1. Ecolabel Criteria for ‘Televisions’ Second Questionnaire
EUEB Meeting June 2013
Ecolabel Criteria for ‘Televisions’
Second Questionnaire
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
IPTS - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
Seville - Spain

2. Summary of Presentations
Issue raised in the First Questionnaire
1. Scope
2. Energy
3. Chemical Substances
4. Other Issues
11 answers, around 25 %

3. Issue raised in the First Questionnaire
Scope
a) include computer display criteria in TV and not vice – versa as our proposal was
b) introduce size limitations for excluding / including the battery operated displays
c) monitors can hardly be assessed by the same measurement method
d) keep them as different product

4. Issue raised in the First Questionnaire
Energy Criteria
a) a maximum cap of W
b) more ambitious as 13 % are A+ at present;
c) dynamic scheme
d) energy saving functions such as presence sensors

5. Issue raised in the First Questionnaire
Chemical substances
a) Article 6(6) and 6(7); difficult to obtain information form industry
b) a more general derogation approach (member
states agree)
c) the front runners to come up with proposals
d) the criteria are sufficiently ambitious on plastic additives
e) plastics < 25 g found very useful;
f) not to considered as plastic in cable housing (when not knowing
because of complex supply chain)

6. Issue raised in the First Questionnaire
Other issues raised:
1. Awareness of Ecoflower, companies has to aplly to different competent bodies, E-catalog to be improved
2. Looking closely at EPEAT as it is successful and well-known scheme
F-gases like NF3, and SF6 in producing LCD TV panel

7. Issue raised in the First Questionnaire
Other issues raised:
Implementing Ecolabel requirement has high cost, and financial incentives can be considered; it is also highly time consuming
2. Warranty
a) a 2 year grantee diminish the incentive for buying the extended guarantee

8. Thank You

9. 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.