Subject Line: Notice Regarding DLC Transition to Technical Requirements V3.0/3.1 - Phase II
Dear DLC Stakeholder,
As last communicated on October 13, 2015 (see announcement here) this is a courtesy reminder that as of March 25,
2016, all products must meet the DesignLights ConsortiumTM (DLC) V3.0/3.1 Technical Requirements to remain qualified,
consistent with the DLC’s announcement of the Technical Requirements Table V3.0/3.1 in June 2015 (see announcement
here).
In order to ensure all product listings as of March 25, 2016 meet the V3.0/3.1 Technical Requirements, all child products
must be listed with rated performance information including Rated Light Output, Rated Efficacy, Rated Wattage, Rated,
Rated CCT, and Rated CRI. This email is to notify you that one or more of the child products your organization currently
has listed on the QPL is not listed with one or more of the above listed rated performance metrics, and is therefore
flagged for delisting from the QPL if additional information is not received. There may be other issues associated with
the products flagged, however in order to determine possible additional issues, rated performance information is
needed.
Attached is an Excel spreadsheet detailing your products and product families that, based on the QPL information
available as of September 21, 2015, are not listed with one or more rated performance metrics. Rated performance
information must be provided by January 25, 2016 if you wish to receive additional information regarding potential
products that do not meet DLC requirements. Products can be updated with rated performance information after
January 25, 2016, however DLC will not be able to communicate additional issues with the listings if the information is
received after this date. Please note this effort is a courtesy to you as a participating manufacturer, and ultimately it is
each manufacturer’s responsibility to ensure that product listings meet the V3.0/3.1 requirements to remain on the list
as of March 25, 2016.
In order to update products with rated performance information, please fill in the missing rated performance
information (cells highlighted in yellow) for the products in the attached list and send the completed Excel spreadsheet
to info@designlights.org. DLC staff will assume any products not updated with rated performance information in the
completed Excel spreadsheet is confirmation that you are aware the products will be delisted as of March 25, 2016. DLC
staff will also assume no response to this prompt is indication that you are aware the products will be delisted as of
March 25, 2016. There will be no additional fees required for updating missing rated performance information of
products, though update fees may apply for other reasons.
The DLC Review Team will strive to update listings within normal timeframes of receiving updated information.
Processing times for new applications will not be affected by applications to update existing products.
If you have questions about this process, the new Technical Requirements Table, or anything else related to updating
your products’ rated performance, please send them to info@designlights.org, and a member of the review team will
contact you promptly. To help us assist you, we ask that you e-mail your questions rather than contacting the DLC
Review Team by phone.
Thank you for support of the DLC. We look forward to working with you through this transition process.
DesignLights Consortium®
91 Hartwell Ave, Lexington, MA 02421
P: 781 860 9177
www.designlights.org
Best Regards,
The DLC Team
Attached:
 Excel Spreadsheet of your products – this is the spreadsheet of your products that according to our current
records must be updated with rated performance information to remain qualified after 3/25/2016.
DesignLights Consortium®
91 Hartwell Ave, Lexington, MA 02421
P: 781 860 9177
www.designlights.org