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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 24.6.2026

COM(2026) 565 final

2026/0169 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and Regulation (EU) 2020/740 as regards

simplification and better use of digital options for energy and tyre labelling

{SEC(2026) 565 final} - {SWD(2026) 565 final} - {SWD(2026) 566 final}

(Text with EEA relevance)

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

• Reasons for and objectives of the proposal

The 2024 Draghi Report1 emphasised that the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient,

and circular economy will be essential for securing the EU's long-term economic prosperity,

resilience, and competitiveness. Energy efficient products reduce energy bills for EU

consumers and businesses while also cutting material use, infrastructure needs and

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energy product legislation is a long-standing policy

framework that originated in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis, and which has since been

gradually refined and extended, now covering products representing an estimated annual

turnover of more than EUR 500 billion, and related energy and other operational costs for

users of more than twice that amount2.

In response to the Draghi report, the Competitiveness Compass3 identified the urgent need for

simplification and for deepening the internal market as horizontal enablers for

competitiveness. The Commission has set targets to cut administrative costs by 25 % for all

business and public authorities and by 35 % for small to medium-sized enterprises. The

Draghi report also pointed to insufficient market surveillance, enforcement and compliance as

a major shortcoming in the implementation of the EU ecodesign and energy labelling

frameworks. The affordable energy action plan4 includes action on labelling to contribute to

lower energy bills for households.

As part of its commitment to screen the entire EU acquis, the Commission therefore

announced in its 2026 work programme5 an omnibus initiative on energy-related product

legislation.

This proposal aims to make targeted revisions to the following acts:

• Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 setting a framework for energy labelling (the Energy

Labelling Regulation6); and

• Regulation (EU) 2020/740 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency

and other essential parameters (the Tyre Labelling Regulation7);

The proposal builds on the implementation reports adopted in parallel under Article 19 of the

Energy Labelling Regulation and under Article 15 of the Tyre Labelling Regulation8. The

1 Draghi, M. (2024), The future of European competitiveness. 2 Ecodesign Impact Accounting Overview Report 2025, https://energy-efficient-

products.ec.europa.eu/policy-making-0_en#impacts 3 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council,

the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 29 January 2025,

'A competitiveness Compass for the EU', COM(2025) 30 final. 4 Action Plan for Affordable Energy: Unlocking the true value of our Energy Union to secure affordable, efficient

and clean energy for all Europeans - Energy 5 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European

Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 21 October 2025, 'Commission

work programme 2026 - Europe's Independence Moment', COM (2025) 870 final. 6 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for

energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, pp. 1–23ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1369/oj) 7 REGULATION (EU) 2020/740 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 May 2020

on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369

and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (OJ L 177 5.6.2020 p 1. ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/740/oj)

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multi-stage consultation process included an implementation dialogue9, a reality check10 and a

call for evidence11. It is supported by an impact assessment12.

The energy efficiency framework for energy–related products and tyres consists of a

comprehensive set of provisions designed to provide customers and end-users with

harmonised and comparable information on energy and other characteristics of the products

before they make a purchase decision. For energy-related products, suppliers enter into the

European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL) information on energy efficiency

aspects and on non-energy aspects such as recyclability and noise. Similarly, for tyres,

suppliers enter into EPREL information on tyres’ rolling resistance (relevant to energy

efficiency), wet grip (relevant to safety aspects) and other environmental aspects.

The proposal does not change the scope and objectives of the labelling framework and

preserves the main policy objective of disclosure that enables customers and end-users to

make informed purchasing decisions. However, during the screening of the EU acquis,

simplification options were identified, including by making better use of the digital ecosystem

created by EPREL13.

The proposal introduces targeted changes to:

• simplify rules for suppliers and dealers without compromising the provision of

necessary information to customers and end-users while maximising accessibility to

that information and facilitating comparison of products; and

• improve compliance and enforcement by enhancing the clarity of legal concepts and

a better use of digital options.

These targeted changes will provide the flexibility to adopt more suitable product-specific

requirements in implementing measures for which individual reviews, evaluations and impact

assessments are systematically carried out under the Energy Labelling Regulation.

Further possible modifications of the Energy and Tyre Labelling Regulations are entirely

outside of the scope and aims of the present proposal. The Commission will constructively

engage with the co-legislators, in order to ensure that the legislative process on the present

proposal fully preserves its essential object and does not distort it.

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR)14, which

repealed and replaced the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC15 as from 18 July 2024, subject to

certain transitional measures, is not part of the present omnibus. Implementation of the ESPR

is still in a very early phase. For the purposes of the present initiative, alignment across the

initiatives including on the interaction between the Digital Product Passport (DPP) and

EPREL is sought.

8 COM(2026) 319 and COM(2026) 326. 9 https://energy.ec.europa.eu/events/implementation-dialogue-energy-efficient-product-legislation-

commissioner-dan-jorgensen-2025-10-14_en. 10 https://energy.ec.europa.eu/events/reality-check-energy-product-legislation-2025-12-08_en. 11 The Commission seeks views on how to simplify legislation on energy efficient products. 12 SWD(2026) 565. 13 EPREL Public website. 14 Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishing

a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, amending Directive

(EU) 2020/1828 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC (OJ L,

2024/1781, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj). 15 Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing

a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (OJ L 285,

31.10.2009, pp. 10–35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/125/oj).

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Finally, the proposal repeals Regulation (EC) No 106/200816 and Regulation (EU) No

174/201317, which implemented the US-EU Energy Star agreement and have become obsolete

when the latter elapsed.

The proposal contains the following key measures:

Flexibility as regards the format for energy labels accompanying products while maintaining

the possibility to obtain printed labels on request

The Energy Labelling Regulation requires that each unit of a product placed on the market is

accompanied by a printed label. The label is, for most products, found inside the box. For

lighting and electronic displays, printing on the packaging is required. Additionally, in case of

rescaling, both the label under the old regulation (the non-rescaled label) and the label under

the reviewed regulation (the rescaled label) are to be delivered in printed format with each

unit of product for a period of four months before the rescaled label is to be shown to

potential customers (thereafter referred to as “the transition period”).

The impact assessment supporting this proposal has assessed alternative options for how the

label should be provided - while maintaining the key requirement that a label must be

displayed to customers or end users at the points of sale. The proposal seeks to reduce the

number of labels inside boxes and/or printed on the packaging that are not used for display

and that the customer or end user gets with the purchased product and may simply discard as

the purchasing decision has been taken. The proposal removes the default rule in the energy

labelling framework to have a printed label accompanying each unit but it does not introduce

a ‘digital only’ system for label, given the impact this would have on the more SME-

dominated retail sector and the lack of sector specific behavioural studies on the effect of

moving fully to digital labels.

The proposal also removes the obligation for suppliers of tyres and energy-related products to

enter a separate label image in EPREL since the product database automatically generates

these labels. In addition, the proposal ensures that the QR code that is compulsory on revised

labels and the EPREL registration number are transmitted along the supply chain.

The proposal retains the possibility for dealers to request printed labels from suppliers, an

option that is expected to be used by smaller dealers who may face higher per unit printing

costs than suppliers, which generally are bigger manufacturers. The proposal also gives

dealers the possibility to display the label in shops on digital screens, considering

technological developments that enable such screens to display energy labels in the

appropriate resolution, colour and size.

Fully electronic product information sheets

Product information sheets (PIS) provide dealers with additional technical information useful

for marketing and sales. They can be accessed by anyone through EPREL where they are

automatically available in all official languages of the Union. Article 3(1) of the Energy

Labelling Regulation offers the option to not require the delivery of printed PIS for each unit

of product which was effectively retained by the delegated acts adopted so far. Even if dealers

currently have a right to request printed product information sheets, this right is rarely

16 Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a

Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, pp. 1–7,

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/106/oj). 17 Regulation (EU) No 174/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013

amending Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for

office equipment (OJ L 63, 6.3.2013, pp. 1–4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/174/oj).

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exercised. PIS should therefore become fully digital completing the digitalisation of this part

of the obligations.

Stronger accountability for non-EU manufacturers and their authorised representatives

Article 2(11) of the Energy Labelling Regulation defines ‘authorised representative’ (AR) as

“a natural or legal person established in the Union who has received a written mandate from

the manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks”. That definition was

established to have an EU-based entity responsible for registering the models in EPREL on

behalf of third country manufacturers. However, the notion of AR does not appear in any

further provision of the Energy Labelling Regulation, which creates a lack of clarity on the

role of the AR, in particular, since the responsibility for placing products on the market

remains with the manufacturer. The proposal therefore establishes a duty for ARs to cooperate

with MSAs and requires that a signed copy of the AR’s mandate is to be added to EPREL as a

condition for registering products and that any changes in the scope of that mandate are

notified to MSAs.

Simplifying the transition to rescaled labels for suppliers and dealers

The Energy Labelling Regulation currently requires suppliers to deliver both non-rescaled and

rescaled labels in printed form for each unit of product during a 4-month transition period

preceding the date where the rescaled labels are introduced. Dealers must obtain rescaled

labels to continue selling their existing stocks and need to change the label on display within

14 working days from the official rescaling date. They can continue selling units with the

non-rescaled label beyond that only in exceptional cases.

