Commission Directive 98/11/EC of 27 January 1998 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps (Text with EEA relevance)

10.3.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 71/1
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 98/11/EC
of 27 January 1998
implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas under Directive 92/75/EEC, the Commission is to adopt implementing directives in respect of household appliances including lighting sources (lamps);
Whereas electricity use by lamps accounts for a significant part of total Community electricity demand; whereas the scope for reduced energy use by lamps is substantial;
Whereas the Community, confirming its interest in an international standardisation system capable of producing standards that are actually used by all partners in international trade and of meeting the requirements of Community policy, invites the European standards organisations to continue their cooperation with international standards organisations;
Whereas the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) are the bodies recognised as competent to adopt harmonised standards in accordance with the general guidelines for cooperation between the Commission and those two bodies signed on 13 November 1984; whereas, within the meaning of this Directive, a harmonised standard is a technical specification (European standard or harmonisation document) adopted by Cenelec, on the basis of a remit (mandate) from the Commission in accordance with Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/139/EC (3), and on the basis of those general guidelines;
Whereas the measures set out in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,