Verification tolerances
- Do not use verification tolerances to misrepresent product performance Manufacturer
UK Statutory Instrument
2021
United Kingdom
The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Lighting Products) Regulations 2021
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
26 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Manufacturer 9
- Distributor 8
- Any Person 5
- Trader 3
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Manufacturers also bound by 472 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 2016 91 duties
- Lifts Regulations 2016 2016 70 duties
- The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 2021 70 duties
- Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 2016 67 duties
- Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 2015 64 duties
Distributors also bound by 177 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 2017 28 duties
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017 2017 26 duties
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 2017 25 duties
- Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 2002 21 duties
- THE ELECTRICITY SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONTINUITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012 2012 19 duties
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Energy efficiency requirements
- Ensure lighting products meet energy efficiency and standby power limits Any Person
Separate control gears (1) The minimum energy efficiency requirements of...
- Ensure separate control gears meet energy efficiency and standby power limits Manufacturer
(1) Where a light source is placed on the market...
- Display mandatory technical information on lighting product packaging Any Person
Technical documentation
- Prepare and maintain detailed technical documentation for lighting products Manufacturer
(1) Models of LED and OLED light sources must undergo...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Market surveillance authority must endurance-test LED/OLED light sources Statutory regulator
(1) The endurance test for LED and OLED light sources...
- Perform endurance tests on LED and OLED light sources Manufacturer
Format and placing of labels
- Print energy label on light source packaging Distributor
Information to be displayed for a containing product
- Display energy efficiency class of contained light sources in user manual Any Person
Information to be displayed on the supplier’s website
- Publish specific product information on your website Distributor
The technical documentation referred to in regulation 12(1)(e) must include...
- Prepare and keep technical documentation for lighting products Distributor
(1) The energy efficiency class and the range of energy...
- Display energy efficiency class correctly in lighting product advertisements Any Person
Where a product is sold through telemarketing based distance selling,...
- Inform customers of energy efficiency class when selling via telemarketing Manufacturer
For all the situations referred to in paragraphs 1 and...
- Provide printed labels and product information sheets on request Trader
(1) The appropriate label made available by suppliers in accordance...
- Display energy label clearly near product price on online sales Distributor
The image used for accessing the label in the case...
- Use correct energy label arrow for online product displays Any Person
In the case of a nested display, the sequence of...
- Display energy label correctly in nested online product displays Distributor
(1) The electronic product information sheet made available by suppliers...
- Display product information sheet clearly near the price Distributor
Verification tolerances
- Do not use verification tolerances for compliance documentation or marketing Distributor
Browse 34 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Interpretation
Interpretation
Verification procedure
The product model conforms to these Regulations if all the...
For the purposes of paragraph 3(a), (b), (d) and (e),...
For the purpose of paragraph 3(c), the market surveillance authority...
If any of the conditions set out in paragraph 3...
Where a product model has been designed to be able...
Information for products specified in paragraph 3 of Schedule 4
Reference control settings
Functional requirements
Information requirements
(1) The following information must be displayed on light sources...
(1) Where a separate control gear is placed on the...
(1) For any separate control gear that is placed on...
Specified approvals
Additional exemptions
Limited exemptions
Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations does not...
Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations does not...
(1) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (2), Chapter 3 of...
(1) The format of the standard sized label is as...
Label designs
Product information sheet
(1) An equivalence claim involving the power of a replaced...
(1) In— (a) visual advertisements for light sources, for the...
The following requirements apply to distance selling through the internet....
The energy efficiency class of light sources must be determined...
Interpretation
Verification procedure
The product model conforms to these Regulations if all the...
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3(a), (b) and (c),...
If any of the conditions set out in paragraph 3...
Where a model has been designed to be able to...
Ecodesign requirements
- Ensure lighting products meet ecodesign and information requirements Manufacturer
Removal of light sources and separate control gears
- Ensure light sources and control gears are replaceable, removable, and provide information and dismantling instructions Manufacturer
Conformity assessment
- Manufacturers must document how their lighting products comply with ecodesign rules Manufacturer
Circumvention and software updates
- Do not design products to cheat tests and ensure software updates don't worsen performance Manufacturer
Obligations of suppliers
- Ensure lighting products comply with labeling and information requirements Distributor
Obligations of dealers
- Label and display light sources correctly at point of sale and in advertising Trader
Light sources placed on the market before 1st October 2021
- Replace old energy labels on pre-October 2021 light sources Trader
Browse 16 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Application
Exemptions
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
Measurements and calculations
Application
Obligations of internet hosting platforms
Measurement methods
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
Review
Revocations
Consequential amendments of the 2010 Regulations
Consequential amendments of the Energy Information Regulations 2011
Transitional and saving provisions in connection with ecodesign requirements
Transitional and saving provisions in connection with energy labelling requirements
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Product safety regulator responsible for ensuring consumer products are safe. Enforces product safety regulations, UKCA marking requirements, and works with market surveillance …
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