E I