ANNEX II

Ecodesign requirements

A. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX LIMITS FOR ON-MODE

The energy efficiency index (EEI) of an electronic display shall be calculated using the following equation:

Where:

A represents the screen area in dm2;

Pmeasured is the measured power in Watts in on mode in the normal configuration, in standard dynamic range (SDR);

corr is a correction factor of 10 for OLED electronic displays that do not apply the ABC allowance in point B (1). This shall apply until 28 February 2023. corr shall be zero in all other cases.

The EEI of an electronic display shall not exceed the maximum EEI (EEImax ) according to the limits in Table 1 from the dates indicated.

Table 1

EEI limits for on-mode

EEImax for electronic displays with resolution up to 2 138 400 pixels (HD) EEImax for electronic displays with resolution above 2 138 400 pixels (HD) and up to 8 294 400 pixels (UHD-4k) EEImax for electronic displays with resolution above 8 294 400 pixels (UHD-4k) and for MicroLED displays 1 March 2021 0,90 1,10 n.a. 1 March 2023 0,75 0,90 0,90

B. ALLOWANCES AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE EEI CALCULATION AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, electronic displays shall meet the requirements listed below.

1. Electronic displays with automatic brightness control (ABC)

Electronic displays qualify for a 10 % reduction in Pmeasured , if they meet all of the following requirements:

(a) ABC is enabled in the normal configuration of the electronic display and persists in any other standard dynamic range configuration available to the end-user;

(b) the value of Pmeasured , in the normal configuration, is measured with ABC disabled or, if ABC cannot be disabled, in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor;

(c) the value of Pmeasured with ABC disabled, if applicable, shall be equal to or greater than the on mode power measured with ABC enabled in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor;

(d) with ABC enabled, the measured value of the on mode power must decrease by 20 % or more when the ambient light condition, measured at the ABC sensor, is reduced from 100 lux to 12 lux; and

(e) the ABC control of the display screen luminance meets all of the following characteristics when the ambient light condition measured at the ABC sensor changes: — the measured screen luminance at 60 lux is between 65 % and 95 % of the screen luminance measured at 100 lux; — the measured screen luminance at 35 lux is between 50 % and 80 % of the screen luminance measured at 100 lux; and — the measured screen luminance at 12 lux is between 35 % and 70 % of the screen luminance measured at 100 lux.

2. Forced menu and set up menus

Electronic displays may be placed on the market with a forced menu on initial activation proposing alternative settings. Where a forced menu is provided, the normal configuration shall be set as default choice, otherwise the normal configuration shall be the out-of-the-box setting.

If the user selects a configuration other than the normal configuration and this configuration results in a higher power demand than the normal configuration, a warning message about the likely increase in energy use shall appear and confirmation of the action shall be explicitly requested.

If the user selects a setting other than those that are part of the normal configuration and this setting results in a higher energy consumption than the normal configuration, a warning message about the likely increase in energy consumption shall appear and confirmation of the action explicitly requested.

A change by the user in a single parameter in any setting shall not trigger any change in any other energy-relevant parameter, unless unavoidable. In such a case a warning message shall appear about the change of other parameters and the confirmation of the change shall be explicitly requested.

3. Peak white luminance ratio

In the normal configuration, the peak white luminance of the electronic display in a 100 lux ambient light viewing environment shall not be less than 220 cd/m2 or, if the electronic display is primarily intended for close viewing by a single user, not less than 150 cd/m2.

If the electronic display’s peak white luminance in the normal configuration is set to lower values, it shall not be less than 65 % of the peak white luminance of the display, in a 100 lux ambient light viewing environment in the brightest on mode configuration.

C. OFF MODE, STANDBY AND NETWORKED STANDBY MODE REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, electronic displays shall meet the requirements listed below.

1. Power demand limits other than on-mode

Electronic displays shall not exceed power demand limits in the different modes and conditions listed in Table 2:

Table 2

power demand limits other than on-mode, in Watts

Off mode Standby mode Networked standby mode Maximum limits 0,30 0,50 2,00 Allowances for additional functions when present and enabled Status display 0,0 0,20 0,20 Deactivation using room presence detection 0,0 0,50 0,50 Touch functionality, if usable for activation 0,0 1,00 1,00 HiNA function 0,0 0,0 4,00 Total maximum power demand with all additional functions when present and enabled 0,30 2,20 7,70

2. Availability of off, standby and networked standby modes

Electronic displays shall provide off mode or standby mode or a networked standby mode or other modes which do not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for standby mode.

