18 September, 2011 -
EC Regulation 244/2009 and No. 245/2009 for lamps and lighting, sets mandatory requirements for green design for the marketing of non-directional filament lamps. As a result of its application, incandescent and halogen lamps should be replaced gradually, having both users and manufacturers to adapt to their imminent disappearance.
The replacement of incandescent lamps will be made gradually, depending on the type and wattage of lamps, in 6 annual steps, lasting until September 2016. The first stage began in:
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STAGES:1º st STAGE PERIOD: Sep-09 TYPE OF LAMPS PROHIBITED: Incandescent and halogen lamps which are not clear (matte, white, etc.) Energy-efficient compact fluorescent CLASS B Energy efficiency class F and G ≥ 100W incandescent and halogen ≥ 75W halogen and energy efficiency of Class D and E |
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STAGES: 2º st STAGE PERIOD: Sep-10 TYPE OF LAMPS PROHIBITED: 75W Incandescent 60W halogen and energy-efficiency Class D and E |
STAGES: 3º st STAGE PERIOD: Sep-11 TYPE OF LAMPS PROHIBITED: 60W incandescent 40W halogen and energy-efficiency Class D and E |
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STAGES: 4º st STAGE PERIOD: Sep-12 TYPE OF LAMPS PROHIBITED: 25 and 40W incandescent 25W halogen and energy-efficiency Class D and E |
STAGES: 5º st STAGE PERIOD: Sep-16 TYPE OF LAMPS PROHIBITED: Energy efficiency class C lighting |
Ebir lighting has adapted to meet all of the European Directive, at least adapting its products to energy efficiency Class B.
Source: EUP DIRECTIVE 2005/32 / EC
