EN   EN 
 
 
 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2018) XXX  draft  
 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
of XXX  
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) 642/2009  
(Text with EEA relevance)    
EN 1  EN COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
of XXX  
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) 642/2009  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to Article  114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,  
Having regard to 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 products1, and in particular Article  15(1) the reof, 
Whereas:  
(1) Pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC the Commission should set ecodesign 
requirements for energy -related products which account for significant volumes of 
sales and trade, in the Union and which havea  significant environmental impact and 
presenting significant potential for improvement through design in terms of their 
environmental impact, without entailing excessive costs.  
(2) The Ecodesign Working Plan 2016 -2019 established by the Commission in applicati on 
of Article 16(1) of Directive 2009/125/EC sets out the working priorities under the 
ecodesign and energy labelling framework for the period 2016 -2019. The Working 
Plan identifies the energy -related product groups to be considered as priorities for the 
undertaking of preparatory studies and eventual adoption of implementing measures, 
as well as the review of the current regulations.  
(3) Measures from the Working Plan have an estimated potential to deliver a total in 
excess of 260  TWh of annual primary energy savings in 2030, which is equivalent to 
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 100 million tonnes per year in 
2030. Electronic displays are one of the product groups listed in the Working Plan, 
with an estimated 39  TWh of annual final energy sa vings in 2030.   
(4) The Commission established ecodesign requirements for televisions i n Commission 
Regulation (EC) No  642/2009 of 22  July 20092. 
(5) Pursuant to Article  6 of this Regulation, the Commission has reviewed the Regulation 
in light of technological progress and analysed the technical, environmental and 
economic aspects of televisions and other electronic displays,  as well as real -life user 
behaviour. The review was carried out in close cooperation with stakeholders and 
                                                 
1 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.  
2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requireme nts for televisions (OJ L 
191, 23.7.2009, p. 42).   
EN 2  EN interested parties from the Union and third countries. The results of the review were 
made public and presented to the Consultati on Forum established by Article  18 of 
Directive 2009/125/EC.  
(6) The review concluded that there was a need for the introduction of new ecodesign 
energy -related requirements for televisions and that the same requirements should also 
apply to other computer displays because of the rapidly increasing functionality 
overlap between different displays types. Digital photo frames, had a sales pe ak in 
passed years but are now a declining market and should be out of scope of this 
Regulation . Projectors use deeply different technologies and consequently should be 
out of scope of this Regulation as well . 
(7) Electronic signage displays are used in public  spaces such as airports, metro and train 
stations, retail stores, shop windows, restaurants, museums, hotels, conference centres 
or in prominent positions outside buildings and represent a relevant emerging market. 
Their energy needs are different and gen erally higher than those of other electronic 
displays, because they are often used in luminous places and continuously on.  
Minimum requirements for signage displays  in on -mode should be evaluated once 
additional data will be available, however should at l east have minimum requirements 
on off, standby and networked standby modes, and material efficiency as well as 
energy labelling.  
(8) The annual energy consumption in 2016 of televisions in the Union constituted more 
than 3  % of  the European Union’s electricit y consumption.  The projected energy 
consumption of televisions, monitors and signage displays would be expected be close 
to 100  TWh/yr in 2030. This Regulation, together with the accompanying energy 
labelling regulation, is estimated to reduce the overall consumption by  39 TWh/yr by 
2030.  
(9) Specific requirements should be laid down for standby, networked standby and off 
mode electric power demand of electronic displays. Therefore, the requirements of 
Commission Regulation (EC) No  1275/20083 that does not appl y to televisions, should 
no longer apply to the additional electronic displays types covered by the sco pe of this 
Regulation as well. Regulation (EC) No  1275/2008 should be amended accordingly.  
(10) Electronic displays have different features with respect to so und processing, with some 
having neither sound reproduction nor loudspeakers whilst others may include 
management of multiple audio channels and sophisticated home -theatre sound 
processing and reproduction features. In order to ensure equal treatment of el ectronic 
displays, the on -mode energy use of audio components integrated into electronic 
displays should be exempted from the requirements of this Regulation.  
(11) Electronic displays for professional use such as video -editing, computer -aided design, 
graphics o r the broadcast sector, possess enhanced performance and very specific 
features that, although usually involve higher energy use, should be not subject to on -
mode energy efficiency requirements set for more generic products.  
(12) Article  1.3 of Directive 2009/125/EC excludes means of transport for persons or goods 
from the scope of that Directive. Therefore, displays that are specifically designed and 
                                                 
3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and 
off mode e lectric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment (OJ L 
339, 18.12.2008, p 45).   
