Без ущерба существующей у поставщиков системе поставки маркировочного материала они должны быстро поставлять его по запросу дилеров;
f) чтобы поставщики включали справочный информационный материал во все брошюры, посвященные рассматриваемой продукции. Если подобные брошюры не предоставляются поставщиком, то справочный материал должен содержаться в другой документации, сопровождающей продукцию.
g) чтобы поставщики несли ответственность за корректность предоставляемого ими справочного материала и маркировки;
h) предполагается, что поставщики согласны на публикацию информации, содержащейся на маркировке или в справочном материале.
Ответственность дилеров
Государства-члены ЕС принимают необходимые меры, чтобы:
a) дилеры размещали маркировку надлежащим образом, чтобы она была хорошо видна и читабельна, а также включали справочный материал в брошюру и другую документацию, сопровождающую продукцию при ее реализации конечным потребителям;
b) на продукте, подпадающем под действие акта делегированного законодательства, дилеры размещали соответствующую маркировку в хорошо просматриваемом месте, указанном в применяемом акте, и на требуемых языках.
Дистанционная торговля и другие способы продажи
Если продукция предлагается к покупке, сдаче в аренду, купле-продаже путем осуществления заказа по почте, телефону, каталогу, через Интернет либо иным способом, при котором у потенциального конечного пользователя отсутствует возможность увидеть сам товар, актами делегированного законодательства должно предусматриваться положение, гарантирующее, что до совершения покупки потребитель получит справочный материал и сможет ознакомиться со сведениями, содержащимися на маркировке. При необходимости актами делегированного законодательства определяется способ предоставления пользователям справочного материала, маркировки либо содержащихся в них сведений.
Свободное обращение
1. В пределах своей территории государства-члены ЕС не должны запрещать, ограничивать либо препятствовать размещению на рынке и введению в эксплуатацию продукции, подпадающей под действие и соответствующей требованиям настоящей Директивы и положениям акта делегированного законодательства.
2. Если не имеется фактов, свидетельствующих об обратном, государства-члены ЕС исходят из того, что маркировка и справочный материал соответствуют положениям актов делегированного законодательства и настоящей Директивы. Государства-члены ЕС, выражающие сомнения относительно точности сведений, содержащихся на маркировке и в справочном материале, вправе запросить у поставщиков доказательства в значении статьи 5, свидетельствующие о корректности упомянутых данных.
Государственные закупки и меры стимулирования <*>
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<*> Параграфы 1 и 2 статьи 9 утрачивают силу с 5 июня 2014 г. в связи с принятием Директивы 2012/27/ЕС Европейского парламента и Совета ЕС от 25 октября 2012 г. об энергетической эффективности, об изменении Директив 2009/125/ЕС и 2010/30/ЕС и отмене Директив 2004/8/ЕС и 2006/32/ЕС.
1. Если продукция подпадает под действие акта делегированного законодательства, то государственные заказчики, заключающие договоры на выполнение общественных работ, оказание услуг и поставку товара в соответствии с Директивой 2004/18/ЕС Европейского парламента и Совета ЕС от 31 марта 2004 г. о координации процедур заключения государственных заказов на выполнение работ, поставку товаров и оказание услуг <*>, не подлежащие исключению в силу статей 12 - 18 указанной Директивы, должны приобретать только ту продукцию, которая обладает высокими эксплуатационными характеристиками и принадлежит к товарам высшего класса энергоэффективности. Государства-члены ЕС также могут обязать государственных заказчиков закупать исключительно ту продукцию, которая отвечает упомянутым критериям. Государства-члены ЕС применяют данные критерии в зависимости от рентабельности, экономической обоснованности, технической пригодности и конкурентоспособности.
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2. Параграф 1 применяется к контрактам, чья стоимость равна либо превышает размер, установленный статьей 7 Директивы 2004/18/ЕС.
3. Если государствами-членами ЕС предусматриваются меры стимулирования в отношении продукции, подпадающей под действие акта делегированного законодательства, то обязательным условием будет наличие у нее высоких эксплуатационных характеристик и принадлежность к высшему классу энергоэффективности согласно применимому акту. В целях настоящей Директивы стимулирующие меры не связаны с мерами финансового и налогового характера.
4. Если государствами-членами ЕС предусматриваются меры стимулирующего характера в отношении продукции, предназначенной для конечных потребителей, пользующихся высокоэффективной продукцией, и для производственных секторов, производящих и продвигающих данную продукцию, эксплуатационные характеристики обозначаются по классам в соответствии с актом делегированного законодательства, за исключением случаев, когда запрашиваются более высокие эксплуатационные характеристики, чем те, которые соответствуют высшему классу энергоэффективности согласно акту делегированного законодательства. Государства-члены ЕС вправе установить более высокие эксплуатационные характеристики, чем те, которые соответствуют высшему классу энергоэффективности согласно акту делегированного законодательства.
