Electrical & Electronic products | Monthly bulletin | January 2020
Recent publications on electrical equipment, energy label and ecodesign by European Commission
The below table summarising recent publications by the Official Journal of the European Union relating to E&E:
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27-11-2019 |
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1956 of 26 November 2019 on the harmonised standards for electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits and drafted in support of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines and household washer-dryers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010 and Commission Directive 96/60/EC |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of light sources and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2018 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for light sources and separate control gears pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 244/2009, (EC) No 245/2009 and (EU) No 1194/2012 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for electronic displays pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2022 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2023 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for household washing machines and household washer-dryers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010 |
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05-12-2019 |
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2024 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
Please find below a table summarising recent regulatory proposals notified to the European Commission (Non-exhaustive):
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Notification number |
Countries |
Title |
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Finland |
Draft Radio Frequency Regulation 4Z/2020 M of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency and associated radio frequency utilisation plan (frequency allocation table) for the frequency interval 8.3 kHz to 400 GHz, also including the radio interface specifications |
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France |
Digital terrestrial compatibility of radio receivers (Article 15(3) of the draft Act on audiovisual communication and cultural sovereignty in the digital age) |
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France |
UHD compatibility of television receivers (Article 15(1) of the draft Act on audiovisual communication and cultural sovereignty in the digital age) |
Standards updates
Please see below a table summarising some recent standards updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of availability: date when the definitive text in the official language versions of an approved CEN/CENELEC publication is distributed by the Central Secretariat.
(**) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
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CENELEC / CEN |
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Availability (*) |
Supersedes |
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Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries |
2019-11-15 |
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Electric components - Reliability - Reference conditions for failure rates and stress models for conversion |
2019-11-15 |
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Uninterruptible power systems (UPS) - Part 1: Safety requirements |
2019-11-15 |
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CENELEC / CEN |
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Withdrawal (**) |
Supersedes |
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Fans - Efficiency classification for fans - Part 4: Driven fans at maximum operating speed (ISO 12759-4:2019) |
31-05-2020 |
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Fibre management systems and protective housings to be used in optical fibre communication systems - Product specifications - Part 3-3: Singlemode optical fibre fusion splice protectors |
30-09-2020 |
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Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for hammers |
21-10-2021 |
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Environmental testing - Part 2-64: Tests - Test Fh: Vibration, broadband random and guidance |
13-11-2022 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for spin extractors |
08-11-2022 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-5: Particular requirements for dishwashers |
06-12-2022 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-52: Particular requirements for oral hygiene appliances |
22-11-2022 |
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Specification for high-voltage fuse-links for motor circuit applications |
28-10-2022 |
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Winding wires - Test methods - Part 5: Electrical properties |
25-10-2022 |
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Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 9: Methods of measurement of the performance characteristics of bone conduction hearing aids |
21-10-2022 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-111: Particular requirements for electric ondol mattress with a non-flexible heated part |
08-11-2022 |
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Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 16: Sectional specification - Fixed metallized polypropylene film dielectric DC capacitors |
21-10-2022 |
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Underwater acoustics - Hydrophones - Calibration of hydrophones - Part 2: Procedures for low frequency pressure calibration |
24-10-2022 |
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Optical fibre cables - Part 1-23: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Cable element test methods |
13-11-2022 |
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Modular order for the development of mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment practices - Part 1: Generic standard |
18-10-2022 |
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Arc welding equipment - Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices |
08-11-2022 |
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Arc welding equipment - Part 7: Torches |
08-11-2022 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 3-123: Rectangular connectors - Detail specification for hybrid connectors for industrial environments, for power supply and fibre optic data transmission, with push-pull locking |
18-10-2022 |
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Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-21: Examinations and measurements - Switching time |
25-10-2020 |
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High frequency inductive components - Non-electrical characteristics and measuring methods - Part 2: Test methods for non-electrical characteristics |
25-10-2022 |
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Measurement procedure for the assessment of specific absorption rate of human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Part 3: Vector measurement-based systems (Frequency range of 600 MHz to 6 GHz) |
29-10-2022 |
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Cable management systems - Cable ties for electrical installations |
29-11-2022 |
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Dynamic modules - Part 2-1: Reliability qualification - Test template |
21-10-2022 |
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Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1-5: Common components - USB Audio 3.0 device class definition |
24-10-2022 |
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Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1-6: Common components - USB Audio 3.0 device class definition basic functions |
24-10-2022 |
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Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1-7: Common components - USB Audio 3.0 device class definition data formats |
24-10-2022 |
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Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1-8: Common components - USB Audio 3.0 device class definition terminal types |
24-10-2022 |
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Lightning density based on lightning location systems (LLS) - General principles |
