DIRECTIVE2005/32/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDOFTHECOUNCIL
of 6 July 2005
establishingaframeworkforthesettingofecodesignrequirementsforenergy-usingproductsandamendingCouncilDirective92/42/EECandDirectives96/57/ECand2000/55/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncil
THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHE environmental impact of those products should be
EUROPEAN UNION, encouraged, notably by identifying the major sources
ofnegativeenvironmentalimpactsandavoidingtransfer
of pollution, when this improvement does not entail
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean excessive costs.
Community,andinparticularArticle95thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanEconomicand
SocialCommittee(1),
(3) Theecodesignofproductsisacrucialfactorinthe
ActinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle251oftheTreaty(2), CommunitystrategyonIntegratedProductPolicy.Asapreventiveapproach,designedtooptimisetheenviron-mentalperformanceofproducts,whilemaintainingtheir
functionalqualities,itprovidesgenuinenewopportu-
nitiesformanufacturers,forconsumersandforsocietyas
Whereas: a whole.
(1)Thedisparitiesbetweenthelawsoradministrative
measuresadoptedbytheMemberStatesinrelationto
the ecodesign of energy-using products can create
barriers to trade and distort competition in the
Community and may thus have a direct impact on the
establishmentandfunctioningoftheinternalmarket.
The harmonisation of national laws is the only means to
preventsuchbarrierstotradeandunfaircompetition.
(4) Energyefficiencyimprovement—withoneofthe
availableoptionsbeingmoreefficientenduseof
electricity—isregardedascontributingsubstantially
(2) Energy-using products (EuPs) account for a large totheachievementofgreenhousegasemissiontargetsin
proportionoftheconsumptionofnaturalresources theCommunity.Electricitydemandisthefastestgrowing
and energy in the Community. They also have a number energy end use category and is projected to grow within
ofotherimportantenvironmentalimpacts.Forthevast the next 20 to 30 years, in the absence of any policy
majorityofproductcategoriesavailableontheCommu- actiontocounteractthistrend.Asignificantreductionin
nity market, very different degrees of environmental energyconsumptionassuggestedbytheCommissionin
impact can be noted though they provide similar its European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) is
functionalperformances.Intheinterestofsustainable possible. Climate change is one of the priorities of the
development,continuousimprovementintheoverall Sixth Community Environment Action Programme, laid
downbyDecisionNo1600/2002/ECoftheEuropean
ParliamentandoftheCouncil(3).Energysavingisthe
mostcost-effectivewaytoincreasesecurityofsupplyand
reduce import dependency. Therefore, substantial
(1)OJC112,30.4.2004,p.25. demand side measures and targets should be adopted.
(2)OpinionoftheEuropeanParliamentof20April2004(OJ
C104E,30.4.2004,p.319),CouncilCommonPositionof
29November2004(OJC38E,15.2.2005,p.45),Positionof
the European Parliament of 13 April 2005, and Council
Decision of 23 May 2005. (3) OJL242,10.9.2002,p.1.
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