SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

European Commission clarifies how to indicate energy labelling classes in visual advertising

Brussels, 15/07/2024 (Agence Europe)

Following a judgment by the Court of Justice of the EU in October 2023 on the energy labelling of ovens and cooker hoods, on Monday 15 July the European Commission published a clarification on energy labelling in advertising and promotional material for a number of products.

According to the judgment, it is not enough to indicate the class of the product (e.g. ‘A’ or ‘B’); the corresponding range of classes must also be indicated (e.g. ‘A++ to D’ or ‘A to G’).

Since 2021,...