EN 3  EN constructed only for application in means of transport, including motorhomes and 
caravans, are e xempted from the ecodesign requirements set out in this proposal.  
(13) Standardisation of external direct current (DC) power supplies and power delivery 
connectors, combined with automatic adaptive capabilities to different voltages and 
power drawn, provides th e possibility of using the same power supply unit for a range 
of different products. Electronic displays, among other products, using DC current and 
a standardised power delivery interface may consequently be sold without an external 
power supply unit but specific testing methods should be indicated not to hinder such 
an opportunity for suppliers, possibly resulting in consumer savings and waste 
reduction. Therefore a specific measurement method should be set out would the 
external power supply not be inclu ded with the electronic display.  
(14) The Commission Communication on the circular economy4 and the Communication 
on the ecodesign working plan5 underline the importance of using the ecodesign 
framework to support the move towards more resource efficient and ci rcular economy. 
Recital  (11) and Article  4 of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of 
the Council6 refer as well to Directive 2009/125/EC and indicates that ecodesign 
requirements should facilitate the re -use, dismantling and recovery of was te electrical 
and electronic equipment (WEEE) by tackling the issues ups tream. In addition, 
Decision No  1386/2013/EU on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 
2020 includes the goal "to turn the Union into a resource -efficient, green and 
competiti ve low -carbon economy". Implementable and enforceable requirements at 
the product design phase may be appropriate for optimising resource and material 
efficiency at end of life. Finally, in accordance with the Union action plan for the 
Circular Economy7 the Commission should make sure that special emphasis is placed 
on aspects relevant to the circular economy when setting out or revising ecodesign 
criteria. This Regulation should lay down appropriate non -energy related requirements 
contributing to circular economy objectives.  
(15) Liquid crystal screens (LCD) w ith a surface greater than 100  square centimetres are in 
the scope of the requirements set in Article  8 and Annex  VII of the Directive 
2012/19/EU in relation to the selective treatment for materials and com ponents of 
WEEE which means that such displays need to be removed from the product 
integrating them. Considering, in addition, that screens with a surface area smaller 
than or equal to 100 square centimetres  have very limited energy use, all electronic 
displays should be outside the scope of this Regulation both for energy and for 
requirements contributing to circular economy objectives . 
(16) Once delivered to an electrical and electronic equipment waste collection facility at the 
end of their life, televisions,  computer monitors, signage displays, professional 
displays, broadcast displays, security displays, as well as displays integrated into 
tablets, "all -in-one" desktop or portable computers  are, generally, not distinguishable 
from each other. Therefore they should be subject to the same requirements for proper 
treatment set out in the Directive 2012/19/EU on WEEE and facilitating circular 
                                                 
4 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European 
Economic Social Committee and the Committee of the  Regions: Closing the loop - An EU action plan 
for the Circular Economy, COM/2015/0614 final of 02.12/2015  
5 Communication from the Commission: Ecodesign Working Plan 2016 -2019, COM(2016) 773 final of 
30.11.2016  
6 Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parli ament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical 
and electronic equipment (WEEE) ( OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 38).  
7 COM(2015) 614 final.   
EN 4  EN economy objectives, however electronic displays integrated into computers, such as 
tablets, laptops or integrated desktops , although hardly distinguishable from other 
electronic displays  should be covered, both by energy and by requirements 
contributing to circular economy objectives, in a review of Commission Regulation 
(EU) No  617/2013 on computers . 
(17) Shredding of electronic  displays causes large losses of resources and hinders circular 
economy objectives such as recovery of some rare and precious materi als. Moreover, 
Article  8(1) and  (2) of the Directive 2012/19/EU require Member States to ensure that 
all separately collecte d waste undergoes proper treatment including as a minimum, a 
selective treatment of a number of components – typically present in electronic 
displays – in preparation for  recovery or recycling and before schredding. 
Dismantling of at least the specific co mponents listed in Annex  VII of that Directive 
should therefore be fa cilitated. Furthermore, Article  15 makes provision for 
information to be provided free of charge by producers to facilitate the preparation for 
re-use and the correct and environmentally sound treatment of WEEE, which can be 
provided using a voluntary electronic platform8.  
(18) Presence of halogenated flame retardants represents a major issue in the recycling of 
plastics of electronic displays. Some halogenated compounds have been restriced by  
Directive 2011/65/EU9 because of their high toxicity, others are still allowed. 
