Electronic displays

1. Scope

This Regulation establishes requirements for the labelling of, and the provision of supplementary product information on electronic displays, including televisions, monitors and digital signage displays.

2. Exemptions

This Regulation shall not apply to the following:

any electronic display with a screen area smaller than or equal to 100 square centimetres;

projectors;

all-in-one video conference systems;medical displays;virtual reality headsets;

displays integrated or to be integrated into products listed in points 3(a) and 4 of Article 2 of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

electronic displays that are components or sub-assemblies as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Directive 2009/125/EC;broadcast displays;

security displays;

digital interactive whiteboards;

digital photo frames;

digital signage displays which meet any of the following characteristics:

1. designed and constructed as a display module to be integrated as a partial image area of a larger display screen area and not intended for use as a standalone display device;

2. distributed self-contained in an enclosure for permanent outdoor use;

3. distributed self-contained in an enclosure with a screen area less than 30 dm² or greater than 130 dm²;

4. the display has a pixel density less than 230 pixels/cm² or more than 3 025 pixels/cm²;

5. a peak white luminance in standard dynamic range (SDR) operating mode of greater than or equal to 1 000 cd/m²;

6. no video signal input interface and display drive allowing the correct display of a standardised dynamic video test sequence for power measurement purposes;

status displays;

control panels.

3. Measurement methods

The information to be provided pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 shall be obtained by reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement and calculation methods, which take into account the recognised state-of-the-art measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex IV.

4. Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 March 2021. However, point 1(a) of Article 3 shall apply from 1 November 2020. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

5. Label and energy efficiency classes

6. Guide, FAQ

Frequently asked questions on electronic displays (February 2023)

FAQs on the energy labelling measures for suppliers and dealers (January 2023)