Circulators
Ecodesign
1. Scope
This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market of glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products.
2. Exemptions
This Regulation shall not apply to:
drinking water circulators, except as regards the product information requirements of Annex I, point 2(1)(d);
circulators to be integrated in products and placed on the market no later than 1 January 2022 as replacement for identical circulators integrated in products placed on the market no later than 1 August 2015 and specifically marketed as such, except as regards the product information requirements of Annex I, point 2(1)(e).
3. Conformity assessment
The procedure for assessing conformity referred to in Article 8 of Directive 2005/32/EC shall be the internal design control system set out in Annex IV to that Directive or the management system for assessing conformity set out in Annex V to that Directive.
4. Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply in accordance with the following timetable:
1. from 1 January 2013, glandless standalone circulators shall meet the efficiency level defined in Annex I, point 1(1), with the exception of those specifically designed for primary circuits of thermal solar systems and of heat pumps;
2. from 1 August 2015, glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products shall meet the efficiency level defined in Annex I, point 1(2).This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5. Harmonised standards
Commission Communication: Harmonised standards for circulators 2013/C 254/04
6. FAQ
FAQ – Ecodesign measures for manufacturers and importers (January 2023)