Which rules apply to luminaires and lamps?

Annex II 2(a)

Label required

nameplate: output power (W), output voltage (V), output current (A)

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply

Depends on: product group ecodesign

In force since 1 Apr 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020

Stated: "from 1 April 2020"

Annex II 2(b)

Disclosure to consumer

manufacturer name and address, model identifier, input voltage and frequency, output voltage/current/power, average active efficiency, no-load power, in manuals and on a free-access website

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply

Depends on: product group ecodesign

In force since 1 Apr 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020

Stated: "from 1 April 2020"

Annex II point 1(b) (PO <= 49 W formulas)

Must meet the conditions of Annex II point 1(b): average active efficiency not less than the PO-dependent formulas for PO up to 49,0 W (e.g. 0,071 x ln(PO/1W) - 0,0014 x PO/1W + 0,67 for AC-AC and AC-DC between 1 W and 49 W)

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
• Power supply nameplate output power below 49.01 W

Depends on: product group ecodesign, nameplate output power w

In force since 1 Apr 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020

See the published text.

Art. 4(2)

Declaration required

Technical documentation with declared parameter values (Annex II point 2(c)); internal design control or management system conformity assessment (Art. 4)

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: product group ecodesign, economic operator role

In force since 1 Apr 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020

See the published text.

Art. 10(2)

Test required

2. Before making apparatus available on the market distributors shall verify that the apparatus bears the CE marking, that it is accompanied

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Distributor

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 17(1)

Label required

1. The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the apparatus or to its data plate. Where that is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the apparatus, it shall be affixed to the packaging and to the accompanying documents.

• Sends or receives radio signals: no

Depends on: radio equipment

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 18(2)

Label required

clear indication of restriction of use, where appropriate also on the packaging

• Sends or receives radio signals: no

Depends on: radio equipment

In force since 20 Apr 2016

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 20 Apr 2016

See the published text.

Art. 18(1)

Disclosure to consumer

instructions and information on precautions for assembly, installation, maintenance or use, and any restriction of use in residential areas

• Sends or receives radio signals: no

Depends on: radio equipment

In force since 20 Apr 2016

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 20 Apr 2016

See the published text.

Art. 6

Must meet the conditions of Art. 6 and Annex I essential requirements (electromagnetic disturbance and immunity)

• Sends or receives radio signals: no

Depends on: radio equipment

In force since 20 Apr 2016

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 20 Apr 2016

See the published text.

Art. 7(1)

Must meet the conditions of 1. When placing their apparatus on the market, manufacturers shall ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in accordance with t

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 7(2)

Declaration required

EU declaration of conformity, kept 10 years

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 7(3)

Declaration required

3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for 10 years after the apparatus has been place

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 7(5)

Label required

type, batch or serial number or other identification element

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 7(6)

Label required

manufacturer name, registered trade name or trade mark; single postal contact address

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 7(7)

Disclosure to authority

7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the apparatus is accompanied by instructions and the information referred to in Article 18 in a language

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 9(2)

Test required

2. Before placing apparatus on the market importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Importer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 9(3)

Label required

importer name, registered trade name or trade mark; postal address

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Importer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 9(4)

Disclosure to authority

4. Importers shall ensure that the apparatus is accompanied by instructions and the information referred to in Article 18 in a language whic

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Importer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 9(7)

Declaration required

Copy of the EU declaration of conformity kept by importers for 10 years

• Sends or receives radio signals: no
• Your role: Importer

Depends on: radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

Art. 3(1)(a)

Label required

energy label (Annex III format, classes A-G) printed on the packaging of a light source placed on the market as an independent product

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: Light source
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: product group ecodesign, economic operator role

In force since 1 Sep 2021

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Sep 2021

Stated: "It shall apply from 1 September 2021."

Art. 3(1)(b)

Registration required

(b) the values of the parameters included in the product information sheet, as set out in Annex V, are entered into the public part of the product database;

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: Light source
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: product group ecodesign, economic operator role

In force since 1 May 2021

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 May 2021

Stated: point 1(b) of Article 3 applies from 1 May 2021.

Art. 3(1)(d)

Registration required

(d) the content of the technical documentation, as set out in Annex VI, is entered into the product database;

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: Light source
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: product group ecodesign, economic operator role

In force since 1 Sep 2021

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Sep 2021

Stated: "It shall apply from 1 September 2021."

Art. 3(1)(e),(f)

Disclosure to online listing

energy efficiency class and range of classes in any visual advertisement and technical promotional material, including on the internet

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: Light source
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: product group ecodesign, economic operator role

In force since 1 Sep 2021

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Sep 2021

See the published text.

Art. 3(2)

Disclosure to authority

information on the contained light sources (Annex V point 2), and on request how they can be removed for verification, from suppliers of containing products

• EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: Light source
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: product group ecodesign, economic operator role

In force since 1 Mar 2022

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Mar 2022

Point 2(a) of Art. 3 applies from 1 March 2022.

Art. 19

Disclosure to authority

Where economic operators make products available on the market online or through other means of distance sales, the offer of those products

• It is a product intended for consumers, or likely to be used by consumers, placed or made available on the market (Reg. (EU) 2023/988 Art. 3(1))
• Sold online

Depends on: whether it is sold online

In force since 13 Dec 2024

Applies to products distributed on or after 13 Dec 2024

Stated: applies from 13 December 2024 (Art. 52).