Clarification on the deadlines for the rescaled energy label for light sources

Brussels, 14 September 2021 - On Wednesday 1 September 2021 the EU Energy Labelling Regulation for light sources (EU) 2019/2015 became applicable in all EU Member States and introduced a new version of the EU energy label for light sources which are “placed on the market” in any of the EU countries. The most important changes of this label are the return to the A-G scale (from A++-E) and the inclusion of a QR Code. On the same day, also new EU Ecodesign rules for light sources became applicable to these light sources.
        For lamps already on the EU market and which are sold by retailers, a rescaling of the energy class on the Energy Label is required. As clarified by a recent Press Release of the European Commission and in line with Article 11.13(c) of the Energy Labelling Framework Regulation (EU) 2017/1369, retailers who are selling light sources online have 14 working days to replace the old energy labels with these new labels displayed in their online shops.
        This deadline only applies to electronic documentation of online sales and not to physical shops. As set by Article 4(e) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 on energy labelling for light sources, retailers still have 18 months to replace existing labels on light sources with a rescaled label on the physical product itself; this is because any stock of lamps already on the EU market with the old energy label printed out on the packaging can be sold until 28 February 2023.

Brussels, 14 September 2021 - On Wednesday 1 September 2021 the EU Energy Labelling Regulation for light sources (EU) 2019/2015 became applicable in all EU Member States and introduced a new version of the EU energy label for light sources which are “placed on the market” in any of the EU countries. The most important changes of this label are the return to the A-G scale (from A++-E) and the inclusion of a QR Code. On the same day, also new EU Ecodesign rules for light sources became applicable to these light sources.
        For lamps already on the EU market and which are sold by retailers, a rescaling of the energy class on the Energy Label is required. As clarified by a recent Press Release of the European Commission and in line with Article 11.13(c) of the Energy Labelling Framework Regulation (EU) 2017/1369, retailers who are selling light sources online have 14 working days to replace the old energy labels with these new labels displayed in their online shops.
        This deadline only applies to electronic documentation of online sales and not to physical shops. As set by Article 4(e) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 on energy labelling for light sources, retailers still have 18 months to replace existing labels on light sources with a rescaled label on the physical product itself; this is because any stock of lamps already on the EU market with the old energy label printed out on the packaging can be sold until 28 February 2023.