Акты делегированного законодательства
1. Европейская комиссия посредством акта делегированного законодательства в соответствии со статьями 11 - 13 формулирует подробные указания относительно справочного материала и маркировки любого вида продукции в соответствии с настоящей статьей.
Если продукция отвечает критериям, перечисленным в параграфе 2, она должна подпадать под действие акта делегированного законодательства в соответствии с параграфом 4.
Положения актов делегированного законодательства об информации, содержащейся на маркировке и в справочном материале, сообщающем о потреблении энергии и других существенных ресурсов в ходе эксплуатации, помогут конечным потребителям сделать при покупке более информированный выбор и позволят органам надзора за рынком проверять соответствие продукции заявленным о ней сведениям.
Если акт делегированного законодательства содержит положения, посвященные энергоэффективности и потреблению продукцией существенных ресурсов, то посредством внешнего вида и содержания маркировки необходимо сделать упор на первом.
2. Существуют следующие критерии, упомянутые в параграфе 1:
a) в соответствии с последними имеющимися данными и с учетом количества продукции, размещенного на рынке ЕС, продукция должна обладать потенциалом для значительной экономии энергии и, где уместно, других ресурсов;
b) продукция, представленная на рынке и обладающая аналогичными функциональными возможностями, должна иметь различные эксплуатационные характеристики;
c) Европейская комиссия принимает во внимание соответствующее законодательство Союза и механизмы саморегулирования, например, добровольные соглашения, которые, как предполагается, обеспечат более быстрое достижение политических задач либо достижение с гораздо меньшими затратами, чем при введении обязательных требований.
a) учитывает данные об окружающей среде, содержащиеся в части 1 приложения I Директивы 2009/125/ЕС, являющиеся существенными для конечных потребителей в ходе эксплуатации и важными для реализации имплементационных мер в рамках Директивы 2009/125/ЕС;
b) оценивает воздействие акта на окружающую среду, конечных пользователей и производителей, в том числе предприятия малого и среднего бизнеса (SMEs), с точки зрения конкуренции, включая рынки за пределами Союза, инновационности, доступа к рынку, затрат и прибыли;
c) проводит необходимые консультации с заинтересованными лицами;
d) устанавливает срок(и) для имплементации, а также определяет любые меры и периоды переходного либо поэтапного характера с учетом возможного воздействия на SMEs либо на специальные группы продукции, производимые в первую очередь SMEs.
b) стандарты и методы измерения, используемые для получения информации, указанной в статье 1 (1);
c) сведения, содержащиеся в технической документации и требуемые в соответствии со статьей 5;
d) внешний вид и содержание маркировки, упомянутой в статье 4, которая по мере возможности должна обладать единообразным оформлением для различных групп продукции, а также всегда быть хорошо видной и разборчивой. Необходимо придерживаться того, чтобы по формату маркировка представляла собой классификацию с буквенным обозначением от A до G. Каждый уровень классификации соответствует существенному снижению энергозатрат и других издержек для конечного пользователя.
Три дополнительных класса могут быть добавлены к классификации, если того требует технологический процесс. Для высшего класса эффективности дополнительные классы имеют обозначение: A+, A++, и A+++. Теоретически, если не будут выделены новые классы, их общее количество будет равно семи.
Цветовая шкала должна состоять как минимум из семи разных цветов от темно-зеленого до красного. Темно-зеленым цветом всегда обозначается высший класс. Если используется более семи классов, только красный цвет может быть продублирован.
Классификация подлежит пересмотру в случаях, когда существенная доля продукции на внутреннем рынке будет причисляться к двум самым высоким уровням энергоэффективности, а также если дальнейшая дифференциация приведет к дополнительной экономии.
Подробные критерии проведения реклассификации продукции определяются с учетом каждого отдельного взятого случая путем принятия соответствующего акта делегированного законодательства;
e) место, где маркировка должна быть нанесена на выставляемую продукцию, а также способ предоставления информации/маркировки в случаях реализации продукции, подпадающие под действие статьи 7. При необходимости актами делегированного законодательства может предусматриваться, чтобы маркировка прилагалась к продукции либо печаталась на ее упаковке, а также чтобы при дистанционной торговле или продаже через Интернет содержание маркировки указывалось в каталогах;
f) содержание, формат и другие критерии предоставления справочного материала, а также информация, упомянутая в статьях 4 и 5 "c". Сведения, содержащиеся на маркировке, должны включаться в справочный материал;
g) специальное содержание рекламной маркировки, включающее хорошо видное и разборчивое указание на энергетический класс и эксплуатационные характеристики продукции;
h) где уместно, - срок действия классификации, приведенной на маркировке, в соответствии с пунктом "d";
j) дата оценки и возможного пересмотра акта делегированного законодательства с учетом скорости технологического процесса.
