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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9946

23 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Four eco-design rules are adopted

Brussels, 22/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 22 July, the European Commission adopted four new rules on the eco-design of products, under Directive 2005/32/EC. The new regulations aim to improve energy efficiency of industrial electric motors, circulators, televisions, refrigerators and freezers. The four regulations stipulate requirements for energy efficiency so that annual energy saving will be 190 terawatt hours by 2020, which corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of...

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