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Lot 7: Battery chargers and external power supplies
Requirements for battery chargers and external power supplies entered into force 27 April 2009. The requirements shall be revised not later than 2013.
The requirements for external power supplies include most stand-alone AC/AC and AC/DC devices with a rated power up to 250 Watts and will be introduced in two stages: 2010 and 2011.
The requirements from 2011 are harmonized with the EU Code of Conduct for power supplies and the current US Energy Star requirements.
In the first stage (from 27 April 2010), the no-load power consumption shall not exceed 0,50 Watt. More information about the requirements can be found in Annex I of the regulation.
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Date |
Process |
Key documents |
| 27 April 2009 | Regulation entered into force | Final regulation (pdf) |
| 7 April 2009 | Adopted by the Commission | |
| 17 October 2008 | Adopted by Regulatory Committee |
Adopted draft regulation (pdf). |
| 22 Feb 2008 | Consultation Forum | Working document (pdf). Comment before CF (zip) Comments after CF (zip) |
| 17 Feb 2008 |
eceee's comment (pdf). | |
| 23 Jan 2007 |
Final study report available |
http://www.ecocharger.org Final report (pdf) |
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