The proposal introduces greater flexibility during the transition period to allow suppliers to

deliver labels in line with their product-to-market processes during this time and dealers to

change the label on display as a more natural part of their stock management. Products

bearing the non-rescaled label may be marketed and sold, in shops and online, for an extended

period of 12 months from the official rescaling date (the date from which suppliers can only

place units on the market accompanied with the rescaled label).

Once-only principle for EPREL

The proposal clarifies that products for which EPREL offers equivalent information to that set

in a delegated act adopted under the ESPR’ do not have to be registered again in the registry

managing the digital product passport foreseen to be established under the ESPR. Instead, it

will be ensured that the central administrative part of EPREL and the common “model-

related” information in EPREL is interlinked with DPP registry item-level information.

Furthermore, for products where similar information is mandated at model level in EPREL

and in the DPP, a link between the two systems shall facilitate access to the relevant

information avoiding any potential reporting duplication for economic operators. This should

also be ensured for tyres in relation to information requirements set in delegated acts adopted

under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781. A similar interlinking exists between EPREL and the

Information and Communication System for the pan-European Market Surveillance of

technical products (ICSMS) in relation to in-depth inspection reports. Similarly, a second

identity verification should not be required, unless additional requirements need to be verified

for the DPP.

In addition, suppliers that have duly registered their products and provided the necessary

documentation in EPREL should be able to use that as evidence in relation to the assessment

of the product’s eligibility for Member States’ incentives (which, in accordance with Article

7(2) of the Energy Labelling Regulation, shall aim at the highest two significantly populated

classes of energy efficiency, or at higher classes laid down in the delegated act for the

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product). Suppliers should not face additional requests for the same documentation where the

competent authorities can access the relevant documentation via EPREL. Member States will

therefore have to consider as sufficient proof of eligibility, information already registered in

EPREL (or in a DPP) to the extent this contains the information needed to assess eligibility

and provided suppliers upload supporting evidence such as test reports, declarations of

conformity, and where relevant, third-party conformity assessment documentation.

Clarifications of responsibilities of stakeholders along the supply chain

Both the Energy Labelling Regulation and the Tyre Labelling Regulation define

responsibilities for suppliers and dealers. However, unlike the Tyre Labelling Regulation, the

Energy Labelling Regulation does not distinguish between wholesale distributors and dealers

selling to the customers. Moreover, the Energy Labelling Regulation and the Tyre Labelling

Regulation do not clearly define the responsibilities of intermediaries such as installers,

professional repairers, tyre fitters or kitchen fitters. In fact, the only time that installers are

specifically mentioned in the Energy Labelling Regulation is as clients of another dealer. It is

relevant to specify that they are covered by dealers’ obligations when selling energy–related

products as part of their commercial services. The proposal clarifies that installers who offer

for sale, hire or hire-purchase energy labelled products as part of their commercial activity,

must include relevant product energy labels in their invitations to purchase, as this is

important precontractual information that ensures informed purchasing decisions, and make

available the product information sheet as indicated in the delegated act.

Similarly, it is appropriate to add the specific category of tyre fitters under the Tyre Labelling

Regulation as they often have a dual role: they do not just fit a tyre; in doing so they are also

typically engaged in selling or hiring out tyres as part of their commercial activity where their

role is then not different from that of brick and mortar or online shops.

By contrast, vehicle dealers, another possible intermediary in the tyre sales chain should no

longer have to display the tyre label in new car sales since end users in most cases cannot

choose the tyre fitted to their vehicle, and since the rolling resistance is typically already

reflected indirectly in other precontractual information related to emissions or autonomy.

Aligning the procedures for updating the parameters under the Tyre Labelling Regulation

with the ones under the Energy Labelling Regulation

The Tyre Labelling Regulation only allows the Commission to update via delegated acts the

values, calculation methods and information requirements on the label related to severe snow

and ice conditions. It does not empower the Commission to update or review the parts of the

label on fuel efficiency, wet grip or noise. The only way to update or rescale these parts of the

tyre label is therefore through an amendment of the Tyre Labelling Regulation in co-decision.

As a result, the current tyre label is out-of-date in relation to UNECE requirements and

market realities. By allowing for the revision of all tyre label aspects via delegated acts, the

proposal aligns with the approach under the Energy Labelling Regulation which allows the

updating of all parameters of the label in view of technological and market developments.

Update tyre information parameters in the public part of EPREL

The proposal amends current information requirements under the Tyre Labelling Regulation

to cover those parameters needed for unambiguous tyre selection, including for the purposes

of the EU taxonomy Regulation (EU) 2020/852 18.

18 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 establishing the technical screening criteria for

determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to

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Adding test reports for tyres to the documentation to be uploaded in the compliance part of

EPREL which is accessible only to market surveillance authorities

Under the Tyre Labelling Regulation, type approval of tyres is carried out at product group

(‘tyre family’) level and based on a ‘worst case’ scenario. By contrast, the tyre label and

registration in EPREL is model based. This can lead to situations where some tyre models

have a better performance than the ‘worst-case’ documented by the type approval for the

entire ‘family’ (that can cover several models). The proposal replaces the requirement to

provide testing protocols with a requirement to provide test reports which should substantiate

the values declared in the label. It is clarified that where simulations or extrapolations are

used to determine the exact values for certain sizes/models within the tyre family, those

procedures should be provided together with the underlying results used as a basis for those

calculations. Type approval reports should only replace the need of a specific test report if the

declared performance is not better than the ‘worst case’ for the ‘family’.

Consistency with other Union policies

This proposal aims to ensure consistency with other instruments such as the ESPR and the

Digital Services Act (DSA)19.

2. LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY

Legal basis

The legal bases of the proposal are Articles 114 and 194(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning

of the European Union (TFEU). This reflects the underlying legal bases of the regulations that

are being revised: Article 194(2) (TFEU) for the Energy Labelling Regulation and Article 114

and Article 194(2) (TFEU) for the Tyre Labelling Regulation.

Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)

This proposal relates to directly applicable regulations that govern the access to the internal

market. The proposal does not alter the division of competences between the EU and the

Member States. The targeted amendments to fully harmonised requirements established under

the Energy Labelling Regulation and the Tyre Labelling Regulation, do not change the

substance or ambition of the political objectives of these two regulations.

Proportionality

The targeted amendments improve the effectiveness of the existing rules and the benefits from

having EPREL for the internal market and do not go beyond what is necessary to maintain a

level playing field, ensure uniform compliance and better alignment with technological

developments. New obligations are targeted based on evidence. While the “one-fits-all"

requirement to have a printed label accompanying each product unit is removed, the right of

customers to have a label in display in shops is maintained and dealers keep the right to

request printed labels from suppliers.

Choice of the instrument

A proposal for a Regulation is the appropriate instrument as the underlying acts that are being

amended are also Regulations.

climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic

activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives. 19 Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a

Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (OJ L

277, 27.10.2022, pp. 1–102, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj).

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3. RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER

CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation

Article 19 of the Energy Labelling Regulation required the Commission to produce a report

on the implementation of that Regulation. Similarly, Article 15 of the Tyre Labelling

Regulation required the Commission to produce a report on the implementation of that

Regulation. Both reports are adopted together with this proposal and provide some of the

evidence for the impact assessment.

Stakeholder consultations

The Commission regularly consults stakeholders when establishing and reviewing product

requirements and energy labels through the Consultation forum established by Article 14 of

the Energy Labelling Regulation. This forum was also consulted in writing on the energy

labelling implementation report in 2025. Input was received from 12 Member States (Austria,

Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands,

Portugal and Slovenia), two European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association

countries (Norway and Iceland) and seven non-governmental members (APPLiA, Digital

Europe, EHI, EHPA, EPEE, EuroCommerce and Lighting Europe). The implementation

reports were also supported by two representative surveys, one on the Energy Labelling

Regulation and another one on the Tyre Labelling Regulation which are publicly available20.

On 14 October 2025, an implementation dialogue was held involving 23 organisations

covering all stakeholder groups, as follows:

– manufacturers: APPLiA, CEFACD, CEMEP, Digital Europe, EHI, EHPA, Eurovent,

Lighting Europe, Tyres Europe;

– dealers: Ebay, EDRA-GHIN, EuroCommerce, Independent Retail Europe;

– installers: GVP Europe;

– MSAs: the chair of the Administrative Cooperation group for Eco-Design and

Energy Labelling, Independent market surveillance experts, PROSAFE, RVO (NL);

– Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)/thinktanks/consumer associations: BEUC,

CLASP, ECOS, EEB; and

– others: SME United.

Following the implementation dialogue, a reality check meeting was convened in December

2025. Participation was open to the public (and announced on the website of the

Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy). Invitations were sent to the Consultation

Forum, the Administrative Cooperation Group for Ecodesign and Energy Labelling and the

Administrative Cooperation Group for Tyres Labelling21.

The reality check meeting brought together around 160 participants in person and online.

Participants were mainly manufacturers (40%), Member State/enforcement authorities (30%),

consumers/NGOs/think tanks (7 %,). Only one retail representative attended.

