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Minimum Efficience Requirements

Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on energy efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lighting

This directive is intended to promote the use of energy efficient ballast systems in fluorescent lighting used in the EU. Annex II sets forth a graph to define the relations between lamp power rating and the maximum permissible ballast power use. The Ballast Directive is covered by the CE marking system.

 

Directive Code	Directive Name	Directive Date	Date of Enforcement
96/57/EC	Energy efficiency requirements for household electric refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof	3-sept-1996	8-Oct-96

Directive 96/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 September 1996 on energy efficiency requirements for household electric refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof

This directive defines the maximum allowable electric consumption of refrigerators, freezers, frozen food storage cabinets and combinations thereof that are placed on the market in the EU. The directive applies to new equipment that draws power from electric mains. Appliances that use other energy sources and/or accumulators are exempt from the directive. The procedures for calculating maximum permissible power use are set forth in Annex I of the directive. The appliances covered must be evaluated, documented and marked in accordance with the CE mark requirements.

 

Directive Code	Directive Name	Directive Date	Date of Enforcement
2000/55/EC	Energy efficiency requirements for ballast for florescent lighting	18-Sep-00	20-Nov-00

Council Directive 92/42/EEC of 21 May 1992 on efficiency requirements for new hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels

It sets minimum efficiency requirements for hot water boilers.