The configuration menu, instruction manuals and other documentation, if any, shall refer to off mode, standby mode or networked standby mode using those terms.

Automatic switch to off mode and/or standby mode and/or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for standby mode shall be set as default, including for networked displays where the network interface is enabled when in on mode.

Networked standby mode shall be disabled in ‘normal configuration’ of a networked television. The end user shall be prompted to confirm the activation of networked standby, if it is needed for a chosen remotely activated function, and must be able to disable it.

Networked electronic displays shall comply with the requirements for standby mode when networked standby mode is disabled.

3. Automatic standby in televisions

(a) Televisions shall provide a power management function, enabled as delivered by the manufacturer that, within 4 hours following the last user interaction, shall switch the television from on mode into standby mode or networked standby mode or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements respectively for standby or networked standby mode. Before such automatic switch, televisions shall show, for at least 20 seconds, an alert message warning the user of the impending switch, with possibility of delaying or temporarily cancelling it.

(b) If the television provides a function allowing the user to shorten, extend or disable the 4-hour period for automatic mode transitions detailed in (a), a warning message shall appear about a potential increase in energy use and a confirmation of the new setting must be requested when an extension beyond the 4-hour period or disabling is selected.

(c) If the television is equipped with a room presence sensor, the automatic transition from on mode into any mode as detailed in (a) applies if no presence is detected for no more than 1 hour.

(d) Televisions with various selectable input sources shall prioritise the power management protocols of the signal source selected and displayed over those default power management mechanisms described in the paragraphs (a) to (c) above.

4. Automatic standby in displays other than televisions

Electronic displays other than televisions, with various selectable input sources shall switch, as configured in the normal configuration, into standby mode, networked standby mode or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements respectively for standby or networked standby mode when no input is detected by any input source for over 10 seconds and, for digital interactive whiteboards and for broadcast displays, for over 60 minutes.

Before triggering such a switch, a warning message shall be displayed and the switch completed within 10 minutes.

D. MATERIAL EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, electronic displays shall meet the requirements indicated below.

1. Design for dismantling, recycling and recovery

Manufacturers, importers or their authorised representatives shall ensure that joining, fastening or sealing techniques do not prevent the removal, using commonly available tools, of the components indicated in point 1 of Annex VII of Directive 2012/19/EU on WEEE or in Article 11 of Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, when present.

Manufacturers, importers or their authorised representatives shall, without prejudice to point 1 of Article 15 of Directive 2012/19/EU, make available, on a free-access website, the dismantling information needed to access any of the products components referred to in point 1 of Annex VII of Directive 2012/19/EU.

This dismantling information shall include the sequence of dismantling steps, tools or technologies needed to access the targeted components.

The end of life information shall be available until at least 15 years after the placing on the market of the last unit of a product model.

2. Marking of plastic components

Plastic components heavier than 50 g:

(a) Shall be marked by specifying the type of polymer with the appropriate standard symbols or abbreviated terms set between the punctuation marks ‘>’ and ‘<’ as specified in available standards. The marking shall be legible. Plastic components are exempt from marking requirements in the following circumstances: (i) the marking is not possible because of the shape or size; (ii) the marking would impact on the performance or functionality of the plastic component; and (iii) marking is technically not possible because of the molding method. For the following plastic components no marking is required: (i) packaging, tape, labels and stretch wraps; (ii) wiring, cables and connectors, rubber parts and anywhere not enough appropriate surface area is available for the marking to be of a legible size; (iii) PCB assemblies, PMMA boards, optical components, electrostatic discharge components, electromagnetic interference components, speakers; (iv) transparent parts where the marking would obstruct the function of the part in question.

(b) Components containing flame retardants shall additionally be marked with the abbreviated term of the polymer followed by hyphen, then the symbol ‘FR’ followed by the code number of the flame retardant in parentheses. The marking on the enclosure and stand components shall be clearly visible and readable.

3. Cadmium logo

Electronic displays with a screen panel in which concentration values of Cadmium (Cd) by weight in homogeneous materials exceed 0,01 % as defined in Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, shall be labelled with the ‘Cadmium inside’ logo. The logo shall be clearly visible durable, legible and indelible. The logo shall be in the form of the following graphic:

Cadmium inside Cadmium free

The dimension of ‘a’ shall be greater than 9 mm and the typeface to be used is ‘Gill Sans’.

