2014 Lighting Equipment Guide 17-07-2014
ÍDICE 1 Objective... 3 2 Why this legislation?... 3 3 Which companies have to register?... 3 4 Which equipment is in scope?... 4 5 Decision Tree... 5 6 When a lamp + bulb are placed into the market, how s the classification made?... 6 7 Is lighting equipment covered by the exclusion of Large Scale Fixed Installations (LSFI)?... 6 8 Are the components of lighting equipment covered by the national law?... 6 9 Is Light - Emitting Diode, aka LED, covered by the national law?... 6 10 Registration Responsibilities... 7 11 Glossary... 8 12 About the registration... 9 13 Technical Information... 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 2 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 2 out of 9
1 Objective The purpose of this guide is to clarify the scope of lighting equipment, which was already in the scope of the former Portuguese Law no. 230/2014 and continues to be under the new Portuguese Law no. 67/2014, in sequence of the transposition of the Directive 2012/19/EU. This guide will serve to analyse the characteristics of lighting equipment and to provide some answers to professionals of the EE sector, regarding the need of registration and reporting next to the Register Entity and the WEEE collective schemes. 2 Why this legislation? To answer a problem that has been present since 2002, which is the generation of waste of EEE and its sound treatment, the European Commission (EC) created a Directive for the management of WEEE, which was recasted in to a new Directive2012/19/EU the WEEE2. By adopting WEEE2, all MS have guidelines to regulate the placement, take-back and treatment of WEEE in their national territories, guaranteeing that this management is equitable and procedures are harmonised among in all European Union, avoiding market asymmetries. The national law, which is the result of the transposition of WEEE2, brings new inclusions concerning lighting equipment. However, these inclusions it will only enter into force after 15 th of August of 2018. AREEE is founder of the European WEEE Register etwork - EWR - which gathers all major European register entities, with presence in the main countries of the EE sector. The experience gained with the registration and EEE classification, allows EWR to concert common positions between all countries, and this guide is a result from this knowledge sharing. The EC casted two documents of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ WEEE2) 1 and (FAQ RoHS2) 2, which were used to help the interpretation of the definitions explained on this document. 3 Which companies have to register? According to what is stated in article 3(v) of the national law, companies have to register when are placing lighting equipment for domestic or professional use, in Portuguese territory, through the: Manufacturing of lighting equipment under own name or trade mark; Reselling within the national territory, under own name or trademark, of lighting equipment produced by other suppliers; 1 Consult the link of the European Commission official website 2 Consult the link of the European Commission official website AREEE July 2014 Page 3 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 3 out of 9
Placing into national territory of lighting equipment from a third country or from another Member State; Selling of lighting equipment by means of distance communication directly to end users in Portugal, regardless of whether the company is established in another country of the European Union or a third country. 4 Which equipment is in scope? Regardless of where the equipment will destine to be used domestic, commercial or industrial environment lighting equipment is in scope. Until 14 th of August of 2018, incandescent bulbs and luminaries that are meant for domestic use only, are out of scope. Until then, lighting equipment is under Category 5 Lighting Equipment, with indicative examples in Annex I of the Portuguese law. From 15 th of August of 2018, all luminaries for domestic use become included under the scope. Incandescent bulbs will continue to be excluded. From this date forward, the categories will change from 10 to 6. At that time, lighting equipment will have to be divided by two categories, according to Annex II: all lamps are now under category 3, which correspond to "Lamps", and luminaries and other lighting devices are distributed according to its dimension, in category 4 "t Large Equipment and 5 " Small Equipment". Find below the Decision Tree, with the classification to be given to lighting equipment, before and after 15 th of August of 2018. AREEE July 2014 Page 4 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 4 out of 9
5 Decision Tree Company places Lamps Lighting equipment /Luminaries Incandescent technology? Placed into the market until 08/14/2018? Cat 5 Out of Scope S Placed into the market until 08/14/2018? Can the producer assure that the EEE is to be used, exclusively, in a domestic environment? Dimension 50 cm? Cat 5 Cat 4 Cat 3 Designed for fluorescent lamps? Cat 5.1 Cat 5.6 AREEE July 2014 Page 5 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 5 out of 9
6 When a lamp + bulb are placed into the market, how s the classification made? When a company places into Portuguese territory a luminary together with a lamp, is providing, in fact, two electric and electronic equipment, although they are sold together. It should be considered, therefore, one lamp + one luminary. As so, for the registration and management of waste purpose, both devices should be classified and reported separately in the respective categories and subcategories. 7 Is lighting equipment covered by the exclusion of Large Scale Fixed Installations (LSFI)? o. Article 3(p)iii) of Decree-Law is clear when it states that equipment covered by this exclusion is those that can only be replaced by the same type of equipment purposefully and specifically designed for that purpose. ow, as lighting equipment is standard equipment, i.e., is not purposefully and specifically designed to be part of a fixed installation and is able to perform the functions for which it was designed for, out of that LSFI (since its production is standardized), these do not benefit of the exclusion. Other elements which are part of lighting systems, such as metal structures, cables to interconnect between devices, fixing parts, are excluded from the legal framework and should not be considered for registration purposes. 8 Are the components of lighting equipment covered by the national law? o. Components and spare parts are not considered electric and electronic equipment (EEE) according with the national diploma and therefore are not covered. Examples of components/ spare parts can be given: Ballasts, igniters/starters, transformers, mirrors, switches, cables, metal and/ or plastic structure. 9 Is Light - Emitting Diode, aka LED, covered by the national law? es. The lighting through LED is covered, as well as lighting devices that use this source of illumination. Because they are a new technology, the LED lighting sources are placed on the market in several ways, including: AREEE July 2014 Page 6 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 6 out of 9
