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 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2016) XXX  draft  
  
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
of XXX  
amending Regulations (EC) No  1275/2008, (EC) No  107/2009, (EC) No  278/2009, (EC) 
No 640/2009, (EC) No  641/2009, (EC) No  642/2009, (EC) No  643/2009, (EU) 
No 1015/2010, (EU) No  1016/2010, (EU) No  327/2011, (EU) No  206/2012, (EU) 
No 547/2011, (EU) No  932/2012 , (EU) No  617/2013, (EU) No  666/2013, (EU) No  813/2013, 
(EU) No  814/2013, (EU) No  66/2014, (EU) No  548/2014, (EU) No  1253/2014, 
(EU)  2015/1095, (EU)  2015/1185, (EU)  2015/1188, (EU)  2015/1189 and (EU)  2016/XXX 
[Air heating/cooling and chillers Number of the  Regulation to be inserted before 
publication in the OJ] with regard to the use of tolerances in verification procedures  
(Text with EEA relevance)    
EN 2   EN COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
of XXX  
amending Regulations  (EC) No  1275/2008, (EC) No  107/2009, (EC) No  278/2009, (EC) 
No 640/2009, (EC) No  641/2009, (EC) No  642/2009, (EC) No  643/2009, (EU) 
No 1015/2010, (EU) No  1016/2010, (EU) No  327/2011, (EU) No  206/2012, (EU) 
No 547/2011, (EU) No  932/2012, (EU) No  617/2013, (EU) No  666/2013, (EU) No  813/2013, 
(EU) No  814/2013, (EU) No  66/2014, (EU) No  548/2014, (EU) No  1253/2014, 
(EU)  2015/1095, (EU)  2015/1185, (EU)  2015/1188, (EU)  2015/1189 and (EU)  2016/XXX 
[Air heating/cooling and chillers Number of the Regulation to be in serted before 
publication in the OJ] with regard to the use of tolerances in verification procedures  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,  
Having regard to Directive  2009/12 5/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) thereof,  
After consulting the Ecodesign Consultation Forum,  
Whereas:  
(1) Experience in implement ing Commission R egulations on ecodesign requirements 
adopted on the basis of Directive 2009/125/EC has reveal ed that the verification 
tolerances laid down in the implementing measures , and intended for use only by 
market surveillance authorities,  have been used by some manufacturers and importers 
to establish the values required to be provided in the technical documentation or to 
interpret th ose values with a view to achiev ing compliance or to communicat e better 
performance  of their products . 
(2) The verification tolerances are designed  to allow for variations that emerge in the 
measurements taken during verification tests , which are  due to the differences in the 
measurement equipment used by manufacturers, importers and  surveillance authorities 
across the Union . Verification tolerances should not be used by the manufacturer or 
importer for establis hing the values in the technical documentation or for interpret ing 
those values in order to achiev e compli ance with ecodesign  rules  or to communicate 
better performance  than has actually been measured  and calculated . The parameters 
declared or published by the manufacturer or importer should not be more favourable 
for the manufacturer or importer than the values contained in the  technical 
documentation.  
(3) To ensure fair competition, to realise the energy savings that the Regulations were 
designed to achieve and to provide consumers with accurate information about the 
environmental and functional performance of products, it should b e clarified  that the 
                                                 
1 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p.  10.  
EN 3   EN verification tolerances set out in the implementing measures may only be used by the 
Member State authorities , for the purpose of verifying compliance.  
(4) Commission Regulations (EC)  No 1275/20082, (EC)  No 107/20093, (EC)  
No 278/20094, (EC)  No 640/20095, (EC)  No 641/20096, (EC)  No 642/20097, (EC)  
No 643/20098, (EU)  No 1015/20109, (EU)  No 1016/201010, (EU)  No 327/201111, (EU)  
No 206/201212, (EU)  No 547/201213, (EU)  No 932/201214, (EU)  No 617/201315, (EU)  
No 666/201316, (EU)  No 813/201317, (EU)  No 814/201318, (EU)  No 66/201419, (EU)  
                                                 
