Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2021Show full title

[F1 ANNEX IV U.K. Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulation revoked (E.W.S.) (19.6.2021) by The Ecodesign for Energy Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/745), Sch. 29 para. 8 (with reg. 52)

The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification of the measured parameters by Member State authorities and shall not be used by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as an allowed tolerance to establish the values in the technical documentation or in interpreting these values with a view to achieving compliance or to communicate better performance by any means.

Where a model has been designed to be able to detect it is being tested (e.g. by recognising the test conditions or test cycle), and to react specifically by automatically altering its performance during the test with the objective of reaching a more favourable level for any of the parameters specified in this Regulation or included in the technical documentation or included in any of the documentation provided, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not compliant.

When verifying the compliance of a product model with the requirements laid down in this Regulation pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/125/EC, for the requirements referred to in this Annex, the authorities of the Member States shall apply the procedure indicated below for the requirements referred to in Annex II.

1. General procedure U.K.

The Member States authorities shall verify one single unit of the model.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

(a)

the values given in the technical documentation pursuant to point 2 of Annex IV to Directive 2009/125/EC (declared values) and, where applicable, the values used to calculate these values are not more favourable for the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative than the results of the corresponding measurements carried out pursuant to paragraph (g) thereof;

(b)

the declared values meet any requirements laid down in this Regulation and any product information published by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative does not contain values that are more favourable for the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative than the declared values;

(c)

when the Member State authorities test the unit of the model, the determined values (the values of the relevant parameters as measured in testing and the values calculated from these measurements) comply with the respective verification tolerances as given in Table 3; and

(d)

when the Member State authorities check the unit of the model, it complies with the functional requirements and the requirements on repair and end-of-life aspects.

1.1. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point B.1 U.K.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

(a)

the ABC of the product is enabled by default and persists in all SDR modes, except in the shop configuration;

(b)

the measured on mode power of the product decreases by 20 % or more when the ambient light condition measured at the ABC sensor is reduced from 100 lux to 12 lux;

(c)

the ABC control of display luminance meets the requirements of Annex II, point B.1(e).

1.2. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point B.2 U.K.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

(a)

the normal configuration is provided as the default choice on initial activation of the electronic display; and

(b)

if the user selects a mode other than normal configuration, a second selection process is prompted to confirm the choice.

1.3. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point B.3 U.K.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if the determined value of the peak white luminance or, if applicable, the peak white luminance ratio, meets the value required in point B.3.

1.4. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point C.1 U.K.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if, when connected to the power source:

(a)

the off mode and/or standby mode and/or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for off mode and/or standby mode, is set as default;

(b)

if the unit provides networked standby mode with HiNA, the unit does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for HiNA when networked standby is enabled; and

(c)

if the unit provides networked standby mode without HiNA, the unit does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements without HiNA when networked standby is enabled.

1.5. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point C.2 U.K.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

(a)

the unit provides off mode and/or standby mode, and/or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for off mode and/or standby mode, when the electronic display is connected to the power source; and

(b)

the activation of the network availability requires the end-user’s intervention; and

(c)

the network availability can be disabled by the end-user; and

(d)

it complies with the requirements for standby mode when networked standby mode is not enabled.

1.6. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point C.3 U.K.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

(a)

within 4 hours in on mode following the last user interaction or within 1 hour if a room presence sensor is enabled and no movement is detected, the television automatically switches from on mode to standby mode or off mode or networked standby mode, if enabled, or another mode which does not exceed the applicable power demand requirements for standby mode. Member State authorities shall use the applicable procedure to measure the power demand after the automatic power down functionality switches the television into the applicable power mode; and

(b)

the function is set as default; and

(c)

in on mode, the television shows an alert message before automatically switching from on mode to the applicable mode; and

(d)

if the television provides a function allowing the user to modify the 4-hour period for automatic mode transitions detailed in (a), a warning message is prompted about a potential increase in energy use and a confirmation of the new setting is requested when an extension beyond the 4-hour period or disabling is selected; and

(e)

if the television is equipped with a room presence sensor, the automatic transition from on mode into any mode as detailed in (a) applies if no presence is detected for no more than 1 hour; and

(f)

in televisions with various selectable input sources the power management protocols of the signal source selected is prioritised over those default power management mechanisms described in (a) above.

1.7. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point C.4 U.K.

The model shall be tested for each end user selectable signal input interface type which has specified that it can carry power management control signals or data. Where there are two or more identical signal interfaces not labelled for a specific host product type (e.g. HDMI-1, HDMI-2, etc.) it is sufficient to test one of these signal interfaces selected at random. Where there are labelled or menu designated signal interfaces (e.g. computer, set top box or analogous) the appropriate host signal source device should be connected to the designated signal interface for the test. The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirement if no signal by any input source is detected and the model switches into standby mode, off mode or networked standby mode.

1.8. Verification procedure for requirements established in Annex II, point D and E U.K.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if, when the Member State authorities check the unit of the model, it complies with the requirements on resource efficiency in Annex II, points D and E.

2. Procedure if requirements are not achieved U.K.

If the results referred to in point 1(c) and 1(d) related to requirements not involving measured values are not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply.

If the results referred to in point 1(c) and 1(d) related to requirements involving measured values are not achieved, the Member State authorities shall select three additional units of the same model or equivalent models for testing. The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if, for these three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined values complies with the respective verification tolerances given in Table 3. Otherwise the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply.

The Member State authorities shall provide all relevant information to the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission without delay after the decision is taken on the non-compliance of the model.

The Member State authorities shall use the measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex III and only use the procedure described in points 1 and 2 for the requirements referred to in this Annex.

3. Verification tolerances U.K.

The Member State authorities shall only apply the verification tolerances that are set out in Table 3. No other tolerances, such as those set out in harmonised standards or in any other measurement method, shall be applied.

The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification of the measured parameters by the Member State authorities and shall not be used by the manufacturer as an allowed tolerance on the values in the technical documentation to achieve compliance with the requirements. Declared values shall not be more favourable for the manufacturer than the values reported in the technical documentation.

Table 3

Verification tolerances

a In the case of three additional units tested as prescribed in Annex IV point 2(a), the determined value means the arithmetic mean of the values determined for these three additional units.]
Parameter	Verification tolerances
On mode power demand, (Pmeasured , Watts) excluding allowances and adjustments in Annex II, point B, for the purposes of EEI calculation set out in Annex II, point A.	The determined valuea shall not exceed the declared value by more than 7 %
Off mode, standby mode and networked standby mode power demand (Watts), as applicable	The determined valuea shall not exceed the declared value by more than 0,1 Watt if the declared value is 1,0 W or less, or by more than 10 % if the declared value is more than 1,0 W
Peak white luminance ratio	Where applicable, the determined value shall not be lower than 60 % of the peak white luminance of the brightest on mode configuration provided by the electronic display
Peak white luminance (cd/m2)	The determined valuea shall not be lower than the declared value by more than 8 %
Visible screen diagonal in centimetres (and inches, if declared)	The determined valuea shall not be lower than the declared value by more than 1 cm (or 0,4 inches).
Screen area in dm2	The determined valuea shall not be lower than the declared value by more than 0,1 dm2
Timed functions as set out in Annex II, points C.3 and C.4	The switch shall be completed within 5 seconds of the set out values
Weight of plastic components as qualified in Annex II, point D.2	The determined valuea shall not be different from the declared value by more than 5 grams