On April 16, 2012, European Union published the notification of G/TBT/N/EU/35, and establishes requirements for the labelling of and provision of supplementary product information on electrical lamps such as
(a) filament lamps,
(b) fluorescent lamps,
(c) high-intensity discharge lamps,
(d) LED lamps.
This Regulation also establishes requirements for the labelling of luminaires that are designed to operate such lamps, including when the luminaires are integrated into other products.
Notified regulation provides responsibilities of suppliers and dealers as regard to the labeling and supplementary product information requirements. It shall apply from 1 September 2013, and Commission Directive 98/11/EC shall be repealed from 1 September 2013.
1. Energy efficiency classes
The energy efficiency class of lamps shall be determined on the basis of their energy efficiency index (EEI) as set out in the following table:
| Energy efficiency class | Energy efficiency index (EEI) for non-directional lamps | Energy efficiency index (EEI) for directional lamps |
| A++ (most efficient)A++ | EEI ≤ 0.11 | EEI ≤ 0.15 |
| A+ | 0.11 < EEI ≤ 0.20 | 0.15 < EEI ≤ 0.20 |
| A | 0.20 < EEI ≤ 0.24 | 0.20 < EEI ≤ 0.50 |
| B | 0.24 < EEI ≤ 0.60 | 0.50 < EEI ≤ 0.95 |
| C | 0.60 < EEI ≤ 0.80 | 0.95 < EEI ≤ 1.20 |
| D | 0.80 < EEI ≤ 0.95 | 1.20 < EEI ≤ 1.75 |
| E (least efficient)E | EEI >0.95 | EEI > 1.75 |
2. Label
(1) Typical label format for electrical lamps:
(2) Typical label format for luminaires presented at a point of sale
The following illustrations provide examples of typical luminaire labels in addition to the above illustration, without showing all possible combinations.
a. Luminaire operating with user-replaceable lamps compatible with lamps of all energy classes with no lamps included:
b. Luminaire containing only non-replaceable LED modules:
c. Luminaire containing both non-replaceable LED modules and sockets for user replaceable lamps, with lamps included:
d. Luminaire containing both non-replaceable LED modules and sockets for user replaceable lamps, with lamps not included:
