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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For the provision of tyre labels in electronic form, is a delegated act foreseen?

Individual units of tyres made available on the Union market have to bear a sticker, or be accompanied by a printed label in the case of batches of ...

For those local space heaters that can be operated with different types and combinations of fuels: is the compliance with Ecodesign requirements needed only for the prefe

No. Ecodesign requirements need to be fulfilled with all fuels the product is marketed ...

For tyres produced between 25/06/20 and 30/04/21: Shall all tyres produced during that period and placed on the market after 1/05/21 new label from this date?

Units of C1 and C2 tyres produced in the period between 25 June 2020 and 30 April 2021 but placed on the EU market as from 1 December 2021 must be ...

For vehicle manufacturers, does the obligation of providing the label and the PIS arise at the time of final delivery of the vehicle ??

No, there is no such obligation. The regulation assumes that the label and the PIS must be an instrument of an informed purchase choice, thus providing information ‘before the sale’.

For vehicle suppliers, would a print-out or an electronic format attached to the sales contract be fulfilling the 'before the sale' requirements?

No, unless the customer can see the label 'before the sale', i.e. at the very latest before the sales contract is signed (if on paper) or the button to ...

Generally speaking, there might be transitory power consumption states when switching an appliance on or off. Are these condition "standby"?

This condition is not considered as being "standby", because ...

How are custom made servers affected by the information requirements under Annex II.3.1 of the Regulation?

The information requirements listed under Annex II.3.1, consisting in the obligation to provide specific product information in instruction manuals and ...

How are one or two processor socket servers treated differently from other servers that are in scope of the Regulation (to the extent of the applicable requirements)?

Servers with one or two processor sockets are subject to additional idle state power and active efficiency requirements as set out in Annex II.2 of the ...

How big is the tolerance? Should the diagonal indicated on the label be round to a full number or can it be indicated with higher accuracy?

Disclaimer: Please note that the European Commission cannot provide a legally binding interpretation of the EU legislation, as this is the sole competence ...

How can cogeneration space heaters that also provide domestic hot water be labelled?

Cogeneration space heaters are defined as space heaters that simultaneously generate heat and electricity in a single process. In principle, they can ...