S.I. No. 351/2014 - European Union (Energy Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 29th July, 2014. | ||
I, ALEX WHITE, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purposes of giving further effect to Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 20101 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Energy Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. | ||
2. The European Union (Energy Labelling) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 366 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting for Schedule 1 (inserted by the European Union (Energy Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 261 of 2013 )) the following: | ||
“SCHEDULE 1 | ||
EU measures regulating products | ||
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3. The European Union (Energy Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 261 of 2013 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
25 July 2014. | ||
ALEX WHITE, | ||
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
The purpose of these Regulations is to implement Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products (recast). | ||
The Energy Labelling Directive is a Framework Directive which specifies the framework within which detailed measures (referred to as EU measures) setting energy labelling requirements for specific energy-related products are brought forward by the EU Commission. It is a recast of an earlier Directive (Directive 1992/75/EC) which established a framework for the setting of energy labelling requirements for the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances, and extends the scope of the application of that Directive to a wider variety of products which have a direct or indirect impact on energy consumption during use. | ||
These Regulations oblige suppliers of energy-related products regulated by an EU measure to supply an energy label and fiche with the product. These Regulations oblige dealers of energy-related products covered by an implementing measure to ensure that an energy label is displayed properly to end-users for products offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase. | ||
These Regulations amend the EU (Energy Labelling) Regulations 2011 ( SI No. 366 of 2011 ) and revoke the previously updated schedule provided in EU (Energy Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( SI No. 261 of 2013 ). The amended Schedule 1 sets out the expanded list of products and associated EU measures which are transposed by these Regulations. | ||
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