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Eco-Design Directive (EuP):

Analysis of the Standby/Off Mode Implementing Measure

Eco-Design Directive (EuP): Analysis of the Stand by/Off Mode Implementing Measure

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Introduction

The Eco-design Directive for Energy-using Products (EuP) 2005/32/EC requires manufactures and importers to demonstrate compliance with the Directive’s product-category-specific requirements outlined in so called Implementing Measures (IMs). The EuP Directive is CE Marking legislation and differs from other EU legislation as it’s intended to encompass the entire life cycle of energy using products.

The Directive’s IMs provide the specific compliance requirements, segmented by approximately 30 product categories with the promise of more product categories to be identified in the future.

On January 7, 2009 the EuP Directive’s first IM (Standby/Off Mode power) became the first enforceable IM under the EuP Directive. The intent of the Standby/Off Mode IM is to reduce the energy consumption of household and office products in standby and/or off mode power settings.

Table of Contents

1. The Eco-design Directive EuP .....................................................................3 Purpose and background of the Eco-design Directive ..............................3 What is eco design? .................................................................................3 What will the Eco-design Directive mean to the consumer? .....................4 Criteria’s for selection of product categories .............................................4

2. Products covered by the Eco-design Directive.............................................5 Product groups .........................................................................................5 Standby/Off mode.....................................................................................8 How will the Directive be enforced?..........................................................8 Critical Dates for Standby/Off Mode .........................................................9

4. How to fulfil the requirements of the EuP Directive and stand by/off mode requirements for legal CE Marking...................................................................9

Services to help you handle EuP ..............................................................9 For more information......................................................................................10

APPENDIX 1 Products Subject to the EuP Directive’s Standby/Off Mode IM............................................................................................................12



1. The Eco-design Directive EuP The Eco-design Directive for Energy-using Products (2005/32/EC) was adopted in 2005 and came into force in August 2007. It establishes a framework under which manufacturers of energy-using products (EuP) will, at the design stage, be obliged to increase energy efficiency and reduce products’ negative environmental impacts. While the Directive itself is a framework, it makes specific provisions by product category called implementing measures (IM). Each IM is adopted and published as an individual regulation which, together with applicable harmonized standard, provides the necessary conformity assessment regimen for a particular product category. Each implementing measure’s conformity assessment regimen covers minimum energy performance standards and environmental regulations by product category.

Purpose and background of the Eco-design Directive The purpose of the EuP directive is to decrease the environmental effects and to promote environmental sustainability. Long term the aim is to support a secured energy supply and promote sustainable development. Uniquely, the Directive goes beyond energy efficiency into the entire product lifecycle and accounting for total lifecycle cost. The Directive aims to benefit both Business and Consumers with better, more efficient products, an improved environment, and reduced product lifecycle costs with a more rational use of resources. The EU has determined that Energy-using products (EuPs) account for a large proportion of the total consumption of natural resources and energy within the Community. In fact, a preparatory study showed that in 2005, standby and off mode power functionality existed in nearly 3.7 billion products across the EU, consuming 47 TWh (Terra-Watt hours) in standby and off mode settings for a cost of €6.4 billion ($8.4 billion USD). By 2020 it is anticipated that the number of products with standby and off mode settings will increase with 24% to 4.6 billion products. Clearly the environmental impact of electricity consumption in standby / off mode is significant.

What is eco-design? Eco design is a concept at product design which aims to reduce the overall environmental impact of a given product in various ways. This could translate to something as unique as placement of a TV’s on/off switch – thus making it



easier or more difficult to shut down and save energy – or as straightforward as the metals contained or how the various parts of a worn out product can be recycled. Environmental performance and energy efficiency can be improved by including environmental aspects at an early stage in the product design. The EU’s definition of the Eco-design Directive With the Eco-design Directive, the Commission has developed a coherent and integrated framework: all environmental impacts of a product are taken into consideration at once. This holistic approach aims at avoiding uncoordinated action, which could lead to an overall negative result for the environment: for example eliminating a toxic substance from a product might lead to increased energy consumption, which on balance could have a negative impact on the environment. The Eco-design approach also integrates other aspects of the product into the analysis, such as functionality, safety, impact on health, affordability for the consumer. For example, a greater energy efficiency of a product should not result in a lower quality or a lower safety standard.