Separation of plastics containing pemitted halogenated compounds from the non 
permitted ones is not cost -effective, resulting in all being incinerated. Alternative 
solutions w ould exist for the bulk of the plastic part in an electronic display, such as 
the enclosure and stand, permitting higher yields of recycled plastics. Use of 
halogenated flame retardants in these parts should be limited, however legislative 
instruments othe r than eco -design may be considered better suited. Detailed plastic 
marking, particularly in respect to any flame retardant shall be required in any case 
also in light of a future review f the regulation.  
(19) Indium, used in manufacturing of display panels, ha s been identified as a critical raw 
material (CRM) within the European Raw Material Initiative10. However the current 
recycling rate is very low, because of a lack of information about indium volumes by 
display technology type. Information on the presence o f indium in electronic display 
panels should be provided by manufacturers to recyclers.  
(20) Presence of cadmium, a highly toxic and carcinogenic substance in display panels is 
an additional obstacle to efficient management of the waste stream. Use of certain 
hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, including cadmium, is 
restricted by Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. 
Use of cadmium in electronic displays, however, is among the applications in 
Annex  III exemp ted from the restriction for a limited time. A specific marking on 
displays that contain cadmium to facilitate the correct and environmentally sound 
treatment at end of life should therefore be provided by manufacturers. Similarly, a 
                                                 
8 'Information for Recyclers – I4R' platform for the exchange of information between manufacturers of 
electrica l and electronic equipment (EEE) and recyclers of Waste EEE:   http://www.i4r -platform.eu.  
9 Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction 
of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 
88) 
10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the council, the European Economic 
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the review of the list of critical raw 
materials fo r the EU and the implementaiton of the Raw Materials Initiative (COM(2014) 297 final).   
EN 5  EN specific marking on di splays that contain lamps containing mercury should be marked 
as well.  
(21) The relevant product parameters should be measured using reliable, accurate and 
reproducible methods, which take into account recognised state -of-the-art 
measurement methods and, where available, harmonised standards adopted by the 
European standardisation bodies , as listed in Annex  I to Regulation (EU) 
No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council11. 
(22) In line with Article  8 of Directive 2009/125/EC, this Regulation should spe cify the 
applicable conformity assessment procedures.  
(23) To facilitate compliance checks, manufacturers should provide information in the 
technical documentation referred to in Annexes  IV and  V to Directive 2009/125/EC in 
so far as that information relates to  the requirements laid down in this Regulation. For 
market surveillance purposes, manufacturers should be allowed to refer to the product 
database if the technical documentation as per Commission Delegated Regulation 
(EU) [OP –please insert the number of t he accompanying Energy Labelling 
Regulation]  contains the same information.  
(24) To improve the effectiveness of this Regulation, products that automatically alter their 
performance in test conditions to improve the declared parameters should be 
prohibited from  being placed on the market.  
(25) In addition to the legally binding requirements laid down in this Regulation, indicative 
benchmarks for best available technologies should be identified to make information 
on products environmental performance over their the l ife-cycle subject to this 
Regulation widely available and easily accessible, in accordance with Directive 
2009/125/EC, Annex  1, part  3, point  (2). 
(26) A review of this  Regulation should assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of its 
provisions in achievi ng its goals. The timing of the review should be sufficient for all 
provisions to be implemented and show an effect on the market.  
(27) Regulation (EC) No  642/2009 should therefore be repealed.  
(28) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with  the opinion of the 
Committee established by  Article  19 of Directive 2009/125/EC,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market and 
putting into service of e lectronic displays that are primarily intended for household, 
office or commercial use, including televisions, monitors and signage displays.  
2. This Regulation shall not apply to the following:  
                                                 
11 Regulation (EU) No  1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25  October 2012 on 
European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 9 3/15/EEC and Directives 
94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 
2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 
87/95/EEC and Decision No  1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 316, 
14.11.2012, p. 12).   
EN 6  EN (a) any electronic display with a surface area smaller than or equal  to 100  square 
centimetres;  
(b) digital photo frames;  
(c) projectors;  
(d) all-in-one video conference systems;  
(e) medical displays;  
(f) electronic displays where the main function of the display is status display or 
control or function activation;  
(g) electronic displays integra ted or to be integrated exclusively into products 
whose main function is not displaying images.  
3. The requirements in points  A and  B of Annex  II shall not apply to the following 
displays:  
(a) broadcast displays;  
(b) professional displays;  
(c) security displays;  
(d) digital interactive whiteboards;  
(e) digital signage displays.  
