This document provides an overview and review of Ecodesign and Energy Labelling directives from a seminar presented in Vilnius, Lithuania. It discusses the state of play, review of the directives and future work plan. For the state of play, it outlines the 24 existing ecodesign regulations and 12 energy labelling regulations that have been adopted. For the review, it discusses challenges around scope, communication, compliance and market surveillance. The future work plan section highlights new regulations being developed or adopted for products like vacuum cleaners, ventilation equipment, and space and water heaters.

1. Ecodesign &
Energy Labelling
Overview and review
Ministry of Economy Seminar,
Vilnius, 6 November 2014
Ewout Deurwaarder
European Commission
Directorate General for Energy
Unit C3, Energy efficiency
Unit C3, Energy efficiency

2. 1. State of Play
2. Review of the Directives + future
work plan
3. Information on specific products

3. How do we achieve energy efficiency in product
design?
Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC
Both Directives are «frameworks» defining the «rules» for
setting product-specific requirements through Regulations.
Efficient
products
Supply side Demand side
Energy Labelling Directive 2010/30/EU
+ Labelling of Tyres (Regulation 1222/2009)
+ Energy Star (Regulation 106/2008)
Combined effect ensures a dynamic improvement of the market:

4. Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC)
• Allows to set requirements for environmental
performance of energy-related products
• Main focus has been on energy in the use-phase
• Can address other environmental parameters and
life-cycle phases
• Requirements have to be met in order to place a
product on the market
• Requirements are harmonised across the EU

5. Energy Labelling Directive (2010/30/EU)
Allows to specify an energy label for
energy-related products
The label shows energy efficiency in
the use phase
Use of other essential resources/
information during use also shown
Manufacturers have to supply the
label; dealers have to show it

6. 24 ecodesign regulations (+4 amendments)
1275/2008 Electric power consumption standby and off mode
107/2009 Simple set-top boxes
244+859/2009 Non-directional household lamps
245/2009 Fluorescent lamps for high intensity discharge lamps
+347/2010
278/2009 External power supplies
640/2009 + 4/2014 Electric motors
641/2009 + 622/2012 Circulators
642/2009 Televisions
643/2009 Household refrigerating appliances
1015/2010 Household washing machines
1016/2010 Household dishwashers
327/2011 Industrial fans
206/2012 Airco and comfort fans
547/2012 Water pumps
932/2012 Household tumble driers
1194/2012 Directional lamps
617/2013 Computers and servers
666/2013 Vacuum cleaners
801/2013 Networked standby
813/2013 Space heaters
814/2013 Water heaters & storage tanks
66/2014 Domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods
548/2014 Power transformers
../.. Ventilation products
11 energy labelling Regulations (+1 amendment)
1059/2010 Household dishwashers
1060/2010 Household refrigerating appliances
1061/2010 Household washing machines
1062/2010 Televisions
626/2011 Air conditioners
392/2012 Household tumble driers
874/2012 Electrical lamps and luminaires
665/2013 Vacuum cleaners
811/2013 Space heaters
812/2013 Water heaters & storage tanks
514/2014 Amending all cocerning label on the internet
2 voluntary agreements
COM (2012) 684 Complex set top boxes
COM (2013) 23 Imaging equipment
Tyre labelling + 2 implementing regulations
1222/2009 Fuel efficiency and other essential parameters
228/2011 Wet grip testing method for C1 tyres
1235/2011 Wet grip grading of C2, C3 tyres, measurement of
tyres rolling resistance and verification procedure
Product-specific
measures
65/2014 Domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods

7. Regulations under development
Ventilation products (labelling)
Professional refrigeration
Local space heaters
Solid fuel boilers
Air heating products
Electronic displays
Commercial refrigeration
Other motors
Compressors
Professional wet appliances
Regulations under review
Household dishwashers
Household refrigerating appliances
Household washing machines
Household tumble driers
Pumps
Set-top Boxes
Electrical lamps and luminaires (stage 6)
External power supplies
Lighting (non-directional and tertiary, and special purpose)
Products under study (work plan 2012-14)
Window products
Water related products
Lighting controls
Smart appliances/meters
Power cables
Enterprise servers
Steam boilers
Fractional horse power motors < 200W
On-going work
Voluntary agreements under development
Game consoles
Machine tools

8. Process for
developing product-specific regulations

9. Step 1-7

10. Step 8-10

11. Entry into force and application
Regulations enter into force 20 days after publication
in the Official Journal of EU, but ..
.. requirements only become applicable from the
date(s) specified in the regulation
Either 'Common commencement dates' (1 January or
1 July) or exactly X years after entry into force
First requirements usually (about) 1 or 2 years after
publication

12. Implementation of Regulations
Commission provides:
• References to transitional or final measurement
standards (published in the Official Journal of the EU)
• Guidelines (for selected products)
• Energy label templates
• Energy label generator (new)
• Consumer's guides (new)
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/labelling/household_en.htm

