Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1669 of 16 June 2023 with regard to the energy labelling of smartphones and slate tablets

Policy Details

This Regulation establishes requirements for the labelling of smartphones and slate tablets, and the provision of supplementary product information on smartphones and slate tablets.

In addition to the energy efficiency score, the regulation includes requirements for the display of battery endurance, battery degradation, resistance to being dropped, repairability, and ingress protection on the energy label. 

Reference test methods are listed in Annex IVa.

This Regulation does not apply to the following products:

(a) mobile phones and tablets with a flexible main display which the user can unroll and roll up partly or fully.

(b) smartphones for high security communication.