Eurofins | April 2019 regulatory Newsflash compilation | Electrical & Electronics
Annulment of energy labelling Regulation for vacuum cleaners
On 7th January 2019, the European Commission published the Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2018 (Case T-544/13 RENV) where the Court annuls Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 with regard to energy labelling of vacuum cleaners.
New drafts for energy labelling
On 11th March 2019, the European Commission published several drafts related to energy labelling.
These drafts supplement REGULATION (EU) 2017/1369 setting a framework for energy labelling. Below a summary table of published drafts:
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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... 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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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... 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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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... 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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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... 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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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... 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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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... 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. |
Below a summary table with recent published updates on regulations by European Commission (Non-exhaustive):
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/290 of 19 February 2019 establishing the format for registration and reporting of producers of electrical and electronic equipment to the register. |
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Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/424 of 15 March 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for servers and data storage products pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013. |
Regulatory updates
Below a summary table with some recent updates in legislations and proposals (non-exhaustive):
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Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps. |
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Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Proposed Procedures for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment. |
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Federal Communications Commission published new guidances for wireless devices (KDB 996369 D03 v01 and KDB 996369 D04 v01). |
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Taiwan |
Proposal for Amendment to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Electric Cookers. |
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Taiwan |
Publication of amendment to the "Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling Methods for Electric Cooker Energy Labels". |
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Taiwan |
Proposal for Amendment to Legal Inspection Requirements of Electric Storage Tank Water Heaters and Air Conditioners with Hermetic Type Compressor. |
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Japan |
Partial revision of regulation related to radio equipment. |
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Indonesia |
Decree of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 2 of 2018 concerning Mandatory implementation of the Indonesian National Standard in the electricity sector. The Decree requires that industrial businesses which produce, import and trade in Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB); Residual Current Circuit Breaker (RCCB); Switches; Plugs and socket outlets; Lamp control gear; Luminaries; and Fan Product must apply SNI requirements and shall have Products Certificates issued by conformity assessment bodies accredited by KAN (National Accreditation Body of Indonesia) or designated by Directorate General of Electricity, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The products which are traded in the domestic market both originated domestically and imported shall put the SNI marking on the products after the products get certified. |
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Korea |
Amendment of Enforcement Regulation on Electrical appliances and Consumer products Act. |
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1st February 2019 |
Brazil |
ANATEL published the new Act no 630 (for ETA – Access Terminal Station) with and Act no 631 (Transceiver for Radio Base Station) to include the NB IoT requirements. |
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New York |
New York State has introduced Bill S02533 amending general business law, which requires lithium batteries of less than 1 inch in diameter and products containing such batteries to be labeled with warnings that swallowing such batteries has been known to cause death. |
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New York |
New York State has introduced Bill A05147, which provides that on each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed in this state that contains an electrical cord casing made with polyvinyl chloride in which lead is used as a fire-retardant and stabilizer there shall be a warning label. |
Standards Updates
Below a summary table with some recent standards updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
(**) 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.
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-12: Particular requirements for warming plates and similar appliances. |
2018-07-23 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances. |
2016-10-10 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-99: Particular requirements for commercial electric hoods. |
2018-01-02 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-9: Particular requirements for temperature sensing controls. |
2022-02-22 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-9: Particular requirements for temperature sensing controls. |
2022-02-22 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-14: Particular requirements for electric actuators. |
2022-01-16 |
EN 60730-2-14:1997 |
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Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements. |
2022-02-22 |
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Electric appliances connected to the water mains - Avoidance of backsiphonage and failure of hose-sets. |
2017-07-10 |
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Audio, video, and related equipment - Methods of measurement for power consumption Part 7: Computer monitors. |
2021-01-10 |
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Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles - Part 1: Performance testing. |
2022-01-16 |
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Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles - Part 2: Reliability and abuse testing. |
2022-01-16 |
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Connectors for electronic equipment - Part 7: Detail specification for 8-way, unshielded, free and fixed connectors. |
2022-02-15 |
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Integrated circuits - Measurement of electromagnetic emissions - Part 1: General conditions and definitions. |
2022-01-16 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 23-3: Screening and filtering tests - Test 23c: Shielding effectiveness of connectors and accessories - Line injection method. |
2022-01-18 |
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Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 7-4: Ancillary equipment - PCB terminal blocks for copper conductors. |
2022-02-22 |
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Self-ballasted LED-lamps for general lighting services by voltage > 50 V - Safety specifications. |
2021-12-26 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤16 A per phase). |
2022-03-01 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-1: Generic standards - Immunity standard for residential, commercial and light-industrial environments. |
2022-02-22 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-2: Generic standards - Immunity standard for industrial environments. |
2022-02-22 |
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Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 4-2: Uncertainties, statistics and limit modelling - Measurement instrumentation uncertainty. |
2019-02-22 |
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Switches for appliances - Part 1-1: Requirements for mechanical switches. |
2019-02-22 |
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Switches for appliances - Part 1-2: Requirements for electronic switches. |
2019-02-22 |
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Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code). |
2019-02-22 |
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Live working - Hand tools for use up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC. |
2019-02-22 |
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