13. Enforcement
Market surveillance is the role of
national authorities, it includes:
 Inspecting technical documentation
 Product testing
 Inspection of labels in shops and on the internet
 Random and/or risk based sampling
 Cooperation with other market surveillance authorities
Market surveillance regulation 765/2008
 Applies to all Union harmonisation legislation on products
 Applies also to Ecodesign, Energy Labelling and Tyre Labelling
 New proposal under negotiation in European Parliament and Council

14. Member States' cooperation on enforcement
Administrative Cooperation (ADCO):
• Discuss common challenges
• Agree on interpretation questions relevant to
surveillance
EU-funded projects:
• Joint actions (e.g. testing)
• Common procedures, exchange best practices

15. Voluntary agreements
Ecodesign Directive provides for self-regulation as
alternative, under certain conditions
Two agreements have been
endorsed by the Commission
(imaging equipment;
complex set-top boxes)
Thus, no ecodesign regulations
However, regulation on
stand-by & off-mode still applies

16. Provisions for voluntary agreements
• Ecodesign Directive, ANNEX VIII
• Self-regulation
• (referred to in Article 17)
Requirements: self-regulatory initiatives must comply with all provisions of the Treaty (in
particular internal market and competition rules), international engagements of the
Community and the following non-exhaustive list of indicative criteria:
• 1. Openness of participation
• 2. Added value
• 3. Representativeness
• 4. Quantified and staged objectives
• 5. Involvement of civil society
• 6. Monitoring and reporting
• 7. Cost-effectiveness of administering a self-regulatory initiative
• 8. Sustainability
• 9. Incentive compatibility (Policy consistency )

17. Guidelines for voluntary agreements
General criteria ensuring coherence
Under preparation, draft presented to the Ecodesign
Consultation Forum June 2014.
Would address:
• Process transparency and information to the public
• Level of ambition; market share covered
• Compliance checks, auditing

19. 1. State of Play
2. Review of the Directives + future
work plan
3. Information on specific products

20. Timeline Review Energy Labelling & Ecodesign
•May 2013- June 2014 evaluation study
•Sept – Nov 2013 public consultation
•Sept 2013 – Oct 2014 consumer labelling study
•19 Feb 2014 label layout meeting
•20-21 Feb 2014 international conference
•11 June 2014 Consultation Forum
• ……..
•1st quarter 2015 Commission report +
any proposal

21. 38
measures
162
Mtoe
763
TWh
Expected yearly savings by 2020
Review: Results Achieved

22. Major challenges
22
Energy label
• Rescaling
Communication
Scope
• Environmental aspects
• Products versus systems
• Internet of Things
• Smart appliances
Process
• Data & Resources
Compliance/Market surveillance

23. Scope
• Beyond energy-related products?
• Further environmental aspects?
23

24. Scope
• Products versus systems
24
Package label for heating systems

25. Scope
• Internet of Things
• Stand-by power
25
Source: Alan Meier

26. Scope
• Smart appliances/demand response
26

27. Highlights of the evaluation study
Substantial, cost-effective energy savings, but not
capturing full potential
• Revise energy label
• Address market surveillance
• Increase support for rule-making process
Mandatory product registration would help market
surveillance and the rule-making process

28. Highlights of the consumer study
• Online testing of label framing elements

29. Highlights of the consumer study
•Green to red label scales are understood

30. Highlights of the consumer study
•Potential new elements are not well-understood
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Grey arrows (indicating open scale) Benchmark marker (indicating best
available technology)
Correct Incorrect

31. Highlights of the consumer study
•Purchasing behaviour best for alphabetic scale
Share
of
respondents
Price premium for the more energy efficient product

32. 2nd phase consumer study
Testing in brick-and-mortar shops

33. Communication
33

34. Ecodesign/Labelling work plan 2015-2017
Study on-going assessing potential energy and other
environmental impact savings: http://www.ecodesign-wp3.eu/
108 products studied; in-depth assessment of 16 products
Study final in January 2015
Commission to decide on work plan. Key question how much
effort into revisions vs. new products

36. 1. State of Play
2. Review of the Directives + future
work plan
3. Information on specific products

37. New regulations (selected highlights)
Published
Computers and servers – ecodesign – applies July 2014
Vacuum cleaners – ecodesign & label – Sept 2014
Label on the internet – Jan 2015
Coffee machines – ecodesign standby – Jan 2015
Cooking appliances – ecodesign & label – Jan/Feb 2015
Power transformers – ecodesign – July 2015
Space and water heaters - ecodesign & label – Sept 2015

38. New regulations (selected highlights)
•Decided - not yet published
•Ventilation (ecodesign & label)
•Professional refrigeration (ecodesign)
•Gas, liquid and electric local space heaters (ecodesign)
•Solid fuel local space heaters (ecodesign)
•Solid fuel boilers (ecodesign)