Делегирование полномочий
1. Европейская комиссия наделяется полномочиями по принятию актов делегированного законодательства, упомянутых в статье 10, сроком на пять лет с 19 июня 2010 г. Европейская комиссия не позднее шести месяцев до окончания пятилетнего периода составляет отчет о делегированных полномочиях. Делегирование автоматически продлевается на аналогичный период, если Европейский парламент или Совет ЕС не отозвали полномочия в соответствии со статьей 12.
2. Европейская комиссия одновременно уведомляет Европейский парламент и Совет ЕС о принятии акта делегированного законодательства.
3. Полномочия по принятию актов делегированного законодательства, вверенные Европейской комиссии, осуществляются на условиях, изложенных в статьях 12 и 13.
Отзыв полномочий
1. Полномочия, делегированные в соответствии со статьей 10, могут быть отозваны Европейским парламентом и Советом ЕС.
2. Для того чтобы институту, инициировавшему внутреннюю процедуру, решить вопрос об отзыве делегированных полномочий, ему надлежит в разумный срок до принятия конечного решения проинформировать об этом другой институт и Европейскую комиссию, указав на полномочия, подлежащие отзыву, и причины подобных действий.
3. Решением об отзыве прекращаются полномочия, указанные в нем. Решение вступает в силу немедленно либо в срок, обозначенный в нем. Принятие решения не влияет на действительность актов делегированного законодательства, уже вступивших в законную силу. Решение публикуется в Официальном журнале Европейского Союза.
Возражения против актов делегированного законодательства
1. Европейский парламент и Совет ЕС вправе выразить возражение против акта делегированного законодательства в течение двух месяцев с момента нотификации.
По инициативе Европейского парламента либо Совета ЕС данный период может быть увеличен на два месяца.
2. Если ни Европейский парламент, ни Совет ЕС не выразили возражений против акта делегированного законодательства в течение указанного срока, то он публикуется в Официальном журнале Европейского Союза и вступает в силу в срок, указанный в нем.
Акт делегированного законодательства может быть опубликован в Официальном журнале Европейского Союза и вступить в законную силу до истечения вышеупомянутого срока, если Европейский парламент и Совет ЕС уведомят Европейскую комиссию о том, что у них не имеется возражений.
3. Если Европейский парламент и Совет ЕС возражают против акта делегированного законодательства, то он не вступает в законную силу. Институт, выразивший возражение, указывает причины, которыми он руководствовался при этом.
Оценка
Не позднее 31 декабря 2014 г. Европейская комиссия должна оценить эффективность настоящей Директивы и актов делегированного законодательства к ней, а затем передать отчет Европейскому парламенту и Совету ЕС.
В связи с этим Европейской комиссией устанавливается:
a) значение статьи 4 "c" для реализации целей настоящей Директивы;
b) эффективность статьи 9 (1);
c) необходимость внесения поправок к статье 10 (4) "d", обусловленная техническим развитием и пониманием потребителями маркировки.
Санкции
Государствами-членами ЕС устанавливаются правила применения санкций за нарушение национальных положений, принятых в рамках настоящей Директивы и актов делегированного законодательства к ней (в том числе штрафы за незаконное использование маркировки), а также принимаются необходимые меры для обеспечения их имплементации. Предусмотренные санкции должны быть эффективными, соразмерными, а также оказывающими сдерживающее воздействие. Государствам-членам ЕС необходимо сообщить Европейской комиссии о принятии подобных положений до 20 июня 2011 г., а также незамедлительно информировать ее о последующих изменениях, влияющих на упомянутые акты.
Преобразование в национальное право
1. Государства-члены ЕС не позднее 20 июня 2011 года вводят в действие законодательные, регламентарные и административные положения, необходимые для выполнения требований настоящей Директивы. Им надлежит незамедлительно доводить до сведения Европейской комиссии текст упомянутых положений.
Положения подлежат применению с 20 июля 2011 г.
