SCHEDULE 6Exemptions
1
Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations does not apply to a light source which meets any of the conditions in paragraphs (b) to (k) of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 4.
2
Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations does not apply to—
a
electronic displays (such as televisions, computer monitors, notebooks, tablets, mobile phones, e-readers, game consoles), including displays to which the following provisions apply—
i
Chapter 7 of Part 2 of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 (electronic displays);
ii
Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013 of 26 June 201345 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for computers and computer servers;
b
light sources in range hoods within the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014 of 1 October 201346 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of domestic ovens and range hoods;
c
light sources in battery-operated products, including—
i
torches;
ii
mobile phones with an integrated torch light;
iii
toys with included light sources;
iv
desk lamps operating only on batteries;
v
armband lamps for cyclists;
vi
solar-powered garden lamps;
d
light sources on bicycles and other non-motorised vehicles;
e
light sources for spectroscopy and photometric applications, including—
i
UV-VIS spectroscopy;
ii
molecular spectroscopy;
iii
atomic absorption spectroscopy;
iv
nondispersive infrared (NDIR);
v
fourier-transform infrared (FTIR);
vi
medical analysis;
vii
ellipsometry;
viii
layer thickness measurement;
ix
process monitoring;
x
environmental monitoring.
3
1
Except as provided in sub-paragraph (2), Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations does not apply to a light source which is specifically designed and marketed for intended use in any of the applications listed in paragraph 3(2)(a) to (j), (s) or (v) of Schedule 4.
2
For the light sources to which this paragraph applies—
a
the technical documentation; and
b
all forms of packaging, product information and advertisement,
must contain a statement of the intended use and an explicit indication that the light source is not intended to be used for other purposes.
3
The technical documentation must also list the technical parameters that enable the product to qualify for the exemption.
4
The following light sources are exempt from the requirements specified in paragraph 1(e)(x) to (xii) of Schedule 9—
a
light sources specifically designed and exclusively marketed for use in products within the scope of Commission Regulation (EU) No 932/2012 (household tumble dryers);
b
light sources specifically designed and exclusively marketed for use in products to which the following provisions of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 apply—
i
Chapter 3 of Part 2 (household dishwashers);
ii
Chapter 4 of Part 2 (household washing machines and washer dryers);
iii
Chapter 5 of Part 2 (household refrigerating appliances).