The agenda of the reality check meeting covered technical aspects of measures that could be

envisaged to make the rules under the Energy Labelling and the Tyre Labelling Regulation

simpler and more effective. The Commission presented two non-papers to structure the

20 Study on consumer understanding of the EU tyre label applied since 1 May 2021 and Study on

consumer understanding of the EU energy labels applied since 2021. 21 Adcos - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

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discussion. The agenda included a more in-depth exchange on a suggestion from APPLiA to

move to a ‘digital by default’ approach for the energy label, which was rejected by other

stakeholder groups. One of the main outcomes of the discussion was strong support for an

approach that gives flexibility to determine, on a product-specific basis, the most appropriate

way to provide the label with individual products. There was also broad agreement that the

transition between labels in case of rescaling could be simplified. Two national authorities

and Tyres Europe were the main stakeholders providing input on possible simplifications to

the Tyre Labelling Regulation.

A call for evidence was open for feedback from 12 February 2026 to 12 March 2026. It

received 58 responses, half of them from manufacturers. There was also a 75 % overlap with

participants in the reality check meeting. The submissions broadly confirmed the stakeholder

groups’ previously known positions. For more details on all consultation steps, see Annex 2

(synopsis report) to the impact assessment.

Collection and use of expertise

Evidence gathering was carried out by the Commission. In addition to stakeholder input, the

analysis in the impact assessment and this proposal are based largely on the two

implementation reports and accompanying surveys, and on insights gathered from market

surveillance, reports of national compliance activities carried out in 2024, analysis of EPREL

and ICSMS statistics, complaints received by the Commission, publicly available market data

and research and findings from EU-funded projects supporting the implementation of the

energy and tyre labelling frameworks, in particular EEPLIANT Concerted Action22 and

Compliance Services23.

Impact assessment

An impact assessment accompanies this proposal and includes a comprehensive summary of

stakeholder consultation activities.

It sets out the intervention logic and problems to be addressed by the proposal and quantifies

the expected savings and costs in line with the Commission Better Regulation requirements,

in particular the recently adopted Communication on a simpler, clearer and better enforced

EU rulebook (COM (2026) 380). The scrutiny meeting with the Regulatory Scrutiny Board

(RSB) took place on 20 May 2026 and the impact assessment received a non-qualified

opinion on 22 May 2026 which recommended to improve:

(1) the analysis of non-compliance; and

(2) the rationale and comparison of the two policy options and the social/consumer

assessment.

The impact assessment was reviewed in the light of the RSB’s quality checklist and its non-

qualified opinion, and a revised impact assessment was shared as part of the interservice

consultation.

Regulatory fitness and simplification

The proposal is in line with the REFIT objectives. It proposes means to reduce compliance

costs for suppliers and dealers, increase the benefits of EPREL and improve the effectiveness

of MSAs. The proposal amends the existing Energy Labelling and Tyre Labelling

Regulations. In accordance with the ‘one in, one out’ principle, this omnibus is expected to

22 EEPLIANT - Home 23 Compliance Services

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deliver up to EUR 12524 million in annual administrative cost savings, driven by the removal

and simplification of provisions over a 10-year period. The additional costs arising from new

obligations are estimated at EUR 11.5 million. The resulting indirect positive impacts for

suppliers, dealers, customers, and MSAs – stemming from a more level playing field – are not

captured in this monetisation.Fundamental rights

The proposal has no adverse impact on fundamental rights.

4. BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS

Not applicable

5. OTHER ELEMENTS

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements

Not applicable.

Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal

Article 1 amends Regulation (EU) 2017/1369.

Article 2 amends Regulation (EU) 2020/740.

Article 3 repeals Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 174/2013.

Annex I replaces Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2020/740.

Annex II amends Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2020/740

Annex III amends Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2020/740

24 This figure is EUR 2 million/year higher than the quantification in the Impact Assessment Report due to

slight adjustments in the measures proposed.

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2026/0169 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and Regulation (EU) 2020/740 as regards simplification

and better use of digital options for energy and tyre labelling

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114

and Article 194(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee25,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions26,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) The political guidelines for the Commission’s 2024-2029 term27 point to the goal of

simplifying legislation to eliminate any overlaps and contradictions, while maintaining

original policy objectives. In its communication on a Strategy for a single market28, the

Commission acknowledges digitalisation of paper formats as a key lever for a smooth

functioning single market. That digitalisation is partly implemented for the product

information sheet, but not yet for the energy label.

(2) The Draghi report29 points to insufficient market surveillance and poor enforcement as

major shortcomings in the implementation of the EU ecodesign and energy labelling

frameworks. This includes missing, fake or wrongly-placed labels, and wrong or

inconsistent declarations of energy efficiency on labels and in the European Product

Registry for Energy Labelling (‘EPREL’).

(3) In the context of the Commission’s commitment to reduce administrative burdens and

compliance costs, enhance interoperability, and stimulate competitiveness, it is opportune to

amend certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of

25 OJ C [...], [...], p. [...]. 26 OJ C [...], [...], p. [...]. 27 Europe’s Choice, Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024−2029, Ursula von der Leyen. 28 COM (2025) 500. 29 Draghi, M. (2024), The future of European competitiveness.

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the Council 30 setting a framework for energy labelling and Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the

European Parliament and of the Council 31 on the labelling of tyres.

(4) It is appropriate to take advantage of opportunities for simplification and digitalisation,

which were not anticipated when Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and Regulation (EU)

2020/740 were adopted. In particular, the further development and wider use of EPREL,

established in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369, represent such

opportunities that are not yet fully exploited. This database contains over two million model

entries for energy-related products and tyres, and the introduction of QR codes on the

respective labels unlocks access to comprehensive information on the products for dealers,

distributors, customers and end users.

(5) Energy-related products are very diverse and range from electronics and white goods to

large heating and cooling appliances. There is a need for more flexibility on when and how a

label is to be delivered with each product, in view of the diversity in products and

distribution channels. The requirement to have a printed label for each unit should be

adapted to the product specificities that enable to identify the best combination of digital and

printed label transmission.

(6) Experience shows that the electronic format of the product information sheet has been

accepted by the market, and it should be made fully digital. The right of dealers to request a

printed copy of this product information sheet should therefore be removed. In order to

ensure that customers, installer, dealers, professional repairers, recyclers and any other

stakeholder and the public in general nevertheless have access to product information such

as maintenance and repair instructions stored in EPREL, it is appropriate to specify that

suppliers should include information in the documentation accompanying the product, the

technical promotional material, in visual advertisements, and in distance selling, thereby

allowing to retrieve the information registered in EPREL.

(7) The reports under Article 19 of Regulation 2017/1369 and under Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 2020/740, and the results of compliance checks carried out by national market

surveillance authorities and other market actors, point to persistent insufficient levels of

market surveillance and resulting high levels of non-compliance, particularly for online

sales. Some of them are rooted in unclear definitions and technical specifications that should

be clarified.

(8) To avoid the need for economic operators of energy-related products to register multiple

times the same model-related information, it is appropriate to ensure a technical link

between EPREL and the centralised element of the future digital registry under Regulation

(EU) 2024/178132. A single system for electronic verification of the identity of suppliers for

both databases also reduces the burden for suppliers. The reuse of information registered in

EPREL for national purposes, such as documenting eligibility with financial incentives for

30 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework

for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, pp. 1–23, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1369/oj). 31 Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of

tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing

Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (OJ L 177, 5.6.2020, pp. 1–31, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/740/oj). 32 Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishing a

framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, amending Directive (EU)

2020/1828 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC (OJ L, 2024/1781,

28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj).

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products in scope, should also be encouraged in line with the ‘once-only’ mandate set out in

Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 establishing a single digital gateway33.

(9) The supplier obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 apply to EU

manufacturers, importers and authorised representatives, all of which are required to comply

with those obligations. It is appropriate to eliminate ambiguity about the scope of the

mandates of Union-based authorised representatives registering energy-related products on

behalf of manufacturers established outside the Union. To provide more clarity for market

surveillance authorities about who can be requested to take corrective action if a product

fails to comply with energy labelling rules, authorised representatives should therefore be

required to include a copy of their mandate in the compliance part of EPREL. This is

without prejudice to the obligations of authorised representatives in accordance with other

Union legislation.

(10) Information referring to an offer of products placed on the market or made available on the

market which are not compliant with this Regulation should be considered to be illegal

content within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/206534. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065

also provides that online marketplaces are obliged to design and organise their online

interface in a way that allows traders to provide, among others, information concerning the

labelling and marking in compliance with rules of applicable Union law on product safety

and product compliance. This information may include unambiguous product identifiers and

the related machine-readable and freely accessible pre-contractual information available via

the public interface of EPREL.

(11) Customers may be influenced by labelling information being shown at different stages of an

online shopping process and before the actual purchasing decision is made. In online

distance selling, the simplified label display with nested display mechanisms should

therefore be visible not only on the main product page, but also on other relevant pages such

as those listing or comparing alternatives and on the shopping basket page shown before a

purchase is completed.

(12) It is appropriate to continuously monitor that sufficient action is taken by market

surveillance authorities to address non-compliance and that the Commission regularly

reports on efforts and progress made.

(13) The existing provisions in Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 on greying out empty energy labels

classes on the label for lower classes in which models are no longer allowed to be placed on

the market or put into service because of an ecodesign implementing measure have proved

difficult to implement and should be removed.