Если государства-члены ЕС принимают подобные положения, они должны содержать ссылку на настоящую Директиву либо сопровождаться подобной ссылкой при официальном опубликовании. Кроме того, в них включается указание на то, что ссылки действующих законодательных, регламентарных и административных положений на Директиву 92/75/ЕЭС должны рассматриваться как ссылки на настоящую Директиву. Государствами-членами ЕС определяется формулировка упомянутого указания, а также форма ссылки.
2. Государства-члены ЕС должны довести до сведения Европейской комиссии текст основных положений национального законодательства, которые они принимают в сфере, подпадающей под действие настоящей Директивы.
Отмена
Директива 92/75/ЕЭС в редакции Регламента, указанного в части A Приложения I, утрачивает силу с 21 июля 2011 г. без ущерба обязательствам государств-членов ЕС, связанным с временными ограничениями для преобразования в национальное законодательство, а также без ущерба применению Директивы (как указано в части B Приложения I).
Ссылки на Директиву 92/75/ЕЭС необходимо рассматривать как ссылки на настоящую Директиву и толковать в соответствии с корреляционной таблицей, содержащейся в Приложении II.
Вступление в силу
Настоящая Директива вступает в силу на следующий день после публикации в Официальном журнале Европейского Союза.
Адресаты
Настоящая Директива адресована государствам-членам ЕС.
Совершено в Страсбурге 19 мая 2010 г.
(Подписи)
Отмененная Директива с ее последовательными изменениями
(указана в статье 17)
Перечень временных ограничений для преобразования
в национальное право (указан в статье 16)
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
ON THE INDICATION BY LABELLING AND STANDARD PRODUCT
INFORMATION OF THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY AND OTHER RESOURCES
BY ENERGY-RELATED PRODUCTS
(RECAST)
(Strasbourg, 19.V.2010)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(Amended by Directive 2012/27/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012)
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee <*>,
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<*> OJ C 228, 22.9.2009, p. 90.
After having consulted the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure <*>,
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<*> Position of the European Parliament of 5 May 2009 (not yet published in the Official Journal), position of the Council at first reading of 14 April 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal), position of the European Parliament of 18 May 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances <*> has been substantially amended <**>. Since further amendments have to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity.
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<*> OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.
<**> See Annex I Part A.
(2) The scope of Directive 92/75/EEC is restricted to household appliances. The Commission Communication of 16 July 2008 on the Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan has shown that the extension of the scope of Directive 92/75/EEC to energy-related products which have a significant direct or indirect impact on energy consumption during use could reinforce potential synergies between existing legislative measures, and in particular Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy related products <*>. This Directive should not prejudice the application of Directive 2009/125/EC. Together with that Directive and other Union instruments, this Directive forms part of a broader legal framework and, in the context of a holistic approach, brings about additional energy savings and environmental gains.
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<*> OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.
(3) The Presidency conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasised the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union so as to achieve the objective of saving 20% of the Union's energy consumption by 2020, set targets for the EU-wide development of renewable energies and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and called for a thorough and rapid implementation of the key areas identified in the Commission Communication of 19 October 2006 entitled "Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential". The action plan highlighted the enormous energy savings opportunities in the products sector.
(4) Improving the efficiency of energy-related products through informed consumer choice benefits the EU economy overall.
(5) The provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specific energy consumption of energy-related products should influence the end-user's choice in favour of those products which consume or indirectly result in consuming less energy and other essential resources during use, thus prompting manufacturers to take steps to reduce the consumption of energy and other essential resources of the products which they manufacture. It should also, indirectly, encourage the efficient use of these products in order to contribute to the EU's 20% energy efficiency target. In the absence of this information, the operation of market forces alone will fail to promote the rational use of energy and other essential resources for these products.
(6) It should be recalled that Union and national legislation exists which gives certain rights to consumers with respect to purchased products, including compensation or exchange of the product.
(7) The Commission should provide a priority list of energy-related products that could be covered by a delegated act under this Directive. Such a list could be included in the Working Plan referred to in Directive 2009/125/EC.
(8) Information plays a key role in the operation of market forces and it is therefore necessary to introduce a uniform label for all products of the same type, to provide potential purchasers with supplementary standardised information on those products' costs in terms of energy and the consumption of other essential resources and to take measures to ensure that potential end-users who do not see the product displayed, and thus have no opportunity to see the label, are also supplied with this information. In order to be efficient and successful, the label should be easily recognisable to end-users, simple and concise. To this end the existing layout of the label should be retained as the basis to inform end-users about the energy efficiency of products. Energy consumption of and other information concerning the products should be measured in accordance with harmonised standards and methods.
