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The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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4 Amendment of regulation 20B (obligations met by complying with the Directive)

(1) Regulation 20B is amended as follows. (2) In the heading, after “the Directive” insert “or the 2024 Regulation”. (3) In paragraph (1)— (a) omit sub-paragraph (a); (b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “Article 5(2)” insert “of the Directive or Article 2(50) of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”; (c) in sub-paragraph (c), after “Article 5(3)” insert “of the Directive or has the same meaning given to the “EU declaration of conformity” in Article 44 of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”; (d) in sub-paragraph (d), after “Article 2(27)” insert “of the Directive or Article 2 of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”. (4) For paragraph (2) substitute— (2) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (3) applies where— (a) before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the manufacturer complies with— (i) legislation in an EEA state that implements— (aa) Article 5 of the Directive (marking and the EC declaration of conformity), and (bb) Article 8 of the Directive (conformity assessment), or (ii) Article 27(2) of the 2024 Regulation, and (b) the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English. . (5) For paragraph (4) substitute— (4) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (5) applies where— (a) before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the importer complies with— (i) legislation in an EEA state that implements Article 4 of the Directive (responsibilities of the importer); or (ii) Article 29(2) of the 2024 Regulation; and (b) the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English. . (6) For paragraph (6) substitute— (6) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (7) applies where—— (a) before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the authorised representative complies with legislation in an EEA state that implements— (i) Article 5 of the Directive (marking and the EC declaration of conformity); and (ii) Article 8 of the Directive (conformity assessment); and (b) the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English. . (7) For paragraph (8) substitute— (8) Where there is no designated standard or part of a designated standard which corresponds exactly to a harmonised standard or part of a harmonised standard referred to in Article 10 of the Directive or Article 41 of the 2024 Regulation— (a) paragraphs (2)(a)(i)(bb) and (4)(a)(i) and (6)(a)(ii) are to be treated as requiring the manufacturer to have carried out the conformity assessment procedure set out in Article 8 of the Directive; (b) paragraphs (2)(a)(ii) and paragraph (4)(a)(ii) are to be treated as requiring the manufacturer to have carried out the conformity assessment procedure set out in Article 39(1) of the 2024 Regulation. .

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4 Amendment of regulation 20B (obligations met by complying with the Directive)

(1) Regulation 20B is amended as follows. (2) In the heading, after “the Directive” insert “or the 2024 Regulation”. (3) In paragraph (1)— (a) omit sub-paragraph (a); (b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “Article 5(2)” insert “of the Directive or Article 2(50) of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”; (c) in sub-paragraph (c), after “Article 5(3)” insert “of the Directive or has the same meaning given to the “EU declaration of conformity” in Article 44 of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”; (d) in sub-paragraph (d), after “Article 2(27)” insert “of the Directive or Article 2 of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”. (4) For paragraph (2) substitute— (2) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (3) applies where— (a) before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the manufacturer complies with— (i) legislation in an EEA state that implements— (aa) Article 5 of the Directive (marking and the EC declaration of conformity), and (bb) Article 8 of the Directive (conformity assessment), or (ii) Article 27(2) of the 2024 Regulation, and (b) the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English. . (5) For paragraph (4) substitute— (4) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (5) applies where— (a) before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the importer complies with— (i) legislation in an EEA state that implements Article 4 of the Directive (responsibilities of the importer); or (ii) Article 29(2) of the 2024 Regulation; and (b) the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English. . (6) For paragraph (6) substitute— (6) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (7) applies where—— (a) before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the authorised representative complies with legislation in an EEA state that implements— (i) Article 5 of the Directive (marking and the EC declaration of conformity); and (ii) Article 8 of the Directive (conformity assessment); and (b) the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English. . (7) For paragraph (8) substitute— (8) Where there is no designated standard or part of a designated standard which corresponds exactly to a harmonised standard or part of a harmonised standard referred to in Article 10 of the Directive or Article 41 of the 2024 Regulation— (a) paragraphs (2)(a)(i)(bb) and (4)(a)(i) and (6)(a)(ii) are to be treated as requiring the manufacturer to have carried out the conformity assessment procedure set out in Article 8 of the Directive; (b) paragraphs (2)(a)(ii) and paragraph (4)(a)(ii) are to be treated as requiring the manufacturer to have carried out the conformity assessment procedure set out in Article 39(1) of the 2024 Regulation. .

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