2 Commission Regulation (EC) N o 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 
electric power consumption of electrical and e lectronic household and office equipment (OJ L 339, 
18.12.2008, p. 45) . 
3 Commission Regulation (EC) N o 107/2009 of 4 February 2009 implementing Directive  2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for simple set -top boxes (OJ L 
36, 5.2.2009, p. 8) . 
4 Commission Regulation (EC) N o 278/2009 of 6 April 2009 implementing Directive  2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for non -load condition electric 
power consumption and average active efficiency of external power supplies (OJ L 93, 7.4.2009, p. 3) . 
5 Commission Regulation (EC) N o 640/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive  2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to eco design requirements for electric motors (OJ L 191, 
23.7.2009, p. 26) . 
6 Commission Regulation (EC) N o 641/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive  2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for glandle ss standalone 
circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products (OJ L 191, 23.7.2009, p. 35) . 
7 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 requirements for televisions (OJ L 191, 
23.7.2009, p. 42) . 
8 Commission Regulation (EC) N o 643/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive  2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for househo ld refrigerating 
appliances (OJ L 191, 23.7.2009, p. 53) . 
9 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 1015/2010 of 10 November 2010 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household was hing 
machines (OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 21) . 
10 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 1016/2010 of 10 November 2010 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers 
(OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 31) . 
11 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 327/2011 of 30 March 2011 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fans driven by motors with 
an electric input pow er between 125 W and 500 kW (OJ L 90, 6.4.2011, p. 8) . 
12 Commission Regulation (EU) N° 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and 
comfort fans (OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 7) . 
13 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 547/2012 of 25 June 2012 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water pumps (OJ L 165, 
26.6.2012, p. 28) . 
14 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 932/2012 of 3 October 2012 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household tumble driers 
(OJ L 278, 12.10.2012, p. 41) . 
15 Commissio n Regulation (EU) N o 617/2013 of 26 June 2013 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for computers and computer 
servers (OJ L 175, 27.6.2013, p. 13) . 
16 Commission Regulation (E U) N o 666/2013 of 8 July 2013 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners (OJ L 192, 
13.7.2013, p. 24) . 
17 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 813/2013 of 2 August 2013  implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for space heaters and 
combination heaters (OJ L 239, 6.9.2013, p. 136) .  
EN 4   EN No 548/201420, (EU)  No 1253/201421, (EU)  2015/109522, (EU)  2015/118523, (EU)  
2015/118824, (EU)  2015/118925 and (EU)  No 2016/XXX [Air heating/cooling and 
chillers Number of the Regulation to be inserted before publication in the OJ]  26 should 
therefore be amended accordingly.  
(5) Data provided by lighting industry actors shows  that many lamp types intended as 
alternatives to the least efficient banned types (such as the mains -voltage halogen bulbs 
intended to replace incandescent b ulbs) would be entirely removed from the market by 
Regulations (EC) No 244/200927, (EC) No 245/200928 and (EU) No 1194/201229 if 
manufacturers were prohibited from using the verification  tolerances  set out in these 
Regulations  in the way that  is current pract ice throughout  the industry. It is therefore 
appropriate not to amend those three Regulations through this Regulation, but to clarify 
the intended use of the tolerances in conjunction with a reassessment of the related 
minimum requirements  when those Regul ations are next review ed. 
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the 
committee established by Article 19(1) of Directive 2009/125/EC,  
                                                                                                                                                          
18 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 814/2013 of 2 August 2013 implem enting Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water heaters and hot water 
storage tanks (OJ L 239, 6.9.2013, p. 162) . 
19 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 66/2014 of 14 January 2014 implemen ting Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for domestic ovens, hobs and 
range hoods (OJ L 29, 31.1.2014, p. 33) . 
20 Commission Regulation (EU) No  548/2014 of 21 May 2014 on implementing Dir ective  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to small, medium and large power transformers (OJ L 
152, 22.5.2014, p. 1) . 
21 Commission Regulation (EU) N o 1253/2014 of 7 July 2014 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
Europ ean Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for ventilation units (OJ L 337, 
25.11.2014, p. 8) . 
22 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/ 1095 of 5 May 2015 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Counci l with regard to ecodesign requirements for professional refrigerated storage 
cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers (OJ L 177, 8.7.2015, p. 19) . 
23 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/ 1185 of 24 April 2015 implementing Directive  2009/1 25/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for solid fuel local space 
heaters (OJ L 193, 21.7.2015, p. 1) . 
24 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/ 1188 of 28 April 2015 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for local space heaters (OJ L 
193, 21.7.2015, p. 76) . 
25 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/ 1189 of 28 April 2015 implementing Directive  2009/125/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for solid fuel boilers (OJ L 193, 
21.7.2015, p. 100) . 
26 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/XXX of XX XXXXX 2016 [number and date to be inserted before 
publication in the OJ] implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 
with regard to ecodesign requirements for air heating products, cooling products and high temperature process 
chillers [Reference to be inserted before publication in the OJ] . 
27 Commis sion Regulation (EC) No 24 4/2009 of 18 March 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for non -directional household lamps 
(OJ L 76, 24.3.2009, p.3)  
28 Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 of 18 March  2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated 
ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operat e such lamps, and repealing 
Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 76, 24.3.2009, p.17)  
29 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1194/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light emitting 
diode lamps and related equipment (OJ L  342, 14.12.2012, p.1).   
EN 5   EN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Amendments to Regulation (EC) N o 1275/2008  
Annex III to Regulation (EC) N o 1275/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex  I to this 
Regulation.  
Article 2  
Amendments to Regulation (EC) N o 107/2009  
 