(9) As pointed out in the Commission's Impact Assessment accompanying its proposal for this Directive, the energy labelling scheme has been followed as a model in different countries around the world.
(10) Member States should regularly monitor compliance with this Directive, and include the relevant information in the report that they are obliged to submit every four years to the Commission under this Directive, with special regard to the responsibilities of suppliers and dealers.
(11) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products <*> contains general provisions on market surveillance relating to the marketing of products. In order to achieve its aims, this Directive provides for more detailed provisions in this respect. Those provisions are consistent with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
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<*> OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30.
(12) A completely voluntary scheme would lead to only some products being labelled, or supplied with standard product information, with the risk that this might result in confusion or even misinformation for some end-users. The present scheme should therefore ensure that for all the products concerned, the consumption of energy and other essential resources is indicated by labelling and standard product fiches.
(13) Energy-related products have a direct or indirect impact on the consumption of a wide variety of forms of energy during use, electricity and gas being the most important. This Directive should therefore cover energy-related products having a direct or indirect impact on the consumption of any form of energy during use.
(14) Energy-related products which have a significant direct or indirect impact on consumption of energy or, where relevant, of essential resources during use and which afford adequate scope for increased efficiency should be covered by a delegated act, when provision of information through labelling may stimulate end-users to purchase more efficient products.
(15) In order to meet the Union climate change and energy security objectives, and given that the total energy consumed by products is expected to continue to rise in the longer term, the delegated acts under this Directive could, where relevant, also highlight on the label the high total energy consumption of the product.
(16) A number of Member States have public procurement policies in place which require contracting authorities to procure energy efficient products. A number of Member States also have put in place incentives for energy efficient products. The criteria for products to be eligible for public procurement or incentives can substantially differ from one Member State to another. To refer to performance classes as levels for particular products, as set out in delegated acts under this Directive, may reduce fragmentation of public procurement and incentives and facilitate the uptake of efficient products.
(17) Incentives which Member States may provide for the promotion of efficient products might constitute State aid. This Directive does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedure that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in respect of such incentives and should not cover taxation and fiscal matters. Member States are free to decide on the nature of such incentives.
(18) The promotion of energy efficient products through labelling, public procurement and incentives should not be to the detriment of the overall environmental performance and the functioning of such products.
(19) The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU in respect of labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other essential resources by energy-related products during use. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
(20) The Commission should regularly submit to the European Parliament and the Council a synthesis, covering the EU and each Member State separately, of the reports on enforcement activities and the level of compliance submitted by Member States under this Directive.
(21) The Commission should be responsible for adapting the label classifications with the aim of ensuring predictability for the industry and comprehension for consumers.
(22) To a varying extent according to the product concerned, technological development and the potential for additional significant energy savings could make further product differentiation necessary and justify a review of the classification. Such review should include in particular the possibility of rescaling. This review should be carried out as expeditiously as possible in the case of products which, due to their very innovative characteristics, can make a significant contribution to energy efficiency.
(23) When the Commission reviews progress and reports on the implementation of the Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan in 2012, it will in particular analyse whether further action to improve the energy and environmental performance of products is needed, including, inter alia the possibility to provide consumers with information on the carbon footprint of products or the products' environmental impact during their life cycle.
(24) The obligation to transpose this Directive into national law should be confined to those provisions which represent a substantive change as compared with Directive 92/75/EEC. The obligation to transpose the provisions which are unchanged arises under the Directive 92/75/EEC.
(25) When Member States implement the provisions of this Directive, they should endeavour to refrain from adopting measures that could impose unnecessarily bureaucratic and unwieldy obligations on the market participants concerned, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises.
(26) This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of Directive 92/75/EEC.
(27) In accordance with point 34 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making <*>, Member States are encouraged to draw up, for themselves and in the interest of the Union, their own tables illustrating, as far as possible, the correlation between this Directive and the transposition measures, and to make them public,
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<*> OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.
Have adopted this Directive:
Scope
1. This Directive establishes a framework for the harmonisation of national measures on end-user information, particularly by means of labelling and standard product information, on the consumption of energy and where relevant of other essential resources during use, and supplementary information concerning energy-related products, thereby allowing end-users to choose more efficient products.
2. This Directive shall apply to energy-related products which have a significant direct or indirect impact on the consumption of energy and, where relevant, on other essential resources during use.
3. This Directive shall not apply to:
(a) second-hand products;
(b) any means of transport for persons or goods;
(c) the rating plate or its equivalent affixed for safety purposes to products.
