UK Statutory Instrument SI 2021/1095 United Kingdom

The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Lighting Products) Regulations 2021

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Enforced by
OPSS
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Manufacturer11 Distributor8 Any Person5 Trader3

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts
Distributor — also bound by 182 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Ecodesign requirements Regulated
  • Ensure lighting products meet ecodesign and information requirementsManufacturer
s.006 Removal of light sources and separate control gears Regulated
  • Ensure light sources and control gears are replaceable, removable, and provide information and dismantling instructionsManufacturer
s.007 Conformity assessment Regulated
  • Manufacturers must document how their lighting products comply with ecodesign rulesManufacturer
s.010 Circumvention and software updates Regulated
  • Do not design products to cheat tests and ensure software updates don't worsen performanceManufacturer
s.012 Obligations of suppliers Regulated
  • Ensure lighting products comply with labeling and information requirementsDistributor
s.013 Obligations of dealers Regulated
  • Label and display light sources correctly at point of sale and in advertisingTrader
s.017 Light sources placed on the market before 1st October 2021 Regulated
  • Replace old energy labels on pre-October 2021 light sourcesTrader
16 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.005 Exemptions
s.008 Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
s.009 Measurements and calculations
s.011 Application
s.014 Obligations of internet hosting platforms
s.015 Measurement methods
s.016 Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
s.018 Review
s.019 Revocations
s.020 Consequential amendments of the 2010 Regulations
s.021 Consequential amendments of the Energy Information Regulations 2011
s.022 Transitional and saving provisions in connection with ecodesign requirements
s.023 Transitional and saving provisions in connection with energy labelling requirements
Schedules

Schedules

21 of 53 shown
s.sch002 Verification tolerances Regulated
  • Do not use verification tolerances to misrepresent product performanceManufacturer
s.sch003 Energy efficiency requirements Regulated
  • Ensure lighting products meet energy efficiency and standby power limitsAny Person
s.sch003 Separate control gears (1) The minimum energy efficiency requirements of... Regulated
  • Ensure separate control gears meet energy efficiency and standby power limitsManufacturer
s.sch003 (1) Where a light source is placed on the market... Regulated
  • Display mandatory technical information on lighting product packagingAny Person
s.sch003 (1) Where a separate control gear is placed on the... Regulated
  • Display required lighting control gear information on packagingManufacturer
s.sch003 (1) For any separate control gear that is placed on... Regulated
  • Make control gear technical information available online free of chargeManufacturer
s.sch003 Technical documentation Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain detailed technical documentation for lighting productsManufacturer
s.sch005 (1) Models of LED and OLED light sources must undergo... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Market surveillance authority must endurance-test LED/OLED light sourcesStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1) The endurance test for LED and OLED light sources... Regulated
  • Perform endurance tests on LED and OLED light sourcesManufacturer
s.sch007 Format and placing of labels Regulated
  • Print energy label on light source packagingDistributor
s.sch008 Information to be displayed for a containing product Regulated
  • Display energy efficiency class of contained light sources in user manualAny Person
s.sch008 Information to be displayed on the supplier’s website Regulated
  • Publish specific product information on your websiteDistributor
s.sch009 The technical documentation referred to in regulation 12(1)(e) must include... Regulated
  • Prepare and keep technical documentation for lighting productsDistributor
s.sch010 (1) The energy efficiency class and the range of energy... Regulated
  • Display energy efficiency class correctly in lighting product advertisementsAny Person
s.sch010 Where a product is sold through telemarketing based distance selling,... Regulated
  • Inform customers of energy efficiency class when selling via telemarketingManufacturer
s.sch010 For all the situations referred to in paragraphs 1 and... Regulated
  • Provide printed labels and product information sheets on requestTrader
s.sch011 (1) The appropriate label made available by suppliers in accordance... Regulated
  • Display energy label clearly near product price on online salesDistributor
s.sch011 The image used for accessing the label in the case... Regulated
  • Use correct energy label arrow for online product displaysAny Person
s.sch011 In the case of a nested display, the sequence of... Regulated
  • Display energy label correctly in nested online product displaysDistributor
s.sch011 (1) The electronic product information sheet made available by suppliers... Regulated
  • Display product information sheet clearly near the priceDistributor
s.sch013 Verification tolerances Regulated
  • Do not use verification tolerances for compliance documentation or marketingDistributor
32 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Verification procedure
s.sch002 The product model conforms to these Regulations if all the...
s.sch002 For the purposes of paragraph 3(a), (b), (d) and (e),...
s.sch002 For the purpose of paragraph 3(c), the market surveillance authority...
s.sch002 If any of the conditions set out in paragraph 3...
s.sch002 Where a product model has been designed to be able...
s.sch003 Information for products specified in paragraph 3 of Schedule 4
s.sch003 Reference control settings
s.sch003 Functional requirements
s.sch003 Information requirements
s.sch003 (1) The following information must be displayed on light sources...
s.sch004 Specified approvals
s.sch004 Additional exemptions
s.sch004 Limited exemptions
s.sch006 Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations does not...
s.sch006 Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations does not...
s.sch006 (1) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (2), Chapter 3 of...
s.sch007 (1) The format of the standard sized label is as...
s.sch007 Label designs
s.sch008 Product information sheet
s.sch008 (1) An equivalence claim involving the power of a replaced...
s.sch010 (1) In— (a) visual advertisements for light sources, for the...
s.sch011 The following requirements apply to distance selling through the internet....
s.sch012 The energy efficiency class of light sources must be determined...
s.sch013 Interpretation
s.sch013 Verification procedure
s.sch013 The product model conforms to these Regulations if all the...
s.sch013 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 3(a), (b) and (c),...
s.sch013 If any of the conditions set out in paragraph 3...
s.sch013 Where a model has been designed to be able to...

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