Start of the EEPLIANT 4
EU-funded EEPLIANT4 (Energy Efficiency Compliant Products 4) market surveillance concerted action on ecodesign and energy labelling
EEPLIANT4 is an EU co-funded Concerted Action that is built on the success, good practices, and lessons learned from the three former EEPLIANT Actions since 2015 (EEPLIANT1, EEPLIANT2 and EEPLIANT3). The aim of this new Concerted Action is to support the implementation and enforcement of the EU Ecodesign and Energy Labelling regulations for energy-related products and to improve durably market surveillance in these fields. The project is funded by the European Union under the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) with duration from May 2024 until April 2029.
EEPLIANT4 is coordinated by PROSAFE – The Product Safety Forum of Europe. The project consortium is composed of 26 Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) and 2 other governmental organisations from: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. They have joined forces to review and test the energy performance of eight product categories and market segments: refrigerating appliances, cooking appliances, vacuum cleaners, off-mode/network standby devices, tyres (C2, C3, re-treaded), electronic displays, air heating and cooling products, and solid fuel space heaters.
In addition to the product specific activities, the EEPLIANT4 consortium will also work on improving the harmonisation of practices and methodologies related to market surveillance in the field of ecodesign and energy labelling, by addressing new and emerging challenges for MSA officers, building capacity within MSAs, enhancing the cooperation with EU customs, and developing useful IT tools for market surveillance.
EEPLIANT4 is committed to promoting the importance of product compliance and energy efficiency. In doing so, the project will engage with consumer associations, business associations and share its activities, findings, and outcomes through its website and social media accounts.
The State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance – SAMTS (a Bulgarian MS body) participates in the Action by its work on 1 horizontal activity and 3 product oriented activities: cooking appliances, vacuum cleaners, air heating and cooling products. During the project execution numerous checks and tests for energy performance of dozens products will be carried out. Different types of products will be sampled from the market (storehouses, shops, distribution chains, including online sales) and their compliance to the energy efficiency requirements will be checked and assessed in testing laboratories chosen by tenders conducted under the project. In case of any non-compliance found, the market surveillance authorities will take appropriate enforcement actions to these non-compliant products and to the corresponding economic operators.