The consultancy Ecofys has issued its final report following a review of the effectiveness of Directive 2010/30/EU on Energy Labeling as well as specific aspects of the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC.
The report's findings include:
- the level of requirements for some product groups could be raised
- the full potential of savings is limited, including because enforcement is weak and B2B products are not being labelled
- potential overlaps between product groups need to be identified earlier in the process and task sharing developed
- implementing measures could be extended to cover non-energy or not-in-use impacts not covered by other legislation
- there is a need for streamlined conformity assessment and documentation requirements, which could be achieved via a "product passport" accessible with a QR code
- expanding the product scope should be based on necessity, feasibility and added value, and should not be used where there is already a sufficiently effective or more suitable option, eg. emissions and CO2 regulations for transportation
- the energy label scale will need to be revised which will include rebasing the current efficiency classes
- voluntary agreements can be maintained as a policy option but not need to have precedence over regulations.
The report did not find conclusively that the two regulations should be merged, but said that this should be considered based on practical and political feasibility.
The report will be presented during an Consultation Forum meeting on June 11, in Brussels, when the Commission is expected to give some indications as to its proposals for reform of the directive and regulation.
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