Article 2  
Definitions  
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:  
(1) ‘electronic display ’ means a display screen and associated electronics that, as its 
primary function, display s visual information from wired or wireless sources ; 
(2) ‘television ’ means a an electronic display designed primarily for the display and 
reception of audiovisual signals and which consists of an electronic display and one 
or more tuners/receivers;  
(3) ‘tuner/rec eiver ’ means an electronic circuit that detects television broadcast signal, 
such as terrestrial digital or satellite, but not internet unicast, and facilitates the 
selection of a TV channel from a group of network channels;  
(4) ‘monitor ’ or ‘computer monitor’  means an electronic display intended for one person 
for close viewing such as in a desk based environment ; 
(5) ‘digital photo frame ’ means an electronic display that displays exclusively still visual 
information ; 
(6) ‘projector’ means  an optical device  for processing analogue or digital video image 
information, in any format, to modulate a light source and project the resulting image 
onto an external surface ; 
(7) ‘status display’  means a display used to show simple but changing information such 
as selected channel, time or power consumption. A simple light indicator is not 
considered a status display;   
EN 7  EN (8) ‘all-in-one video conference system’  means a dedicated system designed for video 
conferencing and collaboration, integrated within a single enclosure, whose 
specification shall include all of the following features:  
(a) support for specific videoconference protocol ITU -T H.323 or IETF SIP as 
delivered by the manufacturer;  
(b) camera(s), display and processing capabilities for two -way real -time video 
including packet loss resilience;  
(c) loudspeaker and audio processing capabilities for two -way real -time hands -free 
audio including echo cancellation;  
(d) an encryption function;  
(e) High Network Availability (HiNA) as defined in Article 1 o f Commission 
Regulation (EC) No  1275/2008;  
(9) ‘broadcast display’  means an electronic display designed and marketed for 
professional use by broadcasters and video production houses  for video content 
creation. Its specifications shall include all of the following features:  
(a) colour calibration function;  
(b) input signal analysis function for input signal monitoring and error detection, 
such as wave -form monitor/vector scope, RGB cut off, facility to check the 
video signal status at actual pixel resolution, interlace mode or screen marker;  
(c) Serial Digital Interface (SDI) or Video over Internet Protocol (VoIP) integrated 
with the product;  
(d) not intended for use in public areas.  
(10) ‘digital intera ctive whiteboard’  means an electronic display which allows direct user 
interaction with the displayed image. The digital interactive whiteboard is designed 
primarily to provide presentations, lessons or remote collaboration, including the 
transmission of a udio and video signals. Its specification shall include all of the 
following features:  
(a) primarily designed to be installed hanging, mounted on a ground stand or fixed 
to a physical structure for viewing by multiple people;  
(b) to be necessarily used with comput er software with specific functionalities to 
manage content and interaction;  
(c) integrated or or to be integrated with a computer fo r running the software in 
point  (c); 
(d) a display surface greater than 40  dm²;  
(e) user interaction by touch or other means such as hand, arm gesture or voice.  
(11) ‘professional display ’ means an electronic display designed and marketed for 
professional use for editing video and graphic images. Its specification shall include 
all of the following features:  
(a) a contrast ratio of at least 100 0:1 measured at a perpendicular to the vertical 
plane of the screen and at least 60:1 measured at a horizontal viewing angle of 
at least 85° relative to that perpendicular and at least 83° from the 
perpendicular on a curved screen, with or without a screen  cover glass;   
EN 8  EN (b) a native resolution of at least 2 ,3 mega pixels;  
(c) colour Gamut support is 38, 4 % of CIE LUV or greater (equivalent to greater 
than 99  % of Adobe RGB and over 100  % of sRGB colour space). Shifts in 
colour space are allowable as long as the resu ltant colour space is at least 
38,4 % of CIE LUV. Colour and luminance uniformity shall be as required for 
Grade  1 monitors;  
(12) ‘security display ’ means  an electronic display whose specification shall include all of 
the following features:  
(a) self-monitoring function capable of communicating at least one the following 
information to a remote server:  
– power status;  
– internal temperature from anti -overload thermal sensing;  
– video source;  
– audio source and audio status (volume/mute);  
– model and firmw are version;  
(b) user-specified specialist form factor facilitating the installation of the display 
into professional housings or consoles;  
(13) ‘digital signage display’  or ‘signage display’  means an electronic display that is 
designed primarily to be viewed by mu ltiple people in non -desktop based 
environments. Its specifications shall include all of the following features:  
(a) unique identifier to enable addressing a specific display screen;  
(b) a function disabling unauthorised access to the display settings and displaye d 
image;  
(c) network connection (encompassing a hard -wired or wireless interface) for 
controlling, monitoring or receiving the information to display from remote 
unicast or multicast but not broadcast sources;  
(d) designed to be installed hanging, mounted or fixed  to a physical structure for 
viewing by multiple people;  
(e) does not integrate a tuner to display broadcast signals.  