Definitions
For the purpose of this Directive:
(a) "energy-related product" or "product" means any good having an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and/or put into service in the Union, including parts intended to be incorporated into energy-related products covered by this Directive which are placed on the market and/or put into service as individual parts for end-users and of which the environmental performance can be assessed independently;
(b) "fiche" means a standard table of information relating to a product;
(c) "other essential resources" means water, chemicals or any other substance consumed by a product in normal use;
(d) "supplementary information" means other information concerning the performance and features of a product which relate to, or are helpful in evaluating, its use of energy or other essential resources based on measurable data;
(e) "direct impact" means the impact of products that actually consume energy during use;
(f) "indirect impact" means the impact of products that do not consume energy, but contribute to energy conservation during use;
(g) "dealer" means a retailer or other person who sells, hires, offers for hire-purchase or displays products to end-users;
(h) "supplier" means the manufacturer or its authorised representative in the Union or the importer who places or puts into service the product on the Union market. In their absence, any natural or legal person who places on the market or puts into service products covered by this Directive shall be considered a supplier;
(i) "placing on the market" means making a product available for the first time on the Union market with a view to its distribution or use within the Union, whether for reward or free of charge and irrespective of the selling technique;
(j) "putting into service" means the first use of a product for its intended purpose in the Union;
(k) "unauthorised use of the label" means the use of the label, other than by Member State authorities or EU institutions, in a manner not provided for in this Directive or a delegated act.
Responsibilities of Member States
1. Member States shall ensure that:
(a) all suppliers and dealers established in their territory fulfil the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6;
(b) with respect to products covered by this Directive, the display of other labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions which do not comply with the requirements of this Directive and of the relevant delegated acts is prohibited, if such display is likely to mislead or confuse end-users with respect to the consumption of energy or, where relevant, other essential resources during use;
(c) the introduction of the system of labels and fiches concerning energy consumption or conservation is accompanied by educational and promotional information campaigns aimed at promoting energy efficiency and more responsible use of energy by end-users;
(d) appropriate measures are taken in order to encourage the relevant national or regional authorities responsible for implementing this Directive to cooperate and provide each other and the Commission with information in order to assist the application of this Directive. The administrative cooperation and exchange of information shall take the utmost advantage of electronic means of communication, shall be cost-effective and may be supported by relevant EU programmes. Such cooperation shall guarantee the security and confidentiality of processing and the protection of sensitive information provided during that procedure, where necessary. The Commission shall take appropriate measures in order to encourage and contribute to the cooperation between Member States referred to in this point.
2. Where a Member State ascertains that a product does not comply with all the relevant requirements set out in this Directive and its delegated acts for the label and the fiche, the supplier shall be obliged to make the product compliant with those requirements under effective and proportionate conditions imposed by the Member State.
Where there is sufficient evidence that a product may be non-compliant, the Member State concerned shall take the necessary preventive measures and measures aimed at ensuring compliance within a precise time-frame, taking into account the damage caused.
Where non-compliance continues, the Member State concerned shall take a decision restricting or prohibiting the placing on the market and/or putting into service of the product in question or ensuring that it is withdrawn from the market. In cases of withdrawal of the product from the market or prohibition on placing the product on the market, the Commission and the other Member States shall be immediately informed.
3. Every four years, the Member States shall submit a report to the Commission including details about their enforcement activities and the level of compliance in their territory.
The Commission may specify the details of the common content of these reports, through the setting of guidelines.
4. The Commission shall regularly provide a synthesis of those reports to the European Parliament and the Council for information.
Information requirements
Member States shall ensure that:
(a) information relating to the consumption of electric energy, other forms of energy and where relevant other essential resources during use, and supplementary information is, in accordance with delegated acts under this Directive, brought to the attention of end-users by means of a fiche and a label related to products offered for sale, hire, hire-purchase or displayed to end-users directly or indirectly by any means of distance selling, including the Internet;
(b) the information referred to in point (a) is provided in respect of built-in or installed products only where required by the applicable delegated act;
(c) any advertisement for a specific model of energy-related products covered by a delegated act under this Directive includes, where energy-related or price information is disclosed, a reference to the energy efficiency class of the product;
(d) any technical promotional material concerning energy-related products which describes the specific technical parameters of a product, namely, technical manuals and manufacturers' brochures, whether printed or online, is provided to end-users with the necessary information regarding energy consumption or shall include a reference to the energy efficiency class of the product.
