
Article 1 
This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements related to standby and off mode electric power consumption. This Regulation applies to electrical and electronic household and office equipment.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Directive 2005/32/EC shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply:

1.. ‘electrical and electronic household and office equipment’ (hereafter referred to as ‘equipment’), means any energy-using product which:

((a)) is made commercially available as a single functional unit and is intended for the end-user;
((b)) falls under the list of energy-using products of Annex I;
((c)) is dependent on energy input from the mains power source in order to work as intended; and
((d)) is designed for use with a nominal voltage rating of 250 V or below,
also when marketed for non-household or non-office use;
2.. ‘standby mode(s)’ means a condition where the equipment is connected to the mains power source, depends on energy input from the mains power source to work as intended and provides only the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time:

— reactivation function, or reactivation function and only an indication of enabled reactivation function, and/or
— information or status display;
3.. ‘reactivation function’ means a function facilitating the activation of other modes, including active mode, by remote switch, including remote control, internal sensor, timer to a condition providing additional functions, including the main function;
4.. ‘information or status display’ means a continuous function providing information or indicating the status of the equipment on a display, including clocks;
5.. ‘active mode(s)’ means a condition in which the equipment is connected to the mains power source and at least one of the main function(s) providing the intended service of the equipment has been activated;
6.. ‘off mode’ means a condition in which the equipment is connected to the mains power source and is not providing any function; the following shall also be considered as off mode:

((a)) conditions providing only an indication of off-mode condition;
((b)) conditions providing only functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
7.. ‘information technology equipment’ means any equipment which has a primary function of either entry, storage, display, retrieval, transmission, processing, switching, or control, of data and of telecommunication messages or a combination of these functions and may be equipped with one or more terminal ports typically operated for information transfer;
8.. ‘domestic environment’ means an environment where the use of broadcast radio and television receivers may be expected within a distance of 10 m of the apparatus concerned.
Article 3 
The ecodesign requirements related to standby and off mode electric power consumption are set out in Annex II.
Article 4 
The procedure for assessing conformity referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 2005/32/EC shall be the internal design control system set out in Annex IV to Directive 2005/32/EC or the management system set out in Annex V to Directive 2005/32/EC.
Article 5 
Surveillance checks shall be carried out in accordance with the verification procedure set out in Annex III.
Article 6 
The indicative benchmarks for the best-performing products and technology currently available on the market are identified in Annex IV.
Article 7 
No later than 6 years after the entry into force of this Regulation the Commission shall review it in the light of technological progress and present the result of this review to the Consultation Forum.
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Point 1 of Annex II shall apply as from one year after the date referred to in the first paragraph.
Point 2 of Annex II shall apply as from four years after the date referred to in the first paragraph.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 17 December 2008.
For the Commission
Andris PIEBALGS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I


1.. Household appliances
Washing machines
Clothes dryers
Dish washing machines
Cooking:
Electric ovens
Electric hot plates
Microwave ovens
Toasters
Fryers
Grinders, coffee machines and equipment for opening or sealing containers or packages
Electric knives
Other appliances for cooking and other processing of food, cleaning, and maintenance of clothes
Appliances for hair cutting, hair drying, tooth brushing, shaving, massage and other body care appliances
Scales
2.. Information technology equipment intended primarily for use in the domestic environment
3.. Consumer equipment
Radio sets
Television sets
Videocameras
Video recorders
Hi-fi recorders
Audio amplifiers
Home theatre systems
Musical instruments
And other equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image other than by telecommunications
4.. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
Electric trains or car racing sets
Hand-held video game consoles
Sports equipment with electric or electronic components
Other toys, leisure and sport equipment

ANNEX II
1. 

((a)) Power consumption in ‘off mode’:
Power consumption of equipment in any off-mode condition shall not exceed 1,00 W.
((b)) Power consumption in ‘standby mode(s)’:
The power consumption of equipment in any condition providing only a reactivation function, or providing only a reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled reactivation function, shall not exceed 1,00 W.
The power consumption of equipment in any condition providing only information or status display, or providing only a combination of reactivation function and information or status display, shall not exceed 2,00 W.
((c)) Availability of off mode and/or standby mode
Equipment shall, except where this is inappropriate for the intended use, provide off mode and/or standby mode, and/or another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off mode and/or standby mode when the equipment is connected to the mains power source.