13-11-2022 |
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LED packages - Long-term luminous and radiant flux maintenance projection |
29-11-2022 |
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Electric dishwashers for commercial use - Test methods for measuring the performance |
24-10-2022 |
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Refrigerated storage cabinets and counters for professional use - Performance and energy consumption (ISO 22041:2019) |
31-05-2020 |
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ETSI Standards |
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Reference |
Title |
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ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements; Harmonised Standard for ElectroMagnetic Compatibility |
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IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum; Part 13: Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) User Equipment (UE) |
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Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Use of radio frequency spectrum by equipment meeting ETSI standards |
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Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Definition of radio parameters |
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Use of measurement detectors in radio measurement methods |
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IEC Standards |
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Publication date |
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Interpretation Sheet 1 - Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment |
2019-11-14 |
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Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Part 1: General requirements |
2019-11-22 |
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment |
2019-11-20 |
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Safety of laser products - ALL PARTS |
2020-01-06 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-36: Testing and measurement techniques - IEMI immunity test methods for equipment and systems |
2019-11-22 |
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Reliability testing - Compliance test plans for success ratio |
2019-11-22 |
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Installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Test methods for induction through-heating installations |
2019-11-22 |
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Regulatory proposals notified to WTO
Please see below a table summarising some recent notifications to the World Trade Organization (non-exhaustive):
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Notification number / Link |
Country |
Title |
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Chile |
Preliminary technical report for the updating of the minimum energy efficiency standard for indoor lighting products |
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India |
Domestic Pressure Cooker (Quality Control) Order, 2019
The aim is to get higher level of quality, reliability, consistency, protection of environment and health safety of consumers |
Please see below a table summarising some recent updates to legislation and proposals (non-exhaustive):
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Date |
Country |
Update |
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04-0-2019 |
Vietnam |
Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) published a new Circular 10/2019 / TT-BTTTT - National technical regulation on electromagnetic compatibility for terminals and auxiliary equipment in mobile communication systems which includes the National technical regulation on electromagnetic compatibility for terminals and auxiliary equipment in mobile communication systems (QCVN 86: 2019 / BTTTT)
This Circular will take effect 1st July 2020
(in language Vietnamese only) |
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16-10-2019 |
Iceland |
Publication of Regulation on Wireless Telecommunications Equipment
(in Icelandic language only) |
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21-10-2019 |
Korea |
The South Korean Agency for Technology and Standard (KATS) published the notice 2019-0309 Notice of enactment of safety standards for electrical appliances (KC 62619 Industrial Lithium Secondary Battery Safety)
The main point is the compliance with international standard IEC 62619 as domestic safety standard
(in Korean language only) |
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22-10-2019 |
US |
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy published a notice on Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts in which they consider that energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts do not need to be amended and request comments about this notice of proposed determination (NOPD) |
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30-10-2019 |
Korea |
The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) published the notice 2019-175. It is an amendment to the Regulation on Energy Efficiency Labeling and Standards
The energy efficiency label must appear the following information:
(in Korean language only) |
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30-10-2019 |
US |
Federal Trade Commission published the amendment on Energy Labeling Rule
It is effective from 29th November 2019 |
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01-11-2019 |
Hong Kong |
Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) have published two new regulations for certification of 5G devices:
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08-11-2019 |
South Africa |
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa published the notice 600 which indicates the final international mobile telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019
It concludes a process designed to align Africa's wireless regulatory framework with international trends and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
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12-11-2019 |
Thailand |
National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) published the new standard NBTC TS 1035-2562 Radiocommunication equipment using 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz and the notification on the use of short-range devices in the 5GHz range
(in Thai language only) |
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14-11-2019 |
India |
Bureau of Indian Standards published a document with the following information:
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29-11-2019 |
Mexico |
Public consultation on the "Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Homologation of products, equipment, devices or devices telecommunications or broadcasting devices"
It is opened until 27th January 2020
For more information here
(in Spanish language only) |
As a reminder, below is a summary of the legislation that will come into force within the next six months and which will require application:
- Legislations:
Manufacturers and importers should carefully consider these upcoming dates of application and confirm that their products will comply with the following restrictions:- Europe: Directive 2012/19/EU - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Brief description:
- On February 19, 2019 the European Commission adopted implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/290 which aims to harmonize the practices applied by Member States for the registration and reporting of producers of electrical and electronic equipment under Directive 2012/19/EU. The format for registration and reporting should be used by all producers. For further details, please refer to Annex I and II of Regulation (EU) 2019/290.
It will apply from 1st January 2020.
- On February 19, 2019 the European Commission adopted implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/290 which aims to harmonize the practices applied by Member States for the registration and reporting of producers of electrical and electronic equipment under Directive 2012/19/EU. The format for registration and reporting should be used by all producers. For further details, please refer to Annex I and II of Regulation (EU) 2019/290.
- Europe: Directive 2012/19/EU - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
