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Ecodesign your future
How ecodesign can help the environment by making products smarter
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Ecodesign implies taking into account all the environmental impacts of a product right from the earliest stage of design. In particular, this avoids uncoordinated product planning (for example, eliminating a toxic substance should not lead to higher energy consumption, which on balance could have a negative impact on the environment). The Ecodesign Directive provides a coherent and integrated
framework which allows setting mandatory ecodesign requirements for some products. For instance, the Ecodesign Regulation on standby requires that many domestic electrical and electronic products such as washing machines, TV or personal computers do not consume more than 0.5W in off mode as of 2013. However, ecodesign requirements must not lower the functionality of a product, its safety, or have a negative impact on its affordability or consumers’ health. A methodology has been developed to provide operational guidance to the Commission on how to assess whether and which ecodesign requirements are appropriate for a given product.
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Published:
2014-11-24
Corporate author(s):
Directorate-General for Energy
(
European Commission
)
,
Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry
(
European Commission
)
Now known as...
Now known as...
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
(
European Commission
)
Themes:
Approximation of legislation
,
Environment policy and protection of the environment
,
Energy policy
Subject:
approximation of laws
,
directive (EU)
,
eco-label
,
energy consumption
,
energy policy
,
energy saving
,
environmental impact
,
EU environmental policy
,
harmonisation of standards
,
labelling
,
sustainable development
Paper
ISSN
ISBN
978-92-79-25145-0
DOI
10.2769/38512
Catalogue number
NB-31-12-737-EN-C
Paper
ISBN
978-92-79-25145-0
DOI
10.2769/38512
Catalogue number
NB-31-12-737-EN-C
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