As I understand it, it's aimed primarily at domestic (and possibly 
'commercial') products.

More significantly, it's a framework directive (like the energy 
labelling directive) so there will be other directives aimed at 
specific product groups in due course.

Nick.




At 9:57 am +0100 13/9/05, Gordon,Ian wrote:
>All
>Does anybody know anything about this planned directive and whether it will
>apply to both industrial and domestic products?
>http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_191/l_19120050
>722en00290058.pdf
>
>Definitions
>For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions
>shall apply:
>'Energy-using product' or 'EuP' means a product which,
>once placed on the market and/or put into service, is
>dependent on energy input (electricity, fossil fuels and
>renewable energy sources) to work as intended, or a
>product for the generation, transfer and measurement of
>such energy, including parts dependent on energy input
>and intended to be incorporated into an EuP covered by
>this Directive which are placed on the market and/or put
>into service as individual parts for end-users and of
>which the environmental performance can be assessed
>independently;
>
>Ian Gordon
>

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