New EU energy rules for TVs and other household gadgets

Directive 2009/125/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products came fully into force on the 1 January 2015.

The Ecodesign Directive provides consistent EU-wide rules for improving the environmental performance of energy related products (ERPs) through eco-design.

It prevents disparate national legislation on the environmental performance of these products from becoming obstacles to the intra-EU trade. This should benefit both businesses and consumers, by enhancing product quality and environmental protection and by facilitating free movement of goods across the EU.

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ESO: Background information: Eco-design requirements for energy-using products (EuP) http://www.europeansources.info/record/eco-design-requirements-for-energy-using-products-eup/

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: All topics: Sustainable and responsible business: Ecodesign [Archive] http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sustainable-business/ecodesign/

UK: GOV.UK: National Measurement Office / Department of Energy & Climate Change: Guidance, 04.04.14: Ecodesign: placing energy related products on the UK market https://www.gov.uk/placing-energy-related-products-on-the-uk-market

European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy: Ecodesign and labelling http://www.eceee.org/ecodesign

ESO: Background information: Brussels targets super-sized TVs in drive for energy efficiency http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-targets-super-sized-tvs-in-drive-for-energy-efficiency/

EurActiv, 19.02.15: EU introduces new rules to make cooking greener http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/eu-introduces-new-rules-make-cooking-greener-312241

European Commission: DG Growth: Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs: Ecodesign http://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/sustainability/ecodesign/index_en.htm

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