Certification Introduction

In order to improve the environmental performance of energy-consuming products and control ecological environment pollution. On October 31, 2009, the European Union officially issued the Ecological Requirements Directive 2009/125/EC for energy-related products, namely the ErP (Energy-related Products) Directive "Directive to Establish a Framework for Ecological Design Requirements for Energy-related Products". It is a rewrite of the EuP (Energy-using Products) Directive (2005/32/EC), which came into force on November 10, 2009.
ErP Directive In order
to improve the EuP Directive 2005/32/EC and further expand its scope, the European Union officially issued the Ecological Requirements Directive 2009/125/EC for energy-related products on October 31, 2009. A framework for eco-design requirements for products (Energy-related Products). Since November 20, 2009, ErP Directive 2009/125/EC replaces the original EuP Directive (2005/32/EC, 2008/28/EC).
The original IM based on the EuP instruction will be converted to the IM of this instruction at the same time.

ErP Directive Product Scope

Like the EuP, the ErP directive does not apply to means of transport of people and goods.
In addition to energy-consuming products covered by the original EuP Directive: simple set-top boxes, televisions, external power supplies, fluorescent lamps without integral ballasts, ballasts for gas discharge lamps, and lamps using such lamps and ballasts, non-directional Household lights, directional lights, LED lights, lamps, luminaire controllers (including LED drivers and electronic transformers), dimmers and sensors, motors, household refrigeration appliances, circulating pumps, but also other energy-conserving products such as windows , insulating materials or aquatic products (such as shower heads, faucets, etc.).

ErP Directive Implementation Rules

The ErP directive is not a directive for product requirements, but only a framework directive. In accordance with the relevant provisions of this directive, the EU further formulates a directive on the eco-design requirements that certain types of energy-consuming products must meet, called "Implementing Measures", or IM for short. The promulgated implementation rules are as follows:
1. Eco-design requirements for standby power consumption of electrical and electronic equipment for home office use (No 1275/2008) The release date is December 2008, and the implementation date is January 7, 2010.
2. The ecological design requirements for simple set-top boxes (No 107/2009) were issued on February 2009 and implemented on February 25, 2010.
3. The ecological design requirements for non-directional household lamps (No 244/2009) were issued on March 2009 and implemented on September 1, 2009.
4. Eco-design requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballasts, high-intensity gas discharge lamps and their ballasts and lamps (No 245/2009) issued on March 2009 and implemented on April 13, 2010.
5. The Eco-Design Requirements for External Power Supply (No 278/2009) was published on April 2009 and implemented on April 27, 2010.
6. The ecological design requirements for electric motors (No 640/2009) were issued on July 2009 and implemented on June 16, 2010.
7. Eco-design requirements for stand-alone shaftless circulators (No 641/2009) were issued on August 2009 and implemented on January 1, 2010.
8. The release date of TV eco-design requirements (No 642/2009) is July 2009, and the implementation date is January 7, 2010.
9. The Ecodesign Requirements for Household Refrigeration Equipment (No 643/2009) was issued on July 2009 and implemented on July 1, 2010.
10. The domestic washing machine (No 1015/2010) was released on November 2010 and implemented on December 1, 2011.
11. The domestic dishwasher (No 1016/2010) has a release date of November 2010 and an implementation date of December 1, 2011.
12. Household clothes dryers (No 932/2012) have a release date of October 2012 and an implementation date of November 1, 2013.
13. Motor-Driven Fans with Input Power Range Between 125 W and 500 KW (No 327/2011) Release date April 2011, implementation date April 6, 2011.
14. Ecodesign Requirements for Directional Lights, LED Lights and Related Equipment (No 1194/2012) The publication date is December 2012 and the implementation date is September 1, 2013.

ErP certification steps

1. Conformity Assessment

According to the requirements of the ErP Directive, manufacturers can choose one of the two assessment modes of "Internal Design Control" (Annex IV of the ErP Directive) or "Environmental Management System" (Annex V of the ErP Directive) for assessment.

2. Organize and form technical documentation (TDF)

· Manufacturers must form technical documentation

· Technical documentation should include information on design, manufacture, operation and final disposal of the product

· Details will be clarified through implementation measures for each product

3. Issue a Declaration of Conformity (DoC)

· Basic Information

· Directives and standards to follow

4. Label CE mark

· Harmonized Standard Tests – EMC, LVD, etc.

· Label CE mark