Framework Directive for theEco-design of Energy Using Products (EuP).pptVIP

Framework Directive for the Eco-design of Energy Using Products EuP  11 December 2007 Martyn Webb Sustainable Products Materials Division Study for preparing 1st Working Plan for EuP Art 16 requires European Commission to establish a working plan to set out for the following 3 years an indicative list of product groups to be considered as priorities for adoption of implementing measures. EPTA, PE International and the National Technical University of Athens employed to undertake study. Stakeholder Workshop held in Brussels in July. Final Draft made publicly available start December. UK will circulate shortly. Likely to be discussed briefly at EU consultation Forum early in 2008 Study for preparing 1st Working Plan for EuP Methodology 1 Using PRODCOM Identification of all Energy Using Products within the scope of EuP Directive 600 Then grouped into 57 broad product categories Application of EuP LCA methodology and other more qualitative environmental aspects including analysing literature, labelling systems, energy efficiency labels, statistical tables, LCA studies and taking account of views expressed by stakeholders used to identify 34 priority product groups Study for preparing 1stWorking Plan for EuP Methodology 2 These 34 then ranked and divided into priorities A or B Looking at the study it appears ranking largely by total energy usage. Commission had indicated at outset that it required a list of around 25 products – line therefore drawn after product 25 Study for preparing 1st Working Plan for EuP 1 Study for preparing the first Working Plan for EuP Study for preparing the first Working Plan for EuP Study for preparing the first Working Plan for EuP Study for preparing the first Working Plan for EuP UK Comments to date Clearly we cannot cover anywhere near all of the products in these categories Unclear how Commission will narrow down this list. Therefore we will seek more information from the Commission Current