(14) Intermediary actors such as installers or tyre fitters, as well as dealers not selling to

customers or end users directly, should make sure that the energy labelling related

information is handed down the supply chain. Intermediary actors should comply with the

obligations set for dealers under the energy labelling and tyre labelling frameworks when

they, as part of their commercial activity, offer products or tyres for sale, hire or hire-

purchase, or display products to customers or tyres to end users.

33 Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 establishing a

single digital gateway to provide access to information, to procedures and to assistance and problem-solving

services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, pp. 1–38) 34 Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single

Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (OJ L 277,

27.10.2022, pp. 1–102, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj).

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(15) To simplify the transition period in case of label rescaling, suppliers should no longer be

required to provide both the non-rescaled and the rescaled labels with each unit placed on

the market during the 4-month transition period preceding the date as from which rescaled

labels apply. During that period, suppliers should be required to provide only the non-

rescaled or rescaled label, or should be allowed to supply both labels. After the rescaling

date, suppliers should only provide the rescaled label with any units placed on the market.

(16) The current 14-working-day deadline for dealers to substitute non-rescaled labels by

rescaled labels on products on display both in shops and online should be replaced by a

more flexible, stock-driven process managed by dealers. In that context, dealers should

simply ensure that the labels delivered with products to customers correspond to the label

used for display. Dealers should be able to continue displaying and selling units that they

received with only the non-rescaled label until 12 months after the rescaling date.

(17) Unlike Regulation (EU) 2017/1369, which relies on delegated acts to lay down product-

specific technical requirements, Regulation (EU) 2020/740 incorporates all technical

specifications directly in its annexes. However, the scope of the existing empowerment does

not allow for the update of important parameters of the tyre label in line with technological

and market developments, as is the case for energy labelling. The procedure for amending

the tyre label should therefore be aligned with the rules for energy labelling, by empowering

the Commission to amend the tyre label and the technical annexes, and to align with

ecodesign information requirements established under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.

(18) There is a need to improve the effectiveness of the EU tyre label scheme and its enforcement

to enable end-users to identify safe and fuel-efficient tyres that are compliant. Obligations

for dealers should also be proportionate. Therefore, detailed specifications for simplified

label display via nested display mechanisms for online sales, in promotional material and in

tyre catalogues should be included and obligations for vehicle dealers should be removed.

(19) The Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European

Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office

equipment the Energy Star Agreement expired in February 2018. Regulation (EC) No

106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 and Regulation (EU) No

174/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council36, which implemented that

agreement, should therefore be repealed.

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1369

Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 2, the following points are added:

‘(27) ‘European product registry for energy labelling’ or ‘EPREL’ means the product

database established and maintained by the Commission in accordance with Article 12;

35 Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a

Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 1, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/106/oj). 36 Regulation (EU) No 174/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 amending

Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment

(OJ L 63, 6.3.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/174/oj).

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(28) ‘EPREL model registration number’ means the unique registration number of a model

in the product database established under Article 12;

(29) 'installer' means a natural or legal person responsible for the correct and safe

installation, setting up, or fitting of energy-related products on the Union market;

(30) ‘rescaling date’ is the date specified in the relevant delegated act at which each unit of

a model placed on the market by the supplier is to be accompanied only by the rescaled

label;

(31) ‘nested display’ means a visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a

mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion of another image or data set;

(32) ‘invitation to purchase’ means invitation to purchase as defined in article 2 point (i),

of Directive 2005/29/EC37 of the European Parliament and of the Council.’

(2) Article 3 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. The supplier shall ensure that products that are placed on the market are provided

with, for each individual unit, free of charge, accurate labels in accordance with this

Regulation and as specified in the relevant delegated acts In view of the

characteristics of the product, delegated acts shall specify how the label and other

labelling-relevant information, such as the QR code, is to appear on the product, on

its packaging or in the documents accompanying the product.

The supplier shall enter the parameters of the product information sheet into the

product database in accordance with Article 4 and the relevant delegated act. A link

to that information shall be provided by the supplier along with the label’;

(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. Upon a dealer’s request, suppliers shall send printed labels, including rescaled

labels in accordance with Article 11(13), free of charge, promptly and in any event

within five working days from receiving that request.’;

(3) Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a) the following paragraph (3a) is inserted:

‘(3a). The supplier shall indicate the EPREL model registration number, or provide

the link or insert the QR code to the model’s web page in EPREL, in the documents

accompanying the product, in visual advertisements and technical promotional

material as well as in online distance selling.’;

(b) the following paragraph (3b) is inserted:

‘(3b). The authorised representative of a manufacturer not established in the Union

shall upload in EPREL a signed copy of the mandate received from the manufacturer

in an official language of the Member State where the authorised representative is

37 Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair

business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive

84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of Directive

2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-

consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives

97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the Europe (OJ L149, 11.6.05, p14 ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2005/29/2022-05-28).

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established. The mandate shall, as a minimum, include contact details of both the

manufacturer and the authorised representative and shall confer on the authorised

representative the ability to follow up on requests of market surveillance authorities.

It shall specify the content and limits of the authorised representative’s tasks, as well

as information on the brands or trademarks, models and the geographical scope and

duration covered by that mandate.

Any changes in the tasks performed by the authorised representative on behalf of the

manufacturer, any change in the scope or duration of the mandate or any change in

the name and contact details of the authorised representative shall be registered by

the authorised representative in EPREL without delay.’;

(4) Article 5 is amended as follows:

(a) the title is replaced by the following:

‘Obligations of dealers and installers’;

(b) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. Dealers shall:

(a) ‘display, for products physically on display, the label in a visible manner in

proximity to the product in such a way that the label is unequivocally and easily

identified with the specific model;

(b) display, for products on display via online distance selling, the label in proximity

to the price and on the product detail page, search result pages and the shopping

basket page. Dealers may display the label in the simplified label format with nested

display consisting of an energy class arrow including the applicable range and

directly giving access to the complete label, as specified in the relevant delegated act;

(c) in invitations to purchase, and in contractual offers, include the relevant label as

material (pre-)contractual information that enables the customer to make informed

purchases;

(d) in any dealer to dealer transaction, provide the EPREL registration number or the

link or QR code leading to the registration of that model in EPREL;

(e) make available to customers the product information sheet as specified in the

relevant delegated act.’;

(c) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. Installers who, as part of their activity offer for sale, hire or hire-purchase a

product shall comply with the obligations under letters (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 of

this Article, and if applicable, the other obligations of dealers referred to in paragraph

1 of this Article.’;

(d) paragraph 3 is deleted;

(5) In Article 9(2), the following subparagraph is added:

‘Market surveillance authorities may reduce the visibility to the public of the product in

EPREL and display appropriate warnings until the non-compliance ceases, using the

harmonised functionalities provided for this purpose in EPREL.’;

(6) The following Article (9a) is inserted:

‘Article 9a

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Reporting by the Commission

1. The Commission shall, every four years, draw up a report by 30 June based on the

information entered by market surveillance authorities into the information and

communication system referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.

That report may be combined and published simultaneously with the report required under

Article 67 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 and shall include:

(a) information on the nature and number of checks performed by market

surveillance authorities during the four preceding calendar years pursuant to

Article 34(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;

(b) information on the level and nature of non-compliance identified and, on the

nature and severity of penalties imposed in the four preceding calendar years in

relation to products covered by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 of

this Regulation;

(c) a comparison of the information referred to in points (a) and (b) of this

paragraph with the activities planned in the context of the section on the market

surveillance activities drawn up pursuant to Article 8(3);

(d) indicative benchmarks for market surveillance authorities in relation to the

frequency of checks and the nature and severity of penalties imposed;

(e) a list of priorities for market surveillance authorities in terms of products and

requirements.’

2. The Commission shall publish the report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in the

information and communication system referred to in Article 34 of Regulation

(EU) 2019/1020 and shall make it publicly available. The first of those reports shall be

published by 19 July 2032.’;

(7) Article 11 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph (10) is deleted;

(b) paragraph (13) is replaced by the following:

‘13. Where, pursuant to paragraph 1 or 3, a label is rescaled:

(a) the suppliers shall, when placing a product on the market during the period

beginning four months before the rescaling date, provide either the non-

rescaled label and the related product information sheet or the rescaled label

and the related product information sheet, or may provide both. As of the

rescaling date, suppliers shall provide only the rescaled label and the related

product information sheet with products placed on the market;

(b) the dealer shall display or advertise the label at the point of sale that

corresponds to the label that is provided with the unit that is offered or sold to a

customer. When both the non-rescaled and rescaled label are provided by the

supplier, the dealer shall only use the rescaled label as of the rescaling date;

(c) the dealer shall be permitted to sell units of models placed on the market before

the rescaling date and accompanied only with the non-rescaled label until

12 months after the rescaling date.’;

(8) Article 12 is amended as follows:

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(a) in paragraph (5), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘In addition, the supplier may upload, on a voluntary basis, additional parts of the

technical documentation, including test reports and other documents related to

ecodesign or energy labelling requirements or conformity assessment for the models

registered in EPREL. Where a supplier has chosen to upload such documents, or

where such documentation is available to the authorities via a Digital Product

Passport linked to the model’s registration in EPREL, the information included in

EPREL shall be accepted for the purposes of Article 7(2).’;

(b) the following paragraph is added:

‘(13.) Where provided for by Union law, the Commission shall ensure the integration

between EPREL and the central part of the registry to be established under Article 13

of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.’;

(9) Article 16 paragraph (3) is amended as follows:

(a) point (e) is replaced by the following:

‘(e) the manner in which labels and QR codes appear on the product or on its

packaging, or are to be included in the user manual or other documentation provided

with the product;’;

(b) point (g) is replaced by the following:

‘(g) the manner in which the label and the product information sheet, the detailed

information in the product information sheet, or the link to the product registration in

EPREL, are to be provided, including in the case of distance selling;’;

(c) the following point (r) is added:

‘(r) where applicable, if and how installers have to display or provide the label.’.

