EuP Directive includes not only electrical and electronic products, including all use of solid fuels, liquid fuels and gaseous fuels products. At the same time, it introduces the concept of product design life cycle aspects of energy saving and environmental protection requirements of the product will run through the entire product life cycle, which was previously not covered by other environmental laws to. Its implementation will be the export of Chinese electronic information industry and the development of new demands and more severe challenges. Bureau Veritas that, "EuP" (Energy Using Product) or the "energy-using product" means a product, when it put on the market or put into use, the need to rely on energy input (electricity, fossil fuels and renewable energy) to complete its scheduled work, and their environmental performance can be assessed independently. Accordance with the EU EuP Directive, the manufacturer attached to the product CE (safety certification) flag; a "self-declaration"; for conformity assessment; the establishment of ecological archives; ensure the implementation of conformity assessment; and evaluation of related files need to be retained for 10 years ; Declaration of Conformity to be retained for 10 years; Upon receipt of the request of the competent authorities of a Member State should prepare relevant documents within 10 days; If requested, the need for ecological archives related products and eco-design benefits information. When the manufacturer is not settled in the EU, and the absence of an authorized representative, the importer should bear that responsibility.
EuP directive will be implemented the following products: Boilers and hybrid boilers, water heaters, personal computers and computer monitors, imaging equipment (copiers, fax machines, scanners), consumer electronics (televisions), battery chargers and external power supply, energy consumption of standby and turned off the equipment, office lighting, street lighting, indoor air-conditioning equipment, electric motors, the cycle of building equipment, fans, commercial ice-making and refrigeration equipment (cooling equipment, display cabinets and vending machines), domestic refrigeration and freezing equipment, household washing and laundry facilities, and more. 2008, 2009 and 2010 EuP Directive will be introduced in the implementation details of various products peak expected in 2008 for an external power supply, street lights, turned off the standby power consumption with simple set-top box equipment and the introduction of the corresponding rules