EPREL (European Product Registry for Energy Labelling) is a comprehensive database set up and operated by the European Commission. Its primary purpose is to make information about the energy and environmental performance of all models of products bearing the "energy label" readily available: these include household products, as well products for the business-to-business market.
This initiative aligns with the requirements of the Energy Labelling Framework Regulation EU 2017/1369.
Some key points about EPREL
- Purpose
EPREL is designed to provide consumers with detailed information about the energy efficiency of products sold in the EU. EPREL also serves to give market surveillance authorities streamlined access to additional non-public product documentation and supplier contact information
- Scope
It covers a wide range of products, including household appliances, lighting, and heating equipment.
- Access
Consumers can access the database to compare the energy efficiency of different products before making a purchase.
- Compliance
Manufacturers and importers are required to register their products in EPREL to comply with EU energy labeling regulations.
- Transparency
The database aims to increase transparency and help consumers make more informed decisions to reduce energy consumption and costs.
Should you want to know more about the EPREL architecture, you will find all the detailed information in the User Guide for Suppliers.
Contact information
A HELPDESK is available to assists suppliers facing technical issues.
Another service, ENER-ENERGY-LABELLING
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ENER ENERGY LABELLING), provides assistance on policy-related issues when registering the product models.
The Public EPREL website
EPREL facilitates comparisons between different product models, enabling consumers, procurers and the business make informed choices.
This picture represents the home page of the public EPREL system.
How to use EPREL
On the EPREL home page, you will see a map of all "product groups". A group may include several different products (e.g. the group "displays" includes TVs, monitors or signage, the group "commercial refrigerators" includes 5 types of refrigerators, from food to beverages or ice-cream, etc.).
For every product group you can:
- search for a specific model (by brand and model name or by registration number)
- filter for all models fitting to a set of criteria (specific for every different product group)
- sort the search results up to 3 simultaneous keys
- analyse the "class population" for the selected models (i.e. how many models are in each class)
When you examine a specific model (via the details button) you get additional information to what you see in the label. For some product groups the information is extremely detailed (e.g. for "refrigerators" or for "light sources" including even the "Spectral power distribution" graph):
For some product groups, whose legislation has been recently reviewed, you may find weblinks to complementary information such as list of spare parts, their indicative cost, repair instructions, or even dismantling information for recyclers.
General Information
In the General Information section, you will find the specific details about the product:
Product Information Sheet
The Product Information Sheet is available in several languages and can be downloaded:
Additional information
EPREL is hosted by the European Commission.
Additional information, covering the entire Ecodesign and Energy Labelling legislative framework, is available on the Energy Efficiency Products Portal.
- If you wish to know about the legislative aspects, you may start from visiting the specific section on the legislative framework.
- If you are interested in knowing more of specific products and of the legislation covering them, you may visit the portal from the list of products in scope (more coming). This section provides information potentially relevant for consumers, business purchasers, public or private procurers or related to the EU taxonomy.
- If you are a manufacturer established in the EU, an authorised representative or an importer that needs to register product models you may find relevant information in the specific section for suppliers.
- If you are a dealer or distributor and you need to know more about your obligations to display the energy labels or to provide information on the product (supplier, documentation, etc.), you may directly visit the section for dealers.