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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Lighting Products) Regulations 2021 No. 1095
8.—(1) For any separate control gear that is placed on the market, the information listed in sub-paragraph (2) must be—
(a)available on a website of the manufacturer, authorised representative or importer; and
(b)accessible to the public without charge.
(2) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is—
(a)the information specified in paragraph 7(2), including the information omitted from the packaging in accordance with paragraph 7(2)(e), (f) or (g) but excluding the information specified in paragraph 7(2)(i);
(b)the outer dimensions in mm;
(c)the mass in grams of the control gear—
(i)without packaging; and
(ii)without lighting control parts and non-lighting parts, if any, where these can be physically separated from the control gear;
(d)instructions on how to remove lighting control parts and non-lighting parts, if any, or how to switch them off or minimise their power consumption during control-gear testing for market surveillance purposes;
(e)if the control gear can be used with dimmable light sources—
(i)a list of minimum characteristics that the light sources should have to be fully compatible with the control gear during dimming; and
(ii)a list of compatible dimmable light sources;
(f)recommendations on how to dispose of the control gear at the end of its life in accordance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013.
(3) The information listed in sub-paragraph (2) may be provided—
(a)in writing (which does not need to use the exact wording of the requirements in paragraph (2)); or
(b)in the form of—
(i)graphs;
(ii)drawings; or
(iii)symbols; or
(c)any combination of the above.
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