Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009Show full title

Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market of non-directional household lamps, including when they are marketed for non-household use or when they are integrated into other products. It also establishes product information requirements for special purpose lamps.

The requirements set out in this Regulation shall not apply to the following household and special purpose lamps:

(a)

lamps having the following chromaticity coordinates x and y:

• x < 0,200 or x > 0,600

• y < – 2,3172 x² + 2,3653 x – 0,2800 or

  y > – 2,3172 x² + 2,3653 x – 0,1000;

(b)

directional lamps;

(c)

lamps having a luminous flux below 60 lumens or above 12 000 lumens;

(d)

lamps having:

• 6 % or more of total radiation of the range 250-780 nm in the range of 250-400 nm,

• the peak of the radiation between 315-400 nm (UVA) or 280-315 nm (UVB);

(e)

fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast;

(f)

high-intensity discharge lamps;

(g)

incandescent lamps with E14/E27/B22/B15 caps, with a voltage equal to or below 60 volts and without integrated transformer in Stages 1-5 according to Article 3.