New Directive – ErP Directive (2009/125/EC)

The EuP Directive is subsequently replaced by the ErP Directive 2009/125/EC published on 31 October 2009, with an extended
scope covering all energy-related products. The ErP Directive has taken effect since 20 November 2009. It published
Implementing Measures including 10 different types of measures.

Producers must comply with the ErP Directive's requirements, and follow the CE conformity assessment modules
to prepare product-related environmental technical-documentation file before sold on the EU market.

A. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 – Standby & Off Mode

After 6 January, 2010, The European Regulation (EC) No. 1275/2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode electric
power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment applies to energy-using products as Household appliances,
Information technology equipment, Consumer equipment and Toys, leisure and sports equipment that are designed for use with a nominal
voltage rating of 250 V or below.

Requirements are as following:

After 6 January, 2010 After 6 January, 2013

(a) Power consumption Power consumption of equipment in any Power consumption of equipment in any off-mode
in "off mode": off-mode condition shall condition shall not exceed 0.0 W.

(b) Power consumption The power consumption of equipment in any The power consumption of equipment in any
in "standby mode(s)": conditions providing only a reactivation function, condition providing only a reactivation function,
or providing only a reactivation function and a or providing only a reactivation function and a
mere indication of enabled reactivation function, mere indication of enabled reactivation function,
shall not exceed 1,00 W. shall not exceed 0,50 W.
The power consumption of equipment in any The power consumption of equipment in any
condition providing only information or status condition providing only information or status
display, or providing only a combination of display, or providing only a combination of
reactivation function and information or status reactivation function and information or status
display, shall not exceed 2,00 W. display shall not exceed 1,00 W.

(c) Availability of off mode Equipment shall, except where this is inappropriate Equipment shall, except where this is inappropriate
and/or standby mode: for the intended use, provide off mode and/or for the intended use, provide off mode and/or
standby mode, and/or another condition which standby mode, and/or another condition which does
does not exceed the applicable power consumption not exceed the applicable power consumption
requirements for off mode and/or standby mode requirements for off mode and/or standby mode
when the equipment is connected to the mains when the equipment is connected to the mains
power source. power source.

(d) Power management - NIL - When equipment is not providing the main function,
or when other energy-using product(s) are not
dependent on its functions, equipment shall, unless
inappropriate for the intended use, offer a power
management function, or a similar function, that
switches equipment after the shortest possible
period of time appropriate for the intended use of
the equipment, automatically into:
- Standby mode, or
- Off mode, or
- Another condition which des not exceed the
applicable power consumption requirements for
off mode and/or standby mode when the
equipment is connected to the mains power source.
The power management function shall be activated
before delivery.

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B. Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 – External Power supplies
After 27 April, 2010, The European Regulation (EC) No. 278/2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for no-load condition electric power consumption and average active efficiency of external
power supplies.

Requirements are as following:

NO-LOAD POWER CONSUMPTION AND AVERAGE ACTIVE EFFICIENCY
(a) One year after this Regulation has come into force:
The no-load condition power consumption shall not exceed 0,50 W.
The average active efficiency shall be not less than:
0.500 x Power Output (for Power Output < 1,0 W);
0.090 x ln (Power Output) + 0.500 (for 1.0 W ≤ P O ≤ 51.0 W);
0.850 (for Power Output > 51.0 W).
(b) Two years after this Regulation has come into force:
The no-load condition power consumption shall not exceed the following limits:

AC-AC external power supplies, except low AC-AC external power supplies, except low Low voltage external
voltage external power supplies voltage external power supplies power supplies

P O ≤ 51,0 W 0,50 W 0,30 W 0,30 W

P O > 51,0 W 0,50 W 0,50 W n/a

The average active efficiency shall be not less than the following limits:

AC-AC and AC-DC external power supplies, Low voltage external

except low voltage external power supplies power supplies

P O ≤ 1,0 W 0,480 · P O + 0,140 0,497 · P O + 0,067

1,0 W < P O ≤ 51,0 W 0,063 · ln(P O ) + 0,622 0,075 · ln(P O ) + 0,561
P O > 51,0 W 0,870 0,860

Products Not Covered / This Regulation shall not apply to:

(a) Voltage converters;
(b) Uninterruptible power supplies;
(c) Battery chargers;
(d) Halogen lighting converters;
(e) External power supplies for medical devices;
(f) External power supplies placed on the market no later than 30 June 2015 as a service part or spare part for an identical external power supply
which was placed on the market not later than one year after this Regulation has come into force, under the condition that the service part or
spare part, or its packaging, clearly indicates the primary load product(s) for which the spare part or service part is intended to be used with.

ErP Directive (2009/125/EC) implementing measures include:

Regulation No 244/2009 ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps (amended by 859/2009)
Regulation (EC) No 859/2009 ultraviolet radiation of non-directional household lamps (amending 244/2009)
Regulation No 245/2009 ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for
ballasts and luminaries able to operate such lamps, and repealing Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Regulation No 107/2009 ecodesign requirements for simple set-top boxes
Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 ecodesign requirements for electric motors
Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products
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Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 ecodesign requirements for televisions
Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 ecodesign requirements for household refrigerating appliances

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standard (IEC / EN /BSEN 62301) for ErP testing for standby and off mode electric power consumption. (For details of our
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