The shop operator blog “warning radar” reports on warnings due to a lack of energy consumption labelling for products for which labelling is mandatory. Regulation (EU) 2017/1369, which has been in force since 1 August 2017, authorises the European Commission to adopt new delegated acts for the energy labelling of certain electrical appliances. These legal acts have been in force for specific product groups since 1 March 2021 and for light sources since 1 September 2021. In October, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the obligation of retailers to refer to the energy efficiency class and the range of efficiency classes in their visually perceptible advertising or technical promotional material arises directly from Regulation 2017/1369. If no new delegated act has yet been adopted, the range must be indicated in accordance with the delegated act still in force.
A breach of the information obligations for energy-related products may not only be anti-competitive, but may also constitute an administrative offence pursuant to Section 8 EnVKV in conjunction with Section 15 (1) EnVKG. A fine of up to 50,000.00 euros may be imposed.
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