Commission Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for smartphones, mobile phones other than smartphones, cordless phones and slate tablets pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC and amending Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/826

Summary:

Regulation adopted by the European Commission on 16 June 2023, laying down eco-design requirements for smartphones, mobile phones other than smartphones, cordless phones and slate tablets. It introduces amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/826. This is a text with EEA relevance.

Further information:

This Regulation establishes eco-design requirements for the placing on the market of smartphones, other mobile phones, cordless phones and slate tablets.

It is pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC which established a framework for minimum eco-design requirements which goods that consume energy must meet before they can be used or sold in the European Union (EU). The legislative framework provides that the European Commission sets ecodesign requirements for energy-related products which account for significant volumes of sales and trade in the EU and which have a significant environmental impact and presenting significant potential for improvement through design in terms of their environmental impact, without entailing excessive costs.

The Commission Regulation was adopted by the European Commission on 16 June 2023.

• Primary Source

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EUR-LEX: SWD(2023)101: Staff Working Document accompanying the Regulation - Impact Assessment Report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2023:101:FIN

EUR-LEX: SWD(2023)102: Staff Working Document accompanying the Regulation - Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2023:102:FIN

European Commission: Press Release, 16/06/2023: Circular economy: New rules to make phones and tablets more durable, energy efficient and easier to repair, enabling sustainable choices by consumers https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3315

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