Article 2

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2020/740

Regulation (EU) 2020/740 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 3, the following points are added:

‘(25) ‘European product registry for energy labelling’ or ‘EPREL’ means the product

database established and maintained by the Commission in accordance with Article 12 of

Regulation (EU) 2017/1369;

(26) ‘tyre fitter’ means a natural or legal person who is responsible for the correct and safe

fitting and setting up of tyres on vehicles.’;

(27) ‘nested display’ means a visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a

mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion of another image or data set;’

(2) in Article 4(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) for each batch of two or more identical tyres, by a tyre label that complies with the

requirements set out in Annex II, indicating the information and class for each of the

parameters set out in Annex I.’;

(3) in Article 5, paragraph1 is replaced by the following:

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‘1. Suppliers shall enter the information set out in Annex III and in Annex VII into EPREL

before placing on the market a tyre produced after that date. A link to that information

shall be provided along with the label.’;

(4) Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a) the title is replaced by the following:

‘Obligations of tyre distributors and tyre fitters’;

(b) in paragraph 1, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:

‘(a) at the point of sale, tyres bear a tyre label, in the form of a sticker, that complies

with the requirements set out in Annex II, provided by the supplier in accordance

with point (a) of Article 4(1) in a clearly visible position and legible in its entirety; or

(b) before the sale of a tyre that is part of a batch of two or more identical tyres, a

tyre label that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, is shown to the

end-user and is clearly displayed close to the tyre at the point of sale.’;

(c) paragraph 2 is replaced bythe following:

‘2. Distributors shall ensure that the EPREL tyre registration number or the link or

QR code leading to the tyre registration in EPREL is included in all tyre offers,

visual advertisements and on invoices. If a price is indicated, the tyre label, or the

tyre classes as set out in Annex IV, shall be displayed close to the price

indication. For online sales, distributors may make the tyre label available in a nested

display as set out in Annex IV close to the price indication.’;

(d) paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 are deleted;

(e) the following paragraph is added:

‘4. In catalogues or technical promotional material, where displaying the full label is

not possible or advisable, the rolling resistance, the wet grip and the noise classes

may be shown by the means of a simplified label format with nested display

consisting of class arrows including the applicable ranges as set out in Annex IV and

directly giving access to the complete label.’;

(5) Article 7 is deleted.

(6) Article 13 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 1, point (b), is replaced by the following:

‘(b) Annexes I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII, by adapting the values, calculation methods and

requirements set out therein to technological or market developments or to ecodesign

information requirements set out in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU)

2024/1781’;

(7) Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

(8) Annex IV amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;

(9) Annex VII is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 3

Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 174/2013

Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 174/2013 are repealed.

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Article 4

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

Roberta Metsola António Costa

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT

1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending

Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 setting a framework for energy labelling and Regulation (EU)

2020/740 on tyre labelling

1.2. Policy area(s) concerned

Energy

1.3. Objective(s)

1.3.1. General objective(s)

The general objective pursued by this legislative proposal is to simplify elements of

Regulations (EU) 2017/1369 and (EU) 2020/740 in order to reduce administrative costs for

businesses and improving compliance, while preserving the effectiveness of existing

legislation and the framework established by the recently agreed Ecodesign for sustainable

Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.

The regulatory framework for energy efficient products is well established and enjoys the

support of most manufacturers, retailers and consumers. With the European Product

Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL) database offering digital possibilities that were not

anticipated at the time, it seems opportune to revisit the interplay between obligations

asking for printed documents and digital formats.

The proposal also aims to tackle the persistent high levels of non-compliant products

(particularly in online shops).

1.3.2. Specific objective(s)

The specific objectives of the proposed amendments to Regulations (EU) 207/1369 and

(EU) 2020/740 included in this proposal aim to achieve the following results:

Reducing administrative complexity and cumulative burden by providing the possibility to

adjust supplier obligation to accompany each unit with a printed label in view of the

particular characteristics of the product. Remove the option for dealers to request printed

product information sheets.

Digitalising product information for easier display in shops as well as easier and more

long-term access to product life span related information accessible in the product database

to end users/consumers such as maintenance information, information on spare parts and

end of life product.

Streamlining EPREL registration obligations to increase usefulness and usability of the

registered information, and to facilitate online compliance.

Increasing compliance with labels, particularly for tyres, heating and cooling appliances,

and in online shops

Simplifying processes for adapting tyre label requirements to changes in technology or

market conditions

Improving market surveillance by clarifying legal concepts and by making better use of

EPREL to tackle non-compliance

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1.3.3. Expected result(s) and impact

Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups

targeted.

The proposed amendments to Regulations (EU) 2017/1369 and Regulation (EU) 2020 will

affect: manufacturers (EU-based or from third countries) of energy-related products with

an energy label, tyre manufacturers, tyre and car dealers, tyre distributors, energy

product dealers (both wholesale and direct-to-consumer sellers), consumers, SMEs and

other businesses buying or leasing energy-related products and tyres, providers of online

marketplaces, importers and authorised representatives of products within scope, installers

and national market surveillance authorities.

The proposal will improve the effectiveness of the policies through a better interplay of

digital and printed documents. It will improve the level playing field for compliant

suppliers and dealers.

1.3.4. Indicators of performance

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements.

To monitor progress towards achieving the proposal’s specific objectives, the Commission

will use existing fora (AdCO (sector-specific formations); Ecodesign and Energy Labelling

Consultation Forum and ecodesign for sustainable products and energy labelling

Consultation Forum) and monitor developments as part of EU funded projects to support

implementation and compliance.

Product-specific reviews under the energy labelling framework and their accompanying

evaluations will shed light on the effect of the changes.

In addition, the EPREL product database allows for continued market monitoring and for

receiving complaints on non-compliant products. Finally, compliance will be monitored

through the relevant procedures, including the ICSMS database that is interlinked with

EPREL.

1.4. The proposal/initiative relates to:

☐ a new action

☐ a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action 38

☐ the extension of an existing action

☑ a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action

1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative

1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long-term including a detailed timeline for roll-

out of the implementation of the initiative

N/A. The Regulations are directly applicable.

The Commission will in its role as manager of the database implement accompanying

changes in the set-up of the EPREL database once the proposal is adopted.

1.5.2. Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination

gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this

38 As referred to in Article 58(2), point (a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.

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section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting from EU action, that is

additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.

Improved harmonised single market rules.

Greater effectiveness of EU-wide product database, including for national enforcement

activities and national funding schemes

for more details cf. subsidiarity chapter of the IA

1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past

The reports required under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and Article 15 of

Regulation (EU) 2020/740 contain evidence on effectiveness of implementation and

legislative set-up.

1.5.4. Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with other

appropriate instruments

N/A

1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment

N/A

1.6. Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact

☐ limited duration

☐ in effect from [DD.MM]YYYY to [DD.MM]YYYY

☐ financial impact from YYYY to YYYY for commitment appropriations and

from YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations.

☑ unlimited duration

Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,

followed by full-scale operation.

1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned 39

☐ Direct management by the Commission

☐ by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;

☐ by the executive agencies

☐ Shared management with the Member States

☐ Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:

☐ third countries or the bodies they have designated;

☐ international organisations and their agencies (to be specified);

☐ the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund;

☐ bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation;

39 Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the

BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-

implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx.

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☐ public law bodies;

☐ bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that

they are provided with adequate financial guarantees;

☐ bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with

the implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with

adequate financial guarantees;

☐ bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the

common foreign and security policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on

European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act

☐ bodies established in a Member State, governed by the private law of a

Member State or Union law and eligible to be entrusted, in accordance with

sector-specific rules, with the implementation of Union funds or budgetary

guarantees, to the extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or

by bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, and are

provided with adequate financial guarantees in the form of joint and several

liability by the controlling bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which

may be, for each action, limited to the maximum amount of the Union support.

Comments

N/A

2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules

N/A

2.2. Management and control system(s)

2.2.1. Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation

mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed

N/A

2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to

mitigate them

N/A

2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between the

control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the expected

levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)

N/A

2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities

N/A

EN 24 EN

3.

EN 25 EN

4. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

4.1. Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

Existing budget lines

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.

