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Update on EU Directive, Banning Incandescent Bulbs When the news broke in January about the proposed EU ban on incandescent bulbs, we promised to keep our customers up to date with the legislation so here is the latest news. The draft Directive was put before the EU Parliament earlier this week and we understand that the proposal has now been accepted. This will be implemented with effect from 1st September 2009. The Directive is quite complex and includes a number of exceptions but, in essence, this means that virtually all incandescent frosted bulbs will be banned from 1st September 2009 and clear bulbs which are not category C or better energy rating will be phased out over the following 4 years.
Frosted bulbs banned from 1st September 2009 Once the Directive is in force and existing stocks have been exhausted, retailers in the EU will no longer be able to supply bulbs with a frosted, opal, pearl or other opaque finish unless they are category A energy savers. With current technology, this effectively means that the only bulbs which will be available will use compact fluorescent technology. Please note that this does NOT apply to directional (reflector) lamps such as spotlights nor does it apply to most types of striplight. Some special purpose lamps such as oven lamps are also excluded. Many types of household bulbs such as candles, golfball, globes and standard light bulbs as shown here will however be banned.
Phasing out of clear bulbs Recognising that it is more difficult to replace clear bulbs with energy saving versions, the Directive provides for a banning of the least energy efficient clear bulbs in categories F and G and a phased removal of clear bulbs which are less efficient than category C. This effectively means that only the most efficient types of halogen energy saver bulbs will be able to meet the new requirements. The phase-out is as follows:- All clear bulbs must be category E or better from 1st September 2009 100W bulbs and above must be category C or better from 1st September 2009 75W bulbs and above must be category C or better from 1st September 2010 60W bulbs and above must be category C or better from 1st September 2011 All clear bulbs must be category C or better from 1st September 2012
How are we handling the changeover? Responding to demand from our customers, we will endeavour to provide both the best range of energy saving options and also the widest range of incandescent bulbs during this transitional period. We will always aim to provide the most energy efficient solutions for our customers but we recognise that there are many instances where compact fluorescent energy savers are not the most appropriate and we will continue to provide incandescent lamps for as long as we can. Please note that due to substantial “panic buying” many incandescent lamps have been subject to shortages and there have been delays in obtaining new stocks from the manufacturers. We currently have access to substantial stocks of most items but please note that delays in fulfilling orders may still occur during this transitional period. Some manufacturers are already starting to discontinue some of the least energy-efficient items and we will show this on our web site as quickly as possible.

Fluorescent Tubes

The EU regulations also cover fluorescent tubes and are designed to stop the manufacture of the least efficient, lowest performance tubes in favour of higher performing products. The most significant effects of thisare as follows:-

1st April 2010

The first tubes to be affected are standard halophosphate tubes which can no longer be manufactured or imported into the EU after 1st April 2010. In the vast majority of cases these will be replaced by the equivalent triphosphor tube. The triphosphor tubes are longer life, higher efficiency and improved colour rendering compared to their halophosphate versions.

1st April 2012

The old-style T12 (38mm diameter) tubes will be withdrawn in 2012. These are inefficient compared with their T8 (25mm) or T5 (16mm) counterparts. Most T12 tubes can simply be replaced by their equivalent length T8 tube.