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Self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps
Overview
Energy-efficient lighting reduces energy consumption, household bills and greenhouse gas emissions. Lighting regulation establishes energy efficiency requirements that must be met before products can be supplied in Australia. This drives the development of more efficient lighting and delivers quality and consistency across products.
At a Glance
| Determination | Minimum Energy Performance Standards | Energy Rating Label |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Self-ballasted Compact Fluorescent Lamps for General Lighting Services) Determination 2017 | Yes | While there are no Energy Rating Label requirement other labelling requirements do apply. |
Legislation
In Australia, this product is regulated under the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012.
In New Zealand, the relevant legislation is the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002. Visit Compact fluorescent lamps on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority website for more information.
What products are covered?
Products under this determination include self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps of any voltage or wattage and with any type of lamp cap. It does not matter, whether the lamp is supplied as an individual lamp or as part of a luminaire, ordinarily supplied and used for general lighting services.
See section 5 of the determination for more details.
What products are not covered?
Products excluded under this determination include cold-cathode and coloured lamps as well as lamps used to produce UV radiation and to repel insects.
See section 5 of the determination for more details.
Technical requirements
For technical requirements regarding lighting products, including testing and Minimum Energy Performance Standards, review the determination.
Standards
The following standards are referenced in the determination and are available for purchase online.
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Standards Australia Limited
- AS 1852.845:1989 means Australian Stanard 1852.845:1989 Internation electrotechnical vocabulary – Lighting
- AS/NZS 4782.3:2014 means Australian/New Zealand Standard 4782.3:2014 – Double-capped fluorescent lamps – Performance specifications – Part 3: Procedure for quantitative analysis of mercury present in fluorescent lamps
- AS/NZS 4847.1:2010 means Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services – Part 1 Test methods – Energy performance and as it existed on the day this Determination came into force.
- AS/NZS 487.2.2010 means Australian/New Zealand Standard 4847.2:2010 Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services – Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements and all amendments up to and including AS/NZS 4847.2:2010/Amdt 1:2011 made on 23 December 2011.
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International Electrotechnical Commission
- IEC 62321-4 means International Standard IEC 62321-4 Ed. 1.0 (Bilingual 2013): Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products – Part 4: Mercury in polymers, metals and electronics by CV-AAS, CV-AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS
- IEC 62554 means International Standard IEC 62554 Ed. 1.0 (Bilingual 2011): Sample preparation for measurement of mercury level in fluorescent lamps
Minimum Standards
The Minimum Energy Performance Standards for this product are established in AS/NZS 4847.2:2010 Australian/New Zealand Standard 4847.2:2010 Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services – Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements.
Testing your product
Products must be tested in accordance with the determination and the performance standards. The testing requirements depend on the class and characteristics of the model, and are established in section 6, 7 and 8 of the determination. These sections refer to clauses 4 and 5 of AS/NZS 4847.1:2010.
Labelling requirements
If you are supplying (or offering to supply) these products in a retail store, the labelling requirements must be met under section 7 of the determination and clause 4.4 of AS/NZS 4847.2:2010.
Instead of paragraph 4.4.1(d) of AS/NZS 4847.2:2010 you must communicate the mercury content of the product with the word ‘mercury’ on the packaging, accompanied by a declaration of the mercury content in one of the following formats:
- the mercury content in mg to one decimal place (for example 4.3 mg), or
- a statement that the mercury content is less than 5 mg, less than 2.5 mg, or less than 1.5 mg (whichever is applicable).