32019R1782

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

It establishes ecodesign¹ requirements for the placing on the market or putting into service of external power supplies².

KEY POINTS

• The regulation does not apply to:
  • voltage converters;
  • uniterruptible power supplies;
  • battery chargers without power supply function;
  • lighting converters;
  • external power supplies for medical devices;
  • active power over Ethernet injectors;
  • docking stations for autonomous appliances;
  • external power supplies placed on the market before 1 April 2025 solely as a service part or spare part for replacing an identical external power supply placed on the market before 1 April 2020.
• The ecodesign requirements are set out Annex II.
• The regulation sets out the conformity assessment procedure and in Annex II, point 3, the measurement method and calculations that must be used.
• National authorities must apply the verification procedures laid down in Annex III when carrying out market surveillance checks.
• Annex IV sets out indicative benchmarks for the best-performing products and technologies available on the market.
• The European Commission must review this regulation in the light of technological progress and present its results, including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal, by 14 November 2022.

FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

It applies from 1 April 2020 and repeals Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 on that date.

BACKGROUND

Directive 2009/125/EC establishes a framework to set ecodesign requirements for energy-related products. The Commission must set these for products which are widely sold and traded in the EU and have a significant environmental impact.

For more information see:

• External power supplies — Ecodesign requirements (European Commission)
• The new ecodesign measures explained (European Commission)
• About the energy label and ecodesign — Energy savings (European Commission).

KEY TERMS

1. Ecodesign: Policy to improve, through better design, products’ environmental performance throughout their life cycle, especially their energy efficiency.
2. External power supplies: a device meeting each of these criteria:

MAIN DOCUMENT

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for external power supplies pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009 (OJ L 272, 25.10.2019, pp. 95-106)

RELATED DOCUMENTS

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 (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, pp. 10-35)

Successive amendments to Directive 2009/125/EC have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.