What will the Eco-design Directive mean to the cons umer? For the individual consumer, the Eco-design Directive will mean that the products sold on the market will meet higher standards of, for example, energy performance and other environmental factors. Certain implementing requirements also contain requirements for information on such matters as energy consumption and mercury content. The CE mark indicates that the products meet the eco-design requirement.

Criteria for selection of product categories There are many different product groups included in the EuP Directive. The products should fulfil the following criteria in order to be included in an action or to be self-regulating:

• The product should represent a significant volume of sales and trade within the EU. Specifically, the total number of units on the EU market for a given product type will exceed 200,000. For example, if there are 5 manufacturers of electrical product “X”, each with a EU distribution of 100,000 units. The total market volume for product “X” equals 500,000 units. Therefore, product “X” meets the market volume criteria for EuP consideration.

• The product should, in view of the quantities put on the market and/or

used, have a substantial environmental impact within the EU.



• There should be significant opportunities for improving the product’s environmental impact without incurring unreasonable costs, in view of the fact that:

• There is no other relevant common legislation for dealing with the

problem in a suitable manner and it cannot be solved by market forces.

• There is a large difference in the environmental performance of different Energy using Products on the market with equivalent functions.

A special method is used to assess whether and to what extent different Energy using Products fulfil these criteria and to outline which eco-design requirements can be established for each specific product.

2. Products covered by the Eco-design Directive In principle, the Eco-design Directive applies to all Energy using Products (except means of transport) and includes all energy sources. The basic elements of the eco-design requirement are compiled by a number of groups of experts engaged by the Commission, which then put forward proposals for product requirements. The Commission reviews these on a product-by-product basis and sends its proposals for product requirements in a consultation document to all EU Member States. Product requirements or so-called “implementing measures” are then introduced for each product group through separate regulations which goes directly into the national law of each member country under the Eco-design Directive.

Product groups The Directive will affect practically all products because requirements are introduced for various product groups. Requirements for standby/off-mode power functionality were the first to be issued and have been in effect since January 2009. Other product groups adopted by the Commission are; street- and office lighting, domestic lighting, simple set-top boxes and external power supply units. To view an EuP timeline, please turn to page 7.



The product groups currently under consideration or in effect are listed below on the next page. The list conforms to the EU’s division of product groups into lots of 1-27. Requirements which are approved will be examined by the EU Parliament for at least three months before formal adoption by the Commission. Product Groups Lot Product Category 1 Boilers (gas/oil/electricity) 2 Water heaters (gas/oil/electricity) 3 Personal computers and monitors 4 Imaging equipment: copiers, faxes, printers, scanners, etc. 5 Televisions 6 Standby and off-mode losses of Energy using Products 7 External power supplies 8 & 9 Street lighting and office lighting 10 Residential room conditioning appliances

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Electric motors 0.75-375kW Circulating pumps Electric pumps Ventilation fans

12 Commercial refrigerators and freezers 13 Domestic refrigerators and freezers 14 Domestic dishwashers and washing machines 15 Boilers for solid fuels 16 Domestic tumble dryers 17 Vacuum cleaners 18 Complex set-top boxes 18a Simple set-top boxes

19 Domestic lighting I Domestic lighting II (reflector lamps and electric fittings)

20 Radiators and fan-heaters 21 Appliances for room-heating using hot air 22 Ovens for household and commercial use

23 Cooking ranges and grills for household and commercial use

24 Washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers for commercial use

25 Coffee machines 26 Network stand-by 27 UPS for household use



The Commission has also put forward a proposal to extend the Eco-design Directive to what it refers to as “energy-related products.” This would include products which affect energy consumption without themselves using energy, such as car tires or windows.



3. Standby/Off Mode Power Implementing Measure (IM) The product requirement for standby and off-mode losses was adopted by the EU Commission on 17 December 2008 and applied from 7 January 2009. The unique aspect of standby/Off mode is that it does not include a special product area, but embraces over a number of product groups, also known as a horizontal product group.

Computers, microwave ovens, hi-fi equipment, televisions, DVD players, digital set-top boxes and other products which remain in standby/off-mode (i.e., the apparatus is connected to an electrical supply, but is in off mode) consume energy despite the fact that they are not actually being used. In many cases, products are not even equipped with an on/off switch.

Standby/Off mode These regulations establish requirements for eco-design for electricity consumption in standby/Off mode. The regulations apply to electrical and electronic domestic and office use products. See appendix 1, page 12. Power consumption by a product in standby/Off mode may not exceed 1.0 Watt one year after the regulations have come into force. After four years, the highest permitted limit will be 0.5 Watt. Higher values may be permitted for special functions. See below table for limits.

