G/TBT/N/EU/606  
 
8 October 2018  
(18-6179) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/   
3. Notified  under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicabl e, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Lighting 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for ligh t sources and 
separate control gears pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council and repealing Commission Regula tions (EC) No 244/2009, 
(EC) No 245/2009 and (EU) No 1194/2012 (10 pages + Annexes 25 pages, in English).   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation sets minimum energy 
performance, functional and information requirements for lighting products, as there 
exists a cost -effective potential to limit their energy consumption and improve their 
quality. In accordance with Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC, products not meeting these 
requirements will not be allowed to be placed on the EU market. The draft Regulation is 
based on the findings of two technical, environmental and economic studies, which hav e 
been carried out with stakeholders. The draft Regulation repeals: (i) Regulation 
(EC) No 244/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for non -directional household 
lamps; (ii) Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for 
fluore scent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for 
ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps; and (iii) Regulation 
(EU) No 1194/2012 with regard to ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light 
emitting diode  lamps and related equipment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim is to continue to remove the worst performing lighting products from 
the market, thereby pushing the market towards more environmen tally friendly products. 
It will increase energy efficiency and contribute to the fight against climate change.  G/TBT/N/EU/606  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Directive 2009/125/EC  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21  October  2009 
establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy -related 
products, Official Journal L 285 , 31 October 2009, P. 010.  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:285:0010:0035:en:PDF  
Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for non -directional 
household lamps  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1523267684326&uri=CELEX:32009R0244  
Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements  for fluorescent 
lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and 
luminaires able to operate such lamps  
https:// eur-lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1523267929129&uri=CELEX:32009R0245  
Regulation (EU) No 1194/2012 with regard to ecodesign requirements for directional 
lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related equipment  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1523268097398&uri=CELEX:32012R1194   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1st quarter of 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publ ication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. The provisions shall start applying from September 2021.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website :  
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5215_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5215_01_e.pdf