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Consists of several voluntary agreements with associations of manufacturers and the EU trade association EACEM. Previous codes of conduct have included TVs, VCRs and audio equipment. Recent focus has been on External Power Supplies, Digital TV Services, and Broadband Equipment.
| PRODUCT |
POWER REQUIREMENTS |
| External Power Supplies |
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The EU Code of Conduct (CoC) working group has issued Version 3 updates to the EPS CoC. These will take effect on January 1, 2009. Read the EPS Version 3. |
| Rated Output Power |
No-load Power Consumption |
| From 1.1.2007 |
From 1.1.2009* |
| ≥ 0.3 W and < 15 W |
0.3 W |
0,3 W |
| ≥ 15 W and < 50 W |
0.3 W |
0.3 W |
| ≥ 50 W and < 60 W |
0.3 W |
0.5 W |
| ≥ 60 W and < 250 W |
0.5 W |
0.5 W |
* Excludes mobile phones ≤ 8.0 W
Mobile Phones ≤ 8.0 W
| Rated Output Power |
No-load Power Consumption |
From 1.1.2009
to 31.12.2010 |
From 1.1.2011 |
| ≥ 0.3 W and ≤ 8.0 W |
0.25 W |
0.15 W |
| Rated Output Power (Pno) |
Minimum Four Point Efficiency in Active Mode (expressed as a decimal)
From 1.1.2009* |
| 0 < W ≤ 1 |
≥ 0.44 * Pno + 0.145 |
| 1 < W ≤ 36 |
≥ [0.08 * ln(Pno)] + 0.585 |
| 36 < W ≤250 |
≥ 0.870 |
* Excludes mobile phones ≤ 8.0 W until 1.1.2011, after which
tme it applies to those devices as well.
Mobile Phones ≤ 8.0 W
| Rated Output Power (Pno) |
Minimum Four Point Efficiency in Active Mode (expressed as a decimal)
From 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2010 |
| 0 < W ≤ 1 |
≥ 0.50 * Pno + 0.029 |
| 1 < W ≤ 8 |
≥ [0.095 * ln(Pno)] + 0.529 |
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| Digital TV Services |
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Broadband Equipment |
Under development. More details. |
TVs & VCRs |
10 W + average standby of all units sold by a given manufacturer <6 W, to be reduced to 3 W by 2009, plus a ban on models with >10 W standby consumption. |
| Audio Products |
Jan 2004: 3 W
Jan 2007: 1 W |
| Consumer Electronic Equipment |
View details. |
Source: EU Standby Initiative, 2004. Please check source for latest information.
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