The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Regulation (EU) No 66/2014

21.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 66/2014 of 14 January 2014 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2 (definitions)—

(a) at the beginning, for the words from “In addition” to “this Regulation:”, substitute—

“The definitions set out in the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 apply; and for any term that is not defined in those Regulations, the definitions set out in Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products, as it had effect immediately before exit day, apply. The following definitions also apply—”;

(b) for subparagraph (25), substitute—

“(25) ‘off mode’ means a condition in which the equipment is connected to a mains power source and is not providing any function other than—

(a) an indication of off mode condition; or

(b) functionalities intended only to ensure electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016;”.

(3) In Article 4 (conformity assessment)—

(a) for the first paragraph, substitute—

“1.   For the purposes of regulation 4(2)(a) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010, the procedure for assessing whether an energy-related product complies with this implementing measure is the internal design control system set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1A to the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 or the management system for assessing conformity set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1A to those Regulations.”;

(b) in the second paragraph, for “Article 8 of Directive 2009/125/EC” substitute “regulation 4(2)(a) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010”.

(4) For Article 5 (verification procedure for market surveillance purposes) substitute—

“When performing market surveillance checks to assess compliance with the requirements set out in Annex 1, the authorities of the United Kingdom must apply the verification procedure described in Annex 3.”.

(5) Article 7 (review) is omitted.

(6) At the end of Article 8 (entry into force and application), omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.

(7) In Annex 2 (measurements and calculations), in the first paragraph, for the words from “harmonised” to “Union”, substitute “designated standards”.

(8) Annex 3 (product compliance verification by market surveillance authorities) is amended as follows—

(a) in each instance, for “Member State” or “Member States”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) for the second paragraph, substitute—

“When verifying the compliance of a product model with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, for the requirements referred to in this Annex the authorities of the United Kingdom must apply the following procedure—”;

(c) in subparagraph (2)(a)—

(i) for “point 2 of Annex IV to Directive 2009/125/EC (declared values)” substitute “paragraph 1(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 1A to the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010”; and

(ii) for “paragraph (g) thereof”, substitute “paragraph 1(2)(b)(vii) of Part 1 of Schedule 1A to those Regulations”;

(d) subparagraph (7) is omitted; and

(e) in the fourth paragraph—

(i) for “7” substitute “6”; and

(ii) for “harmonised” substitute “designated”.