GB Energy labelling

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Practice notes

GB Energy labelling

Produced in partnership with Patrick Senior of Stephenson Harwood

Practice notes
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Mandatory energy labelling in the UK

In Great Britain (Gb) and Northern Ireland (NI) mandatory energy labelling is regulated by:

  1. Energy Information Regulations 2011 (EIR 2011), and

  2. Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 (2017 Regulation)

There are differences in the way the regime applies in GB and in NI.

For information on energy labelling in the context of GB ecodesign see the following Practice Notes:

  1. GB Ecodesign of products—manufacturers, importers and authorised representatives

  2. GB Ecodesign of products—offences, sanctions and enforcement

  3. GB Ecodesign of products—product-specific requirements

  4. GB Ecodesign of products—responsibilities of suppliers and dealers

Scope of the Regulations

EIR 2011 apply to energy-related products that (regulated products):

  1. have an impact on energy consumption when being used, and

  2. are placed on the market or put into service for the first time

EIR 2011 do not apply to second-hand products, unless they are imported from a third country or to any means of transport for persons or goods.

The products to which the regulations apply are listed in Schedule 1 of EIR 2011.

These

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