Responsibilities of suppliers
Member States shall ensure that:
(a) suppliers placing on the market or putting into service products covered by a delegated act supply a label and a fiche in accordance with this Directive and the delegated act;
(b) suppliers produce technical documentation which is sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information contained in the label and the fiche to be assessed. That technical documentation shall include:
(i) a general description of the product;
(ii) where relevant, the results of design calculations carried out;
(iii) test reports, where available, including those carried out by relevant notified organisations as defined under other Union legislation;
(iv) where values are used for similar models, the references allowing identification of those models.
To this end suppliers may use documentation already established in accordance with requirements laid down in relevant Union legislation;
(c) suppliers make the technical documentation available for inspection purposes for a period ending five years after the last product concerned was manufactured.
Suppliers make available an electronic version of the technical documentation on request to the market surveillance authorities of the Member States and to the Commission within 10 working days on receipt of a request by the competent authority of a Member State or the Commission;
(d) in respect of labelling and product information, suppliers provide the necessary labels free of charge to dealers.
Without prejudice to the suppliers' choice of system for delivery of labels, suppliers promptly deliver labels on request from dealers;
(e) in addition to the labels, suppliers provide a product fiche;
(f) suppliers include a product fiche in all product brochures. Where product brochures are not provided by the supplier, the supplier provides fiches with other literature provided with the product;
(g) suppliers are responsible for the accuracy of the labels and fiches that they supply;
(h) suppliers are considered to have given consent to the publication of the information provided on the label or in the fiche.
Responsibilities of dealers
Member States shall ensure that:
(a) dealers display labels properly, in a visible and legible manner, and make the fiche available in the product brochure or other literature that accompanies products when sold to end-users;
(b) whenever a product covered by a delegated act is displayed, dealers attach an appropriate label, in the clearly visible position specified in the applicable delegated act, and in the relevant language version.
Distance selling and other forms of selling
Where products are offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase by mail order, by catalogue, through the Internet, telemarketing or by any other means which imply that the potential end-user cannot be expected to see the product displayed, delegated acts shall make provision to ensure that potential end-users are provided with the information specified on the label for the product and in the fiche before buying the product. Delegated acts shall, where appropriate, specify the way in which the label or the fiche or the information specified on the label or in the fiche shall be displayed or provided to the potential end-user.
Free movement
1. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or putting into service, within their territories, of products which are covered by and comply with this Directive and the applicable delegated act.
2. Unless they have evidence to the contrary, Member States shall consider labels and fiches as complying with the provisions of this Directive and the delegated acts. Member States shall require suppliers to provide evidence within the meaning of Article 5 concerning the accuracy of the information supplied on their labels or fiches when they have reason to suspect that such information is incorrect.
Public procurement and incentives
3. Where Member States provide any incentives for a product covered by a delegated act they shall aim at the highest performance levels including the highest class of energy efficiency laid down in the applicable delegated act. Taxation and fiscal measures do not constitute incentives for the purpose of this Directive.
4. Where Member States provide incentives for products, both for end-users using highly efficient products and for industries which promote and produce such products, they shall express the performance levels in terms of classes as defined in the applicable delegated act, except where they impose higher performance levels than the threshold for the highest energy efficiency class in the delegated act. Member States may impose higher performance levels than the threshold for the highest energy efficiency class in the delegated act.
Delegated acts
1. The Commission shall lay down details relating to the label and the fiche by means of delegated acts in accordance with Articles 11 to 13, relating to each type of product in accordance with this Article.
Where a product meets the criteria listed in paragraph 2, it shall be covered by a delegated act in accordance with paragraph 4.
Provisions in delegated acts regarding information provided on the label and in the fiche on the consumption of energy and other essential resources during use shall enable end-users to make better informed purchasing decisions and shall enable market surveillance authorities to verify whether products comply with the information provided.
Where a delegated act lays down provisions with respect to both energy efficiency and consumption of essential resources of a product, the design and content of the label shall emphasise the energy efficiency of the product.
2. The criteria referred to in paragraph 1 are the following:
(a) according to most recently available figures and considering the quantities placed on the Union market, the products shall have a significant potential for saving energy and, where relevant, other essential resources;
(b) products with equivalent functionality available on the market shall have a wide disparity in the relevant performance levels;
(c) the Commission shall take into account relevant Union legislation and self-regulation, such as voluntary agreements, which are expected to achieve the policy objectives more quickly or at lesser expense than mandatory requirements.
3. In preparing a draft delegated act, the Commission shall:
(a) take into account those environmental parameters set out in Annex I, Part 1, to Directive 2009/125/EC which are identified as significant in the relevant implementing measure adopted under Directive 2009/125/EC and which are relevant for the end-user during use;
(b) assess the impact of the act on the environment, end-users and manufacturers, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in terms of competitiveness including on markets outside the Union, innovation, market access and costs and benefits;
(c) carry out appropriate consultation with stakeholders;
(d) set implementing date(s), any staged or transitional measures or periods, taking into account in particular possible impacts on SMEs or on specific product groups manufactured primarily by SMEs.
