Energy Consumption Relevant Products Act

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Basic data
Title: Law on the environmentally friendly design of
energy-related products
Short title: Energy Consumption Relevant Products Act
Previous title: Energy-using products law
Abbreviation: EVPG
Type: Federal law
Scope: Federal Republic of Germany
Legal matter: Commercial administrative law
References : 754-20
Issued on: February 27, 2008
( BGBl. I p. 258 )
Entry into force on: March 7, 2008
Last change by: Art. 260 VO of June 19, 2020
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1358 )
Effective date of the
last change:
June 27, 2020
(Art. 361 of June 19, 2020)
Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The Energy Consumption Relevant Products Act (EVPG) implements the EU Ecodesign Directive (RL 2009/125 / EC, previously RL 2005/32 / EC) into German law and came into force on March 7, 2008. The deadline for implementing the directive was set for August 11, 2007.

Section 10 EVPG determines the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) as the commissioned body . The commissioned body serves in particular to coordinate the responsible state authorities and to inform the public.

Individual evidence

  1. Art. 25 RL 2005/32 / EG ( ABl. EU 2005 L 191 p. 29 ff.).

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