European Union Revises ErP Directive on Higher Energy Efficiency of Household Appliances

Europe is an important market for home appliances in China. The EU directive has an important impact on the export of home appliances in China. Following the EU’s announcement of a new eco-design directive in 2009, after replacing the EuP directive with the ErP Directive, the reporter learned at the 2010 China Household Appliances Technology Conference that the EU will also make new adjustments and revisions to the ERP directive, not only New eco-design instructions for washing machines, dishwashers and other products will also be revised for energy efficiency labels and energy efficiency ratings for some products.

A variety of products will be issued by the Eco-design Directive The ErP Directive is a framework directive of the European Union on eco-design of products. It aims to improve the energy efficiency of products and reduce their impact on the environment by making demands on the minimum performance and energy consumption of products.

On October 31, 2009, the European Union issued the ErP Directive 2009/125/EC in place of the original EuP Directive to expand the scope of product eco-design requirements from energy-using products to energy-related products. This directive will affect the design and production of energy-related products. To the retirement of the entire life cycle.

This means that not only direct energy products, including traditional household electrical appliances, have to comply with the requirements of the Ecodesign Directive, but all of them, such as faucets, windows, and insulation materials, are put on the market or put into use and have an impact on energy consumption during their use. Products will be affected. "And, the EU will also consider incorporating other resources into the scope of ecological design, and will carry out a comprehensive revision of this area within the next two years." Luigi Meli, Secretary-General of the European Household Electrical Appliances Association, carries out the latest developments in the EU ERP directive. When presented.

According to statistics, at present, there are 26 standard studies that have been completed and are underway in the EU, involving 15 items in the household appliance industry. For domestic appliance manufacturers, the most familiar is the eco-design directive for refrigerators. On July 22 last year, the European Union issued the ErP Directive (EC) No 643/2009 for domestic refrigeration appliances, and will implement it on July 1 this year. In addition, the ecological design directive for televisions was also implemented in 2009.

Luigi Meli said that the EU is expected to release the eco-design requirements for washing machines and dishwashers in November this year, and will also issue a batch of eco-design requirements for home appliances next year. The products announced in the first half of the year are air conditioners, water heaters and vacuum cleaners. In the second half of the year, there are some kitchen appliances, such as ovens and stoves.

According to the relevant person in charge of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, the EU ErP directive is equivalent to the market access criterion. To enter the EU market, home appliance products must comply with ErP directives for different products. This will give more impetus to the eco-design of home appliances exported to Europe. High demand.

Energy efficiency labeling will increase “A+++” level The EU is constantly updating the energy efficiency label of products while advancing the ecological design directive. On May 19, 2010, the European Parliament formally passed the EU's new energy efficiency labeling directive in the original A to G. The "additional" level is added above the level, the most obvious change being the "A+++" level.

The new energy efficiency label retains some elements of the original energy efficiency label, and the energy efficiency rating of the label is still based on the A to G level. The new energy efficiency label is based on the original A-level and adds “A+”, “A++” and “A+++”. Grades.

Luigi Meli introduced that the current market is still in the phase of coexistence of old and new energy efficiency labels. Products that meet energy efficiency grades can be labeled with new energy efficiency labels. However, new energy efficiency labels will be enforced one year later, and energy efficiency will also be introduced in 2014. The overall adjustment of the logo, including the calculation method, the energy efficiency rating, and the definition of the energy efficiency value, will all be revised.