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EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, XXX 
C(2009) YYY final 
Draft 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No ../.. 
of […] 
amending Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 as regards the ecodesign requirements on 
ultraviolet radiation of non-directional household lamps  
EN 2   EN Draft 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No ../.. 
of […]  
amending Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 as regards the ecodesign requirements on 
ultraviolet radiation of non-directional household lamps 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Directive 2005/32/EC of the Eu ropean Parliament and of the Council of 6 
July 2005 establishing a framework for the sett ing of ecodesign requirements for energy-using 
products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 
2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1 and in particular Article 15 (1) 
thereof, 
Having regard to Commission Regulation (E C) No 244/2009 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, 
After consulting the Ecodes ign Consultation Forum, 
Whereas: (1) According to evidence produced after the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 244/2009, 
the limit set in Table 5 of the Regulation regarding ultraviolet radiation of the UVC type cannot be met by tungsten halogen lamps without a second lamp envelope 
(notably mains voltage halogen lamps with G9 and R7s caps but also extra low voltage 
halogen lamps). This would re sult in banning those lamps from the internal market 
from 1 September 2009. 
(2) The phasing out of G9 and R7s cap lamps is  considered only in a longer term, as they 
are widely used and there is presently no su itable replacement available that would fit 
into the luminaires designed for such la mps. Recital 21 of Regulation (EC) No 
244/2009 states that the requirements of the m easure allow halogen lamps of socket G9 
and R7s to remain on the market for a limite d period of time. There is no indication in 
the Regulation of the length of this time pe riod, however it was not the intention to ban 
these lamps on 1 September 2009 on the basis of  UVC radiation, in case they comply 
with the other requirements of the Regulation. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.  
EN 3   EN (3) Article 15 of Directive 2005/32/EC require s that the ecodesign requirements should not 
affect functionality from the user’s pers pective, should not en tail excessive  costs, 
should not have a significant negative impact on industry's competitiveness, and should be established taking into account relevant Community legislation. 
(4) It is important to ensure that lamps placed  on the EU market are sa fe for use. Directive 
2006/95/EC of the European Parliament a nd of the Council of 12 December 2006 on 
the harmonisation of the laws of Member St ates relating to electrical equipment 
designed for use within certain voltage limits
2 (Low Voltage Directive) regulates the 
radiation of electrical equi pment designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 
and 1 000 V for alternating current and betw een 75 and 1 500 V for direct current. UV 
radiation limits are set in related harmonise d standards for both mains voltage and extra 
low voltage (such as 12V and 24V) tungsten halogen lamps, but not for compact fluorescent lamps. More fundamentally, Directive 2001/95/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 3 Decembe r 2001 on general product safety requires 
that products placed on the market are safe.  
(5) It is necessary to ensu re coherence between Regulat ion (EC) No 244/2009 and other 
Community legislation affecting the UV radi ation of non-directional household lamps. 
Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. 
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulat ion are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Committee established by Article 19(1) of Directive 2005/32/EC, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 is amended as set out in the Annex to this 
Regulation.  
Article 2 
Entry into force 
This Regulation shall en ter into force on the first day follo wing that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 1 September 2009. This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
 Member of the Commission 
                                                
 
2 OJ L374 of 27.12.2006, p. 10-19  
EN 4   EN ANNEX  
Ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps  
Table 5 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 is replaced by the following: 
"Table 5 – Functionality requirements for lamps excluding compact fluorescent lamps 
and LED lamps  
Functionality parameter Stage 1 Stage 5 
Rated lamp lifetime ≥ 1 000 h ≥ 2 000 h 
Lumen maintenance ≥ 85% at 75% of rated 
average lifetime ≥ 85% at 75% of rated 
average lifetime 
Number of switching cycles ≥ four times the rated lamp 
life expressed in hours ≥ four times the rated lamp 
life expressed in hours 
Starting time < 0.2s < 0.2s 
Lamp warm-up time to 
60% Φ ≤ 1.0s ≤ 1.0s 
Premature failure rate ≤ 5.0%@100h ≤ 5.0%@200h 
Lamp power factor  ≥ 0.95 ≥ 0.95 
"