ANNEX IAmendment to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 245/2009
1.In Annex III, point 1.2 (B) the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
High pressure sodium lamps with lamp efficacy requirements shall have at least the lamp lumen maintenance factors and lamp survival factors in Table 13:
Table 13Lamp lumen maintenance factors & lamp survival factors for high pressure sodium lamps — Stage 2
High pressure sodium lamp category and burning hours for measurement
Lamp lumen maintenance factor
Lamp survival factor
P ≤ 75 W
LLMF and LSF measured at 12 000 burning hours
Ra ≤ 60
> 0,80
> 0,90
Ra > 60
> 0,75
> 0,75
all retrofit lamps designed to operate on high pressure mercury vapour lamp ballast
> 0,75
> 0,80
P > 75 W ≤ 605 W
LLMF and LSF measured at 16 000 burning hours
Ra ≤ 60
> 0,85
> 0,90
Ra > 60
> 0,70
> 0,65
all retrofit lamps designed to operate on high pressure mercury vapour lamp ballast
> 0,75
> 0,55
The requirements in Table 13 for retrofit lamps designed to operate on high pressure mercury vapour lamp ballast shall be applicable until 6 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2.In Annex III, point 1.2 (C) is replaced by the following:
C.Third stage requirements
Eight years after the entry into force of this Regulation:
Metal halide lamps with lamp efficacy requirements shall have at least the lamp lumen maintenance factors and lamp survival factors in Table 14:
Table 14Lamp lumen maintenance factors and lamp survival factors for metal halide lamps — Stage 3
Burning Hours
Lamp lumen maintenance factor
Lamp survival factor
12 000
> 0,80
> 0,80