Heading

of

multiannu

al

financial

framework

Budget

line

Type of

expenditur

e

Contribution

Number Diff./Non-

diff. 40

from

EFTA

countries 41

from

candidate

countries

and

potential

candidates 42

from other

third

countries

other

assigned

revenue

N/A Diff./Non-

diff.

New budget lines requested

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.

Heading

of

multiannu

al

financial

Budget

line

Type of

expenditur

e

Contribution

Number Diff./non- from from from other other

40 Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations. 41 EFTA: European Free Trade Association. 42 Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.

EN 26 EN

framework diff. EFTA

countries

candidate

countries

and

potential

candidates

third

countries

assigned

revenue

N/A Diff./Non-

diff. YES/NO YES/NO YES/NO YES/NO

4.2. Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations

4.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations

☑ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations

☐ The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below:

4.2.1.1. Appropriations from voted budget

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial framework Number

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line Commitments (1a) 0.000

Payments (2a) 0.000

Budget line Commitments (1b) 0.000

Payments (2b) 0.000

EN 27 EN

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 43

Budget line (3) 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commitments =1a+1b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line Commitments (1a) 0.000

Payments (2a) 0.000

Budget line Commitments (1b) 0.000

Payments (2b) 0.000

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 44

Budget line (3) 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commitments =1a+1b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

43 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research. 44 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research.

EN 28 EN

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

TOTAL operational

appropriations

Commitments (4) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments (5) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations of an administrative

nature financed from the envelope for specific

programmes

(6) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

under HEADING <....>

of the multiannual financial

framework

Commitments =4+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments =5+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Heading of multiannual financial

framework Number

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line Commitments (1a) 0.000

Payments (2a) 0.000

Budget line Commitments (1b) 0.000

Payments (2b) 0.000

EN 29 EN

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 45

Budget line (3) 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commitments =1a+1b +3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line Commitments (1a) 0.000

Payments (2a) 0.000

Budget line Commitments (1b) 0.000

Payments (2b) 0.000

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 46

Budget line (3) 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commitments =1a+1b +3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

45 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research. 46 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research.

EN 30 EN

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

TOTAL operational

appropriations

Commitments (4) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments (5) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations of an administrative

nature financed from the envelope for specific

programmes

(6) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

under HEADING <....>

of the multiannual financial

framework

Commitments =4+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments =5+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

TOTAL operational

appropriations (all operational

headings)

Commitments (4) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments (5) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations of an administrative

nature financed from the envelope for specific

programmes (all operational headings)

(6) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

Under Heading 1 to 6

of the multiannual financial

framework

(Reference amount)

Commitments =4+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments =5+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EN 31 EN

Heading of multiannual financial framework 7 ‘Administrative expenditure’ 47

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other administrative expenditure 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL DG <.......> Appropriations 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other administrative expenditure 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL DG <.......> Appropriations 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7

of the multiannual financial framework

(Total

commitmen

ts = Total

payments)

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL

MFF

2021-2027

47 The necessary appropriations should be determined using the annual average cost figures available on the appropriate BUDGpedia webpage.

EN 32 EN

TOTAL appropriations under

HEADINGS 1 to 7

of the multiannual financial framework

Commitments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

4.2.1.2. Appropriations from external assigned revenues

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial

framework Number

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line

Commit

ments (1a) 0.000

Payment

s (2a) 0.000

Budget line

Commit

ments (1b) 0.000

Payment

s (2b) 0.000

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 48

Budget line (3) 0.000

48 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research.

EN 33 EN

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commit

ments =1a+1b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line

Commit

ments (1a) 0.000

Payment

s (2a) 0.000

Budget line

Commit

ments (1b) 0.000

Payment

s (2b) 0.000

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 49

Budget line (3) 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commit

ments =1a+1b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

49 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research.

EN 34 EN

Payment

s =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

TOTAL operational

appropriations

Commit

ments (4) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s (5) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations of an

administrative nature financed from the

envelope for specific programmes

(6) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

under HEADING <....>

of the multiannual financial

framework

Commit

ments =4+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s =5+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Heading of multiannual financial

framework Number

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line Commit

ments (1a) 0.000

EN 35 EN

Payment

s (2a) 0.000

Budget line

Commit

ments (1b) 0.000

Payment

s (2b) 0.000

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 50

Budget line (3) 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commit

ments =1a+1b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

Operational appropriations

Budget line

Commit

ments (1a) 0.000

Payment

s (2a) 0.000

50 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research.

EN 36 EN

Budget line

Commit

ments (1b) 0.000

Payment

s (2b) 0.000

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 51

Budget line (3) 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

for DG <.......>

Commit

ments =1a+1b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s =2a+2b+3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

TOTAL operational

appropriations

Commit

ments (4) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s (5) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations of an

administrative nature financed from the

envelope for specific programmes

(6) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations Commit =4+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

51 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research,

direct research.

EN 37 EN

under HEADING <....>

of the multiannual financial

framework

ments

Payment

s =5+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

TOTAL operational

appropriations (all operational

headings)

Commit

ments (4) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s (5) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations of an

administrative nature financed from the

envelope for specific programmes (all

operational headings)

(6) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations

under Headings 1 to 6

of the multiannual financial

framework (Reference

amount)

Commit

ments =4+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Payment

s =5+6 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Heading of multiannual financial

framework 7 ‘Administrative expenditure’ 52

EUR million (to three decimal places)

DG: <.......> Year Year Year Year TOTAL

MFF

52 The necessary appropriations should be determined using the annual average cost figures available on the appropriate BUDGpedia webpage.

EN 38 EN

2024 2025 2026 2027 2021-2027

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other administrative expenditure 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL DG <.......> Appropriations 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

DG: <.......> Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL

MFF

2021-2027

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other administrative expenditure 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL DG <.......> Appropriations 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the

multiannual financial framework

(Total

commit

ments

= Total

payme

nts)

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL

MFF

2021-

2027

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 Commitments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EN 39 EN

of the multiannual financial framework Payments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

4.2.2. Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for decentralised agencies)

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)

Indi

cate

obje

ctive

s

and

outp

uts

⇓

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

Enter as many years as necessary to show

the duration of the impact (see Section 1.6) TOTAL

OUTPUTS

Type 53

Aver

age

cost

No Cost No Cost No Cost No Cost No Cost No Cost No Cost Total

No

Total

Cost

SPECIFIC

OBJECTIVE No 1 54: [...]

-

Outp

ut

-

Outp

ut

-

Outp

53 Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.). 54 As described in point 1.4.2. 'Specific objective(s)...'

EN 40 EN

ut

Subtotal for specific

objective No 1

SPECIFIC

OBJECTIVE No 2

...

-

Outp

ut

Subtotal for specific

objective No 2

TOTALS

4.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations

☑ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature

☐ The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:

4.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

HEADING 7

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other administrative expenditure 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EN 41 EN

Subtotal HEADING 7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Outside HEADING 7

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other expenditure of an administrative nature 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

4.2.3.2. Appropriations from external assigned revenues

EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL MFF

2021-2027

HEADING 7

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other administrative expenditure 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Subtotal HEADING 7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Outside HEADING 7

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other expenditure of an administrative nature 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EN 42 EN

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

4.2.3.3. Total appropriations

TOTAL

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS

+

EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL

MFF

2021-2027

HEADING 7

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other administrative expenditure 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Subtotal HEADING 7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Outside HEADING 7

Human resources 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Other expenditure of an administrative

nature 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

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The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative nature will be met by appropriations from

the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together, if necessary, with

any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary

constraints.

4.2.4. Estimated requirements of human resources

☑ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources

☐ The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below

4.2.4.1. Financed from voted budget

Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs) 55

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)

20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission's Representation Offices) 0 0 0 0

20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 11 (Direct research) 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) 0 0 0 0

External staff (in FTEs)

20 02 01 (AC, END from the 'global envelope') 0 0 0 0

55 Please specify below the table how many FTEs within the number indicated are already assigned to the management of the action and/or can be redeployed within

your DG and what are your net needs.

EN 44 EN

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) 0 0 0 0

Admin. support line

[XX.01.YY.YY]

- at Headquarters 0 0 0 0

- in EU Delegations 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 0 0 0 0

4.2.4.2. Financed from external assigned revenues

EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)

20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission's Representation Offices) 0 0 0 0

20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 11 (Direct research) 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) 0 0 0 0

EN 45 EN

External staff (in full time equivalent units)

20 02 01 (AC, END from the global envelope) 0 0 0 0

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) 0 0 0 0

Admin. support line

[XX.01.YY.YY]

- at Headquarters 0 0 0 0

- in EU Delegations 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 0 0 0 0

4.2.4.3. Total requirements of human resources

TOTAL

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS

+

EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)

20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission's Representation Offices) 0 0 0 0

20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) 0 0 0 0

EN 46 EN

01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 11 (Direct research) 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) 0 0 0 0

External staff (in full time equivalent units)

20 02 01 (AC, END from the global envelope) 0 0 0 0

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) 0 0 0 0

Admin. support

line

[XX.01.YY.YY]

- at Headquarters 0 0 0 0

- in EU Delegations 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) 0 0 0 0

01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 0 0 0 0

Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 0 0 0 0

The staff required to implement the proposal (in FTEs):

To be covered by

current staff

available in the

Commission

services

Exceptional additional staff*

EN 47 EN

To be financed

under Heading

7 or Research

To be financed

from BA line

To be financed

from fees

Establishment

plan posts N/A

External staff

(CA, SNEs,

INT)

Description of tasks to be carried out by:

Officials and temporary staff

External staff

4.2.5. Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments

TOTAL Digital and IT

appropriations

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

TOTAL

MFF

2021-2027

HEADING 7

IT expenditure (corporate) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Subtotal HEADING 7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Outside HEADING 7

Policy IT expenditure on

operational programmes 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EN 48 EN

Subtotal outside HEADING

7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

TOTAL 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

EN 49 EN

4.2.6. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework

The proposal/initiative:

☐ can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the

multiannual financial framework (MFF).

