Energy Efficiency
Labelling for
Televisions
A guide to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 1062/2010
DIGITALEUROPE TV manufacturers 19/03/2012
CONTENTS
Notes and disclaimer ....................................................................................................................................... 2
Background ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Obligation of suppliers ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Obligation of dealerss ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Obligation of both suppliers and dealers ........................................................................................................... 4
Label design ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
Label validity dates ............................................................................................................................................. 5
How is the energy efficiency class determined? ................................................................................................ 5
The difference between a "TV monitor" and other monitors ……………………………………………………….……………… 7
Test standard used ............................................................................................................................................. 7
NOTES AND DISCLAIMER
This document has been prepared with a view to facilitate the implementation of the Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 1062/2010 with regard to energy labelling of televisions, based on the Framework Directive
2010/30/EU. It provides explanations and clarification by DigitalEurope television manufacturers to questions
frequently raised by stakeholders.
The guidelines are intended only for facilitating the application of the Delegated Regulation and do not provide
any legal interpretation of its content. It is the text of the Delegated Regulation which is legally binding and
which is directly applicable in the EU Member States.
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Whilst DigitalEurope makes every effort to maintain the accuracy of material used in this document, no liability
for the content can be accepted.
BACKGROUND
Since 1995 the European energy efficiency label has provided consumers with a standardised form of
information relating to the energy consumption and performance of major household kitchen appliances. The
label helps consumers to easily identify the most energy efficient products and has become an important tool
for both manufacturers and dealers. Such has been the success of the European labelling scheme that it has
been adopted as a model by several regions world-wide and is now being expanded to include other product
types within the EU.
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On 19 June 2010 the Framework Directive 2010/30/EU, setting new energy labelling general principles and
obligations entered into force. Specific delegated Regulations relating to household appliances are being
developed and/or have already come into force. One of these is Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No
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1062/2010, relating to the energy labelling of televisions, which came into force on 20 December 2010 and
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has been applied since 30 November 2011
OBLIGATION OF SUPPLIERS
Suppliers (that is, manufacturers or importers) are required to supply a printed label with every product that is
placed upon the market, irrespective if the TV is going to be placed on display to the public or not. Additionally
they are also obliged to supply a so-called “fiche” (a data sheet) in all product brochures. A fiche is defined in
the energy labelling framework directive as a standard table of information relating to a product. The
definition or meaning of “brochure” is the product catalogue and it is not necessarily supplied together with
the TV. Brochures may be printed or may be available on-line as downloadable documents. Note: websites
themselves are not considered to be brochures.
If no brochure is provided by the supplier then the fiche shall be provided via other literature provided with
the product (for example, the user guide).
Suppliers shall be responsible for the accuracy of the labels and fiches that they supply.
OBLIGATION OF DEALERS
Most importantly, dealers (dealers displaying or selling products) shall ensure that the label is clearly displayed
on the front of the television. The dealer must also make available the product fiche in the product brochure
or any other literature that accompanies the TV. Although it is not obligatory to display a label which has been
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provided with a TV before the enforcement date of 30 November 2011, the dealer may do so.
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Effective 30 March 2012, for distance selling and other forms of selling where the end user cannot be
expected to see the TV displayed, the dealer must ensure that as a minimum the end user is provided with the
energy efficiency class, the on-mode power consumption, the annual power consumption and the visible
screen diagonal in that order. If other information contained in the product fiche is also provided it will be
displayed in the following order.
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Suppliers trade mark
Model number
Energy efficiency class
Visible screen diagonal
On-mode power
Annual energy consumption
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Standby and off-mode power consumption
Screen resolution
OBLIGATION OF BOTH SUPPLIERS AND DEALERS
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Effective 30 March 2012, both suppliers and dealers have obligations concerning advertising and promotional
material. If an advertisement for a specific model discloses energy related or price information it must also
disclose the model’s energy efficiency class. It is not necessary to show the complete label. Similarly, the
energy efficiency class of the model must be disclosed in any promotional material which describes the
model’s technical parameters.
Whilst it is compulsory that advertising or promotional material for a specific model must contain the energy
efficiency class, makers can, on a voluntary basis, declare the energy efficiency class where the advert refers to
a family of models.
LABEL DESIGN
The design of the label follows a standard format which is easily recognised by the consumer, an example of
which is shown below.
Notes:
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Suppliers´ model identifier: Most TV model numbers identify a base model with regional or cosmetic
variations. Therefore the model number on a label does not have to give the exact model as long as it
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2.
3.
4.
5.
is apparent that the model number of the labelled product is included in the base model number
written on the label and that the energy features and performance of all models covered are
identical. For example, a label with”19LCDTV” can cover all models in the 19LCDTV series.
Visible screen diagonal: In order to avoid confusion the declared visible screen diagonal shall be a
clear, round figure. “First, the visible screen dimension is determined by measuring the visible
horizontal and vertical screen size, containing active pixels in each dimension that can display
information with an accuracy of at least one millimeter. Secondly, the visible screen diagonal is
calculated from the measured, unrounded visible horizontal and vertical screen sizes and converted
to inch and cm. Finally, the obtained diagonal in inch and cm shall be rounded to the nearest integer.”
