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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1194/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related equipment (Text with EEA relevance)
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The lamp functionality requirements are set out in Table 3 for directional compact fluorescent lamps and in Table 4 for directional lamps excluding compact fluorescent lamps, LED lamps and high-intensity discharge lamps.
Functionality requirements for directional compact fluorescent lamps
Functionality parameter | Stage 1except where indicated otherwise | Stage 3 |
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Lamp survival factor at 6 000 h | From 1 March 2014: ≥ 0,50 | ≥ 0,70 |
Lumen maintenance | At 2 000 h: ≥ 80 % | At 2 000 h: ≥ 83 % At 6 000 h: ≥ 70 % |
Number of switching cycles before failure | ≥ half the lamp lifetime expressed in hours ≥ 10 000 if lamp starting time > 0,3 s | ≥ lamp lifetime expressed in hours ≥ 30 000 if lamp starting time > 0,3 s |
Starting time | < 2,0 s | < 1,5 s if P < 10 W < 1,0 s if P ≥ 10 W |
Lamp warm-up time to 60 % Φ | < 40 s or < 100 s for lamps containing mercury in amalgam form | < 40 s or < 100 s for lamps containing mercury in amalgam form |
Premature failure rate | ≤ 5,0 % at 500 h | ≤ 5,0 % at 1 000 h |
Lamp power factor for lamps with integrated control gear | ≥ 0,50 if P < 25 W ≥ 0,90 if P ≥ 25 W | ≥ 0,55 if P < 25 W ≥ 0,90 if P ≥ 25 W |
Colour rendering (Ra) | ≥ 80 ≥ 65 if the lamp is intended for outdoor or industrial applications according to point 3.1.3(l) of this Annex | ≥ 80 ≥ 65 if the lamp is intended for outdoor or industrial applications according to point 3.1.3(l) of this Annex |
If the lamp cap is a standardised type also used with filament lamps, then as from stage 2, the lamp shall comply with state-of-the-art requirements for compatibility with equipment designed for installation between the mains and filament lamps.
Functionality requirements for other directional lamps (excluding LED lamps, compact fluorescent lamps and high-intensity discharge lamps)
Functionality parameter | Stage 1 and 2 | Stage 3 |
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Rated lamp lifetime at 50 % lamp survival | ≥ 1 000 h (≥ 2 000 h in stage 2) ≥ 2 000 h for extra low voltage lamps not complying with the stage 3 filament lamp efficiency requirement in point 1.1 of this Annex | ≥ 2 000 h ≥ 4 000 h for extra low voltage lamps |
Lumen maintenance | ≥ 80 % at 75 % of rated average lifetime | ≥ 80 % at 75 % of rated average lifetime |
Number of switching cycles | ≥ four times the rated lamp life expressed in hours | ≥ four times the rated lamp life expressed in hours |
Starting time | < 0,2 s | < 0,2 s |
Lamp warm-up time to 60 % Φ | ≤ 1,0 s | ≤ 1,0 s |
Premature failure rate | ≤ 5,0 % at 100 h | ≤ 5,0 % at 200 h |
Lamp power factor for lamps with integrated control gear | Power > 25 W: ≥ 0,9 Power ≤ 25 W: ≥ 0,5 | Power > 25 W: ≥ 0,9 Power ≤ 25 W: ≥ 0,5 |
The lamp functionality requirements are set out in Table 5 for both non-directional and directional LED lamps.
Functionality requirements for non-directional and directional LED lamps
Functionality parameter | Requirement as from stage 1, except where indicated otherwise |
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Lamp survival factor at 6 000 h | From 1 March 2014: ≥ 0,90 |
Lumen Maintenance at 6 000 h | From 1 March 2014: ≥ 0,80 |
Number of switching cycles before failure | ≥ 15 000 if rated lamp life ≥ 30 000 h otherwise: ≥ half the rated lamp life expressed in hours |
Starting time | < 0,5 s |
Lamp warm-up time to 95 % Φ | < 2 s |
Premature failure rate | ≤ 5,0 % at 1 000 h |
Colour rendering (Ra) | ≥ 80 ≥ 65 if the lamp is intended for outdoor or industrial applications in accordance with point 3.1.3(l) of this Annex |
Colour consistency | Variation of chromaticity coordinates within a six-step MacAdam ellipse or less. |
Lamp power factor (PF) for lamps with integrated control gear | P ≤ 2 W: no requirement 2 W < P ≤ 5 W: PF > 0,4 5 W < P ≤ 25 W: PF > 0,5 P > 25 W: PF > 0,9 |
If the lamp cap is a standardised type also used with filament lamps, then as from stage 2 the lamp shall comply with state-of-the-art requirements for compatibility with equipment designed for installation between the mains and filament lamps.
0,24 for non-directional lamps (assuming that Φ use = total rated luminous flux);
0,40 for directional lamps.
When a dimming control device is switched on at its lowest control setting for which the operated lamps consume power, the operated lamps shall emit at least 1 % of their luminous flux at full load.
When a luminaire is placed on the market and lamps that the end-user can replace are included with the luminaire, these lamps shall be of one of the two highest energy classes, according to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012, with which the luminaire is labelled to be compatible.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1428 of 25 August 2015 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps and Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps and repealing Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1194/2012 with regard to ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related equipment (Text with EEA relevance).
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