Competent Body Meeting Ecolabel Criteria for ‘Televisions’ Scope Discussion Joint Research Centre (JRC) IPTS - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Seville - Spain http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Summary of Presentations Mandatory Standard and Regulation for Televisions & Voluntary ecolabelling schemes for televisions Recommendations The proposed definition and scope for TV

Mandatory Standard and Regulation for Televisions Ecodesign Regulation EU 642/2009 Television Energy Labelling Regulation 1062/2010

Australian Good Environmental Choice Chinese environmental labeling Voluntary ecolabelling schemes for televisions EU Eco-label Blue Angel Nordic Swan TCO Development Austrian ecolabel US Energy Star® Australian Good Environmental Choice Chinese environmental labeling Green Mark from Taiwan Note: EPEAT scheme (from USA) does not cover TV

Recommendation 1: Harmonise established definitions. Recommendations Recommendation 1: Harmonise established definitions. Following a harmonized approach between the various European policies on TVs. For televisions, mandatory EU regulations on ecodesign and energy labeling apply (EU 1062/2010 and EU 642/2009)

Recommendations Recommendation 2a: Create a unified criteria set for dual-function televisions and computer monitors Including computer monitors with integrated television tuner within the scope of televisions. Two main justifications seen for this: Energy Star (EU) excludes those products from the scope of computer displays, but covers them under televisions (US); Revision process of the Ecodesign goes in the same direction 2. Computer displays with TV capabilities have additional energy-relevant components compared to computer displays without TV tuner (built-in tuner, speakers, sound cards, as well as integrated functions like HDD and DVD/Blu-ray disks) which make them more comparable to televisions.

Recommendation 2b: Consider the potential for a unified Recommendations Recommendation 2b: Consider the potential for a unified scope for all forms of displays (television displays and computer displays) Option 1: Full integration of criteria sets for television displays and computer displays. The television displays and computer displays criteria would be fully integrated to become the ‘display’ product group and would be removed from the computer scope. TVs and computer displays would need their own Ecolabel license Option 2: Integrated criteria set for television displays and computer displays transposed to the computer scope. The television displays and computer displays would be fully integrated to become the ‘display’ product group, with the full set of criteria then transposed into the computer scope unchanged. Option 3: Incorporate TV/displays for bundled products into the computer scope.

Recommendations Recommendation 3: Clearly differentiate televisions from the mobile segment. (e.g. tablet computers and mobile phones) Recommendation 4: Do not base the scope on display technologies. (CRT, LCD, and PDP) Recommendation 5: Do not generally exclude large devices. Recommendation 6: Do not widen the scope to further audio-visual equipment.

Definitions ‘Displays’ cover television sets, television monitors, dual-function TV/monitors, and external computer displays. ‘Television set’ means a product designed primarily for the display and reception of audio-visual signals, which is, marketed and sold to the consumer as a television, and which consists of: (a) A display; (b) One or more tuner(s)/receiver(s) and optional additional functions for data storage and/or display

Definitions ‘Television monitor’ means a product designed to display on an integrated screen a video signal which optionally controls and reproduces audio signals from an external source device, but cannot receive and process broadcast signals. Television monitors are products marketed and sold to the consumer primarily as televisions. ‘Dual-function TV/monitor’ means Either an external computer display with an integrated television tuner that is marketed and sold primarily as computer display; A television monitor with a computer input port (e.g., VGA) that is marketed and sold primarily as television; And/or products that are marketed and sold as dual-function TV/monitors.

Definitions ‘External Computer Display’ means an electronic device encased in a single housing, typically with a diagonal screen size greater than 12 inches and a pixel density greater than 5,000 pixels per square inch (pixels/in2), that displays a computer's user interface and open programs, allowing the user to interact with the computer, typically using a keyboard and mouse.

Definitions & Excluding ‘Enhanced-Performance Display’ means an external computer display that has all special technical features on contrast ration, resolution, and colour. Products with’ internal computer display’ (e.g. integrated desktop computers, notebook computers) are not included in the scope. Products with internal display that are designed to be operated mainly by batteries (e.g. Tablets, Smartphones) are not included in the scope. Displays, such as digital photo frames whose primary function is to produce digital images and have generally less than 15 inches diagonal screen size, are not included in the scope.

Questions What is your experience with the criteria to date? How might the scope be broadened or focused? Initial thoughts on proposal for TV/display criteria set? if yes, which option should be pursued? Do you have experience and/or issues that should be considered in the market and technical analysis?