39. New regulations (selected highlights)
•On-going - not yet decided
•Professional refrigeration (label)
•Local space heaters (label)
•Solid fuel boilers (label)
•Commercial refrigeration (ecodesign & label)
•Air heating products (ecodesign)

40. Vacuum cleaners
Label and ecodesign apply since Sept 2014
(Regulations 665 & 666/2013)
Parameter
Ecodesign
Sept 2014
Ecodesign
Sept 2017
Labelling
Sept 2014
Labelling
Sept 2017
Energy
efficiency
< 62 kWh/y < 43 kWh/y
A-G
+kWh/annum
A+++ to D
+kWh/annum
Rated input
power
< 1600 W < 900 W - -
Dust pick-up
carpet
≥ 0.70 ≥ 0.75 small A-G small A-G
Dust pick-up
hard floor
≥ 0.95 ≥ 0.98 small A-G small A-G
Dust re-
emission
- ≤ 1% small A-G small A-G
Sound - ≤ 80 dB(A) number number
Durability -
motor and
hose
- -

41. Vacuum cleaners
Energy efficiency takes into account both the power input and
the performance in picking up dust
Commission published in August/September:
• References to standards in the Official Journal EU
• Guidelines
Commission will review the durability requirements before they
start to apply
Information requirements for the specific type of fans used in
vacuum cleaners have been removed from the fans regulation

42. (industrial) Fans
Regulation 327/2011 (electric power 125 W-500 kW)
Requirements for Jan 2013 and Jan 2015
Review by April 2015
• feasibility of reducing the number of defined fan types
• reduce number of exemptions, including allowances for
dual use fans
Study on-going; 1st stakeholder meeting Oct 2014

43. Ventilation
Ecodesign & labelling adopted July 2014
Labelling still under scrutiny by
Parliament and Council
Labelling only for residential ventilation
(max. flow rate 250 m³/h; or 1000 m³/h
and declared as exclusively residential)
Ecodesign requirements different for
residential and non-residential
Apply from Jan 2016

44. Professional refrigeration
Storage cabinets, blast cabinets,
process chillers & condensing units
Ecodesign voted; applies July 2016
For blast cabinets only indicative
product information
Walk-in cold rooms not regulated;
for review in 5 years
Label for only for storage cabinets;
not yet adopted

45. Commercial Refrigeration
Display cabinets, potentially including:
 segment cabinets
 beverage coolers
 small ice cream freezers
 vending machines
 soft-scoop ice cream cabinets
Ecodesign & Energy Labelling
Consultation Forum meeting July 2014
Adoption envisaged late 2015

46. Air heating products, cooling products
and high-temperature chillers
Potentially including:
 air heating products ≤ 1 MW
 cooling products ≤ 2 MW
 fan coil units (information requirements only)
 high temperature process chillers
Ecodesign only
Consultation Forum meeting Sept 2013
Adoption envisaged mid-2015

47. Solid fuel boilers ecodesign
Ecodesign Regulatory Committee
voted on 13 October 2014
Requirements for 2020:
• 77% (based on GCV), 75% for boilers ≤20 kW
• PM 40 mg/m3 at 10% O2, 60 for manual boilers
• OGC 20 mg/m3 at 10% O2, 30 for manual boilers
• CO 500 mg/m3 at 10% O2, 700 for manual boilers
• NOx 200 mg/m3 at 10% O2, 350 for fossil fuel boilers

48. Solid fuel boilers - label
Not yet adopted by the Commission
Intention: same label as for other
space heaters (Regulation 811/2013)
• A++ to G label from ?
• A+++ to D label from 25
Sept 2019
• Package label
Member State experts supported an
approach in which biomass
condensing boilers reach class A++

49. Gas/liquid/electric
local space heaters
Ecodesign voted; applies Jan 2018
Energy efficiency requirements, +
NOx for gas & liquid
Indication for electric: "only
suitable for well insulated spaces
or occasional use"
Labelling only for gas and liquid;
combined label with solid fuels; not
yet adopted

50. Solid fuel local space heaters
Ecodesign Regulatory Committee voted
on 14 October 2014 on requirements for
2022:
Product Energy efficiency
Open fronted 30%
Closed fronted 65%
Closed fronted pellets 79%
Cookers 65%
Product
PM
mg/m3 *
OGC
mg/m3
CO
mg/m3
NOx
mg/m3
Open fronted 50 100 2000 200
Closed fronted 40 100 1500 200 (300 fossil fuel)
Closed fronted pellets 20 40 300 200
Cookers 40 100 1500 200 (300 fossil fuel)
* also Norwegian and British test methods allowed with separate limit values

51. Local space heaters - label
Not yet adopted by the Commission
Intention: one label for gas, liquid
and solid fuel local space heaters
• A++ to G label
• Best biomass appliances can
reach A++
• Best fossil fuel appliances can
reach A

52. Thank you for your attention!