From today (1st Sep, 2011), the 60W incandescent lamp will become a history in Europe. Following 100W and 75W incandescent lamps, which have already been phased out in 2009 and 2010 respectively, this lamp can no longer be manufactured in Europe or be imported. But the wholesales can still sell the current stocks. The new regulation comes into force because of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC). Energy saving LED lamps are getting more and more opportunities in this market.
Specifically, the regulation says that clear (transparent) lamps with a wattage level of 60W or above need to have an energy-label class of C or above (A is the highest, G is the lowest)
From September 2012, all clear lamps at all wattage levels will have to achieve at least class C. Also, since September 2009 there has been a requirement that all non-clear (also known as pearl, or frosted) lamps must be class A, which in practice means that non-clear lamps have to be CFLs.
This effectively eliminates standard incandescent lamps from the market. However, the class C requirement means that other more-efficient technologies (such as improved incandescent bulbs with halogen technology) can remain on the market. This was felt to be necessary because compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and LED lamps, while being much more efficient, can’t provide the same “type of light” as incandescent.
In its current form, the Directive only applies to non-directional lamps, while further legislation will cover directional lamps. LED Spotlight’ market opportunity should wait for another few years.
For more information about it, please refer to one of European Commission’s webstie: Energy-saving Light Bulbs
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