#52026DC0319EU Report on Energy Labelling Framework Implementation
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This report reviews how the EU’s energy labelling rules are working in practice. The framework requires many appliances and other energy-related products to carry clear A-to-G labels, giving buyers simple information on energy efficiency and related product features. The report highlights that energy labels influence consumer choices and support lower energy bills. It also describes key changes introduced since 2017, including the return to the A-G scale, stronger market checks, and mandatory registration of product models in the EU EPREL database before they are sold.
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Key Changes
- Reviews the implementation of the EU energy labelling framework rather than creating new direct obligations
- Highlights the shift back to a clear A-G label scale for covered products
- Describes mandatory EPREL database registration and stronger market surveillance as core parts of the 2017 framework
Obligations
What this law requires
Suppliers must supply energy labels for covered energy-related products in accordance with the applicable product-specific delegated acts under the EU Energy Labelling Regulation.
Suppliers must provide standardised product information for covered energy-related products in accordance with the applicable energy labelling rules.
Dealers must display energy labels for covered products so buyers receive clear A-to-G energy efficiency information at the point of sale.
Product models subject to EU energy labelling rules must be registered in the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL) before they are sold on the EU market.