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L 315/242
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Official Journal of the European Union
5.12.2019
The annual energy consumption in 2016 of televisions in the Union constituted more than 3 % of the European
Union’s electricity consumption. The projected energy consumption of televisions, monitors and digital signage
displays would be expected be close to 100 TWh/yr in 2030. This Regulation, together with the accompanying
energy labelling regulation, is estimated to reduce the overall consumption by 39 TWh/yr by 2030.
(9)
Specific requirements should be laid down for standby, networked standby and off mode electric power demand
of electronic displays. Therefore, the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 (4) that does
not apply to televisions, should no longer apply to the additional electronic displays types covered by the scope
of this Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 should be amended accordingly.
(10) Electronic displays for professional use such as video-editing, computer-aided design, graphics or for the broad
cast sector, possess enhanced performance and very specific features that, although usually involving higher
energy use, should be not subject to on-mode energy efficiency requirements set for more generic products.
(11) The Commission Communication on the circular economy (5) and the Communication on the ecodesign working
plan (6) underline the importance of using the ecodesign framework to support the move towards a more
resource efficient and circular economy. Recital (11) and Article 4 of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council (7) refer as well to Directive 2009/125/EC and indicate that ecodesign requirements
should facilitate the re-use, dismantling and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by
tackling the issues upstream, thus facilitating the objectives of waste prevention and recovery in Member States
as from Directive (EU) 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8). In addition, Decision
No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (9) on a General Union Environment Action
Programme to 2020 includes the goal ‘to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-
carbon economy’. Implementable and enforceable requirements at the product design phase may be appropriate
for optimising resource and material efficiency at end of life. Finally, in accordance with the Union action plan
for the Circular Economy (10), the Commission should make sure that special emphasis is placed on aspects rele
vant to the circular economy when setting out or revising ecodesign criteria. This Regulation should therefore lay
down appropriate non-energy related requirements contributing to circular economy objectives including
requirements to facilitate repair and the availability of spare parts.
(12) Liquid crystal screens (LCD) with a screen area greater than 100 square centimetres are in the scope of the
requirements set in Article 8 and Annex VII of the Directive 2012/19/EU in relation to the selective treatment
for materials and components of WEEE which means that such displays need to be removed from the product
integrating them. Considering, in addition, that screens with a screen area smaller than or equal to 100 square
centimetres have very limited energy use, all such electronic displays should be outside the scope of this Regula
tion both for energy and for requirements contributing to circular economy objectives.
(13) Once delivered to an electrical and electronic equipment waste collection facility at the end of their life, televi
sions, computer monitors, digital signage displays, professional displays, broadcast displays, security displays, as
well as displays integrated into tablets, ‘all-in-one’ desktop or portable computers are, generally, not distinguish
able from each other. Therefore they should all be subject to the same requirements for proper end of life treat
ment and they should also facilitate circular economy objectives. However electronic displays integrated into
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode, and networked standby, electric power con
sumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment (OJ L 339, 18.12.2008, p. 45).
(5) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions: Closing the loop — An EU action plan for the Circular Economy (COM(2015) 614 final of 2.12.2015).
(6) Communication from the Commission: Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-2019 (COM(2016) 773 final of 30.11.2016).
(7) Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE) (OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 38).
(8) Directive (EU) 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
(OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 109).
(9) Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment
Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171).
(10) COM(2015) 614 final.
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