FAQs - European Commission

This section contains questions and answers of general interest concerning Ecodesign and Energy Labelling. The answers typically reflect a common understanding between Commission services and the Market Surveillance Authorities of Member States. However, a binding interpretation of Union law is the sole competence of the European Court of Justice, and the Commission shall not be liable for any damage or loss howsoever caused that may result from relying on the information provided here.

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Can the symbol of the sound power level be removed from the label of conventional or solar water heaters (not subject to Ecodesign requirements on sound power level)?

The format of the label shall be respected, the symbol cannot be removed. The transitional methods (2014/C 207/3) provide information about the ...

Can they assume a certain system, and specify how the unit should be installed?

[..] the manufacturer has to provide the information on which system has to be installed on the ventilation units [..] so that it complies with ...

Can this update be done on the same EPREL registration number (for registered tires) or does the product need a new registration?

If the change is exclusively the HL prefix and no parameter values indicated in the label of PIS is changed, please update the tyre size designation ...

Can transformers used in solar farms to step up DC current into AC current, through the use of a rectifier, be considered to be part of this exception?

No. Even if transformers used in solar farms may, during the night, reverse the flow and convert a certain level of AC current from the transmission and ...

Can tyres placed on the market within 30 April 2021 carry only the label as from Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009? and what from 1 December 2021?

Article 4 establishes the obligation to accompany individual tyres (or batches) with a printed label, as from 1 May 2021. Article 5 provides for ...

Can you better specify how to calculate the color coordinates (x,y)?

For a light source, the supplier declares:
- The color coordinates or chromaticity coordinates (x, y) (which must remain within the limit of article ...

Could a painting box with water based paint be interpreted as an abrasive environment and therefore be out of the scope of the regulation?

To assess if a ventilation unit to be installed in industrial painting boxes is in the scope of Regulation (EU)1253/2014, first of all the general ...

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Do comfort fans under 125w need an energy label?

There is presently no label for comfort fans.
However, this is an option being presently discussed in the revision of the Regulation (EU) 626/2011 ...

Do Ecodesign and Energy Labelling apply to second hand/used products? Can a product be modified while in the supply chain?

According to Article 1(2)(a) the Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 does not apply to 'second hand products unless they are imported from a third country' (first ...