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The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2020

10 February 2021

Amends/Commences: Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Under the following pieces in LUS:

  1. The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010

  2. Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC with regard to ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps

  3. The Energy Information Regulations 2011

  4. Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU

  5. Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU with regard to energy labelling of air conditioners

Comes into force: Just before IP completion day and IP completion day
Jurisdiction: UK

Amendments are made to The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, to take account of the Northern Ireland Protocol, under which it is agreed Northern Ireland will continue to follow European Union (EU) rules.

References to (EU) terminology are removed or replaced with the relevant United Kingdom (UK) reference.

References to ‘exit day’ are replaced with references to ‘IP completion day’.

References to the UK are replaced with reference to Great Britain (GB) (i.e. England, Scotland, Wales).

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