EU ErP Directive
Basic Introduction
In order to improve the environmental performance of energy-consuming products and control ecological environmental pollution, the EU officially issued the Directive 2009/125/EC on the Ecological Requirements for Energy-related Products on October 31, 2009, namely the ErP (Energy-related Products) Directive "Directive on the Establishment of a Framework for Ecological Design Requirements for Energy-related Products", which is a rewritten directive of the EuPhoria (Energy-using Products) Directive (2005/32/EC) and came into effect on November 10, 2009.
ErP Directive
In order to improve the EuP Directive 2005/32/EC and further expand its scope, the EU officially issued the Directive 2009/125/EC on the Ecological Requirements for Energy-related Products on October 31, 2009. This directive stipulates the framework for the eco-design requirements for energy-related products (Energy-related Products). From November 20, 2009, ErP Directive 2009/125/EC replaced the original EuP Directive (2005/32/EC, 2008/28/EC).
The original IM based on the EuP Directive will be converted to the IM of this directive at the same time.
ErP Directive Product Scope
Like EuP, the ErP Directive does not apply to means of transport for people and goods.
In addition to the energy-consuming products covered by the original EuP Directive: simple set-top boxes, televisions, external power supplies, fluorescent lamps without integral ballasts, gas discharge lamp ballasts, and lamps using such lamps and ballasts, non-directional household lamps, directional lamps, LED lamps, lamps, lamp controllers (including LED drivers and electronic transformers), dimmers and sensors, motors, household refrigeration appliances, circulation pumps, it also includes other energy-saving products such as windows, insulation materials or water-using products (such as shower heads, faucets, etc.).
ErP Directive Implementation Rules
The ErP Directive is not a directive for product requirements, but only a framework directive. In accordance with the relevant provisions of this directive, the EU further formulated directives on eco-design requirements that certain types of energy-consuming products must comply with, called "Implementing Measures", referred to as IM. The implementing measures that have been promulgated and implemented are as follows:
1. Eco-design requirements for standby power consumption of electronic and electrical equipment for home and office use (No 1275/2008) were issued in December 2008 and implemented on January 7, 2010.
2. Eco-design requirements for simple set-top boxes (No 107/2009) were issued in February 2009 and implemented on February 25, 2010.
3. Eco-design requirements for non-directional household lamps (No 244/2009) were issued in March 2009 and implemented on September 1, 2009.
4. The eco-design requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballasts, high-intensity gas discharge lamps and their ballasts and lamps (No 245/2009) were issued in March 2009 and implemented on April 13, 2010.
5. The eco-design requirements for external power supplies (No 278/2009) were issued in April 2009 and implemented on April 27, 2010.
6. The eco-design requirements for motors (No 640/2009) were issued in July 2009 and implemented on June 16, 2010.
7. The eco-design requirements for independent sealless circulators (No 641/2009) were issued in August 2009 and implemented on January 1, 2010.
8. The eco-design requirements for televisions (No 642/2009) were issued in July 2009 and implemented on January 7, 2010.
9. The eco-design requirements for household refrigeration equipment (No 643/2009) were issued in July 2009 and implemented on July 1, 2010.
10. The eco-design requirements for household washing machines (No 1015/2010) were issued in November 2010 and implemented on December 1, 2011.
11. The eco-design requirements for household dishwashers (No 1016/2010) were issued in November 2010 and implemented on December 1, 2011.
12. The eco-design requirements for household clothes dryers (No 932/2012) were issued in October 2012 and implemented on November 1, 2013.
13. Motor-driven fans with input power between 125 W and 500 kW (No 327/2011) was issued in April 2011 and implemented on April 6, 2011.
14. Eco-design requirements for directional lamps, LED lamps and related equipment (No 1194/2012) was issued in December 2012 and implemented on September 1, 2013.
ErP certification steps
1. Conformity assessment
According to the requirements of the ErP Directive, manufacturers can choose one of the two assessment modes of "internal design control" (Annex IV of the ErP Directive) or "environmental management system" (Annex V of the ErP Directive) for assessment.
2. Organize and create a technical file (TDF)
· Manufacturers must create a technical file
· The technical file should include information on design, manufacturing, operation and final disposal of the product
· Details will be clarified through the implementation measures of each product
3. Issue a Declaration of Conformity (DoC)
· Basic information
· Directives and standards to comply with
4. CE marking
· Coordinated standard testing – EMC, LVD, etc.
· CE marking