Ecodesign and energy labelling — electronic displays

SUMMARY OF:

Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 on ecodesign requirements for electronic displays

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 on energy labelling of electronic displays

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATIONS?

Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 establishes ecodesign* requirements for the sale or putting into service of electronic displays*, including televisions, monitors and digital signs. The regulation repeals Regulation (EC) 642/2009 that only applied to televisions and television monitors.

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 lays down rules on the labelling of and supply of additional product information on these products. It repeals Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 that only applied to televisions and television monitors .

The regulations do not apply to certain display products, such as projectors, medical displays, small electronic displays or all-in-one video conference systems. Other devices, such as broadcast, professional and security displays, digital interactive whiteboards, or digital photo frames, have only to meet some of the requirements, such as those relating to material efficiency (ease of repair and recycling).

KEY POINTS

Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 sets out:

the ecodesign requirements in line with Directive 2009/125/EC;
in Annex II, the date (1 March 2021) when the ecodesign requirements come into force. These cover:
- energy efficiency
- off-mode and standby mode requirements
- material efficiency, including design for dismantling, better recycling and increasing materials recovery
- information for repairers and spare parts providers, including availability of software and firmware updates
- availability of spare parts;
the conformity assessment procedure, and in Annex III the measurement methods and calculations that must be followed.

National authorities must apply the verification procedures laid down in Annex IV when carrying out market surveillance checks.

Annex V sets out indicative benchmarks based on the best available technology on the market (during the preparation of the legislation) for the environmental aspects considered significant and quantifiable.

The Commission must review the regulation in the light of technological progress and assess a number of aspects 3 years after its entry into force.

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 supplements Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 on energy labelling and sets out rules for suppliers, dealers and internet hosting platforms.

Suppliers must ensure that:
- each electronic display is supplied with a printed labelin the format and containing the information set out in Annex III;
- the information on the product information sheet, as in Annex V, and the contents of the technical documentation, as in Annex VI, are entered into the product database;
- if specifically requested by the dealer, the product information sheet is made available in printed form;
- any visual advertising or technical promotional material for a specific model of electronic display, including on the internet, contains the energy efficiency class and the range of efficiency classes available on the label (see Annex VII and Annex VIII);
- an electronic label, in the format and containing the information as set out in Annex III, is made available to dealers for each electronic display model;
- an electronic product information sheet, as set out in Annex V, is made available to dealers for each electronic display model;
- the label must be printed on the packaging or stuck on it.
Dealers must ensure that:
- each electronic display, at the point of sale, including at trade fairs, bears the supplier’s label displayed on the front of the appliance or hung on it or placed in such a way as to be clearly visible and unequivocally associated to the specific model;
- provided that the electronic display is kept in on-mode when visible to customers for sale, the electronic label displayed on the screen may replace the printed label;
- where an electronic display model is displayed in a point of sale without any unit displayed out of the box, the label printed on the box or stuck on it shall be visible;
- in distance selling or telemarketing, the label and product information sheet are provided in accordance with Annexes VII and VIII;
- any visual advertisement or technical promotional material for a specific model of electronic display, including on the Internet, contains the energy efficiency class and the range of efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII.
Internet hosting platforms must
- ensure that the electronic label and electronic product information sheet provided by the dealer is displayed in accordance with the Annex VIII,
- inform the dealer of the obligation to display them.

National authorities apply the verification procedure laid down in Annex IX when carrying out market surveillance checks.

The energy efficiency class is based on an index set out in Annex II.

The Commission must review the regulation in the light of technological progress 3 years after its entry into force.

FROM WHEN DO THE REGULATIONS APPLY?

They both apply from 1 March 2021. However, the requirement that electronic displays be supplied with a printed label iin the format and containing the information set out in Annex III of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 applies from 1 November 2020.

BACKGROUND

Directive 2009/125/EC establishes a framework to set ecodesign requirements for energy-related products. The Commission must set these for products which are widely sold and traded in the EU and have a significant environmental impact.
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 establishes a framework to set energy labelling requirements for energy-related products to enable consumers to choose more efficient products to reduce their energy consumption.
The WEEE Directive set requirements on recovery and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to reduce the negative environmental effects of generating and managing WEEE, and of the use of resources.

For more information, see:

Televisions — Energy labelling and ecodesign requirements (European Commission)
About the energy label and ecodesign (European Commission).

KEY TERMS

Ecodesign: Policy to improve, through better design, products’ environmental performance throughout their life cycle, especially their energy efficiency.

Electronic display: a display screen and associated electronics that, as its primary function, displays visual information received from wired or wireless sources.

MAIN DOCUMENTS

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 of 1 October 2019 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) No 642/2009 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, pp. 241-266)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, pp. 1-28)

Successive amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.