☐ requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or

use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation.

☐ requires a revision of the MFF.

EN 50 EN

4.2.7. Third-party contributions

The proposal/initiative:

☑ does not provide for co-financing by third parties

☐ provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:

Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027 Total

Specify the co-financing body

TOTAL appropriations co-financed

4.3. Estimated impact on revenue

☑ The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.

☐ The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:

☐ on own resources

☐ on other revenue

☐ please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Budget revenue line:

Appropriations

available for the

current financial year

Impact of the proposal/initiative 56

Year

2024

Year

2025

Year

2026

Year

2027

56 As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20% for

collection costs.

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Article ..........

For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.

N/A

Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).

N/A

5. DIGITAL DIMENSIONS

5.1. Requirements of digital relevance

If the policy initiative is assessed as having no requirement of digital relevance, provide an explanation as to why digital means are not

used.

N/A

Otherwise, please list the requirements of digital relevance in the table below:

Reference to the

requirement

Requirement

description

Actor(s) affected or

concerned by the

requirement

High-level Processes Categories

Art 2 [Art 3(1) Article 4

and Art 11(13) of

Regulation 2017/1369]

Provide EPREL

registration number

and/or link to EPREL

Suppliers (manufacturers,

authorised representatives

of manufacturers outside

the EU) and importers).

Management of EPREL

for compliance

Digital public

service/data

Art 3 [Art 4 (8) of

Regulation 2017/1369]

Authorised

representatives to

upload voluntarily into

the compliance part of

EPREL a copy of the

mandate of the

manufacturer.

Authorised

representatives of 3rd

country manufacturers

Management of EPREL

for compliance

Digital public

service/data

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Art 3 [Art 5 (1) of

Regulation 2017/1369]

Download and print

from EPREL database

the energy label for the

correct model and with

right colour scheme

and size.

Retailer

download and print label

if specified in product

specific act

Digital public service/

digital solution

Art 3 [Art 5 (2) of

Regulation 2017/1369]

Retailers can use

electronic displays for

label display

Retailers at point of sale Display label Digital solution

Art 3 [Annex I of

Regulation (EU)

2017/1369]

Suppliers to upload

into the compliance

part of the EPREL

database the testing

reports (or summary if

reports contain

sensitive info) on a

voluntary basis

Suppliers Management of EPREL

for compliance Digital solution

Art 3 [Art5 (3) of

Regulation 2017/1369]

Providers of online

marketplaces to verify

registration of a

product/supplier in

EPREL before offering

product for sale

Providers of online

marketplaces

Management of registry

for compliance Digital solution

Art 3 [Art 7 (2) of

Regulation 2017/1369]

Obligation on MS to

accept the information

contained in EPREL

for the purposes of

financial schemes

MS and applicants

for financial schemes

Digitalisation of

procurement

Data/Digital public

service

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Art 4 [Annex III of

Regulation 2020/740]

information on tyre

characteristics to be

entered into EPREL

database (public part)

tyre manufacturers Management of registry Digital public service

Art 4 [Annex IV of

Regulation 2020/740]

information to be

provided in visual

advertisement

including access/link

to EPREL

tyre manufacturers Display Digital solution

Art 4 [Annex VII of

Regulation 2020/740]

information, including

test reports, to be

provided in the

compliance part of

EPREL

tyre manufacturers Data Digital public service

5.2. Data

High-level description of the data in scope and any related standards/specifications

Type of data Reference to the requirement(s) Standard and/or specification (if

applicable)

Public data and non-public compliance

data for energy-related products with label

placed on the single market and tyres.

Art 3 [Art 12 of Regulation (EU)

2017/1369 and annexes to Regulation

(EU) 2020/740 ]

Existing EPREL database and data

formats Implementation Regulation

2024/994.

Alignment with the European Data Strategy

Explain how the requirement(s) are aligned with the European Data Strategy

The proposal advances the European Data Strategy by ensuring adaptive and proportionate data management, sharing of data between

EU and national authorities and simplifying registration in EPREL. It maintains and extends interoperability and transparency of

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EPREL. It makes better use of data already collected in EPREL. Registration and verification only to be done once for EPREL and the

registry to be set up under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.

Alignment with the once-only principle

Explain how the once-only principle has been considered and how the possibility to reuse existing data has been explored

Existing information in EPREL is proposed to be used better by national authorities for financial incentives. Newly asked

documentation for the compliance part in EPREL and will avoid that the same information is requested from national authorities each

time when compliance is checked.

Explain how newly created data is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable, and meets high-quality standards

The changes build up on the established EPREL database set-up which is constantly improved for its user-friendliness. Additional

suggestions from stakeholders for which no change in legal mandate are required (e.g. including a photo and the brand name of the

product) will be implemented alongside the legal proposal by the European Commission. Modified data remains findable, accessible,

interoperable and reusable with different rules applying to the public and the compliance part.

Data flows

For each data flow, please fill the table below:

Type of data Reference(s) to the

requirement(s)

Actor who

provides the data

Actor who receives

the data

Trigger for the

data exchange

Frequency (if

applicable)

Testing reports for

all suppliers and

copy of the mandate

for and for

authorised

representatives the

mandate

Art 2 [Annex I and

Art 4 (8) of

Regulation (EU)

2017/1369]

Supplier of energy

related product with

label and authorised

representatives of

3rd country

manufacturers of

energy-related

products

National market

surveillance

authorities via EC

run EPREL

database

(compliance part)

upon entry into

force of revised

rules for existing

entries and when

putting a product

model on the EU

market

once

Testing reports for

tyre suppliers Art 3 [Annex VII of

Regulation Tyre suppliers

National market

surveillance

authorities via EC

upon entry into

force of revised

rules for existing

once

EN 55 EN

2020/447] run EPREL

database

(compliance part)

entries and when

putting a product

model on the EU

market

Additional product

specifications for

tyres

(Art 3 [Annexes III,

IV and VII of

2020/740]

Tyre supplier European

Commission

upon entry into

force of revised

rules for existing

entries and when

putting a product

model on the EU

market

once

5.3. Digital solutions

For each digital solution, please provide the reference to the requirement(s) of digital relevance concerning it, a description of the

digital solution's mandated functionality, the body that will be responsible for it, and other relevant aspects such as reusability and

accessibility. Finally, explain whether the digital solution intends to make use of AI technologies.

Digital solution

Reference(s) to

the

requirement(s)

Main mandated

functionalities

Responsible

body

How is

accessibility

catered for?

How is

reusability

Use of AI

technologies (if

EPREL

Article 3 [Art 3,

4, 5, 7, 11 (13)

and Annex of

Regulation]

Data collection,

data use

European

Commission

Compliance with

requirements of

accessibility act

ensured for

EPREL website.

Transition

ongoing to

ensure PIS and

energy label

output formats

from EPREL are

Develops an

already existing

database EPREL

n/a

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aligned with

accessibility

For each digital solution, explain how the digital solution complies with the requirements and obligations of the EU cybersecurity

framework, and other applicable digital policies and legislative enactments (such as eIDAS, Single Digital Gateway, etc.).

Digital solution #1

Digital and/or sectorial policy

(when these are applicable) Explanation on how it aligns

AI n/a

EU Cybersecurity Incident management in place in MOV-ENER -SRD.

E-IDAS eIDAS is obligatory identity verification for suppliers as stipulated in Implementing

Regulation 2024/994. Considerations ongoing to expand to business wallet.

n/a

Others n/a

5.4. Interoperability assessment

Describe the digital public service(s) affected by the requirements

Digital public service

or category of digital

public services

Description Reference(s) to the

requirement(s)

Interoperable Europe

Solution(s)(NOT

APPLICABLE)

Other interoperability

solution(s)

national market

surveillance authorities

and national authorities

providing incentives for

Art 3 [Art 4 (8) and An

ex I of Regulation (EU)

2017/1369]

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products within scope

Category of digital

public services

according to COFOG 57

#1

05 environment

protection

Assess the impact of the requirement(s) on cross-border interoperability

Digital public service #1 EPREL

Assessment Measure(s) Potential remaining barriers (if

applicable)

Alignment with existing digital and

sectorial policies. Please list the

applicable digital and sectorial policies

identified

Proposal to clarify integration of EPREL

with future digital product passport (DPP)

registry under Regulation (EU)

2024/1087. Ensuring output documents

from EPREL are accessible. Alignment

with GDPR.