(14)  ‘integrated’ means organized and structured inside a product so that all constituent 
units of the whole function cooperatively.  
(15) ‘Medical dis play’  means an electronic display covered by the scope of:  
(a) Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices; or  
(b) Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Cou ncil on 
medical devices; or  
(c) Council Directive 90/385/EEC on the approxim ation of the laws of the 
Member States relating to active implantable medical devices12; or  
(d) Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament a nd of the Council on in vitro 
diagnostic medical devices; or  
                                                 
12 OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17.   
EN 9  EN (e) Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Cou ncil on in 
vitro diagnostic medical devices; or  
(f) any amendment to or modification of the above mentioned legislation.  
(16) ‘Grade 1 monitor’ means a monitor for high -level technical quality evaluation of 
images at key points in a production or broadcast workflow, such as image capture, 
post- production, transmission and storage.  
For the purposes of the Annexes, additional d efinitions are set out in Annex  I. 
Article 3  
Ecodesign requirements  
Products within the scope of this Regulation shall comply with all the applicable ecodesign 
requirements set out in Annex II from the dates indicated therein.  
Article 4  
Conformity assessment  
1. The conformity assessment p rocedure referred to in Article  8 of Directive 
2009/125/EC shall be the internal design control system set out in Annex  IV to that 
Directive or the man agement system set out in Annex  V to that Directive.  
2. For the purposes of conformity assessment, the technical documentation file shall 
contain a copy of the product information provided in accordance with Ann ex II, 
point  2, and the results of the calculations set out in Annex  III to this Regulation.  
3. Where the information included in the technical documentation for a particular 
model has been obtained by calculation on the basis o f design, or extrapolation from 
another model, or both, the documentation shall include details of such calculations 
or extrapolations, or both, and of tests carried out by manufacturers to verify the 
accuracy of the calculations.  
Article 5  
Verification p rocedure for market surveillance purposes  
Member State authorities shall apply the verification procedure set out in Annex  IV to this 
Regulation when performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article  3(2) of 
Directive 2009/125/EC.  
Article 6  
Circumvention  
The manufacturer or importer shall not place on the market products designed in such a way 
that a model’s performance is automatically altered under test conditions with the aim of 
reaching a more favourable level for any of the parameters de clared by the manufacturer in 
the technical documentation or included in any of the documentation provided with the 
product.  
The power consumption of the product shall not increase after a software or firmware update 
when measured with the same test standa rd originally used for the declaration of conformity, 
except with explicit consent of the end -user prior to the update.   
EN 10  EN Article 7  
Indicative benchmarks  
The indicative benchmarks for the best -performing products and technologies available on the 
market at the time of adopting this Regul ation are set out in Annex  V. 
Article 8  
Review  
The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and shall 
present the results of this review, including, if appropriate, a draft revision propo sal, to the 
Consultation Forum no later than [OP – please insert date - three years after its entry into 
force ]. 
This review shall in particular assess:  
(a) the need to update the definitions or the scope of the Regulation;  
(b) the need to adapt regulatory require ments as result of new technologies available, 
such as HDR, 3D mode, high frame rate, resolution levels above UHD -8K or new 
standards;  
(c) the appropriateness of setting more specific on -mode energy efficiency requirements 
for signage displays or other display s not covered in this respect;  
(d) different or additional requirements to enhance durability and to facilitate repair and 
reuse, such as a mandatory standardised external power supply;  
(e) different or additional requirements to improve dismantling at end of life  and 
recyclability, in particular on restrictions in the use of any flame retardant in the 
enclosure in the stand and in other other non electric parts of electronic displays;  
(f) resource efficiency requirements for displays integrated into products covered b y 
Directive 2009/125/EC and into any other product belonging to the scope of 
Directive 2012/19/EU.  
Article 9  
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008  
Annex  I to Regulation (EC) No  1275/2008 is amended as follows:  
(a)  point 2 is replaced by the following:  
‘2. Information technology equipment intended primarily for use in the domestic 
environment, but excluding desktop computers, integrated desktop computers and notebook 
computers as defined in Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013  as well as electronic 
displays covered by Commission Regulation (EU) [OP – please insert here the number of this 
Regulation ]’. 
(b) in point 3, the last entry is replaced by the following:  
‘and 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, but excluding electronic displays covered by Regulation (EU) [OP – 
please insert here the number of this Regulation ]’.  
EN 11  EN Article 10  
Repeal  
Regulation (EC) No  642/2009 is repealed with effect from 1  April 2021.  
Article 11  
Entry into force and application  
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
2. It shall apply from 1 April 2021.  
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 Jean-Claude JUNCKER  
 The President