Label dimension: For all TVs, irrespective of size, the label must measure a minimum of 120 x 60mm.
However, depending upon the screen size (area) two label styles are allowed.
a. For screen ≤ 29dm² (32”) a transparent background is allowed
b. For screen > 29dm² a white background must be used
If the TV model has been awarded the EU Eco-label then the flower symbol may be displayed at any
convenient position on energy efficiency label preferably below the energy efficiency rating arrow.
On mode power and annual power: see “How is the energy efficiency class determined”, note 1.
LABEL VALIDITY DATES
There are 4 versions of the label, each of which must be used within certain dates. In order to encourage the
improvement of energy efficiency the allowable energy efficiency classes are made stricter by one energy
efficiency class every few years. A supplier is allowed to use any “future” label at any time if the TV satisfies
the higher efficiency class. As an example, if a model is able to achieve an A+ rating in 2012 it is allowed to
display the A+ to F label. .
HOW IS THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASS DETERMINED?
The energy efficiency class is determined on the basis of the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) and considers the
power consumption in normal operating conditions together with the screen area (size) of the TV.
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Energy Efficiency Class
A+++ (most efficient)
A++
A+
A
B
C
D
E
F
G (least efficient)
Energy Efficiency Index (EEI)
EEI < 0.10
0.10 ≤ EEI < 0.16
0.16 ≤ EEI < 0.23
0.23 ≤ EEI < 0.3
0.30 ≤ EEI < 0.42
0.42 ≤ EEI < 0.60
0.60 ≤EEI < 0.80
0.80 ≤ EEI < 0.90
0.90 ≤EEI < 1.00
1.00 ≤ EEI
The EEI is calculated using the formula EEI = P/Pref (A), where
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Pref (A) = Pbasic + A x 4.3224 Watts/dm
Pbasic = 20W for television sets with one tuner/receiver and no hard disk
Pbasic = 24W for television sets with hard disk(s)
Pbasic = 24W for television sets with two or more tuner/receivers
Pbasic = 28W for television sets with hard disk(s) and two or more tuner/receivers
Pbasic = 15W for television monitors
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A is the visible screen area expressed in dm
P is the on-mode power consumption of the television in Watts
Notes:
1.
For the purpose of calculating the energy efficiency index and the annual on-mode energy
consumption, a 5% reduction of the actual measured power can be used for televisions placed on the
market that have an Automatic Brightness Control (ABC) circuit that automatically reduces the
luminance of the television in the home mode or the on-mode condition as set by the supplier
between an ambient light intensity of at least 20 lux and 0 lux, and if the ABC is activated in the home
mode or the on-mode condition as set by the supplier. As an example.
Measured Home mode power
Declared power for label
Power used for EEI calculation
Annual power for label, fiche
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= 100W
= 100W
= 100W – 5%
= 95 x 4 x 365
= 95W
=139 kWh
The definition of “two or more tuners/receivers” depends upon the functionality of the TV rather
than the physical number of tuning devices that are contained inside the TV. That is, if a TV has the
ability to decode 2 or more streams of TV broadcast (example: a) DVB-T (digital terrestrial) and DVB-C
(digital cable), b) DVB-T (digital terrestrial) and Analogue Terrestrial, c) DVB-T (digital terrestrial) and
DVB-T2 (digital terrestrial-2)), even if both streams are decoded by the same physical tuning device, a
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Pbasic of 24W can be used for the EEI calculation.
‘A hard disk drive’ (HDD) is a non-volatile, random access device featuring rotating rigid platters on a
motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure.
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This understanding has been developed as a result of the ADCO meeting of 22 March, minutes published
here http://www.erp-richtlinie.at/fileadmin/eup/docs/FAQs_Ecodesign.pdf
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4.
To calculate the visible screen area measure the visible horizontal and vertical screen size, containing
active pixels in each dimension that can display information, in cm, multiply both values to calculate
screen size in cm², convert to dm² by dividing the cm² by 100, and round to first decimal place
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “TV MONITOR” AND OTHER MONITORS
The Delegated Regulation legislates for TV sets and TV monitors, and not for computer or other types of
monitors. It is important to distinguish between TV monitors and other monitors. ‘Television monitor’ means a
product designed to display on an integrated screen a video signal from a variety of sources, including
television broadcast signals. Products which provide SDI and/or DVI connectors or other non-standardised
video signal paths are not considered to be "television monitors" and therefore not in the scope of the
delegated regulation, irrespective of any other signal connectors which are also fitted to the product.
TEST STANDARDS USED
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The Official Journal of the European Union Communication C114/4 published 4 May 2010 with transitional
measurement methods mentioned clauses of IEC 62087 Ed2 for the on-mode power and clauses of EN 62301
Ed1 for off and standby modes. However, IEC 62087:2008 has already been adopted without modification as
EN 62087:2009 for on-mode power and EN 62301:2005 (Ed. 1) will be superseded by EN 50564:2011 for off
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and standby modes. These European standards should be used for measuring the power consumption.
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Transitional use of EN 62301:2005 for off and standby modes is still allowed (probably until 2014-03-03).
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