Organisational measures for a smooth

cross-border digital public services

delivery. Please list the governance

measures foreseen

Proposal to obligate Member States to

accept information registered in EPREL

for purposes of national compliance

checks and financial incentive schemes

Measures taken to ensure a shared

understanding of the data. Please list

such measures

Explanatory pages and tutorial on EPREL

Use of commonly agreed open technical

specifications and standards. Please list applicable

57 https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/concept-scheme/-/resource?uri=http://data.europa.eu/7yx/cofog

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such measures

5.5. Measures to support digital implementation

For each measure to support digital implementation, please fill in the table below

Description of the

measure

Reference(s) to the

requirement(s)

Commission role (if

applicable)

Actors to be involved

(if applicable)

Expected timeline (if

applicable)

update of tutorials

and explanations

provided on EPREL

website

European Commission

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 24.6.2026

COM(2026) 565 final

ANNEXES 1 to 3

ANNEXES

to the

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council

amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and Regulation (EU) 2020/740 as regards

simplification and better use of digital options for energy and tyre labelling

{SEC(2026) 565 final} - {SWD(2026) 565 final} - {SWD(2026) 566 final}

EN 1 EN

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX III

PUBLIC INFORMATION TO BE ENTERED INTO THE PRODUCT DATABASE BY

THE SUPPLIER

Pursuant to point 1 of Article 5, the supplier shall enter into the product database the

information as set out in Tables III A-D below, that becomes the product information sheet.

Promotional material or other commercial documents provided with the tyre shall include the

EPREL registration number or the link or QR code leading to the tyre type registration in

EPREL.

Table III A

Product Information Sheet

C1 tyres, C2 tyres and C3 tyres

1 Trade name or

trademark:

text Commercial

designation:

text

2 Tyre type

identifier

(article

code/number):

text Tyre class: C1 / C2 / C3

3 Tyre-size

designation:

xxx xx R / B / D xx xx E/F/G/J/K/L/M/N/P/Q/R/S/

T/U/H/V/ZR/W/Y

nominal

section

width

(s1) /

nominal

aspect

ratio

construction

type

nominal

diameter

“d” of

the rim

in

inches

load

index

speed rating

4 Fuel

efficiency

class:

A / B / C / D / E Rolling resistance

coefficient value

(N/kN)

x,x

5 Wet grip

class:

A / B / C / D / E Wet grip index value x,xx

6 External

rolling noise

class:

A / B / C External rolling noise

level in dB(A):

xx

7 For use in

severe snow

conditions

(3PMSF

marking):

yes / no For use in severe snow

conditions (ice

stalagmite marking):

yes / no

8 Tyre

certification

number (type

approval):

text UN ECE revision: text

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Complementary parameters not relevant for compliance verification

Table III B

C1 tyres

1 A Extended mobility (1): (RF) Run flat / EMT) Extended mobility / Support Ring

2 A OEM vehicle brand

marking:

None/OEM mark Vehicle brand(s)

3 A Category of use (4): normal / special

use

If special use: M&S / ET

Table III C

C2 tyres

1 B Extended mobility: RF / EMT / Support Ring

2 B Additional service

description:

xxx xxx E / F / G / J / K / L /

M / N / P / Q / R / S

/ T / U / H

load-capacity

index for single

mounting

load-capacity

index for dual

mounting

speed category

symbol

3 B Category of use (4): normal / special

use

If special use: M&S / ET / ML /

MPT (multiple

possible)

Table III D

C3 new tyres

2C Mission profile:

(multiple possible) (2):

Long haul

Regional Urban Municipal Construc

tion (on-

off)

yes / no yes / no yes / no yes / no yes / no

1C Axle position (3): F / D / T/ Z If axle=T: FRT

3C Additional service

description (load-capacity

index):

xxx xxx E / F / G / J / K / L /

M / N / P / Q / R / S /

T / U / H

single

mounting

dual mounting speed category

symbol

4 C Tread depth (mm): xx Wet grip index

value of half worn

x,xx

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tyre:

5 C Category of use (4): normal /

special use

If special use: M&S / ET / ML /

MPT (multiple

possible)

(1) RF) Run flat, “snail” marking, / EMT) Extended mobility, “swirl” marking, UNECE R30

E/ECE/324/Rev.1/Add.29/Rev.3/Amend.7

(2) As from Annex I, table 1 of Regulation 2017/2400

(3) F=front, D=drive, T=trailer, Z=any, FRT=free rolling as in UNECE R.54 E/ECE/324/Rev.1/Add.53/Rev.3/Amend.5

(4) As defined in UNECE R54 E/ECE/324/Rev.1/Add.53/Rev.3, in R.117 E/ECE/324/Rev.2/Add.116/Rev.5 and in R.54

E/ECE/324/Rev.1/Add.53/Rev.3/Amend.5

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ANNEX II

Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2020/740 is amended as follows:

(1) the title is replaced by the following:

‘INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN VISUAL ADVERTISEMENTS, IN

PRODUCT CATALOGUES, IN TECHNICAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

AND IN DISTANCE SELLING, INCLUDING DISTANCE SELLING ON THE

INTERNET”

(2) points 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘1. Printed material

(I.) For the purposes of ensuring conformity with the requirements laid down in Articles

4(3), 4(4) and 6(2), in visual advertisements, in product catalogues and in technical

promotional material, and in the case of paper-based distance selling and telemarketing-based

distance selling, the rolling resistance class and the range of classes available on the label, the

wet grip class and the range of classes available on the label and the external rolling noise

class and value shall be displayed as indicated in Figure 1, and in accordance with the

following additional specifications:

(a) ‘class arrows’ shall be used, containing the letter, indicating the fuel efficiency,

wet grip and noise, centred in the rectangular part of the arrow;

(b) the class arrows shall have a border, and the internal background colour shall

match the colour of respectively fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise class in the

full label;

(c) the typeface of the ‘class letter’ shall be Noto Sans, bold, 100 % white, with an

outline in 100 % black and in a size equivalent to that of the price, if the price

is shown;

(d) the typeface of the range of available energy-efficiency classes shall be in Noto

Sans 100 % black on a white background.

(a) class arrow, with range of fuel efficiency classes

(a) (b) class arrow, with range of wet grip classes

(c) class arrow, with range of external rolling

noise classes

Figure 1: class arrows example, with range of energy-efficiency classes

(II.) By way of derogation from point I, if the visual advertisement, technical promotional

material or paper-based distance selling is printed in monochrome, points I.(b) and I.(c) are

replaced by the following:

(b) the class arrow shall have a border, and the internal background shall be

uncoloured, matching the colour of the background support;

(c) the typeface of the ‘class letter’ shall be Noto Sans bold, 100 % black, and in a

size equivalent to that of the price, if the price is displayed.

2. Online material

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(III.) For the purposes of ensuring conformity with the requirements laid down in Articles

4(3), 4(4) and 6(2), in visual advertisements, in product catalogues and in technical

promotional material, in distance selling and telemarketing on the internet, both for products

and for packages, the rolling resistance class and the range of classes available on the label,

the wet grip class and the range of classes available on the label and the external rolling noise

class and value shall be displayed as indicated in Figure 1, in accordance with the following

additional specifications:

(a) the class-arrow images shall be each the nested display of the label set out in

Annex III and as available from the product database;

(b) the label shall be displayed by pop up, new tab, new page or inset screen

display and must appear on the first mouse click or mouse-over on the class

arrow image;

(c) for magnification of the label on tactile screens, the device conventions for

tactile magnification shall apply;

(d) the label shall cease to be displayed by means of a close option or other

standard closing mechanism;

(e) the alternative text for the class arrow image, appearing with a mouse-over,

shall be respectively “fuel-efficiency class is”, “wet grip class is”, “external

rolling noise class is”, followed by the class letter and the text “(range A-x)”,

where “x” is the worst permitted class.

(f) a text indicating ‘Product Information Sheet’, in proximity to the class arrow,

shall give direct access to the product-information sheet, as available from the

product database, or to the model page in the product database.’.

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ANNEX III

Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2020/740 is amended as follows:

(1) the title is replaced by the following:

‘INFORMATION TO BE ENTERED IN THE COMPLIANCE PART OF THE

PRODUCT DATABASE BY THE SUPPLIER’;

(2) point 1 is deleted.

(3) point 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. Information to be entered into the compliance part of the product database:

(a) the tyre type identifier of equivalent tyre types placed on the market;

(b) the parameters of the product information sheet set in Annex III table III A that

are part of compliance assessment;

(c) copy of the type approval document relevant for the specific tyre type family;

(d) copy of test reports for any parameter in the label if the class corresponds to a

coefficient of rolling resistance, to an index of wet grip or to a noise emission

value more favourable than the one corresponding to the worst case as resulting

from the type-approval documentation in point (c). The test reports can be

those corresponding to the type approval or any other of equivalent level of

accuracy that justifies the declared values;

(e) alternatively to point (d), when the declared value does not correspond to a test

result, the supplier shall provide detailed description of how the value used to

determine the class was determined. Any simulation or extrapolation procedure

must ensure that the declared values are identical -or worse- to those obtained

in a physical test of the relevant tyre dimension;

(f) specific precautions, if any, that shall be taken when the tyre type is

maintained, mounted or tested.’.