2. 

((a)) Power consumption in ‘off mode’:
Power consumption of equipment in any off-mode condition shall not exceed 0,50 W.
((b)) Power consumption in ‘standby mode(s)’:
The power consumption of equipment in any condition providing only a reactivation function, or providing only a reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled reactivation function, shall not exceed 0,50 W.
The power consumption of equipment in any condition providing only information or status display, or providing only a combination of reactivation function and information or status display shall not exceed 1,00 W.
((c)) Availability of off mode and/or standby mode
Equipment shall, except where this is inappropriate for the intended use, provide off mode and/or standby mode, and/or another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off mode and/or standby mode when the equipment is connected to the mains power source.
((d)) Power management
When equipment is not providing the main function, or when other energy-using product(s) are not dependent on its functions, equipment shall, unless inappropriate for the intended use, offer a power management function, or a similar function, that switches equipment after the shortest possible period of time appropriate for the intended use of the equipment, automatically into:

— standby mode, or
— off mode, or
— another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off mode and/or standby mode when the equipment is connected to the mains power source. The power management function shall be activated before delivery.

3. 
The power consumption referred to in points 1(a), 1(b), 2(a) and 2(b) shall be established by a reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedure, which takes into account the generally recognised state of the art.

Measurements of power of 0,50 W or greater shall be made with an uncertainty of less than or equal to 2 % at the 95 % confidence level. Measurements of power of less than 0,50 W shall be made with an uncertainty of less than or equal to 0,01 W at the 95 % confidence level.

4. 
For the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to Article 4, the technical documentation shall contain the following elements:


((a)) for each standby and/or off mode:

— the power consumption data in Watts rounded to the second decimal place,
— the measurement method used,
— description of how the appliance mode was selected or programmed,
— sequence of events to reach the mode where the equipment automatically changes modes,
— any notes regarding the operation of the equipment;
((b)) test parameters for measurements:

— ambient temperature,
— test voltage in V and frequency in Hz,
— total harmonic distortion of the electricity supply system,
— information and documentation on the instrumentation, set-up and circuits used for electrical testing;
((c)) the characteristics of equipment relevant for assessing conformity with the requirements set out in point 1(c), or the requirements set out in points 2(c) and/or 2(d), as applicable, including the time taken to automatically reach standby, or off mode, or another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off mode and/or standby mode.
In particular, if applicable, the technical justification shall be provided that the requirements set out in point 1(c), or the requirements set out in points 2(c) and/or 2(d), are inappropriate for the intended use of equipment.

ANNEX III

When performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Directive 2005/32/EC, Article 3(2), the authorities of the Member State shall apply the following verification procedure for the requirements set out in Annex II, points 1(a) and 1(b), or points 2(a) and 2(b), as applicable.
For power consumption requirements larger than 1,00 W, Member State authorities shall test one single unit.
The model shall be considered to comply with the provisions set out in Annex II, points 1(a) and 1(b), or points 2(a) and 2(b), as applicable, to this Regulation if the results for off-mode and standby-mode conditions, as applicable, do not exceed the limit values by more than 10 %.
Otherwise, three more units shall be tested. The model shall be considered to comply with this Regulation if the average of the results of the latter three tests for off-mode and/or standby-mode conditions, as applicable, does not exceed the limit values by more than 10 %.
For power consumption requirements smaller than, or equal to, 1,00 W, Member State authorities shall test one single unit.
The model shall be considered to comply with the provisions set out in Annex II, points 1(a) and 1(b), or points 2(a) and 2(b), as applicable, to this Regulation if the results for off-mode and/or standby-mode conditions, as applicable, do not exceed the limit values by more than 0,10 W.
Otherwise, three more units shall be tested. The model shall be considered to comply with this Regulation if the average of the results of the latter three tests for off-mode and/or standby-mode conditions, as applicable, does not exceed the limit values by more than 0,10 W.
Otherwise, the model shall be considered not to comply.

ANNEX IV

The following benchmarks are identified for the purpose of Annex I, Part 3, point 2, to Directive 2005/32/EC:
Off mode0 W-0,3 W with hard-off switch on the primary side, depending, inter alia, on the characteristics related to electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to Directive 2004/108/EC.Standby — reactivation function0,1 W.Standby — displaysimple displays and low power LEDs 0,1 W, larger displays (e.g. for clocks) require more power.