Some companies already meet the proposed requirements for standby/off mode, whereas changes in construction and production may be required in other cases. The requirement for standby/Off mode may be replaced by specific EuP requirements set forth in the IMs for specific product categories, such as digital set-top boxes or televisions.

How will the Directive be enforced? Market surveillance will be conducted via market sampling and lab testing. Compliance will be determined if the tested samples’ values do not exceed 10% of the limit values set forth in the IM.



Critical Dates for Standby/Off Mode > Power consumption data in Watts rounded to the second decimal place

By January 7, 2010: Off Mode not to exceed 1.00W consumption

By January 7, 2010:

Standby Mode not to exceed 1.00W; or 2.00W if providing information or status display

By January 7, 2013: Off Mode not to exceed 0.50W consumption

By January 7, 2013:

Standby Mode not to exceed 0.50W; or 1.00W if providing information or status display

4. How to fulfil the requirements of the EuP Direc tive and stand by/Off mode requirements for legal CE Marking There are two ways to show that you fulfil the requirements of the Eco-design Directive. The first is through an environmental management system (the equivalent of ISO 14001 or EMAS), which covers all the technical requirements. The second is through a so-called “internal design control” where each product is verified individually using testing methods. Regardless of which option you choose, you must have the technical documentation to prove the implementing measures have been fulfilled, a Declaration of Conformity and CE Marking.

Services to help you handle EuP Intertek’s EuP Compliance Program: A GREENER way to market The EuP Directive is an expansive piece of environmental legislation; and if taken on alone by manufacturers can seem onerous to achieve and difficult to document compliance for legal CE Marking. Intertek’s depth of experts in environmental legislation and product compliance have untangled the EuP Directive and its implementing measures to help manufacturers realize the most cost-efficient, easy to understand and simple path to compliance and market access. Intertek’s EuP solutions are broken into two catego ries: 1) EuP Training & Consulting

• EuP Training & Consulting: Learn WHAT your quickest and most cost-efficient compliance options are. We’ll tell you IF, WHEN, and HOW EuP will affect your product.



• EuP Eco Software Analysis: Let Intertek perform an analysis of your product’s Ecological profile (Life Cycle Analysis) according to the EuP directive specifications.

2) EuP Compliance • EuP Pre-Compliance Verification: Learn how your product measures

up against proposed and future EuP regulations for R&D purposes, compliance planning and to determine market readiness.

• EuP Compliance Verification: Receive full verification to the appropriate EuP Implementing Measures and we will deliver a test report for your product’s technical file and Statement of Compliance for legal CE Marking.

Quality and Environmental Management Systems and EuP: In addition to third-party testing, the EuP Directive allows for compliance via a manufacturer’s own Environmental or Quality Management System approach. For this, manufacturers must still meet the conformity assessment requirements of the applicable Implementing Measures. In short, manufacturers must still have the appropriate testing and eco-design data to support a compliance claim. But, manufacturers must have documented processes within current EMS or QMS. Intertek can support manufacturers with guidance on structuring their EMS or QMS to facilitate internal testing and proper documented procedures for EuP compliance and technical file preparation, or provide support with the actual testing and Statement of Compliance.



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APPENDIX 1 Products Subject to the EuP Directive’s Standby/Off Mode IM HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES IT and CONSUMER EQUIPMENT Washing machines ITE equipment primarily for domestic

use Defined as ‘any equipment which has a primary function of either entry, storage, display, retrieval, transmission, processing, switching, or control, of data and of telecommunication messages or a combination of these functions and may be equipped with one or more terminal ports typically operated for information transfer’

Clothes dryers Radios Dish washing machines Televisions Electric ovens Video cameras and recorders Hot plates Hi-fi recorders Microwaves Audio amplifiers Toasters Home theatre systems Fryers Music instruments Grinders, coffee machines and equipment for the opening or sealing containers or packages

Any other equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image other than by telecommunications

Electric knives Toys, leisure and sports equipment Other appliances for cooking, food processing, cleaning, clothes maintenance; appliances for hair cutting, hair drying, tooth brushing, shaving, massaging and other body care appliances

Electric trains or car racing sets

Scales Hand-held video game consoles Sports equipment with electric or

electronic components Other toys, leisure and sport equipment

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