LED retrofit lamps - are lamps that use LED technology but whose design can be adapted to devices that normally use lamps such as fluorescent or incandescent. The retrofit lamp can assume shapes and formats very similar to common lamps (bulbs, tubular, etc.). o Each lamp should be considered one electric and electronic unit. LED stripes - are presented in the form of roll with a length that can have inches or meters. The stripe has, in its extension, a chain of small LED incorporated. These stripes may or may not be divided in sections. The sections must have terminals and adapters (RGB) so that LEDs are able to be connected, for example, to a luminary or directly to a common socket, in order to emit light. o Each section (which can vary in length and LED string) with terminals and adapters becomes an electric and electronic equipment, independent and stand-alone equipment, which is comparable to a lamp. Therefore it is ought to be in the scope and consequently reported. Every stand-alone stripe should be considered as a unit, to register and report purposes. 10 Registration Responsibilities I) The registration requirement falls on the natural or legal person who, irrespective of the selling technique, including distance selling, makes available for the first time, electric and electronic equipment (EEE) into the Portuguese territory as part of a commercial activity, whether rewarded or free of charge. II) If an entity acquires parts / components in Portuguese territory or abroad in order to assemble an EEE whose functionality is covered by the legislation, or subcontracts a company to do so on its behalf, and makes it available into the Portuguese market, then it has register obligation. III) If an entity acquires EEE in Portuguese territory and resells it under his own brand, then it has register obligation. IV) If an entity acquires EEE in Portuguese territory, and resells it without changing the brand of the supplier, then it has no obligation to register. AREEE July 2014 Page 7 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 7 out of 9
11 Glossary Equipment Definition Scope Filament bulbs; Halogen/Dichroic lamps? Classic fluorescent lamps (CFL) Compact fluorescent lamp (energy saving) Low pressure sodium lamps (LPS) High intensity discharge lamps - including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps Other lamps not described in the above columns Luminaries and lighting devices to fluorescent lamps Luminaries and lighting devices USIG OTHER THA fluorescent lamps Igniter/starter Ballast Mirror Filament lamps, with incandescent technology Lamp whose glass is coated in phosphorous, composed of mercury and argon, electrodes at the ends to provide passage of electric current. Usually in tubular form, requiring a luminary to work Same characteristics as the CFL, but can be used in luminaries for incandescent lamps Lamp with a transparent thin glass shell, which has inside a thin tube of borosilicate glass, U-shaped, and solid sodium containing a small quantity of a gaseous mixture of neon and argon Approximately with the same characteristics as LPS, but smaller and with additional elements such as mercury Classification until 14/08/2018 Classification from 15/08/2018 o report - - Report 5.2 Cat 3 Report 5.3 Cat 3 Report 5.5 Cat 3 Report 5.4 Cat 3 Lamps such as LED Report 5.6 Cat 3 Devices for lighting, such as chandeliers, wall lights, hand lamps, lanterns, projectors, using fluorescent lamps Devices for lighting, such as chandeliers, wall lights, hand lamps, lanterns, projectors, using other than fluorescent lamps Bistable thermal relay, which operates in the act of lamp ignition Coil to generate the high voltage required to start and to control the current drawn by the lamp Reflecting material placed in the lighting unit, which serves to enhance the light source Report 5.1 Report 5.6 Cat 4 or 5 (depending of the dimension) Cat 4 or 5 (depending of the dimension) o Report - - o Report - - o Report - - AREEE July 2014 Page 8 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 8 out of 9
Equipment Definition Scope Lighting structure Lighting Transformer Switches Cables for interconnecting equipment Metal or/and plastic structure Parts for frame/structure fixing Structure of metal or plastic, which supports the lighting unit and the lamps Component exclusively applied to the lamp that serve to transform alternating current to direct current Devices that enable or hinder the passage of electrical current from the public network to the lighting equipment. Used to transfer electricity from some other elements within the lighting system Structures composed of different materials that serve to support lighting systems Screws, clamps, washers and all involved in fixing parts of a metal frame Classification until 14/08/2018 Classification from 15/08/2018 o Report - - o Report o Report o Report o Report o Report 12 About the registration All information on the procedures of registration, tutorial videos and guides are available in AREEE s website, which we invite you to consult in www.anreee.pt 13 Technical Information Technical Information Date of Document July 2014 Date of version Version 1 Date of last review (*) July 2014 (*)Document reviewed and validated by Environment Portuguese Agency AREEE July 2014 Page 9 out of 9 AREEE July 2014 Page 9 out of 9