4. The delegated acts shall specify in particular:
(a) the exact definition of the type of products to be included;
(b) the measurement standards and methods to be used in obtaining the information referred to in Article 1(1);
(c) the details of the technical documentation required pursuant to Article 5;
(d) the design and content of the label referred to in Article 4, which as far as possible shall have uniform design characteristics across product groups and shall in all cases be clearly visible and legible. The format of the label shall retain as a basis the classification using letters from A to G; the steps of the classification shall correspond to significant energy and cost savings from the end-user perspective.
Three additional classes may be added to the classification if required by technological progress. Those additional classes will be A+, A++, and A+++ for the most efficient class. In principle the total number of classes will be limited to seven, unless more classes are still populated.
The colour scale shall consist of no more than seven different colours from dark green to red. The colour code of only the highest class shall always be dark green. If there are more than seven classes, only the red colour can be duplicated.
The classification shall be reviewed in particular when a significant proportion of products on the internal market achieves the two highest energy efficiency classes and when additional savings may be achieved by further differentiating products.
Detailed criteria for a possible reclassification of products are, where appropriate, to be determined on a case-by-case basis in the relevant delegated act;
(e) the location where the label shall be fixed to the product displayed and the manner in which the label and/or information are to be provided in the case of offers for sale as covered by Article 7. Where appropriate, the delegated acts may provide for the label to be attached to the product or printed on the packaging, or for the details of the labelling requirements for printing in catalogues, for distance selling and Internet sales;
(f) the content and, where appropriate, the format and other details concerning the fiche or further information specified in Article 4 and Article 5(c). The information on the label shall also be included on the fiche;
(g) the specific content of the label for advertising, including, as appropriate, the energy class and other relevant performance level(s) of the given product in a legible and visible form;
(h) the duration of label classification(s), where appropriate, in accordance with point (d);
(i) the level of accuracy in the declarations on the label and fiches;
(j) the date for the evaluation and possible revision of the delegated act, taking into account the speed of technological progress.
Exercise of the delegation
1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Article 10 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years beginning on 19 June 2010. The Commission shall make a report in respect of the delegated powers not later than six months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of powers shall be automatically extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council revokes it in accordance with Article 12.
2. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
3. The powers to adopt delegated acts are conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 12 and 13.
Revocation of the delegation
1. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 10 may be revoked by the European Parliament or by the Council.
2. The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of powers shall endeavour to inform the other institution and the Commission within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken, indicating the delegated powers which could be subject to revocation and possible reasons for a revocation.
3. The decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the powers specified in that decision. It shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Objections to delegated acts
1. The European Parliament or the Council may object to the delegated act within a period of two months from the date of notification.
At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council that period shall be extended by two months.
2. If, on expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act, it shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and enter into force on the date stated therein.
The delegated act may be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and enter into force before the expiry of that period, if the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission of their intention not to raise objections.
3. If the European Parliament or the Council objects to a delegated act, it shall not enter into force. The institution which objects shall state the reasons for objecting to the delegated act.
Evaluation
Not later than 31 December 2014, the Commission shall review the effectiveness of this Directive and of its delegated acts and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council.
On that occasion, the Commission shall also assess:
(a) the contribution of Article 4(c) to the aim of this Directive;
(b) the effectiveness of Article 9(1);
(c) in the light of technical evolution and the understanding by consumers of the label layout, the need for amending Article 10(4)(d).
Penalties
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and its delegated acts, including unauthorised use of the label, and shall take the necessary measures to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify these provisions to the Commission by 20 June 2011 and shall notify the Commission without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting those provisions.
Transposition
1. Member States shall bring into force, by 20 June 2011 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from 20 July 2011.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. They shall also include a statement to the effect that references in existing laws, regulations and administrative provisions to Directive 92/75/EEC shall be construed as references to this Directive. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made and how that statement is to be formulated.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Repeal
Directive 92/75/EEC, as amended by the Regulation indicated in Annex I, Part A, is repealed with effect from 21 July 2011, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of that Directive set out in Annex I, Part B.
References to Directive 92/75/EEC shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Points (d), (g) and (h) of Article 5 shall apply from 31 July 2011.
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Repealed Directive with its successive amendment
(referred to in Article 17)
List of time-limits for transposition into national law
(referred to in Article 16)
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