An additional ‘Cadmium inside’ logo shall be firmly attached internally on the display panel or molded in a position clearly visible to workers once the external back cover bearing the external logo is removed.

A ‘Cadmium free’ logo shall be used if concentration values of Cadmium (Cd) by weight in any homogeneous material part of the display do not exceed 0,01 % as defined in Directive 2011/65/EU.

4. Halogenated flame retardants

The use of halogenated flame retardants is not allowed in the enclosure and stand of electronic displays.

5. Design for repair and reuse

(a) Availability of spare parts: (1) manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of electronic displays shall make available to professional repairers at least the following spare parts: internal power supply, connectors to connect external equipment (cable, antenna, USB, DVD and Blue-Ray), capacitors, batteries and accumulators, DVD/Blue-Ray module if applicable and HD/SSD module if applicable for a minimum period of seven years after placing the last unit of the model on the market; (2) manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of electronic displays shall make available to professional repairers and end-users at least the following spare parts: external power supply and remote control for a minimum period of seven years after placing the last unit of the model on the market; (3) manufacturers shall ensure that these spare parts can be replaced with the use of commonly available tools and without permanent damage to the appliance; (4) the list of spare parts concerned by point 1 and the procedure for ordering them shall be publicly available on the free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative, at the latest two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of a model and until the end of the period of availability of these spare parts; and (5) the list of spare parts concerned by point 2 and the procedure for ordering them and the repair instructions shall be publicly available on the manufacturer’s, the importer’s or authorised representative’s free access website, at the moment of the placing on the market of the first unit of a model and until the end of the period of availability of these spare parts.

(b) Access to repair and maintenance information After a period of two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of a model or of an equivalent model, and until the end of the period mentioned under (a), the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall provide access to the appliance repair and maintenance information to professional repairers in the following conditions: (1) the manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s website shall indicate the process for professional repairers to register for access to information; to accept such a request, manufacturers, importers or authorised representative may require the professional repairer to demonstrate that: (i) the professional repairer has the technical competence to repair electronic displays and complies with the applicable regulations for repairers of electrical equipment in the Member States where it operates. Reference to an official registration system as professional repairer, where such system exists in the Member States concerned, shall be accepted as proof of compliance with this point; (ii) the professional repairer is covered by insurance covering liabilities resulting from its activity, regardless of whether this is required by the Member State; (2) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall accept or refuse the registration within 5 working days from the date of request by the professional repairer; (3) manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives may charge reasonable and proportionate fees for access to the repair and maintenance information or for receiving regular updates. A fee is reasonable if it does not discourage access by failing to take into account the extent to which the professional repairer uses the information. Once registered, a professional repairer shall have access to the requested repair and maintenance information within one working day after requesting it. The available repair and maintenance information shall include: — the unequivocal appliance identification; — a disassembly map or exploded view; — list of necessary repair and test equipment; — component and diagnosis information (such as minimum and maximum theoretical values for measurements); — wiring and connection diagrams; — diagnostic fault and error codes (including manufacturer-specific codes, where applicable); and — data records of reported failure incidents stored on the electronic display (where applicable).

(c) Maximum delivery time of spare parts (1) during the period mentioned under point 5(a)(1) and point 5(a)(2), the manufacturer, importer or authorised representatives shall ensure the delivery of the spare parts for electronic displays within 15 working days after having received the order; (2) in the case of spare parts available only to professional repairers, this availability may be limited to professional repairers registered in accordance with point (b).

E. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, the product manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall make available the information set out below when placing on the market the first unit of a model or of an equivalent model.

The information shall be provided free of charge to third parties dealing with professional repair and reuse of electronic displays (including third party maintenance actors, brokers and spare parts providers).

1. Availability of software and firmware updates

(a) The latest available version of the firmware shall be made available for a minimum period of eight years after the placing on the market of the last unit of a certain product model, free of charge or at a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory cost. The latest available security update to the firmware shall be made available until at least eight years after the placing on the market of the last product of a certain product model, free of charge.

(b) Information on the minimum guaranteed availability of software and firmware updates, availability of spare parts and product support shall be indicated in the product information sheet as from Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/2013.

(1) Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (OJ L 266, 26.9.2006, p. 1).