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) N o 107/2009 are amended in accordance with Annex II 
to this Regulation . 
Article 3  
Amendments to Regulation (EC) N o 278/2009  
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 are  amended in accordance with Annex III 
to this Regulation . 
Article 4  
Amendments to Regulation (EC) N o 640/2009  
Annex III to Regulation (EC)  No 640/2009 is amended in accordance with Annex  IV to this 
Regulation.  
Article 5  
Amendments to Regulation (EC) N o 641/2009  
Annex III to Regulation (EC) N o 641/2009 is amended in accordance with Annex  V to this 
Regulation.  
Article 6  
Amendments to Regulatio n (EC) N o 642/2009  
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 are amended in accordance with Annex 
VI to this Regulation.  
Article 7  
Amendments to Regulation (EC) N o 643/2009  
Annex V to Regulation (EC) N o 643/2009 is amended in accordance with Annex  VII to this 
Regulation.  
Article  8 
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 1015/2010  
Annex III to Regulation (EU) N o 1015/2010 is amended in accordance with Annex  VIII to this 
Regulation.   
EN 6   EN Article 9  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 1016/2010  
Annex III to Regulation  (EU) N o 1016/2010 is amended in accordance with Annex  IX to this 
Regulation.  
Article 10  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 327/2011  
Annex III to Regulation (EU) N o 327/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex  X to this 
Regulation.  
Article 11  
Amendments to R egulation (EU) N o 206/2012  
Annex III to Regulation (EU) N o 206/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex  XI to this 
Regulation.  
Article 12  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 547/2012  
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) N o 547/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex  XII to this 
Regulation.  
Article 13  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 932/2012  
Annex III to Regulation (EU) N o 932/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex  XIII to this 
Regulation.  
Article 14  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 617/2013  
Regulation (EU) N o 617/2 013 is amended as follows:  
(1) The second p oint (e) of Article 2(20) is replaced by the following:  
‘(e) dividing by 1000 converts Mega into Giga;’  
(2) Annex es II and III are  amended in accordance with Annex XIV to this Regulation.  
Article 15  
Amendments to Regulati on (EU) N o 666/2013  
Annex III to Regulation (EU) N o 666/2013 is amended in accordance with Annex XV to this 
Regulation.  
Article 16  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 813/2013  
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) N o 813/2013 is amended in accordance with Annex XVI to this 
Regulation.   
EN 7   EN Article 17  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 814/2013  
Annex V to Regulation (EU) N o 814/2013 is amended in accordance with Annex XVII to this 
Regulation.  
Article 18  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 66/2014  
Annex III to Regulation (EU) N o 66/2014 is amended in accordance with Annex XVIII to this 
Regulation.  
Article 19  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) N o 548/2014  
Annex III to Regulation (EU) N o 548/2014 is amended in accordance with Annex XIX to this 
Regulation.  
Article 20  
Amendments to Regulatio n (EU) N o 1253/2014  
Annex VI to Regulation (EU) N o 1253/2014 is amended in accordance with Annex XX to this 
Regulation.  
Article 21  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2015/1095  
Annexes IX, X and XI to Regulation (EU) No 2015/1095  are amended in accordance with 
Annex XXI to this Regulation.  
Article 22  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2015/1185  
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) N o 2015/1185 is amended in accordance with Annex  XXII to 
this Regulation.  
Article 23  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2015/1188  
Annex IV to Regulation  (EU) N o 2015/1188 is amended in accordance with Annex  XXIII to 
this Regulation.  
Article 24  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2015/1189  
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) N o 2015/1189 is amended in accordance with Annex  XXIV to 
this Regulation.  
Article 25  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/XXX [Air heating/cooling and chillers number of 
the Regulation to be inserted before publication in the OJ]  
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2016/XXX [number of the Regulation to be inserted before 
publication in the OJ]  is amended in accordance with Annex  XXV to this Regulation.   
EN 8   EN Article 26  
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union . 
This Regulation shall be b inding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
The President   
Jean-Claude JUNCKER