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